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J A N U A R Y 11, 1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Thousands 1,400 Thousands 350 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 Monthly (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 f V W v 400 200 A V v A - - - 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1970 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1971 * 1 1 1 1 ,1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 J 1973 1972 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vechicle Mfrs. Assn. 1967 = 100 1967=100 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Dollars 4.20 4.00 Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS Billion$ 140 Biliion$ 100 NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, adj., at annual rates) - (Hours seasonally adjusted) 46 - 80 44 — - 60 42 -Average ' V Hours Per Week (right scale) •LI I I ,l M I 1 1,1 II M 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1971 1972 1973 40 I I i I 38 I I I. 80 40 Private Residential, (right scale) 60 Nonfarm i i i I I.I l i ii ii il i i I i i 1970 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * 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 \ . s 1972 1973 20 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1973 1972 Dec. 30 Jan. 6 1967=100. 131.6 131.9 mil. $. do... 8,911 6,079 7,562 5,281 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. 339 2,227 2,009 141 345 2,334 2,121 125 342 1,992 424 188 174 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3J mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3_/..do... Member bank reserve balances _3/. do... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do... 66,575 77,606 31,441 189 66,553 78,912 32,604 560 71,229 83,598 34,366 -108 71,682 85,480 35,128 263 72,233 87,276 35,446 497 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... 104,029 58,294 311,645 28,650 91,011 45,940 106,268 58,592 311,310 29,156 91,433 45,024 102,784 56,304 349,779 26,201 108,2 73 54,723 103,209 56,241 351,100 25,441 109,119 54,894 109,467 56,286 354,055 25,476 109,481 54,896 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3_/... .percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand.&Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.48 116.93 130.59 7.47 119.57 133.62 8.04 93.57 104= 75 94.82 106,21 8.08 95.74 107.09 thous. ,sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 9,030 32,440 84 9,416 9,060 34,331 170,197 9,289 12,555 36,113 189,407 9,072 11,250 36,876 121,334 9,188 7,945 31,952 73 9,175 thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. 2,603 106.7 110.2 2,688 2,926 119.9 2,851 116.9 2,790 114.4 bil. 11.9 13.0 16.9 15.4 11.3 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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. 2_/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3_/ Daily average. Dec. 22 Dec. 29 207.8 205.4 "206.0 12,103 8,812 13,441 10,138 9,863 7,179 Dec. 15 1,822 _4/ Wednesday data. "Friday price. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 1972 ITEM Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products..... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/.. Tobacco products 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 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products rj Revised. 67,222 37,058 2,092 5,138 4,242 66,567 36,503 1,987 5,025 3,974 70,82 7 37,291 2,229 5,846 4,455 75,281 40,945 2,189 6,155 4,655 r77,081 42,285 r2,314 r6,345 r4,811 76,412 41,373 2,144 6,405 4,666 5,230 4,998 10,155 1,209 5,130 5,109 10,208 1,232 5,734 5,230 8,281 1,168 6,468 5,654 10,134 1,299 r6,237 r5,642 rl1,158 rl,302 6,081 5,559 11,158 1,260 30,164 10,012 495 2,323 30,064 10,126 515 2,368 33,536 11,750 560 2,602 34,336 11,982 r516 2,631 r34,796 rl2,187 534 r2,758 35,039 12,336 544 2,670 2,470 4,979 2,528 1,718 65,451 2,406 4,845 2,618 1,604 66,993 2, 798 5,536 3,017 1,702 73,021 2,815 5,769 3,121 1,743 73,060 r2,863 r5,643 r3,135 rl,809 r75,269 2,837 5,595 3,424 1,729 77,043 36,302 1,968 5,437 4,093 36,870 2,013 5,349 4,015 39,633 2,084 6,165 4,385 40,162 2,046 6,266 4,345 r41,567 r2,178 r6,730 r4,648 41,915 2,170 6,817 4,713 5,297 4,756 9,820 1,158 5,488 4,937 9,915 1,206 6,117 5,350 10,281 1,163 6,243 5,288 10,697 1,192 r6,353 r5,3 72 rlO,809 rl,245 6,512 5,372 10,734 1,233 1J Includes data for "other industries" not :shown. 11,555 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1973 19 72 Oct. Nov. 29 149 9 637 49 7 2 133 30,123 10,008 511 2,331 Aug. Sept. 33 388 11 827 540 2 550 32 898 11 348 498 2 499 Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group--Con. do do do do Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Stone, clay, and glass products do 35,128 12,183 540 2,632 2 4 2 1 421 982 550 659 2,446 5,072 2,640 1,662 2 5 3 1 767 694 017 700 2 5 3 1 739 5 75 100 706 r2 r5 r3 rl 807 687 170 748 2,884 5,877 3,455 1,794 106 68 37 106 105 958 147 617 106,623 69,334 37,289 106,974 114 75 39 114 465 117 348 907 115 75 39 116 045 707 338 114 rll6 r 76 r40 rll 7 496 399 097 224 117,746 77,175 40,571 118,344 69 2 9 7 308 454 716 781 69,613 2,454 9,670 7,762 75 2 9 8 213 679 346 378 76 2 9 8 249 702 323 519 r 76 r2 r9 r8 951 720 222 513 77,666 2,736 9,203 8,817 14 10 15 2 010 19 7 931 715 14,175 