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n n n BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION ^ O ' C Q ^ IIIV \0r u \w WiifT \l\\\ wtfrn r\\ • A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* **rtso«* FEBRUARY 4, 1972 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967 = 100 150 1967 = 100 150 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. adj. index) 140 S\ 130 y ^ ^ 120 - 110 Monthly 100 i i i i i I i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1968 1969 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L..i_.J_ 1 11--L—L-L-l 1 1 1 l _ 1970 J 1971 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousands 1,400 1,200 — (Passenger cars) 1,000 - J5U Weekly MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION - - 300 - 250 1971 800 f\ \ 600 /\ J\ A ^ v \ / *^\" \ 200 jL* 150 / \ / 400 " 4 ^ - I L 1970 11 If \-J \100 1972 jiff 200 50 Monthly 0 _J_l I I 1 1 I 1 I I I 1968 1 1 1 1 1 1 L_L .,L.J-_L_ i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,1 1 1 1 1969 i _J._I i 1 i i i i i J J 1971 1970 i i i i 1 i i i i i Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. Billion $ 65 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 60 100 Inventories (right scale) ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ / ^^" 55 - /v i 50 Billion$ 110 / " " / r* •*x 1967 = 100 125 WHOLESALE PRICES 120 Farm Products r -V - 90 - 80 V , -Shipments -\ (left scale) ..• Book value, end of month 45 1 1 1 1 J_l_l_l 1 1.1.. i 1968 i ' ' i 1 i i i i i ' » i i i 1 i 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1970 J i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i70 1971 ' ' • I i i i • • I • • i i i I i i i i i 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1969 . F M A M J J A S O N D 1970 i I i i I I I I i l l 1971 0 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1971 1972 HEM Jan. 23 Jan. 30 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 1967=100.. 107.3 108.1 108.2 110.5 111.1 111.5 ..mil. $.. ..do.... 6,765 4,699 6,795 4,586 7,271 5,177 7,180 4,973 7,185 4,909 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 & Br ads treet). number.. 399 3,211 2,801 216 354 3,216 2,782 249 480 2,734 2,527 162 396 2,729 2,524 201 347 203 184 FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/»»-do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.... 56,099 67,643 31,029 92 55,585 66,586 30,172 282 61,026 76,311 32,872 409 60,689 75,632 32,836 66 60,225 75,884 33,734 279 59,663 74,954 32,643 230 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. 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.... 82,997 49,169 249,169 28,349 81,044 34,317 82,294 49,143 248,405 28,265 80,006 34,283 91,712 55,191 273,312 28,965 83,283 38,485 90,052 55,387 271,918 28,065 82,854 38,608 88,460 55,579 270,782 27,801 82,616 38,722 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1 s) 3_/.....percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do.... 8.02 93.78 102.40 7.87 94.89 103.93 7.67 103.07 113.86 7.65 103.59 114.32 7.63 103.88 114.76 2,107 31,565 187,632 10,033 1,991 31,185 178,621 10,001 1,792 32,392 179,880 9,364 1,930 32,324 175,443 9,251 1,854 33,057 160,513 9,293 2,596 106.4 14.3 2,662 109.1 14.7 2,152 88.2 12.7 2,312 94.8 13.9 2,220 91.0 13.9 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores. • PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars). Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. ....thous. bbl.. Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100. . bil.. 7.67 102.50 113.30 163,493 2,358 96.7 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2] Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1970 1971 Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. 