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WEEKLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1975
ITEM
Jan. 25
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
1976
Feb.
1
Jan. 10
Jan. 17
Jan. 24
Jan. 31
1967=100.
. .... . . .do.
do...
201.5
235.2
181.0
203.0
244.2
178.6
190.3
199.6
183.4
191.4
202.9
183.8
191.4
202.6
183.9
m j.i.
$.
do. ..
9,219
6,440
9,458
6,456
10,451
7,444
10,346
7,275
10,316
7,197
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.
729
5,350
4,874
257
699
5,380
4,869
276
701
5,037
3,960
233
564
4,962
3,900
181
486
77,431
92,957
38,265
186
76,707
92,751
37,380
206
86,065
102,243
35,531
299
85,211
97,994
35,813
186
84,357
98,385
36,214
228
101,848
59,136
379,602
23,855
128,671
60,592
101,930
58,740
376,529
23,011
126,850
60,095
108,628
69,979
384,465
40,627
119,538
59,876
108,384
70,626
381,582
41,362
118,623
59,842
104,856
71,644
378,316
40,168
118,015
59,815
9.52
71.74
79.47
9.48
77.26
85.88
9.37
93.95
105.08
9.34
97.13
108.77
9.31
98.24
110.02
11,900
37,010
108,142
8,573
2,616
12,650
36,077
96,833
8,572
11,685
40,082
167,780
8,242
11,300
176,747
8,242
167,950
15.1
2,236
74.9
14.5
2,253
75.5
14.6
2,320
77.7
14.9
10,570
41,376
153,822
8,242
2,152
72.1
13.4
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
.
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, 425 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/
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
.,-.
thous . sh. tons ..
mil. kw.-hr. .
.number..
thous. bbl. .
thous. sh. tons..
percent..
.
bil. .
2,675
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, 5/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data,
based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities.
MONTHLY
218
188.7
196.8
183.1
244
9.28
98.53
110.36
5/ Capability for a full order book
BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM
Nov.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
.
mil . $ . .
do . . . .
.do....
do... .
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
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products .
Rubber and plastics products
do. . . .
do. . . .
do... .
. do . . . .
SEASONALLY A D J U S T E D , T O T A L
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal s
Fabricated metal products .
do
Dec.
Sept.
Oct.
85,144
43,893
2,214
8,031
5,195
75,406
38,158
1,830
6,690
4,712
89,968
45,185
2,424
6,925
5,677
90,465
45,404
2,541
6,466
5,703
r86,228
42,245
r2,233
6,167
r5,191
81,918
40,208
1,989
5,790
5,092
7,227
5,514
10,089
1,493
41,251
14,247
577
2,664
7,443
5,117
7,379
1,344
37,248
13,372
600
2,262
7,660
5,807
10,251
1,611
44,783
14,872
582
3,209
7,656
5,890
10,808
1,598
45,061
14,805
637
3,273
r7,255
r5,684
9,852
1,549
r43,983
rl4,258
r723
r3,177
7,278
5,443
8,944
1,531
41,710
13,936
651
3,038
3,474
6,791
5,116
1,987
3,097
6,118
4,970
1,715
3,609
7,878
5,742
2,153
3,650
7,699
5,788
2,170
r3,650
r7,427
r5,916
r2,037
3,423
7,097
5,741
1,833
85,675
79,737
86,288
87,704
r86,666
86,902
42,503
r2,263
6,566
r5,250
43,182
2,249
6,385
5,338
r7,832
r5,526
9,103
1,520
7,620
5,401
9,965
1,546
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44,275
2,242
8,572
5,256
40,799
2,070
7,379
4,940
43,280
2,265
7,065
5,304
43,908
2,391
6,844
5,511
Machinery, except electrical
do....
Electrical machinery
do. . . .
Transportation equipment
do....
Instruments and related products...............do....
7,795
5,350
9,333
1,464
7 740
5,'076
8,124
1,357
5,453
9,823
1,481
7,776
5,634
9,736
1,530
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31~277
1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a for " o t h e r
industries
nou snown.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATiSTiCS — C o n t i n u e d
1974
ITEM
1975
Sept.
Nov.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con.
By industry group--Con.
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
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total
Durabl e goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
Book value (seasonally adjusted) , total
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/. . .
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metal s
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
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical.
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Nondurable goods industries, total
Industries with unfilled orders.
Industries without unfilled orders
41,400
14,048
S73
2,628
38,938
13,494
615
2,342
43,008
14,073
562
3,053
43,796
14,275
639
3,008
r44,163
r14,064
r718
r3,138
43,720
14,070
667
3,136
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.
532
153
161
062
287
866
915
,516
,618
,731
,106
,580
,762
,871
,098
r3,712
r7,814
r5,967
r2,113
630
957
670
032
do. .
do. .
.do. .
do..
146,371
95,132
51,239
147,135
149,762
97,198
52,564
150,404
145,037
95,927
49,110
146,413
145,646
95,542
50,104
146,510
rl46,101
r95,429
r50,672
rl46,671
146,378
95,115
51,263
146,786
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
95,787
3,695
11,290
11,347
97,967
3,721
11,861
11,793
96,640
3,613
13,789
11,028
96,215
3,605
13,776
10,914
r95,953
r3,585
rl3,898
rl0,970
95,720
3,611
13,914
10,972
do.
do.
do.
do.
21,132
14,639
20,418
4,209
21,552
14,684
21,000
4,329
21,713
13,212
21,357
3,835
21,503
13,245
21,300
3,818
r21,105
rl3,237
r21,368
r3,817
20,970
13,318
21,076
3,880
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do. .
do..
do..
do. .
do. .
