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FEBRUARY 22,1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967=- 1 0 0 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 170 j? 1973 ' (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) \ - M nn JklAl \ rrLfl ) yip" ~ qo _ 160 150 i 140 1974 ~ 1971 1973 1972 Data: Edison Electric Inst. 130 Weekly II I I I I I I! 1 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1974 Thousands 1,400 Thousands 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1971 1972 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1973 Billion$ Billion$ 1,200 1,000 PERSONAL INCOME (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 1,100 1,000 1965 = 100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES 900 Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds Total (left scale) - - 900 Industrial i i i i i 1 i ii ii ii Ii i 1 i i M i IiiM 1 I II 1- UI i 1 II 1 1 1 1 II 500 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1972 1973 1974 Commodities I I II [ I 1971 U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected weekly , 800 600 Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 1971 j \ ' \ 700 * 800 700 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1974 1972 1973 1 I I I II I II I I I 1974 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS' 2 1973 Feb. 10 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1974 Feb. 17 Feb. 2 Jan. 26 Feb. 9 1967=100. 138.5 142.8 215.1 217.5 221.7 mil. $. .do* 8,447 5,581 8,687 5,725 8,548 5,788 8,934 6,021 8,556 6,025 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. 276 2,248 2,063 170 243 2,246 2,060 194 374 2,739 2,564 179 381 2,721 2,550 170 458 64,277 77,180 31,804 118 64,673 77,661 31,809 187 70,581 86,008 36,581 -94 69,931 85,880 36,151 276 69,935 85,004 35,445 101 do... do... do... do.,, do... do... 97,090 58,274 311,368 27,765 93,460 46,711 96,530 58,088 311,563 27,005 94,692 46,741 98,798 56,918 352,626 26,230 109,632 55,554 99,325 56,810 351,606 25,687 109,471 55,627 96,981 56,911 353,373 25,439 109,692 55,699 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3^/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.57 113.66 127.23 7.57 115.10 128.97 8.18 8.18 97.07 108.35 97.06 108.40 8.15 93.26 103.96 10,615 35,799 200,453 9,384 10,905 36,947 223,826 9,329 11,960 34,602 158,889 9,229 12,475 34,363 152,610 9,234 11,805 36,343 112,920 9,212 2,883 2,900 118.9 2,900 118.9 2,838 116.3 16.5 16.8 16.6 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores. 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 deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1_! Data do not always cover calendar weeks. thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. 2,886 118.3 118.2 bil.. 15.6 16.0 2_/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. kj Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 1972 ITEM Nov. 989.1 661.7 239.2 187.1 158.7 122.9 140.9 43.0 1,068.5 711.2 259.5 202.5 169.6 132.9 149.2 46.2 1,079.4 717.8 262.5 204.6 170.8 134.1 150.4 46.7 rl,089.0 r722.6 r264.1 r205.1 rl71.3 rl35.9 151.3 47.1 1,084.9 719.9 259.7 201.6 171.6 136.4 152.2 47.5 55.6 22.3 24.9 26.5 81.1 112.6 35.9 953.6 56.1 24.0 24.8 26.8 81.9 112.5 41.7 957.4 58.5 29.9 25.6 28.5 91.5 121.1 44.0 1,030.0 58.7 31.6 25.7 28.7 92.6 121.9 44.3 1,039.0 r58.6 32.4 25.7 29 0 8 r94.0 rl23.0 r44.3 rl,047.5 58.6 29.6 25.8 29.5 95.1 125.7 46.8 1,046.0 121.1 122.2 127.0 rl27.5 rl26.7 ,125.7 119.1 116.8 127.7 135.0 142.9 133.9 160.0 130.5 120.7 118.6 121.8 136.0 138.6 130.2 155.0 134.5 rl24.3 rl22.7 rl32.6 rl37.3 rl31.4 122.5 rl48.4 rl40.9 rl25.2 rl23.5 rl33.4 rl39.0 rl35.1 124.8 rl54.4 rl41.2 rl24.1 rl22.2 rl30.9 rl34.7 rl22.2 106.2 rl52.8 rl41.8 123.0 121.1 129.2 130.0 109.3 90.0 146.4 141.7 125.0 112.2 128.4 127.4 115.1 130.7 rl30.8 rll6.8 rl34.5 rl31.2 117.7 rl34.8 rl29.5 128.9 rl32.7 132.1 Jan. 983.6 654.0 236.8 185o6 157.2 121.3 138.7 42.7 Dec. Jan. jd/ Oct. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: .bil. $.. Proprietors' income: Less personal contributions for soc. insurance. ...do.... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT) SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967-100.. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: rj Revised, p/ Preliminary. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1973 1972 Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INC. UTIL.)—Con. BY MARKET GROUPINGS—Con. Equipment 1967=100. Business do... Defense and space equipment do... Intermediate products..... do... Materials do... Durable goods materials do... Nondurable goods materials do... do... Fuel and power, industrial BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do... Durable manufactures. do... Primary metals do... Fabricated metal products do... Machinery. do... Transportation equipment. Instruments Lumber and products Clay, glass, and stone products Furniture and fixtures do... do... do... do... do... Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather and products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods Tobacco products do... do... do... do... do... do... ... MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric 102.9 116.9 79.8 128.4 124.5 124.1 126.3 120.6 rl08.9 126.2 r80.0 rl30.6 rl31.1 rl32.2 r130.1 rl26.9 rl09.8 rl27.7 r80.0 rl31.4 rl31.7 rl33.6 rl30.2 rl24.7 rl09.8 rl27.3 r80.9 rl30.5 131.0 rl33.8 rl28.9 rl23.0 109.7 127.2 80.6 129.4 130.3 131.4 130.1 122.8 121.4 117.5 123.1 125.7 118.4 rl26.4 rl23.5 rl28.7 rl32.4 rl29.2 rl27.4 rl24.8 rl33.4 rl33.5 130.5 rl26.8 rl23.9 rl33.0 rl32.4 rl30.8 125.8 122.6 134.3 131.0 129.8 126.6 122.7 •' 124.3 120.3 107.6 130.1 125.8 126.8 119.1 rl08.8 141.0 127.4 131.2 108.3 rl42.9 rl33.2 rl30.4 rl27.9 rl03.1 rl43.6 133.7 129.4 127.6 96.9 146.0 126.2 124.2 111.1 87.4 133.6 111.3 127.0 125.3 112.3 81.3 131.8 112.1 rl30.4 rl30.2 rll4.9 83.1 135.3 rl31.0 130.0 130.4 112.1 rI3I.3 rl29.7 114.9 r82. 7 rl36.2 rll2.3 rl52.0 rl29.5 rl65.6 rl25.3 115.8 rl53.7 125.8 163.7 rl24.4 155.4 112.4 101.5 114.4 80.1 127.7 124.4 123.5 126.4 119.5 120.4 116.3 125.4 122.3 116.8 106.6 128.8 82.4 134.9 rll0.8 111.1 do... do... do... do... do... 144.7 125.5 154.7 119.7 102.5 146.4 127.3 157.1 120.5 107.9 rl52.7 rl30.4 rl61.9 rl22.4 113.7 do... do... do... do... do... do... 108.2 98.6 108.2 148.5 155.6 108.5 130.3 99.1 107.7 151.0 159.1 rill.9 138.3 103.0 rll0.8 156.2 165.3 rill.4 rl35.2 104.1 rl09.8 rl53.7 rl62.2 rllO.O 135.2 99.7 rl08.0 rl46.0 rl53.5 1967=100. do... do... 130.8 125.0 134.8 134.4 127.5 139.3 192.0 197.7 188.1 192.1 191.5 192.4 204.3 197.7 208.9 do... do... do... do... do... do... 122.9 137.5 129.4 119.4 104.8 121.9 124.5 144.2 132.4 120.0 105.1 122.2 139.5 188.4 153.1 129.6 112.7 150.5 141.8 184.0 151.9 133.5 113.5 179.2 145.3 187.2 155.7 137.1 115.6 201.3 150.4 202.6 162.1 140.5 118.2 214.6 do. do. do. do. do. 112.4 142.2 149.8 118.6 124.4 112.6 143.9 151.0 118.9 125.6 143.8 180.3 123.1 135.9 117.2 143.0 184.7 123.8 138.5 117.5 141.9 186.1 124.6 141.8 119.0 142.6 183.7 126.0 145.0 130.9 125.8 114.0 128.5 115.9 121.0 131.5 127.6 114.8 130.0 116.1 121.3 132.6 128.7 116.5 131.4 117.3 121.6 138.7 133.0 117.7 133.8 118.6 123.5 $0,705 $0,688 $0,665 128.1 123.7 109.1 109.5 143.0 150.5 COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES...: Farm products Food and feeds, processed......... Industrial commodities Chemcials and allied products Fuels and related products, and power.... Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products do... Pulp, paper, and allied products do... Rubber and plastics products do... Textile products and apparel do... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Miscellaneous products 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00. 127.4 115.1 109.8 115.6 114.2 115.1 128.2 115.8 110.0 116.6 114.1 115.8 116.6 $0,814 $0,803 $0,717 18,293 y ,107 2,298 6,889 18,925 9,251 2,808 6,866 21,454 10,781 2,711 7,961 21,505 10,926 2,662 7,917 21,840 11,071 2,577 8,193 556.4 377.8 61.9 116.7 564.7 385.8 61.8 117.1 621.7 440.0 54.9 624.6 443.6 54.5 126.5 625.4 444.5 53.2 127.7 FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month mil. $. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do... Loans to cooperatives do... Other loans and discounts do... Commercial bank credit (last Wednesday of month, except for June 30 and Dec. 31 call dates), seas, adj.: Total loans and investments 1/ bil. $. Loans 1_/.. ...do... U.S. Government securities do... Other securities do... rj Revised. £_/ Preliminary. 1_/ Excludes interbank loans. 126.8 633.6 450.2 53.9 129.5 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1972 1973 1974 ITEM Dec. Jan® Oct® 7.49 7.96 7.15 7.37 7.53 7.90 7.60 7.84 7.98 8.41 Nov® Dec. Jan® 1 I 1 11 1! 1| 8®02 8.05 8.15 7®67 7.90 8 o 07 8.42 7® 68 7.92 8.11 8.48 7.83 7.97 8.22 8.58 7® 76 8.04 8 24 j !1 1I 7 © 81 8.11 8.28 7.84 8.17 8o28 7.97 8.27 -8.34 9® 73 10o 75 5.03 ^«09 7.55 I1.88 ; 10ol6 11.22 5.03 4.09 7.55 11.90 10ol9 11.23 5.04 4.19 7.66 12.91 10.34 11.44 5o08 4.19 7.82 12.91 258.72 320.11 I 60.95 83.86 263.71 323.48 60.87 95.43 259.96 318.98 63.23 89.14 3.93 3.51 8.25 4*88 3.02 3.38 3.86 3.47 8.28 4.39 2.91 3® 70 3.98 3.59 8.03 4.70 3.20 3.80 FINANCE—Con. SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Yields: 7® 47 Domestic corporate (Moody,s)o,5t,.....»....«..8..«.percent® • By rating: 7.08 Aaa ,,0„„..00...0.....0.0.0..c>» = 0®.e0°®0e.0.0e««. <9 odo® .o. 7.36 Aa®...... - . . . . - .. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....do.®. . o . . .•. ....o. Ao . . . . . . . . .. . . . . - . O . . . . . . .. . . . . O . . . . .• • • . -7o50 ..... . . .do..s 7.93 Baa. By group: 7.22 1 Industrials* ......a........................... 7® 48 • ] Public U t i l i t i e s . , * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.91 Railroads® ......... ......ao............. ...... j STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody ! s): Dividends per share, annual rate, composite<,08.„o8 dollars® o 9.22 Industrials*. .....................a.............. 9®97 PubliC UtiHtieSo QOOOOOOOOOOOOecOOOe^OO.aOQCOOO® ®®sdo®ee, e 4.92 Railroads* o SOS 0..®o®®®®0. 0 ® s ® a ®® s , ! , E!5ffl0 0 a 0=,a = 000® as ,doo 9B • 3.92 No Y. banks . oo8..»..oeBoooooe.....-....o...«oo.ooB 7.39 ij Property and casualty insurance companies®.®».. ®. o odOa o e 11.10 Price per share, end of mo«, compositeo.,..«....». O O Industrials® B a B . B ' a o 0 o 0 0 0 o* a <,*„« 0 oo* a a o a a o 0 0 « o a e o Public utilitiesooooe0oQa.Q0o.<5o®.o«.0o»..®<»0o.o „o.do..o a RailroadSo o®®®oooOQ®S0OS,eG®ooQ®°®o®O®o®,D.>®«>®®®®° oe .do®® e . 313.81 389«48 83 o 61 91®26 Yields, compositeo percent* Industrials® . . . . . . . c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ......s „ d o . „ o Public utilities....®......®.....®.............. 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