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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS February 13, 1981 Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27.50 (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 E C O N O M I C ANALYSIS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 600 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 600 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 550 500 - 450 - Monthly (average of Wednesday data) — 400 — 350 - 300 _J. _l_l—L J—J—1—1—1—1—1— - " 1977 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1... , L. 1 J 1978 I 1 1. -L.-L- J 1979 1 1 I I I l l 1 I J l 1980 l I J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1967=100 220 INDEX, 1967= 100 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION Weekly (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) "210 1977 1979 1978 1980 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data- Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 160 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 140 / <A "f 100 80 - * / / A V^/ J 230 y / s / 210 / K y s Inventories (right scale) - 190 -i"Ti i i 1 i i i i i M i i i 1 i i i i i 1 l i i I 1 l 1 1 1 1I 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1170 1 1 1977 Data: U.S. Dept of Commerce BILLIONS OF DOLLARS / V - BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 275 /-V—'-f^' (seasonally adjusted) Shipments (left scale) 120 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 250 1978 1979 1980 I S O II IiI IiI I I I I I I 1 I I I n I I I I I I I 1977 1978 Data. U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 Feb. 2 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 9 Foodstuffs 15 Raw industrials 1981 1980 ITEM 1967=100.. do.... do.... INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs Feb. 9 289.2 250.8 319.1 J a n . 17 291.3 258.5 316.1 283.7 268.3 294.7 Jan. 24 J a n . 31 280.1 265.3 290.7 276.2 262.6 285.8 thous.. 475 493 638 521 490 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun 5 Bradstreet)...number.. 3,755 3,557 149 3,678 3,482 177 4,705 3,888 344 4,552 3,737 293 221 121,000 135,771 44,692 243 121,094 134,890 43,736 512 134,479 143,691 41,981 741 132,811 143,002 42,687 507 131,370 140,192 41,051 400 do... do... do... do... do... do... 108,454 73,162 498,204 35,838 157,908 101,613 106,914 73,609 499,311 35,528 159,097 101,661 107,268 75,026 547,407 40,457 173,112 112,503 103,796 75,151 546,595 40,333 171,913 112,645 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. fT Poor's) 4/... 1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 12.06 115.20 130.23 12.43 115.72 130.88 13.74 133.47 151.73 13.88 131.36 149.10 13.93 130.34 148.02 16,200 17,135 45,556 116,058 e8,545 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ ®il. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: £/ Demand deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial laons (gross) Real estate loans (gross) do... do... do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons. m i l . kw.-hr. number. thous. b b l . 14,260 47,975 140,203 8,648 13,905 47,540 133,733 e8,506 14,965 49,789 116,198 e8,545 46,787 112,338 e8,545 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,441 83.5 17.1 2,455 84.0 17.2 2,351 79.6 17.6 2,406 80.4 18.2 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil. 2,433 81.3 18.3 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday d a t a . 