52,699 27,723 1,414 4,169 3,435 53,006 28,766 1,407 4,178 3,430 60,282 32,627 1,925 4,237 3,802 60,146 32,617 1,942 4,430 3,686 r59,366 r32,288 rl,853 r4,618 r3,604 57,145 31,094 1,699 4,465 3,449 do.... do.... do. ... do.... 4,336 4,516 5,925 976 4,467 4,521 7,060 955 5,334 4,845 7,626 1,083 5,114 4,761 7,901 1,050 r4,862 r4,728 r8,047 rl,015 5,115 4,941 7,084 999 do.... do.... do.... do.... 24,976 8,352 461 1,908 24,240 8,286 493 1,827 27,655 9,251 520 27,529 9,169 501 r27,078 r9,239 r506 26,051 9,208 488 do.... do.... do.... do.... 2,068 3,889 2,232 1,367 2,024 3,642 2,348 1,273 2,299 4,673 2,347 1,649 2,267 4,368 2,381 1,679 r2,215 r4,270 r2,341 rl,563 2,136 3,987 2,316 1,489 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.... By i n d u s t r y group: Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1_/ do.... Stone, clay, and glass products.................do.... Primary m e t a l s do.... Fabricated metal products .............do.... 52,562 54,464 57,892 57,439 r59,061 58,881 27,680 1,444 4,316 3,511 29,185 1,551 4,439 3,582 31,543 1,758 4,270 3,680 31,166 1,772 4,421 3,547 r32,106 rl,892 r4,825 r3,683 31,750 1,877 4,791 3,610 4,407 4,402 5,617 926 4,440 4,497 6,726 900 5,186 4,523 7,620 989 5,064 4,568 7,262 992 r4,981 r4,607 r7,467 r962 5,083 4,935 6,802 940 Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 17 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 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products mil. $.. do.... ....do.... I do.... I do.... do.... do.... do. ... do.... r/Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 8053 ~ MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1970 1971 Nov. Sept. Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. 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 • Tobacco products. • Textile mill products m i l . $• do.... do.... do.... 24,882 8,252 458 1,856 25 279 310 493 920 26,349 8,667 503 26,273 8,690 511 r26 955 r9 122 r502 2,050 3,976 2,219 1,383 2 4 2 1 073 033 347 357 2,211 4,459 2,308 1,637 2,166 4,266 2,373 1,592 r2 r4 r2 rl 194 360 328 583 100,264 65,013 35,251 100,927 100 64 35 100 135 781 354 476 99,381 64,090 35,291 100,266 99,957 63,962 35,995 100,740 rlOO r63 r36 rlOO 104 894 210 793 65,517 2,313 9,233 7,068 14,026 10,256 14,297 2,412 65 2 9 6 14 10 14 2 152 278 139 972 072 186 133 417 64,563 2,293 9,230 7,403 13,686 9,902 13,493 2,369 64,494 2,296 9,283 7,372 13,690 9,851 13,425 2,388 r64 r2 r9 r7 rl3 r9 rl3 r2 399 272 201 191 698 870 515 426 35,410 8,781 2,221 3,461 2,732 6,726 2,455 2,154 52,144 27,138 25,006 52,463 35 8 2 3 2 6 2 2 54 29 24 55 324 765 191 398 769 758 418 165 075 823 252 468 35,703 8,909 2,185 36,246 9,201 2,221 r36 394 r9 169 r2 262 27,560 4,348 3,464 4,431 4,416 5,490 30 4 3 4 4 6 ..•••do.••. do.... ....do.... Paper and allied products do..., Chemicals and allied products ..do.... Petroleum and coal products .do..., Rubber and plastics products do.... INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total • do..., Durable goods industries, total do..., Nondurable goods industries, total do.... Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do..., By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.... Stone, clay, and glass products do..., Primary metals. .do.• •. Fabricated metal products. • • • .do. • •. Machinery, except electrical....... • do.... Electrical machinery do.• •. Transportation equipment •••••• • .do.• •. Instruments and related products.......... do.... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/.............do.... Food and kindred products. do.... Tobacco products. ....do.... Textile mill products do.... Paper and allied products.•••• do.... Chemicals and allied products ...do.... Petroleum and coal products.. .......do.... Rubber and plastics products • do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL do. . .. Durable goods industries, total .....do.... Nondurable goods industries, total .....do.... NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), 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.• •. "z] 740 #- 6,691 2,459 2,064 60,019 32,432 27,587 57,322 2]772 6,730 2,474 2,124 60,177 32,544 27,633 57,490 r2 r6 r2 r2 r59 r32 r27 r59 817 697 484 129 470 327 143 576 140 818 975 498 461 689 31,026 4,517 3,520 5,105 4,628 7,130 31,126 4,488 3,353 5,292 4,737 6,970 r32 r4 r3 r5 r4 r7 564 809 644 154 725 575 24,903 6,573 18,330 25 328 6 729 18 599 26,296 7,006 19,290 26,364 7,192 19,172 r27 012 r7 179 rl9 833 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total ...do.... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders......do.... 79,199 76,206 2,993 80 268 77 263 3 005 77,513 74,568 2,945 77,546 74,499 3,047 r77 656 r74 542 r3 114 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , 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..., NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Unadjusted number.. Seasonally adjusted. • do.... INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failures, total number., Commercial service do..., Construction •• . .do. • •, 79,523 80 527 77,325 77,375 r77 888 76,530 6,308 10,825 14,447 14,325 25,527 2,993 77 6 11 14 14 25 3 485 687 218 505 469 490 042 74»362 5,612 10,698 14,279 14,500 24,128 2,963 74,323 5,680 10,505 14,504 14,669 23,838 3,052 r74 r5 rlO rl4 rl4 r23 r3 19,178 22,383 22,699 22,085 22,748 23,278 r23,977 r25,128 P26,497 939 126 133 869 114 112 741 117 114 759 110 119 819 131 125 730 93 101 do. • •. do. • •. do. • •. 174 414 92 176 372 95 140 304 66 142 313 75 129 353 81 126 353 57 thous. $., ....do.... do. ... 119,836 9,896 15,390 121,723 19,963 13,662 115,847 24,983 20,267 144,702 15,912 13,288 128,998 16,533 11,601 111,322 18,170 12,473 52,624 29,809 12,117 45,820 25,901 16,377 38,580 20,178 11,839 54,706 40,771 20,025 63,619 23,026 14,219 44,742 27,953 7,984 50.8 44.5 40.1 38.1 41.6 37.5 Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders....... Manufacturing and mining Retail trade. ...-. Wholesale trade Liabilities (current), total Commercial service. Construction. Manufacturing and mining Retail trade Wholesale trade. • do..., do.... . .do. . ., Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)...No. per.10,000 concerns.. vj Revised. 8085 1_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 776 664 465 676 784 945 112 P22,703 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1971 1970 ITEM Nov. Oct. Nov. Dec. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month mil. $o Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks • do... Loans to cooperatives. do... Other loans and discounts • ....do... Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's) bil. $. New York SMSA do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do... 6 other leading SMSA's do... 226 other SMSA's do... Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates, seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's). ratio of debits to deposits. New York SMSA do... Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) ....do... 6 other leading SMSA's do... 226 other SMSA's do... 14,616 7,156 2,020 5,439 14,774 7,187 2,030 5,557 16,044 7,766 1,942 6,336 16,211 7,826 2,030 6,355 16,194 7,870 2,076 6,248 16,347 7,917 2,076 6,354 10,533.9 4,824.0 5,709.9 2,420.1 3,298.8 10,896.5 5,016.1 5,880.3 2,480.1 3,400.2 12,310.5 5,613.7 6,696.8 2,815.3 3,881.4 12,270.1 5,776.2 6,493.9 2,710.9 3,783.1 rl2,896.2 6,057.5 r6,838.6 2,857.1 r3,981.6 12,331.8 5,555.5 6,776.2 2,813.1 3,963.1 75.6 168.5 51.6 75.8 41.8 77.0 170.6 52.4 76.7 42.6 83.0 191.7 56.3 84.0 45.4 83.3 201*5 54.7 81.1 44.4 87.0 211.0 57.3 85.2 46.4 83.1 195.6 56.5 83.5 46.0 mil. $. do... do.•. do... .do... 3,544.9 3,494.2 3,499.4 3,405.4 3,428.0 3,735.8 3,684.1 3,569.2 3,552.5 3,401.5 4,264.9 4,225.1 4,510.6 4,253.7 4,245.2 2,893.2 2,827.8 2,709.9 3,471.6 3,531.3 3,263.9 3,220.7 3,159.7 3,530.5 3,386.9 4,088.9 4,056.5 3,858.6 4,282.7 4,132.3 thous. skins. thous. hides and kips. thous. skins. .do... 213 1,585 202 2,013 188 1,701 204 1,949 142 1,725 296 1,833 142 1,779 r326 rl,781 163 1,789 313 1,827 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments...... Seasonally adjusted. GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL...o Seasonally adjusted. LEATHER AND PRODUCTS LEATHER PRODUCTION: Calf and whole kip Cattle hide and side kip Goat and kid........ Sheep and lamb rj R e v i s e d . USCOMM—DC—8085 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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