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f <°?%. STATES^* Febryary 8. 1980 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27=50 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 550 1977 1976 1978 1979 J FMAMJ JASOND Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 INDEX, 1941-43=10 1976 1978 1977 J FMAMJ 1979 J A S O N D Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARS 150 270 MANUFACTURERS7 SHIPMENTS 250 140 - & INVENTORIES AA^ (seasonally adjusted) 130 S' Shipments (left scale) 120 \S 110 J ^ ^ OJJLLlllJLLU™ .IJ.J_l.il 1 M M 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1977 200 180 _ 190 Inventories (right scale) j £ ^ ^ (seas, adj., at annual rates) 220 210 ^'" ~~170 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 IM I 11 1 ! 1 M 1 |150 1978 1979 120 160 Private Residential (right scale) / L^" __,__. *^ / ' 100 <_=, _»--» - >>l / 140 i t i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1976 80 ( left scale) / - 60 1 ! l 1 l 1 I 1 M i uI I M J _ l j J J J _ L 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 I I 40 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Co Timerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 ^J 230 ,'' *A 100 90 ^J BILL ONS OF DO LLARS 240 NEW CONSTRUCTION 1978 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1980 1979 ITEM Jan. 27 Feb. 3 Jan. 12 Jan. 19 J a n . 26 1967=100. do... do... 257.3 253.8 259.5 259.5 254.8 262.7 285.4 251.2 311.7 284.9 246.7 314.6 287.7 249.9 317.0 thous. 423 424 809 648 516 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs.., do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. 3,231 3,067 127 3,202 3,039 180 3,670 3,464 189 3,750 3,546 212 154 111,437 127,716 42,983 16 110,549 126,666 42,60 7 340 124,844 141,018 44,807 239 123,365 139,613 46,539 551 122,060 138,118 45,325 243 102,872 76,570 131,722 81,474 101,540 76,054 440,546 34,990 131,648 .81,811 113,134 74,733 506,997 35,956 158,454 100,250 110,914 73,847 506,704 35,885 157,013 100,452 105,586 73,233 501,108 35,370 156,446 100,755 9.65 100.16 111.62 9.60 99.9 3 111.32 11.60 109.05 122.30 11.67 111.05 124.89 11.83 113.44 127.91 thous . sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. .thous. bbl. 12,529 46,741 180,882 8,457 11,415 48,482 184,190 8,591 15,120 46,196 107,898 8,627 14,965 43,653 90,216 8,627 15,185 45,021 115,531 8,627 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,558 85.2 2,626 87.4 2,379 81.4 2,362 80.8 81.9 bil. 15.1 15.5 16.9 17.0 17.4 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs * 13 Raw industrials INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 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 438,070 35,711 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...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/. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Feb. 2 288.5 252.0 316.8 el21,004 135,842 44,761 375 12.06 115.20 150.23 138,619 2,441 83.5 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 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/ Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $. do... do... do... do... 131,499 70,662 3,855 10,467 8,489 126,980 68,389 3,389 10,397 8,399 148,657 76,949 4,343 11,907 9,438 rl50,754 r78,660 4,552 12,073 9,683 143,286 72,706 4,132 11,203 9,031 138,581 69,454 3,544 10,535 8,555 Machinery, except electrical... Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... do... do... do... 11,686 8,699 17,568 2,841 12,495 8,695 15,677 2,741 13,881 9,877 15,758 3,346 rl3,911 9,790 16,821 3,242 12,527 9,614 15,310 3,304 13,582 9,641 13,533 3,275 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mi 11 products do... do... do... do. .. 60,837 18,547 1,014 3,783 58,591 18,473 941 3,491 71,708 20,623 1,036 4,234 r72,094 r20,883 1,097 4,301 70,580 20,518 1,078 4,059 69,127 20,392 1,082 3,765 do... do... do... do... 5,061 10,435 9,074 3,461 4,573 10,425 9,464 3,021 5,664 13,172 12,351 3,826 5,745 12,759 12,302 3,947 5,540 12,545 12,779 3,532 5,240 12,426 13,602 3,258 132,082 133,796 143,201 rl45,551 144,141 145,197 do... do... do — do... 71,392 3,903 11,034 8,670 72,637 3,918 11,471 9,051 74,012 4,027 11,554 8,987 r75,570 4,246 12,088 9,310 73,657 4,190 11,825 9,221 73 4 11 9 do... do.