5/ Capability for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1979 ITEM 1980 Nov. Dec. 143,286 72,706 4,132 11,203 9,031 139,658 70,347 3,576 10,699 8,607 158,671 79,921 4,590 11,420 9,796 162,189 82,721 4,640 11,777 10,310 156,659 78,679 4,331 11,515 9,742 151,674 75,509 4,005 11,284 9,493 12,527 9,614 15,310 3,304 13,742 9,720 13,960 3,248 14,903 10,955 16,079 3,807 14,825 11,229 17,662 3,771 13,997 10,952 16,538 3,759 14,825 10,177 14,827 3,730 70,580 20,518 1,078 4,059 69,311 20,352 1,052 3,786 78,750 22,790 1,137 4,211 79,468 22,672 1,290 4,303 77,980 22,427 1,206 4,138 76,165 22,421 1,293 3,815 5,540 12,515 12,779 3,532 5,156 12,533 13,489 3,279 6,241 14,247 14,440 3,826 6,160 13,977 14,877 3,992 5,926 13,359 15,565 3,694 5,636 13,545 15,864 3,308 144,326 146,289 152,764 156,697 157,722 158,517 79,497 4,285 11,797 9,901 79,741 4,383 12,284 9,944 79,461 4,610 12,565 10,138 14,749 10,747 16,433 3,620 14,650 10,813 16,117 3,629 14,636 10,180 15,640 3,753 Sept. Oct. Nov. r/ Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS WUFACTURERS• SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/ Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do.... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.... do.... 73,751 4,180 11,926 9,208 74,191 4,119 11,879 9,214 76,571 4,288 11,322 9,432 ••••••do•••• 13,124 9,512 14,934 3,193 13,663 9,722 14,780 3,270 14,594 10,392 15,339 3,552 r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1979 ITEM Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS I N D I C A T O R S — C o n . 1 MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products 3 .mil. $.. 1980 Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 70,574 20,238 1,047 3,981 5,610 13,211 12,802 3,640 72,098 20,534 1,038 3,960 5,574 13,647 13,208 3,611 76,193 22,178 1,145 3,959 6,152 13,731 14,365 3,724 77,200 21,825 ], 231 4,027 6,055 14,161 15,038 3,796 r77,981 r22,115 rl,171 r4,060 r6,005 rl4,121 rl5,590 r3,810 79,056 22,610 1,277 3,986 6,112 14,773 15,473 3,655 225,134 148,857 76,277 226,483 227,658 150,321 77,337 228,258 241,441 159,177 82,264 243,615 241,622 158,497 83,125 242,876 r242,730 r159,260 r83,470 r244,090 244,423 160,307 84,116 245,194 150,476 5,614 19,333 19,305 36,383 20,106 30,151 7,634 76,007 20,066 3,594 5,812 6,633 16,835 6,526 4,828 151,689 5,643 19,803 19,402 36,624 20,598 29,916 7,765 76,569 20,397 3,503 5,844 6,795 16,982 6,581 4,777 160,691 5,920 20,187 18,863 39,107 22,095 33,950 8,290 82,924 21,337 3,722 5,876 7,475 18,489 8,894 4,470 160,137 5,976 20,055 18,592 38,582 22,140 34,290 8,353 82,739 21,527 3,723 5,975 7,443 18,358 8,495 4,488 rl60,977 r5,994 r20,148 rl8,917 r38,691 r22,107 r34,541 r8,448 r83,113 r21,756 r3,771 r6,068 r7,473 rl8,610 r8,333 r4,393 161,918 6,009 20,181 19,039 38,517 22,181 35,412 8,424 83,276 21,360 3,693 6,201 7,499 18,871 8,391 4,445 144,297 73,197 71,100 146,996 142,086 73,106 68,980 149,232 159,886 81,060 78,826 155,262 165,762 86,228 79,534 rl58,054 rl55,859 78,070 r r77,789 rl58,775 154,454 78,247 76,207 161,811 75,903 11,748 9,004 13,843 9,769 16,555 71,092 15,202 55,890 77,199 11,502 9,685 14,016 10,060 16,970 72,033 14,499 57,534 78,960 12,554 8,903 14,817 9,977 17,487 76,302 15,879 60,423 80,693 13,745 10,121 14,806 11,098 15,007 77,361 15,807 61,554 r81,047 rl3,029 r9,884 rl4,822 rll,459 rl5,957 r77,728 rl5,469 r62,259 82,471 12,811 10,496 14,937 10,385 17,225 79,340 15,956 63,384 274,721 263,015 11,706 276,767 277,153 265,777 11,376 279,710 283,255 272,495 10,760 285,497 286,830 276,003 10,827 286,849 r286,027 r275,393 rlO,634 r287,907 288,811 278,136 10,675 291,202 264,871 30,340 27,911 58,426 35,293 100,715 11,896 267,879 29,962 28,382 58,779 35,631 102,906 11,831 274,622 27,731 27,178 56,519 38,534 113,058 10,875 275,813 29,680 27,396 56,573 38,884 111,633 11,036 r277,124 r30,425 r27,338 r56,747 r39,531 rill,473 rlO,783 280,135 30,671 27,696 57,048 39,737 113,058 11,067 rl7,320.9 rl7,301.8 rl6,928.7 rl6,984.5 rl6,954.1 rl6,741.7 17,829.0 17,800.9 18,701.0 19,948.9 19,936.9 19,088.5 18,614.0 18,609.9 18,634.3 19,545.1 19,537.5 19,117.7 r2,195.5 281.6 2,323.0 521.5 166.4 1,439.2 1,507.6 6,168.2 2,273.8 283.6 2,160.6 542.8 158.7 1,607.5 