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February 10, 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS w If \ Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 450 425 400 375 350 325 300 _i_i • • • • i • t • i i i i i • i i i 1975 i i i i i i 1 ' • 1976 ' ' ' ' • ' • ' 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1978 Data: Federal Reserve Board THOUSANDS 350 THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (Passenger cars) Monthly - — 1,000 " 800 " 600 " " 400 -N/ -\ 200 - - 0 1 1 1 1 1 L_l L 1 1 1 J _L_ 1 1 1975 1 1 1 1 1 1 i__ I , . 1976 1 I 1 1 | I I 1 1 1 l._L 1 1 1_ 1 ...l_ ,, P I I . I I I 1 L_l I I I rl 0 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1978 1977 tf 1978 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 200 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 NEW CONSTRUCTION Total Put in Place (left scale) w 160 S / - 120 - 100 ^ - i: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1976 Shipments (left scale) / S ^ ^ V / f /'— 80 60 Privatt i Residential (riQ ht scale) 1 M 1 1,1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 l i I I I—I_I_I i i I l K . I 1975 _ - 240 - 220 - 200 ' ^' 90 120 ' • • • ' • • • ' • (seasonally adjusted) 110 A 1 120 - & INVENTORIES 100 140 100 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 260 130 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (seas, adj., at annual rates) 180 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1977 1978 40 180 : 80 70 fnvenfories (right scale) 1 I.1.LI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, ,1—1 1 1 I.I.J. —1—1 L..-L, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1977 U _ l I_l 1 LJ 1 i _ l _ 1978 160 140 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1978 1977 ITEM Feb. 5 Jan. 29 Jan. 14 J a n . 21 Jan. 28 Feb. 4 211.6 207.3 214.5 212.2 207.8 215.2 218.3 215.6 220.1 217.8 214.9 219.8 218.6 216.5 219.9 11,429 7,686 11,709 7,992 12,200 8,469 11,684 8,162 11,764 8,098 519 4,526 3,721 192 705 4,578 3,781 157 579 3,654 3,067 130 501 3,777 3,183 128 446 91,799 108,632 36,193 424 91,303 109,597 35,275 130 103,157 117,789 37,274 313 102,136 117,339 39,981 425 101,173 118,415 38,198 411 el00,696 120,520 37,789 478 106,384 91,392 396,790 48,185 114,422 63,966 109,046 91,515 397,243 47,615 114,771 63,945 117,390 93,152 438,250 45,032 124,750 74,807 116,834 92,894 430,683 44,261 124,027 74,971 percent. 1941-43=10. do... 8.46 102.34 113.34 8.46 102.36 113.67 8.72 89.74 98.75 8.76 90.56 99.73 8.79 89.39 98.39 89.93 99.12 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 8,690 43,526 166,207 8,004 9,460 43,359 121,756 8,020 5,260 45,617 1S6,8S7 8,513 5,045 45,214 153,168 8,513 4,825 44,743 132,720 8,513 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. percent. bil. 2,027 66.0 2,003 65.2 14.1 2,349 78.0 13.4 2,361 78.4 13.1 2,221 73.8 12.9 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100 9 Foodstuffs do.. 13 Raw industrials do.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $ Nondurable goods stores do.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do. . State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.. FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet) number FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposites, adjusted do... Savings deposits do... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do... U.S. Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do.. . Real estate loans (gross) do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/ Industrial, 400 stocks 219.1 217.1 219.9 129 137,005 2,282 75.8 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book Fased on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1976 1977 ITEM Sept. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Oct. Nov. Dec. p_/ mil. $, do... do.., do.., do.., 100,128 51,345 2,573 7,086 6,534 98,023 50,798 2,320 6,752 6,505 116,853 61,415 3,189 8,544 7,866 118,252 62,694 3,165 8,354 8,066 rll3,484 r59,266 r2,982 r8,094 r7,416 110,060 57,743 2,716 7,984 7,185 do.., do.., do... 8,966 6,407 12,265 8,477 6,565 11,996 10,622 7,401 14,181 10,527 r7,456 15,562 rl0,201 r7,364 14,255 10,979 7,232 3,030 do. ., do.. , do... do... 48,783 15,024 650 3,201 47,225 14,599 751 3,097 55,438 16,110 726 3,833 55,558 16,314 701 3,872 r54,218 rl6,097 r757 r3,769 52,317 16,144 725 3,566 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do.. , do... do. .. do.., 4,140 8,239 7,153 2,760 4,011 7,979 7,496 2,570 4,587 9,851 8,117 3,256 4,574 9,240 8,334 3,328 r4,481 r9,009 r8,172 r3,135 4,443 8,625 8,365 2,918 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do. .. 99,919 104,475 111,921 113,119 rll3,240 116,184 do.. , do... do... do... 51,238 2,569 7,283 6,610 55,295 2,703 7,298 6,961 58,608 2,955 8,440 7,432 59,262 2,882 8,246 7,601 59,154 r2,975 8,323 r7,491 61,650 3,166 8,630 7,666 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. .. do... do... do... 9,282 6,298 11,616 2,123 9,546 6,688 14,176 2,198 10,333 6,946 13,603 2,319 10,608 7,055 13,824 2,356 rl0,571 r7,228 13,516 r2,351 11,091 7,376 14,194 2,526 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products. Tobacco products Textile mill products r_/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. 44107 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1977 1976 ITEM Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 17 Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders Dec. Sept. Oct. mil. $, do.. do.. do.., do.., do.., do.. do.. 48,681 14,773 640 3,143 4,153 8,827 7,154 2,806 49,180 14,603 753 3,302 4,296 8,637 7,484 2,815 53,313 15,383 731 3,589 4,441 9,578 8,067 3,155 53,857 15,804 697 3,067 4,453 9,297 8,397 3,162 r54,086 rl5,827 r746 r3,701 r4,495 r9,648 r8,175 r3,188 do.., do.. do.. do.. 166,528 105,193 61,335 167,114 167,299 105,516 61,783 166,587 174,161 110,740 63,421 176,164 175,392 110,736 64,656 176,789 rl76,493 rill,560 r64,933 rl77,162 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 106,128 4,130 17,178 13,183 23,845 14,009 20,046 4,581 105,729 4,194 17,329 13,173 23,987 14,112 19,121 4,574 111,787 4,348 17,640 13,897 25,242 15,488 20,537 4,933 111,904 4,415 17,784 13,893 25,457 15,472 20,126 5,001 rll2,548 r4,562 rl7,581 rl3,966 r25,734 rl5,523 r20,387 r5,008 do.. do.. do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 60,986 15,694 3,630 5,176 5,292 13,088 5,053 3,855 100,039 51,386 48,653 100,784 60,858 15,648 3,508 5,253 5,200 13,032 5,148 3,888 99,575 52,1.39 47,436 106,600 64,377 16,390 3,712 5,413 5,628 13,949 5,846 4,185 117,055 61,713 55,342 112,441 64,885 16,667 3,646 5,410 5,675 14,177 5,855 4,171 121,661 66,022 55,639 116,543 r64,614 rl6,114 r3,666 r5,400 r5,699 rl4,265 r6,004 r4,137 rll5,378 r61,156 r54,222 rll6,068 do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 52,235 7,529 6,805 9,211 6,433 12,102 48,549 11,243 37,306 57,040 7,252 7,072 9,509 7,127 15,487 49,560 11,289 38,271 59,048 8,692 7,204 10,823 7,070 13,145 5 3,393 11,985 41,408 62,503 8,094 7,759 11,162 7,112 16,141 54,040 12,038 42,002 r61,984 8,901 r8,051 rl0,717 r7,762 14,413 r54,084 rll,944 r42,140 172,646 165,040 7,606 173,333 174,222 166,408 7,814 175,453 183,974 175,617 8,357 183,166 187,386 178,950 8,436 186,590 rl89,282 rl80,840 r8,442 rl89,416 165,519 16,051 23,192 43,843 22,812 51,445 7,814 167,261 16,004 23,302 43,808 23,251 