51,348
12,151
2,822
5,006
4,668
10,205
3,892
3,265
83,368
42,402
40,966
83,805
52,437
12,425
2,950
4,812
4,737
10,605
3,925
3,267
72,894
36,024
36,870
76,704
49,773
11,362
3,113
4,384
4,573
10,783
4,212
2,941
88,967
44,039
44,928
85,453
50,295
11,687
3,262
4,473
4,571
10,750
4,242
2,964
88,894
43,575
45,319
86,422
r50,718
rl 1,909
3,248
r4,610
r4,573
rl0,836
r4,301
r2,925
r85,304
41,101
r44,203
r85,943
51,066
11,935
3,252
4,663
4,564
10,787
4,443
2,935
80,910
39,215
41,695
85,628
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
.
.
.
.
.
.
42,705
7,863
5,226
7,559
4,926
9,298
38,092
6,297
4,387
7,426
4,439
8,300
42,227
6,265
196
120
144
982
42,393
6,877
5,282
7,425
5,510
9,159
41,580
6,276
r5,302
r7,629
r5,595
8,529
41,853
6,271
4,893
7,138
5,017
9,996
do. .
do..
do. .
41,100
9,223
31,877
38,612
8,351
30,261
43,226
10,166
33,060
44,029
10,295
33,734
r44,363
rl0,492
r33,871
43,775
10,018
33,757
134,861
130,701
4,160
136,869
132,345
128,563
3,782
133,832
120,143
115,492
4,651
121,113
118,570
113,659
4,911
119,832
rll7,649
112,518
r5,131
rll9,108
116,640
111,525
5,115
117,838
132,656
18,286
20,262
29,907
21,212
34,201
4,213
129,944
17,202
19,710
29,592
20,575
34,375
3,888
116,356
12,092
18,097
26,209
19,112
32,396
4,757
114,845
12,126
17,867
25,859
18,989
31,820
4,987
113,920
11,838
rl7,919
r25,656
rl9,057
31,244
r5,188
112,595
11,724
17,476
25,174
18,674
31,276
5,243
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do. .
do. .
75.6
75.1
57.9
55 4
55 1
41 0
112.5
111.9
84.5
rl25.0
rl23.6
r93.8
r96.5
r96.2
r71.7
78.7
77.8
56.3
do. .
do. .
1,017
802
880
682
1,269
931
rl,452
rl,103
rl,354
rl,028
1,309
972
do. .
do. .
770
534
837
514
,095
779
,079
769
rl,085
r787
1,058
782
.do. .
.do. .
15.3
204
11.8
195
20.4
215
21.2
229
16.8
232
mil. $
do. .
do. .
do. .
do.
do.
do.
do.
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.
.
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL
do. .
Durable goods industries, total
do. .
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..
do,.
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), 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..
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
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 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
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31,277
1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
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1975
ITEM
Dec.
Sept.
9,396.8
9,342.6
8,972.9
8,743.3
8,702.6
8,862.1
r8,416.8
r8,391.2
r9,156.7
9,749.7
9,718.1
9,288.1
9,526.7
9,513.7
9,409.3
1,444.1
141.1
1,084.7
464.4
1,324.8
140.7
924.2
251.9
1,244.3
105.7
693.5
r322.8
1,475.6
128.6
876.2
. 318.5
1,526.8
150.8
859.5
457.9
1,382.0
139.6
819.9
346.9
118.5
729.3
935.7
166.3
774.0
934.2
43.5
682,2
880,1
56.9
730.2
980.4
77.7
661.6
914.3
68.8
780.7
895.2
3,652.4
635,4
1,413.9
467.9
239,6
3,459.9
558.1
1,376.8
409.0
247.7
3,618.9
599.2
1,416.0
460,0
246.0
4,257.8
706.4
1,669.8
530.9
278.2
3,946.7
664.2
1,532.8
471.8
353.3
4,038.2
633.3
1,563.9
478.5
265.5
....... do....
.......do....
8,885.4
8,973.3
9,139.2
9,256.8
8,161.6
8,188.6
8,511.9
8,212,2
7,910.7
8,299.1
8,888.9
8,746.3
.......do,...
.......do....
Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels........... ....... do
Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc..................
....... do....
do
Animal and vegetable oils and fats
789.2
102.7
475.0
2,214.7
49.9
888.3
107.2
497.5
2,497.6
53.3
896.9
106.9
476.4
2,446.1
41.6
759.9
128.0
457.7
2,345.5
48.8
725.1
120.4
415.3
2,089.4
66.2
712.1
137.2
524.4
2,547.5
46.0
.......do....
.......do
.......do
do
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.do....
397.1
1,767.7
2,037.0
824.0
228.2
385.7
1,728.6
2,011.6
751.8
217.7
275.1
1,091.8
1,793.3
815.7
217.9
302.4
1,194.0
2,138.6
919.7
217.4
298.5
1,121.2
2,018.6
844.1
211.9
327.9
1,211.1
2,269.4
878.7
234.6
Nov.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
FOREIGN TRADE
.....mil. $..
EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL.
Excl. Department of Defense Shipments............. .......do....
.......do....
By commodity groups and principal commodities:
....... do....
.......do....
.......do....
Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc...................,,....do....
Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes.......... .......do....
.......do....
Manufactured goods.....................................do....
.......do....
.......do....
.......do....
Miscellaneous manufactured articles............. .......do....
, . ... do....
GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.......
!
9,328.7
9,303.5
9,324,9
By commodity groups and principal commodities:
Machinery and transport equipment
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
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