rl,537.0 6,355.2 2,501.0 207.4 1,535.1 709.7 160.5 1,665.7 1,836.1 7,018.7 2,689.4 249.4 1,776.2 755.3 145.3 1,765.9 1,935.5 7,934.7 2,652.9 262.7 1,761.3 785.3 131.0 1,488.0 1,717.7 7,372.8 2,919.4 275.3 2,001.3 740.9 151.0 1,769.0 1,806.4 7,531.1 rl8,655.9 rl8,546.2 r19,744.3 rl9,612.2 19,078.7 19,465.0 20,267.8 20,060.5 19,532.7 19,422.4 21,312.0 21,173.9 1,449.5 247.8 r877.2 r5,409.3 69.4 708.5 2,721.3 4,815.0 1,470.9 258.5 r853.6 r6,783.4 97.6 697.1 r2,740.0 4,608.9 1,121.9 261.3 837.2 5,830.5 33.0 641.3 2,412.9 4,952.2 1,304.8 286.3 830.6 6,231.0 64.6 745.9 2,629.7 5,333.3 1,441.3 243.6 856.4 5,879.6 51.3 650.3 2,641.9 5,236.2 1,385.9 217.4 871.2 7,218.4 69.0 718.1 2,854.7 5,335.7 Textile mill products Chcmicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total ...do.... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products ...do.... Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ ...do.... Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products ...do.... Rubber and plastics products MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total ...do.... Nondurable goods industries, total SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ...do.... Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical •..do.... Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total ...do.... Industries with unfilled orders ...do.... Industries without unfilled orders 1 MANUFACTURERS UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total ...do.... Nondurable goods industries, total ...do.... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ ...do.... Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment ...do.... Nondurable goods indus. with unfilled orders..•..do.... 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 Oils and fats, animal and vegetable Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment, total 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 Oils and fats, animal and vegetable Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment .mil. $ . . ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1979 item Nov. 1980 Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. CONSTRUCTION AND RliAI. 1:STATU NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UN AD. J.), TOTAL P r i v a t e , total Residential ....mil. $.. Nonresidential b u i l d i n g s , total Industrial Commercial P u b l i c , total do.... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUA 1. R A T E S ) , TOTAI Nonresidential b u i l d i n g , total do.,.. do.... do.... Commercial P u b l i c , total CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): ....mil. S.. T O T A L VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) B u i l d i n g s , total By type of building: Nonresidential do.... Residential do.... do.... Non-building construction CONSTRUCTION C O S T INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 20,955 16,407 8,859 7,107 4,561 1,365 2,487 4,528 18,925 15,162 7,547 5,874 4,388 1,337 2,582 5,762 21., 156 15;• 418 7,,876 5,,783 4 ,473 1,,178 2,,529 s.,738 r21,127 rl5,755 r8,006 r6,061 4,676 1,178 2,702 5,392 r20,048 rl5,388 r8,027 r6,179 r4,529 rl,157 r2,586 r4,660 18,888 14,770 7,206 5,441 4,413 1,231 2,444 4,117 239.4 187.4 101.8 79.0 244.0 191.2 102.1 78.5 223.7 167.9 84.4 60.8 r226.1 171.1 87.4 r63.5 r231.6 rl77.8 r93.7 r69.2 241.6 184.5 97.0 72.1 51.4 15.8 27.7 52.0 53.6 15.9 29.4 52.9 49.0 13.1 27.4 55.8 50.2 13.0 28.4 55.1 r51.1 rl3.4 r28.9 r53.7 53.7 14.7 30.0 57.1 11,752 172 8,437 rl0,339 183 r7,602 13 ,077 163 1 0 ,488 ; 13,886 167 11,810 13,296 210 10,855 12,513 193 10,278 3,733 4,704 3,295 r3,428 r4,173 r2,737 4 ,419 6 ,069 2 ,589 5,025 6,785 2,076 5,008 5,847 2,441 4,709 5,570 2,235 207.8 208.0 224.3 226.5 228.5 230.2 r/ Revised. " & U . S . 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