10,279 15,979 2,719 15 11 17 2 681 742 328 9 78 15 11 17 3 952 834 690 031 rl6 rl2 rl 7 r3 164 102 766 083 16,348 12,260 17,748 3,122 do Petroleum and coal products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total r33 702 rll 739 536 r2 532 Fabricated metal products do Machinery, except electrical do...J Instruments and related products do Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do 37 9 2 4 309 448 279 029 37,361 9,434 2,319 4,034 39 10 2 4 694 011 399 379 39 10 2 4 865 027 398 436 r40 rlO r2 r4 273 172 425 407 40,678 10,314 2,451 4,503 do do 2 6 2 2 861 999 351 324 2,871 7,019 2,345 2,345 3 7 2 2 032 140 388 539 3 7 2 2 070 175 391 551 r3 r7 r2 r2 089 185 474 578 3,173 7,215 2,576 2,569 67 37 30 66 957 690 267 355 67,075 36,827 30,248 67,726 73 39 33 76 233 737 496 113 76 42 34 76 978 703 2 75 129 r 79 r44 r34 r 77 349 517 832 758 79,024 43,951 35,073 79,561 37 5 4 5 4 10 127 512 109 580 986 150 37,462 5,449 3,983 5,886 5,152 9,813 42 7 4 6 5 10 689 150 903 646 701 948 42 6 4 6 5 10 259 325 982 922 537 9 78 r44 r6 r5 r7 r5 rll 037 868 135 174 816 368 44,430 6,808 5,007 7,253 5,786 11,630 29 228 7 548 ' 21 680 30,264 7,815 22,449 33 424 8 370 25 054 r33 721 r8 465 r25 256 35,131 8,678 26,453 82 78 3 83 667 927 740 483 83,175 79,251 3,924 84,216 106 101 4 107 104 441 663 344 107 103 4 109 800 198 602 410 rl 10 rl05 r4 rill 076 436 640 89 7 112,688 107,013 4,675 114,417 79 7 10 13 15 25 3 683 874 612 952 424 584 800 80,275 7,974 10,580 14,350 15,639 25,482 3,941 102 14 13 19 18 29 4 621 798 206 118 610 598 723 104 14 13 19 18 29 4 716 857 842 798 857 8 78 694 rl07 r 14 rl4 r20 rl9 r30 r4 185 996 329 621 300 437 712 109,041 14,989 14,625 21,362 19,713 31,332 4,714 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Rubber and plastics products do NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL... do NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do do Fabricated metal products Transportation equipment do Industries with unfilled orders do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do do do Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do 32 870 8 260 24 610 19 73 19 72 Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. 126.2 118. 7 1 fs 130.8 125.0 134.8 194.9 208.0 192.0 197.7 1 1 8R 1 191.1 191.5 i Qi _L 120.7 128.8 123.1 119.1 104.7 121.3 112.3 144.0 149.4 122.9 137.5 129.4 119.4 104.8 121.9 112.4 142.2 149.8 140.2 200.4 156.3 128.1 111.5 144.8 116.0 143.8 181.9 139,5 188.4 153.1 129.6 112.7 150.5 116.6 143.8 180.3 141.8 184.0 151.9 133.5 113.5 179.2 117.2 143.0 184.7 Dec. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 1967=100.. 9 Foodstuffs WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Lumber and wood products r/. Revised. 11,555 1_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 145.3 187.2 155.7 137.1 115.6 201.3 117.5 141.9 186.1 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1972 1973 Dec. Sept, COMMODITY PRICES—Con. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES--Con. Industrial commodities - Con. Machinery and equipment................... .».. ... 1967=100 Metals and metal products............................do.. 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 BY-Wholesale prices................................. 1967=$1.00 118.5 124.1 127.3 115.0 109.8 115.1 113.0 115.0 118.6 124.4 127.4 115.1 109.8 115.6 114.2 115.1 122.6 134.4 129.9 124.4 112.8 126.8 114.5 121.1 123.1 135.9 130.9 125.8 114.0 128.5 115.9 121.0 123.8 138.5 131.5 127.6 114.8 130.0 116.1 121.3 $0,829 $0,814 $0,713 $0,717 $0.705 $0,688 Oct. Nov. 1972 124.6 141.8 132.6 128.7 116.5 131.4 117.3 121.6 1973 Aug. Sept. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL..........mil. $ Private, total......... ...do.. Residential (incl. farm) .............................do.. New housing units..................................do.. Nonresidential buildings, total 1_/ ...................do.. Industrial .......do.. Commercial do.. Public, total..........................................do.. NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL......................................bil. $ Private, total.........................................do.. Residential (incl. farm) .............................do.. New housing units.................................. do.. Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ do.. Industrial.........................................do.. Commercial do.. Public, total..........................................do.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE...................1967=100 11,571 8,686 5,046 4,236 11,048 8,506 4,946 4,181 2,221 2,121 397 1,274 2,885 399 1,187 2,542 128.5 96.2 56.4 46.9 24.3 4.3 13.7 32.3 142 r12,779 r9,719 r5,552 r4,558 2,550 587 1,422 3,060 12,557 9,464 5,364 4,411 2,487 560 1,408 3,093 rl2,173 r9,294 r5,055 r4,144 r2,563 r600 rl,442 r2,879 11,685 8,880 4,713 3,840 2,450 589 1,355 2,805 rl38.2 rl07.1 r60.1 r49.3 28.6 6.7 15.8 31.1 137.2 104.3 58.9 48.2 27.2 6.3 15.1 32.9 rl34.9 102.7 r56.3 r46.0 r28.0 r6.6 15.6 r32.2 134.0 97.5 57.2 47.8 24.5 4.6 13.6 29.3 143 rl54 rl55 rl56 156 126.8 r/ Revised. 1_/ Except farm and public utilities. USC0MM--DC--11 ,555 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 101.8 54.6 44.0 28.3 6.8 15.6 32.3
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