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4* February 2, 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS ^ t 0 F %, **rATESo^ 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. 3' I ft I IJl 1 l l f d U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 ~ (Passenger cars) 1,000 THOUSANDS 350 Monthly - - - - 400 - 200 - 0 - ~JUJ_JI™I_J™JLJ_J—i L .,a_ —U™L™i™J 1975 I I I I I I l -JLJ.... I 1976 I I I I I I I I I I J 1977 I I I I I i \ 250 200 TWA 1978 r 150 100 | 50 L_.J_L J F M A M J I 1978 - M^T \ 600 300 1977 197 800 Weekly _ J 0 J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, inc. MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) 16 Monthly - - x - 12 8 - 4 _ 1 I - I 1 1 I I I 1 I I 1 I l l.l 1 1 1 1 1 i 1976 1975 I i i i i 1 1 l l I l -J 1 LJ—1—1—1—1—L 1 1 1978 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst 1967=100 220 CONSUMER PRICES MILLION 3.0 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS (seas, adj., at annual rates) J 2.5 2.0 iU f l rA1^ 1.5 - 1.0 .5 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1976 1977 1978 i u i . 1 i ii i «i m i(ii| 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 .» IJ-U-L.I i I I i 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1979 1978 ITEM Jan. 20 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foods tuffs 13 Raw industrials 196 7=100. do. . . 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 5/ do.. Member bank reserve balances 3/ do. . Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do . . Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, 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/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) £/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3_/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons . mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. b b l . thous. sh. tons. .percent. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 217.8 214.9 219.8 218.6 216.5 219.9 251.5 245.6 255.6 253.5 249.1 256.4 254.9 251.2 257.3 501 446 •559 676 494 3,803 3,205 128 3,959 3,335 129 3,203 3,047 99 3,193 3,038 125 102,136 117,182 39,834 261 101,173 118,311 38,091 315 114,719 132,790 43,475 858 113,761 128,939 41,725 -72 116,799 92,910 430,494 44,259 113,543 92,744 431,373 43,576 105,958 78,052 443,165 35,086 124,135 74,937 123,821 75,104 113,248 77,865 445,199 35,549 134,038 80,655 8.76 90.56 99.73 8.79 89.39 98.39 9.64 97.80 109.08 5,045 45,214 153,168 8,626 4,970 44,743 132,720 8,626 2,361 78.4 bil. Jan. 27 257.3 253.8 259.5 112,599 129,726 44,917 462 111,437 127,747 42,997 6 9.65 98 = 77 110.02 9.67 99.48 110.87 9.65 100.16 111.62 10,280 46,236 150,737 8,766 11,800 48,582 185,603 8,766 11,980 47,294 154,455 8,766 2,221 73.8 2,429 80.9 2,491 82.9 2,418 13.1 12.7 15.8 15.0 132,238 81,017 180,775 2,558 85.2 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. _3_/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5_/ Capaiblity for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1977 ITEM 1978 Sept. Nov. r/ Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not sesaonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transpor tat ion equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondef ens e..... Defense MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Def ens e mil. $ do.. do . . 59,834 8,484 14,890 58,211 8,347 13,754 71 888 10 643 16 958 73 591 10 918 18 125 71,134 10,467 17,944 67,697 10,599 15,302 do.. do. . do .. 60,228 8,794 14,527 62,130 9,166 14,906 68 916 10 241 16, 738 70 292 10 ,862 16 674 71,635 10,868 17,373 72,064 11,639 16,397 do. . do. . do . . do. . 