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s rATES & February 3, 1 9 7 8 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS fl v 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. LJ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly Weekly (Wednesday close) " (avg. of daily close) " 120 110 - . /" - 100 ""- 90 " 80 " 70 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I J |__. L J _ _ | 1 . \ 1974 1 1 1 L_ i | . l._ 1 |_1 130 1976 1975 1 1 1 1 1_ . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1977 1976 J FMAMJ JASOND Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. SHORT TONS 20,000 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) SHORT TONS 5,000 Monthly 16,000 - - 4,000 12,000 -V^ ^—^>AV - 3,000 - 2,000 8,000 4.000 _ 1 . 1 1 L l_l_JL 1 -JL-L 1 . 1974 • i I i j 1 I I I J • l i i l l 1 1 1 l 1 l . i i i i 1976 1975 i 1 i i i 1,000 l. ±._ 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1967=100 210 1 CONSUMER PRICES MILLION 3.0 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS (seas, adj., at annual rates) 2.5 i i i 1 1 1 i i 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor • • • ' 11 • • • l • • • • • i 1975 1976 .5 I • 1977 i i i I i I I I I I 1974 ' ' • • ' I 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1976 1977 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1978 1977 ITEM Jan. 29 Jan. 22 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 circualtion 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 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) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 218.6 216.5 220.0 208.2 203.8 211.2 11,456 7,838 211.6 207.3 214.5 11,429 7,686 216.2 212.5 218.8 12,260 8,620 218.3 215.6 220.1 12,200 8,468 217.8 214.9 219.8 11,684 8,162 589 4,481 3,675 147 519 4,526 3,721 192 559 3,777 3,163 103 579 3,673 3,088 130 491 128 129 92,649 106,889 36,830 -111 91,799 108,632 36,193 424 103,905 120,227 37,939 322 103,157 117,789 37,274 313 102,136 117,339 39,981 425 el01,170 118,405 38,190 403 110,864 91,298 399,670 49,622 115,136 63,908 106,384 91,392 396,790 48,185 114,422 63,966 118,967 92,942 436,647 45,964 125,776 74,459 117,705 93,149 437,921 44,878 124,535 74,774 8.43 103.85 115.15 8.46 102.34 113.34 8.64 93.52 102.91 8.72 89.74 98.75 8.76 90.56 99.73 8.79 89.39 98.39 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 7,715 45,639 161,977 8,004 8,690 43,526 166,207 8,004 5,775 42,144 161,916 8,513 5,260 45,617 186,887 8,513 4,985 45,214 153,168 8,513 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons percent 1,973 64.2 2,027 66.0 2,324 77.2 2,349 78.0 2,361 78.4 bil 12.9 14.0 11.7 13.4 13.1 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Jan. 28 132,720 2,221 73.8 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1976 ITEM Nov. 1977 Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense 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 Defense Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metal s Transportation equipment r_/ Revised. 44102 51,345 7,086 12,265 50,798 6,752 11,996 61,415 8,544 14,181 62,694 8,354 15,562 r59,266 r8,094 rl4,255 57,689 7,951 12,905 do.... do.... do 51,238 7,283 11,616 55,295 7,298 14,176 58,608 8,440 13,603 59,262 8,246 13,824 r59,154 r8,323 rl3,516 61,566 8,596 14,067 . do.... do.... do.... do 3,263 15,450 13,206 2,244 3,319 16,446 13,931 2,515 3,754 17,511 14,943 2,568 3,850 17,975 15,432 2,543 r3,952 rl7,870 rl5,224 r2,646 4,100 18,728 16,036 2,692 do... . 51,386 52,139 61,713 66,022 r61,156 60,574 do.. .. do.... do... . 52,235 7,529 12,102 57,040 7,252 15,487 r59,048 8,692 13,145 62,503 8,094 16,141 r61,984 r8,901 rl4,413 65,373 8,772 16,557 do.... do do do. .. . 3,284 15,875 12,734 3,141 3,314 17,885 13,835 4,050 3,773 17,819 16,189 1,630 4,066 20,770 rl6,502 4,268 r3,944 rl9,453 rl5,883 r3,570 4,225 21,569 17,443 4,326 do 165,040 166,408 175,617 rl78,950 rl80,840 183,719 do do.... do.. .. 165,519 16,051 51,445 167,261 16,004 52,753 174,682 17,887 54,114 177,923 17,733 56,431 rl80,750 rl8,312 r57,327 184,548 18,487 59,816 mil. $.. do.. .. do... . 1/ Data for December 1977 are advance estimates 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1976 1977 ITEM Sept. Nov. Dec. mil. $.. do do.... do.... 2,650 108,623 77,925 30,698 2,644 110,060 77,829 32,231 3,135 112,935 83,167 29,768 3,352 115,730 84,236 31,494 r3,344 rll7,310 r84,892 r32,418 1967=100.. 