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January 11, 1980 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1] ^t0F%. V„rEs0^ Annual Subscription: domestic, $ 2 2 . 0 0 ; foreign, $ 2 7 . 5 0 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 2 0 4 0 2 . U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 — Monthly - ( o v g . o f d a i l y close) INDEX, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 - 1 0 140 Weekly j™ ( W e d n e s d a y close) 1980 120 -H 110 V -H 100 -1 90 H 80 A 70 1.1 1 I I I .1 [ 1 I 1 —L™L 1_1..„ J...J 1976 ) 1. _JL__JL_J_ , .1. ,1. .1, ,1. 1 1 1 1 1 1977 1,1 1 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1978 i, J 1979 1979 _±_L_J_I_J__LJ__LJL_J__L J F M A M J J A ' S O N D Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS Monthly (Ingots a n d a l l other forms) 16 8h _i i I I i I l I l I _i I 1976 L_J I L_J L _ i _ _l 1977 L i I I I L. J i i i i I i i i i 1979 1978 i J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240 NEW CONSTRUCTION BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 (seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates' 220 H120 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 270 150 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 140 - & INVENTORIES - 250 (seasonally adjusted) 130 200 _---hoo Private Residential (right scale) (left scale) 120 S 80 180h H60 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1 1 1 M i i i I i i i i i i i i I i 1 i i i i i 1978 1979 40 90 210 - (right scale) 170 i i i 1 i i i l I 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 11 I I1 1 1 1 1 1_i_11150 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I i1i 1 1976 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. ot Commerce WEEKLY B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data t h a t are published in t h e SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S . - 190 ^ - " " ~ ~ ' -I n v\e n t o r.i e s 100 j£^**' JJ I I I 1 1 I I I I1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1976 1977 230 ^ " 110 160 Shipments monthly 1978 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1978 1980 1979 ITEM Dec. 30 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs Jan. 6 Dec. 15 1967=100.. do .00.do,... 250.3 247.9 251.9 251.5 245.6 255.6 284.9 254.8 307.7 thous.. 514 .559 2,848 2,702 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number.. Dec. 22 Dec. 29 Jan. 5 287.5 256.0 311.7 285.6 253.7 309.8 286.9 256.7 309.8 456 581 591 3,203 3,047 99 2,935 2,748 2,798 2,636 180 129 72 63 124,728 141,347 44,056 496 el25,461 143,528 44,895 678 11.54 105.76 118.41 FINANCE: Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n 3/ m i l . $.-. F e d e r a l R e s e r v e b a n k c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l 3/ do.... Member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 3/ do.... E x c e s s r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d JS/ .s =s s s do.... A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s o f l a r g e commercial b a n k s : 4 / Demand d e p o s i t s , . a d j u s t e d T... do.... Savings d e p o s i t s . do.... Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , g r o s s a d j u s t e d , t o t a l do.... U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s do.*.. Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s ) do.... Real e s t a t e l o a n s ( g r o s s ) do.... 114,377 131,307 41,357 -55 114,720 132,678 43,420 726 123,030 138,523 43,668 586 123,682 139,051 43,816 119 120,407 89,503 486,518 41,406 141,981 90,073 113,248 77,867 445,199 35,549 134,038 80,655 108,083 72,479 495,863 37,272 151,831 98,027 107,394 72,241 501,080 36,494 154,532 98,246 Bond y i e l d s , d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) 3/ percent.. S t o c k p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ; , ( S t a n d . § P o o r ' s ) 4 / . . . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 . . I n d u s t r i a l , 400 s t o c k s do.... 9.62 96.66 107.85 9.64 97.80 109=08 11.29 107.52 120.49 11.40 108.20 121.35 1 L.49 107.78 120.83 10,955 41,463 0 8,662 10,280 46,236 150,737 8,699 16,080 43,970 184,007 e8,558 15,790 45,503 113,048 e8,558 10 655 39 326 0 e8 558 sh ? t o n s . . percent.. 