4,010 17,860 15,174 2,686 4,184 18,208 15,525 2,683 4 35 3 21 290 18 35 7 2, 933 4 20 17 2 4,437 21,191 18,284 2,907 4,426 21,119 18,172 2,947 do. . 61,767 61,797 74,520 80,752 75,518 71,722 do.. do. . do .. 62,821 9,268 15,247 66,165 9,347 17,569 72,645 11,233 18,536 76,984 11,722 20,553 76,654 11,092 20,916 76,555 11,810 19,623 do . . do.. do. . do. . 3,998 19,511 16,090 3,421 4,253 21,384 16,988 4,396 4,456 23,667 20,149 3,518 4,295 25,455 22,219 3,236 4,320 25,234 20,575 4,659 4,564 24,306 20,293 4,013 180,896 184,482 214,067 221,233 225,619 229,645 180,799 18,332 57,864 184,834 18,513 60,527 213,650 24,753 73,733 220,341 25,612 77,612 225,361 25,834 81,052 229,845 26,005 84,278 U n f i l l e d o r d e r s , end of month ( u n a d j u s t e d ) : Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l do.. U n f i l l e d o r d e r s , end o f month ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) : Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l do.. Primary metals do. . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment do. . r/ Revised. 1 / D a t a f o r D e c . 1978 a r e a d v a n c e estimates. 503 744 982 762 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTSCS—Continued 3 1977 ITEM 19 78 Sept. Nov. Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS--Con. 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted)--Con. Supplementary series: Household durables mil. $ , Capital goods industries do. . . Nondef ense do.. . Defense do. . . 3,320 117,723 84,430 33,293 3,389 120,899 85,893 35,006 3,649 138,841 98,560 40,281 3,442 143,550 102,795 40,755 r3,326 rl47,596 rl05,088 r42,508 185.4 185.4 186.1 186.1 199.1 199.3 200.7 200.9 201.8 202.0 182.5 184.1 177.9 182.4 170.1 165.5 168.1 199.5 207.2 183.1 184.7 178.3 182.9 170.3 165.9 168.4 200.5 208.2 195.1 197.9 190.5 195.4 177.1 177.2 177.8 215.6 224.6 196.7 199.4 191.8 196.6 178.1 178.8 179.1 217.6 226.7 197.8 200.5 192.9 197.5 179.1 180.0 180.3 218.6 227.8 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED (CPI-W) 1967=100. ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) 2/ do... Special group indexes: All items less food do... All items less medical care do... Commodities do. . . Nondurables do. . . Nondurables less food do... Durables do.. . Commodities less food do. .. Services do.. . Services less rent do... Food Food at home do. . . do . . . 195.6 193.0 196.3 193.7 215.6 214.1 216.8 215.4 217.8 216.1 Housing She Iter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operations do .. . do. . . do. . . do.. . do.. . do. . . do... do. . . 191.4 196.9 157.0 211.5 207.4 289.9 219.5 170.2 192.4 198.2 157.9 213.0 207.6 291.9 218.9 171.0 3/207.5 216.2 4/166.4 234.2 5/218.8 295.7 6/237.9 3/180.5 209.5 218.6 167.4 237.0 220.1 300.1 240.0 181.9 210.6 220.1 168.5 2 38.8 218.5 306.1 234.9 183.0 Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars Public Medical care PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices do.. . do. . . do. .. do. .. do. . . do. .. do. . . 158.5 178.7 178.0 148.2 175.0 184.7 208.1 158.2 178.8 178.0 150.5 170.7 185.7 209 ..3 161.9 188.7 188.3 153.5 195.9 188.2 222.6 163.3 189.7 189.4 155.5 195.4 189.3 224.7 164.1 191.4 191.1 158.5 194.7 189.7 227.0 1967=$ 1.00.. $0,539 $0,537 ).502 $0,498 $0,495 thous. . do... . do. . . . 155.9 154.8 109.3 129.4 129.2 87.1 181.1 180.5 124.6 rl92.1 rl92.1 rl31.1 rl57.7 rl57.7 rll0.6 do.... do. . . . 2,096 1,544 2,203 1,574 2,075 1,463 r2,106 rl,455 r2,155 rl,558 do... . do... . 1,822 1,218 1,778 1,188 1,731 1,092 1,719 1,127 r l ,724 r l ,114 22.7 320 18.4 319 24.1 272 25.7 300 22.2 312 9,233 9,305 r9,674 9,016 780 550 1,752 5,448 2,033 1,807 6,049 1,449 r2,017 r6,077 rl,580 1,744 5,706 1,566 mil. $.. do.... do... . do.... do... . 