52,753 8,192 174,682 17,887 22,995 45,909 24,679 54,114 8,484 177,923 17,733 23,152 46,462 24,740 56,431 8,667 180,750 18,312 r23,711 r46,605 r25,276 r57,327 r8,666 13,588 10,496 6,026 4,694 2,281 581 1,129 3,093 12,107 9,518 5,261 4,053 2,179 591 1,062 2,590 16,632 12,809 7,976 6,494 2,677 656 1,452 3,823 rl6,575 rl2,919 r7,931 r6,503 2,704 675 1,471 3,656 rl5,787 rl2,615 r7,647 r6,289 r2,622 r667 r1,390 r3,171 153.8 119.0 69.6 52.7 155.4 121.2 71.1 54.8 175.9 136.7 82.4 66.4 rl77.8 rl40.1 r85.7 r68.8 rl77.8 rl42.2 r87.7 r70.5 do.. do.. do.. do.. 25.8 6.7 12.6 34.9 25.9 6.6 12.8 34.3 29.9 7.5 16.0 39.3 29.8 7.6 15.8 37.7 1972=100 146.1 146.9 158.4 157.9 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL do. . Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do.. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $ Private, total do.. Residential (incl. farm) do.. New housing units do.. Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do.. Industrial do.. Commercial do.. Public, total do.. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES) , TOTAL bil. $ Private, total do.. Residential (incl. farm) do.. New housing units do.. Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r_/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 44107 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. r29.6 r7.7 rl5.4 r35.6 j rl59.6 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1976 1977 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment, total Electrical Transport equipment, tota 1 mil. $. do... do... 9,691.9 9,686.7 9,593.6 10,784.9 10,780.8 10,397.1 10,361.7 10,358.1 10,915.9 9,312.1 9,309.5 9,190.0 9,648.0 9,645.6 9,304.1 11,329.9 11,326.2 11,029.5 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do do... do... 1,299.2 126.5 1,118.2 379.1 79.0 829.3 904.8 4,067.7 733.2 1,537.3 1,220.8 191.9 1,101.9 361.1 94.8 928.9 996.4 4,822.0 892.5 1,964.2 1,244.3 201.8 798.9 401.4 108.3 1,062.4 1,054.3 4,367.4 901.7 1,507.5 985.3 67.3 1,017.0 366.2 99.8 740.9 779.0 4,236.6 819.5 1,794.0 1,140 142 1,112 362 114 736 847.8 4,145.7 878.5 1,501.4 1,343.7 282.6 1,151.6 314.7 119.2 1,042.4 1,014.9 4,852.0 971.2 1,787.3 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Animal and vegetable oils and fats Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment do... do... 11,061.6 10,622.9 11,450.2 11,020.4 12,475.7 12,631.1 11,813.6 12,287.9 11,798.6 11,386.4 13,307.2 13,059.1 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 924.3 137.9 578.3 3,069.9 62.2 473.9 1,606.8 2,723.7 1,031.4 155.4 668.1 3,332.8 50.0 453.6 1,629.0 2,795.4 895.9 187.0 708.0 3,809.6 41.7 474.8 1,932.5 2,874.9 784.4 139.7 640.1 3,396.5 29.2 406.8 1,765.2 3,069.4 805.1 102.0 6.65.3 3,571.2 36.2 331.1 1,768.9 3,044.7 1,220.2 142.2 704.9 3,508.0 36.2 514.0 2,031.9 3,435.1 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Trucks (new), retail sales and inventories, seasonally adj.: Retail sales: Light-duty, up to 14,000 lbs, GVW thous. Medium-duty, 14,001-26,000 lbs. GVW do... Heavy-duty, 26,001 lbs. and over GVW do... Retail inventories, end of period do... 221,371 12,612 10,483 549,252 243,232 12,687 10,501 551,402 248,923 12,697 14,015 689,372 280,587 15,006 15,288 719,507 270,781 13,474 14,513 735,645 295,292 14,052 12,870 721,855 USCOMM--DC-^4107 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS United States Government Printing Office SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS Washington, D.C. 20402 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Government Printing Office U.S.MAIL OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use, S300
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