2,594 85.2 2,429 80.9 2,318 80.1 2,273 78.6 2, 152 74.4 bil.. 12.2 12.7 17.8 17.6 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) P e t r o l e u m ( c r u d e ) and c o n d e n s a t e thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 3/ S t e e l , raw Rate of c a p a b i l i t y u t i l i z a t i o n 5 / thous, RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES.. 8,623 2,276 77.9 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 1979 Oct. r/ Oct. Nov. mil. do do do do 135,514 73,238 4,176 10,918 8,599 131,499 70,662 3,855 10,467 8,489 140,375 71,365 4,386 11,482 9,332 148,657 r76,949 4,343 11,907 9,438 150,802 78,538 4,552 12,073 9,683 144,057 73,097 4,168 11,457 9,143 do .do do do 12,312 8,967 17,858 2,857 11,686 8,699 17,568 2,841 12,783 9,029 13,139 3,021 13,881 9,877 15,758 3,346 13,789 9,790 16,821 3,242 12,607 9,590 15,154 3,301 do, do do do 62,276 18,981 1,043 3,990 60,837 18,547 1,014 3,783 69,010 19,544 1,049 3,942 71,708 20,623 1,036 4,234 72,264 21,053 1,097 4,301 70,960 20,636 1,060 4,013 P a p e r and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s . . . . C h e m i c a l s and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s P e t r o l e u m and c o a l p r o d u c t s Rubber and p l a s t i c s p r o d u c t s do do do do 5,157 10,704 8,899 3,642 5,061 10,435 9,074 3,461 5,795 12,228 11,968 3,804 5,664 13,172 12,351 3,826 5,745 12,759 12,302 3,947 5,532 12,452 12,881 3,588 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s Primary metals Fabricated metal products do 130,415 132,082 142,532 143,201 145,589 144,891 do do do do 70,096 3,891 10,918 8,252 71,392 3,903 11,034 8,670 74,416 4,055 11,787 9,118 74,012 4,027 11,554 8,987 75,488 4,246 12,088 9,310 74,066 4,226 12,085 9,334 do do do do 12,318 8,554 16,352 2,720 12,213 8,558 17,072 2,754 13,607 9,218 16,034 3,006 13,618 9,366 15,623 3,139 13,783 9,375 15,495 3,089 13,168 9,468 14,792 3,201 Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1 / Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s Primary metals „ Fabricated metal products Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l 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 I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , Foods and k i n d r e d p r o d u c t s Tobacco p r o d u c t s Textile mill products total 1/ Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l 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 I n s t r u m e n t s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown 1979 Oct. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Cpn. By industry group—Con. Nonduarble goods industries, total 1/ ... .mil. $. Food and kindred products do... Tobacco products do... Textile mill products .do... Paper and allied products ....do... Chemicals and allied products..... dq... Petroleum and coal products do... Rubber and plastics products do... MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total ..do... Book value (seasonally adj usted) , 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 * s. 9 , 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... MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL... do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total do... Primary metals do Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery. do Transportation equipment do.. . Nondurable goods industries, total. do... Industries with unfilled orders do... Industries without unfilled orders do... MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... 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... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.do... Aug. Sept. Nov. Oct. r/ 60,319 18,290 1,006 3,744 5,073 10,783 8,972 3,483 60,689 18,329 993 3,693 5,099 10,962 9,090 3,546 68,116 19,518 1,021 3,903 5,634 12,410 11,885 3,773 69,189 19,943 1,049 3,9 73 5,544 12,705 12,281 3,730 70,141 20,273 1,055 4,039 5,641 12,864 12,419 3,774 70,825 20,387 1,037 3,916 5,576 13,082 12,905 3,675 193,459 125,548 67,911 194,500 195,872 127,196 68,676 196,803 217,893 144,370 73,523 219,137 219,375 144,618 74,757 221,417 222,296 146,672 75,624 223,450 225,154 148,770 76,384 226,167 126,715 4,704 17,651 16,657 30,081 17,003 23,458 6,366 6 7,785 16,973 3,519 5,604 5,801 15,165 5,480 4,551 128,422 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 4,515 144,966 5,445 19,144 18,636 35,132 19,180 28,219 7,486 74,171 19,293 3,729 5.703 6,363 16,267 5,997 4,947 145,927 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 3,69 3 5,746 6,538 16,610 6,400 4,818 150,237 5.550 19,464 19,097 36,346 20,047 30,213 7,585 75,930 20,091 3,657 5,834 6,622 16,777 6,411 4,799 142,776 80,552 62.224 136,714 136,066 75,125 60,941 137,794 140,488 71,203 69,285 142,664 150,964 78,998 71,966 153,335 81,075 72,260 146,537 145,418 73,964 71,454 147,788 76,463 11,926 8,543 13,118 8,951 20,033 60,250 13,084 47,166 76,912 11,435 8,808 13,010 