173.8 174.3 184.0 184.5 185.4 do do.... do do.. . . do.... do.... do.... do.... 171.6 172.7 167.7 171.3 161.9 158.0 185.1 191.8 172.2 173.2 168.1 171.7 162.3 158.4 185.8 192.6 180.9 182.6 176.6 181.0 168.4 164.5 197.7 205.3 181.6 183.1 177.0 181.4 169.2 165.0 198.5 206.2 182.5 184.1 177.9 182.4 170.1 165.5 199.5 207.2 Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables do do.... do.... do.... 181.1 172.0 171.7 174.8 181.7 170.2 171.4 175.5 194.5 182.1 175.4 183.2 194.4 180.9 176.2 184.0 195.6 181.9 176.5 188.7 Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operations do..., do do do.... do do.... do.... do.... 180.7 182.1 147.5 194.8 188.2 258.0 195.5 171.7 181. 182.4 148.3 195.0 192.0 264.5 201.4 172.3 192.7 194.7 155.3 209.1 205.5 285.1 218.0 178.9 193.6 195.6 156.1 210.0 206.8 287.2 219.3 179.5 194.6 196.9 157. 211. 207. 289. 219. 180. Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars Public do.... do do.... do'.... do.... do.... 151.9 171.4 170.6 139.7 179.0 177.6 151.8 171.4 170.7 140.4 178.0 178.0 156.2 178.4 177.8 141.1 182.5 . 184.1 157.2 178.6 177.9 145.7 178.0 184.4 158.5 178.7 178.0 148.2 175.0 184.7 Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation do.... do.... do.... do.... 167.3 191.3 164.8 154.1 168.0 192.3 165.2 154.4 176.1 206.3 172.8 159.8 177.1 207.2 173.9 160.6 177.9 208.1 175.5 160.9 1967=$1.00.. $0,575 $0,574 $0,543 $0,542 $0,539 mil. $.. 1967=100.. mil. $.. 7,691 210 6,207 7,196 183 5,368 13,713 279 9,135 10,581 244 8,606 10,391 258 8,388 do.... do do. — 2,491 3,716 1,484 2,133 3,236 1,828 3,617 5,518 4,578 3,154 5,452 1,975 3,107 5,281 2,003 thous.. do.... do.... 128.2 127.1 89.4 108.1 107.4 71.6 177.8 177.7 131.6 rl93.2 rl93.1 rl35.4 rl56.0 rl54.9 rllO.O do.... do... . 1,706 1,236 1,889 1,324 2,065 1,523 r2,203 rl,562 r2,121 rl,543 NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total One-family structures do... . do. ... 1,583 1,055 1,532 1,047 1,695 1,135 1,850 1,216 rl,893 r1,257 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES: Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted at annual rates do.... do. ... 17.8 247 15.0 248 26.8 300 27.4 319 22.6 318 6,526 7,287 9,869 r9,281 9,150 1,306 3,958 1,262 1,421 4,178 1,688 1,894 6,240 1,735 rl,801 r5,698 rl,782 1,781 5,558 1,811 Oct. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con. 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.)--Con. Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: Al 1 items Special group indexes: All items less f ood All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Consumer prices CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES, (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) Building, total By type of building: Nonresidential Residential Non-building construction NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) Privately owned One-family structures Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned One-family structures New mortgage loans of all savings and loans associations, estimated total mil. $.. By purpose of loan: Home construction do.... Home purchase do Al 1 other purposes do r/ Revised. 44,102 1/ Data for December 1977 are advance estimates MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1977 1976 ITEM Nov. Sept. Oct. FINANCE LIFE INSURANCE: INSTITUTE OF LIFE INSURANCE: ASSETS, TOTAL, ALL U.S. COMPANIES Government securities Corporate securities Mortgage loans, total Nonf arm Real estate Policy loans and premium notes Cash Other assets bil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 317.50 20.66 152.11 90.79 83.50 10.24 25.70 1.17 16.82 321.55 20.26 154.93 91.55 84.13 10.48 25.83 2.00 16.50 341.38 22.54 167.58 94.07 85.60 10.93 27.09 1.60 17.57 343.74 22.79 168.73 94.68 86.12 11.02 27.22 1.46 17.83 Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance) : Value, estimated total Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord.) Group Industrial mi 1. $ do.. do.. do.. 28,001 18,716 8,779 506 39,151 22,319 16,355 477 33,217 19,689 13,020 508 29,396 20,750 8,088 558 30,391 21,322 8,549 520 percent 8.66 8.47 8.31 8.42 8.48 8.54 do.. do.. do.. do.. 8.25 8.46 8.69 9.23 7.98 8.24 8.53 9.12 7.92 8.15 8.37 8.80 8.04 8.26 8.48 8.89 8.08 8.34 8.56 8.95 8.19 8.40 8.57 8.99 do.. do.. do.. 8.54 8.77 8.48 8.33 8.61 8.39 8.19 8.43 8.03 8.27 8.56 8.07 8.36 8.61 8.10 8.42 8.65 8.10 SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Domestic c o r p o r a t e (Moody5 s) By r a t i n g s : Aaa Aa A Baa By group Industrials Public u t i l i t i e s Rai l r o a d s USCOMM--DC--44102 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 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use, $300 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS Washington, D. C. 20402 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Government Printing Office
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