„. do... do... 12,213 8,558 17,072 2,754 12,487 8,735 16,851 2,739 13,618 9,366 15,623 3,139 rl3,905 9,375 15,495 3,089 13,078 9,495 14,942 3, 205 13 9 14 3 Paper and allied products. Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 1/ ... do. . . Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 148 09 7 611 159 502 665 259 275 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1978 1979 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. do do do do do do do 60,689 18,329 99 3 3,693 5,099 10,962 9,090 3,546 61,159 18,813 919 3,608 4,882 11,403 9,328 3,312 69,189 19,943 1,049 3,973 5,544 12,705 12,281 3,730 r69,981 r20,113 1,055 4,039 5,641 12,864 12,419 3,774 70,484 20,273 1,055 3,961 5,585 13,159 12,803 3,618 72,049 20,776 1,056 3,902 5,583 13,595 13,386 3,563 do do do do 195,872 127,196 68,676 196,803 197,979 128,405 69,574 198,041 * 219,375 144,618 74,757 221,417 222,296 146,672 75,624 223,450 225,134 148,857 76,277 226,159 227,913 150,206 77,707 228,078 128,422 4,787 17,995 16,677 30,410 17,098 24,054 6,412 68,381 17,031 3,628 5,663 5,777 15,255 5,616 4,515 129,226 4,826 17,962 16,834 30,925 17,066 24,131 6,468 68,816 17,262 3,619 5,666 5,875 15,429 5,423 4,602 145,927 5,445 19,065 18,682 35,525 19,486 28,534 7,456 75,490 19,856 3,746 5,686 6,422 16,582 6,354 4,962 148,042 5,522 19,149 18,771 35,957 19,817 29,465 7,491 75,408 19,871 3,693 5,746 6,538 16,610 6,400 4,818 150,332 5,559 19,419 19,223 36,372 20,013 30,118 7,595 75,827 19,982 5,605 5,795 6,615 16,847 6,527 4,797 151,249 5,469 19,801 19,292 36,419 20,496 30,064 7,761 76,829 20,440 3,644 5,817 6,854 17,121 6,603 4,690 136,066 75,125 60,941 137,794 130,517 71,899 58,617 138,069 150,964 78,998 71,966 147,154 rl53,346 r81 256 r72^090 rl46,640 144,297 73,197 71,100 146,569 140,946 72,095 68,851 148,502 do do do do do do do do do 76,912 11,435 8,808 13,010 9,005 20,819 60,882 13,294 47,589 76,8 31 11,955 9,571 13,068 9,225 18,607 61,238 13,068 48,171 77,560 11,707 8,745 13,983 9,796 18,323 69,594 14,787 .54,807 r76,66 3 12,315 9,503 r!4,102 9,661 15,686 r69,977 14,701 r55,276 75,417 11,554 9,035 13,816 9,720 16,341 71,152 15,304 55,848 76,668 11,277 9,704 14,121 10,206 16,236 71,834 14,134 57,700 .do do do do 233,600 223,466 10,134 234,381 237,134 226,975 10,159 238,652 271,120 259,931 11,189 271,946 r273,707 r262,521 11,186 r273,047 274,721 263,015 11,706 275,471 277,087 265,656 11,431 278,782 223,989 26,253 25,574 52,456 29,938 79,156 10,392 228,181 26,738 26,094 53,037 30,427 80,910 10,471 260,576 30,024 27,818 57,323 34,715 98,506 11,370 r261,679 30,252 28,013 r57,524 35,002 98,700 11,368 263,435 29,981 27,828 58,260 35,224 100,101 12,036 266,962 29,647 28,372 58,880 35,766 102,078 11,820 19,191 14,910 8,470 7,096 3,552 1,111 1,824 4,281 17,153 13,648 7,315 5,978 3,368 1,152 1,654 3,506 21,763 16,590 9,277 7,497 4,256 1,232 2,359 5,173 r22,220 rl7,038 r9,134 r7,446 4,563 1,337 2,521 5,182 20,685 16,215 8,593 7,004 4,397 1,291 2,405 4,470 18,431 14,807 7,292 5,788 4,231 1,251 2,316 3,624 do do 220.0 170.7 97.5 78.9 223.2 173.8 99.7 80.7 232.6 181.6 99.0 79.1 r238.4 185.6 99.2 78.3 237.4 185.6 99.1 77.9 239.6 188.4 99.8 78.4 do do do do 40.2 12.9 20.4 49.3 40.8 13.5 20.5 49.4 46.7 13.7 25.7 50.9 49.5 15.0 26.7 52,9 49.7 15.0 26.9 51.9 51.6 14.7 28.8 51.2 185.0 186.6 203.8 206.0 207.0 206.8 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . By i n d u s t r y g r o u p - - C o n . .... Nov. Oct. TJ Dec. MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: By i n d u s t r y group: Machinery, except electrical Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , total 1/ do do do do.... do do do do do do do do do ........do do do MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Ar, do.... do do SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : Primary metals E l e c t r i c a l machinery T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : Primary metals Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h do do do do do do unfilled orders..do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL.. Industri al. . . „ ... Public, total do.... do do do ..do .do . . .An NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL h i 1 . .