9,005 20,819 60,882 13,294 47,589 74,029 cl0,707 9,268 13,401 9,833 16,230 68,635 14,882 53,753 77,560 ell,707 8,745 13,983 9,796 18,323 69,594 14,787 54,807 76,400 12,315 9,503 13,839 9,661 15,686 70,137 14,701 55,436 76,321 12,623 9,197 13,686 9,683 16,088 71,467 15,228 56,239 229,031 219,003 10,028 228,667 233,600 223,466 10,134 234,381 268,812 257,882 10,930 267,994 271,120 259,931 11,189 271,946 273,650 262,464 11,186 272,906 275,014 263,335 11,679 275,801 218,468 25,852 25,435 51,659 29,491 75,408 10,199 223,989 26,253 25,574 52,456 29,938 79,156 10,392 257,029 29,870 28,060 56,958 34,285 95,807 10,965 260,576 30,024 27,818 57,323 34,715 98,506 11,370 261,538 30,252 •28,01357,383 35,002 98,700 11,368 263,791 30,790 27,875 57,900 35,218 99,995 12,010 20,208 15,453 8,841 7,361 3,658 1,158 1,884 4,755 19,191 14,910 8,470 7,096 3,552 1,111 1,824 4,281 r21,981 rl6,898 r9,45 7 7,589 4,272 1,236 2,358 r5,083 r21,763 rl6,590 r9,277 r7,497 4,256 1,232 2,359 r5,173 22,221 17,039 9,135 7,447 4,563 1,337 2,521 5,182 20,499 16,084 8,524 6,930 4,349 1,259 2,378 4,415 217.8 168.5 95.9 77.6 220.0 170.7 97.5 78.9 r230.3 rl80.6 r97.5 78.3 r232.6 rl81.6 r99.0 79.1 238.5 185.6 99.2 78.3 39.7 13.0 19.9 49.3 40.2 12.9 20.4 49.3 47.1 13.8 25.9 r49.7 46, 13, 25. r50. 49.5 15.0 26.7 52.9 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total Industrial Commercial Public, total mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do... Res identi al do... New housing uni ts do... Nonresidential buildings, total Industrial Commercial Public, total r / Revised, c/ Corrected. do... .do... do... do... 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a for " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. | 235.3 184.1 98.3 77.0 49.1 14.7 26.6 51.2 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS -Continued 4 19 78 1979 INDEX Oct. Nov. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 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 . $ . . ..1972=100,. BuiIdings, total ....mil. $.. By t y p e o f b u i l d i n g : Nonresidential............................... ......do.... Residential.................................. ......do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C O M P O S I T E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 1 9 7 2 = 1 0 0 . . 15,513 193 11,363 rll,635 173 r9,595 14,472 163 11,584 13,279 185 10,719 14,188 171 11,733 10 751 156 8,566 4,282 7,080 4,150 r3,622 r5,973 r2,040 4,515 7,069 2,889 4,471 6,248 2,560 4,869 6,864 2,455 3,849 4,717 2,185 183.1 185.0 r202.6 r203.8 r206.0 205.9 13,157.4 13,153.6 12,901.1 13,672.3 13,655.4 13,450,6 15,009.4 14,975.1 15,820.7 14,939.6 14,919.6 15,832.4 17,283.2 17,275.5 16,838.1 17,320.3 17,301.2 17,003,5 1,597.9 251.3 1,470.4 422.1 113.9 1,085.0 1,120.8 5,584,4 1,513.7 281.1 1,678.4 465.9 121.0 1,174.4 1,134.3 5,497.3 2,055.9 178.1 1,539.4 496.3 140.1 1,546.8 1,341.6 5,600.7 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 56 7 . 4 146.6 1,652.7 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 15,118.3 14,851.6 15,054.9 14,824.7 17,931.0 18,177.3 18,075.5 18,665.8 19,243.3 18,856.0 18,658.1 18,421.6 1,152.2 211.5 827.6 3,491.6 40.9 541.4 2,344.5 4,294.6 1,168.7 209.6 837.4 3,536.2 51.7 512.5 2,373.4 4,238.3 1,177.1 198.7 958.3 5,460.4 66.3 648.1 2,627.6 4,314.3 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 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL............ ....mil. $.. ......do.... 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 l i v e a n i m a l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . ......do.... ......do.... Mineral f u e l s , l u b r i c a n t s , e t c ......do.... Chemi c a l s .• Machinery and t r a n s p o r t equipment, ...... do.... .... ..do.... total.............do.... GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL,..................................do.... ......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 l i v e a n i m a l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . B e v e r a g e s and t o b a c c o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Mineral f u e l s , O i l s and f a t s , Manufactured lubricants, e t c . . . . . . . . .,.... do.... animal and v e g e t a b l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . ......do.... goods...................................do.... 1,163.2 222.5' 942.0 6,084.4 56.8 612.1 2,484.0 4,183.5 TJ Revised. ^ V u . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980—311-048/18 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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