133,591 109,729 9 26 96,477 11,595 139,889 116,303 265 102,819 11,718 153,075 129,675 1,365 115,279 11,668 156,320 129,266 1,207 115,322 11,655 rl53,098 rl29,255 r813 113,305 11,642 do. .. . do. .. . do... . do. . . . 133,591 30,042 26,345 91,229 139,889 35,550 26,870 93,153 153,075 44,430 26,830 | 96,572 156,320 I 42,563 26,260 I 98,154 rl53,09£ r39,452 r31,919 100,825 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and pub lie) Privately owned One-family structures Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned One-family structures NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total One-family structures MANUFACTURERS* SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES: Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted at annual rates thous. . do. . . . New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $.. By purpose of loan: Home construction do... . Home purchase do... . All other purposes do. .. . FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Time loans U.S. Government securities Gold certificate account Liabilities, total Deposits, total Member-bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s Federal Reserve notes in c i r c u l a t i o n r/ Revised. 1/ D a t a f o r D e c . 1978 a r e a d v a n c e e s t i m a t e s . 2 / B e g i n n i n g J a n . 19 7 8 , d a t a a r e f o r c o n s u m e r p r i c e i n d e x a l l u r b a n c o n s u m e r s . 5/ I n c l u d e s TV a n d s o u n d e q u i p m e n t a n d r e p a i r s f o r m e r l y i n " H e a l t h a n d r e c r e a t i o n . " 4/ R e s i d e n t i a l . 5_/ I n c l u d e s a d d i t i o n a l i t e m s n o t previously priced. 6/ Includes b o t t l e d gas. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1978 1977 ITEM Sept. Nov. METALS A N D MANUFACTURERS MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: O r d e r s , n e w (net), total Domestic Shipments, tqtal Domestic. Order backlog, end o f month. . .mil. do. .do . .do. .do. 222. 6 5 205. 9 5 163 0 5 140 75 1747.4 250.40 222.45 204.15 175.20 1793.6 2 5 3 00 234 40 1 9 8 60 172 40 2594.9 334.05 312.00 195.05 173.10 2733.8 p347.85 p317.15 p207.90 pl83.65 p2873.8 .do. .do. .do. .do. .do. 63 45 5 9 05 5 8 90 48 90 361.7 68.30 62.25 55.90 50.70 384.1 81 70 75 35 65 15 57 55 518.0 79.95 74.55 71.75 65.45 526.3 pl00.95 p94.25 pl04.45 p89.75 p522.8 Metal forming type tools: O r d e r s , new (net), total.... Domestic . Shipments, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . Domestic Order backlog, end of month. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, n e w passenger cars: T o t a l , n o t seasonally adjusted... ...thous Domestics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Imports. do . . T o t a l , seasonally adjusted at annual rate............. .mil Domestics . . .do . . Imports .do . . Retail inventories, n e w cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted .thous Seasonally adjusted do . . Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics)...... .ratio 881 738 143 10.8 8.7 2.1 795 646 149 11.2 9.2 2.1 828 662 166 10.8 8.9 1.9 1,034 884 150 11.1 9.2 1.9 909 770 139 11.0 9.0 2.0 p769 646 pl23 pll.2 9.4 pi.8 1,709 1,760 2.4 731 784 2.3 1,606 1,678 2.3 1,629 1,737 2.3 1,718 1,767 2.4 1,729 1,780 2.3 Trucks (new), retail sales and inventories, seasonally a d j . : 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... 280.6 14.0 14.5 736.4 297.5 14.6 14.4 736.0 250.9 12.0 17.0 653.3 313.1 13,2 17.2 698.5 316.8 13.7 16.2 741.9 300.1 15.5 17.6 785.1 P_/ Preliminary. ^ V u . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1979--281-051/28 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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