* . Private, total „ do Nonresidential Public, buildings, total total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised, c/ Corrected. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. [ MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1979 1978 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Con. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES ( F . W. DODGE): TOTAL V A L U A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . $ . . 19 7 2 ^ 1 0 0 . . ., „ . . m i l . $ . . By t y p e o f b u i l d i n g : ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... 11,635 173 9,595 r9,961 184 r7,740 13,279 185 10,719 14,188 171 11,733 10,751 156 8,566 10,513 183 7,862 3,622 5,973 2,040 r3,025 r4,715 r2,221 4,471 6,248 2,560 4,869 6,864 2,455 3,849 4,717 2,185 3,559 4,304 2,651 EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, T O T A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l . $ . . E x c l . Department of Defense S h i p m e n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Seasonally adjusted..................................do.... By c o m m o d i t y g r o u p s a n d p r i n c i p a l c o m m o d i t i e s : Food a n d 1 i v e a n i m a l s . „ " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Beverages and t o b a c c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Crude m a t e r i a l s , i n e d i b l e , e x c . f u e l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Mineral f u e l s , l u b r i c a n t s , e t c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . ......do.... Chemicals...................................... ......do.... Manufactured g o o d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Machinery and t r a n s p o r t equipment, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . rl3,669.0 rl3,652.1 rl3,447.6 rl3,533.2 rl3,531.3 rl3,282.3 rl4,939.6 rl4,919.6 rl5,832.4 rl7,283.2 rl7,275.5 rl6,838.1 rl7,320.3 rl7,301.2 rl7,003.5 16,984.6 16,954.2 16,792.4 rl,511.6 281.1 rl,678.3 465.9 121.0 rl,174.1 rl,134.2 r5,494.6 rl,553.4 259.7 rl,556.3 417,9 147.0 1,137.0 rl,184.0 r5,713.4 2,056.5 141.8 1,555.6 438.0 163.7 1,589.6 1,360 . 7 5,645.4 2,384.3 184.0 1,940.8 567.4 146.6 1,65 2 . 7 1,565.6 6,348.6 2,194.9 281.6 2,323.0 521.5 166.4 1,439.2 1,507.6 6,168.2 2,273.8 283.6 2,160.6 542.8 158,7 1,607.5 1,536.9 6,335.2 GENERAL IMPORTS, T O T A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Seasonally adjusted..................................do.... By c o m m o d i t y g r o u p s a n d p r i n c i p a l c o m m o d i t i e s : ......do.... ......do.... Crude m a t e r i a l s , i n e d i b l e , e x c f u e l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Mineral f u e l s , l u b r i c a n t s , e t c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... Machinery and t r a n s p o r t e q u i p m e n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . rl5,048.8 rl4,818.2 rl4,952.3 rl5,027.7 18,075.5 18,665.8 19,243.3 18,856.0 18,658.1 18,421.6 19,797.2 19,870.3 1,168.7 r209.5 837.4 3,536.2 51.7 r512.9 r2,367.4 r4,237.9 1,254.1 205.9 805.2 r3,742.6 33.0 535.3 2,111.5 r4,318.3 1,163.2 222.5 942.0 6,084.4 56.8 612.1 2,484.0 4,183.5 1,185.5 217.8 852.5 6,558.7 72.4 609.9 2,693.4 4,569.4 1,449.5 247.8 878.1 5,410.7 69.4 708.5 2,721.3 4,815.0 1,470.9 258.5 853.7 6,836.2 97.6 697.1 2,739.9 4,608.9 FOREIGN TRADE r/ Revised. ^U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE — 1 9 8 0 — 3 1 1 - 0 4 8 / 2 2 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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