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January 12,1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS U,^ FJlPiRlMiN^ 0f Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. ^ INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 — Monthly - (avg. of daily close) 120 - 110 - 100 - 90 - 80 - 70 ™J—L-J—\ I I—L™J—U_J—I —L_l—UJ—I 1975 1 I I—L_J—I— I I I I 1976 I ' I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 1 , 1 1 1_U™ J FMAMJ 1978 1977 J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. INDEX, 1967=1 INDEX, 1967=100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 200 _ (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) *onthfr - 190 - 180 - 170 - 160 - 150 I l I | I I 1 I 1 i 1 , , . . , ) , , , . . 1975 i i i 1976 i l 1 1 l . I .I . J 1 I L_J_J 1977 1 1 1—1_ , , J FMAMJ 1978 J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 260 130 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS — J 120 - & INVENTORIES / - 240 (seasonally adjusted) 110 _ /^ Shipmenfs (left scale) 180 h ^A r 90 ^ " ' Inventories 70 (right scale) i i L L_JJLLXJ_LJ_ J.I 1 I I J 1 1 I I 1..I 1 U l l l l l II 1975 i: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1976 (seas, adj., at annual rates) 200 220 / f VA 100 80 / BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 220 NEW CONSTRUCTION 1977 *~ 200 - 180 - 160 1 1 1 i 1 1 1U _1 1140 1978 1975 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1977 ' ' ' 'T97B '''''''' WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 ITEM Dec. 16 Dec. 23 Dec. 30 216.2 212.5 218.8 249.9 247.7 251.3 251.2 251.5 250.9 250.3 247.9 251.9 535 3,539 2,947 89 559 3,777 3,163 103 391 2,513 2,364 147 448 2,457 2,315 154 513 103,713 121,748 36,807 245 103,877 120,184 37,902 287 112,846 125,759 41,107 -34 113,315 129,704 41,873 65 114,377 131,385 41,444 48 ell4,695 133,199 43,744 1,127 120,472 92,461 438,491 46,111 125,534 74,600 118,967 92,942 436,647 45,964 125,776 74,459 118,936 89,754 4 8 2 , 2 74 41,305 140,587 89,496 8.61 94.75 104.31 8.64 93.52 102.91 9.44 96.06 106.65 9.55 94.68 105.45 9.62 96.66 107.85 9.64 97.80 109.08 thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 4,515 40,567 0 8,538 5,775 42,144 161,916 8,626 14,200 46,238 210,826 8,806 14,960 44,447 178,197 8,806 10,955 41,463 0 8,806 thous. sh. tons . percent. 2,220 73.2 2,324 77.2 2,712 89.1 2,668 87.7 2,594 85.2 11.2 11.9 17.8 18.0 196 7=100. do. . . do.. . 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. 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. . 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. g Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/. . . Dec. 213.2 216.1 211.1 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ 31 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil. 1/ D a t a do n o t a l w a y s c o v e r c a l e n d a r w e e k s . 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e . 4 / Wednesday d a t a . 5/ Capability b a s e d on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y o f r a w m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , a n d i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , ej E s t i m a t e d . MONTHLY 251.5 245.6 255.6 99 for a full 2,429 80.9 o r d e r book BUSINESS STATISTICS 19 77 Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 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 mil. do. do. do. do. 118,946 63,287 3,174 8,755 7,814 114,188 59,934 2,991 8,484 7,137 126,166 65,991 4,081 10,110 8,393 133,527 71,888 4,039 10,643 8,637 136,032 73,591 4,176 10,918 8,605 132 ,166 71 ,067 3,852 10 ,470 8,582 do. do. do. 10,297 7,758 16,233 9,970 7,668 14,890 11,074 8,273 13,858 12,346 9,026 16,958 12,384 8,967 18,125 11 ,754 8 ,685 17 828 do. do. do. do. 55,659 16,751 779 3, 705 54,354 16,545 841 3,608 60,175 18,209 968 3,744 61,639 18,674 9 39 3,901 62,441 19,268 1,043 3,990 61 ,099 18 743 1 014 3 916 Paper and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s C h e m i c l a s "artd a l l i e d p r o d u c t s P e t r o l e u m and coal 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. 4,404 9,400 8,295 3,310 4,313 9,175 8,137 3,119 5,007 10,241 8,926 3,544 4,966 10,961 9,118 3,522 5,157 10,701 8,781 3,642 5 124 10 461 8 956 33 492 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL , By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : D u r a b l e g o o d s i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1/ S t o n e , c l a y , and g l a s s product's" Primary m e t a l s Fabricated metal products do. 114,091 114,342 127,871 127,919 130,614 132, 459 do. do. do. do. 60,316 2,951 8,690 7,406 60,228 2,986 8,794 7,296 68,684 3,791 10,346 8,241 68,916 3,725 10,241 8,200 70,292 3,884 10,862 8,152 71 567 3,848 10 873 8,790 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 do. do. do. do. 10,280 7,371 14,896 2,406 10,390 7,502 14,527 2,431 11,831 8,495 16,324 2,714 12,062 8,509 16,738 2,716 12,371 8,526 16,674 2,715 12,245 8,505 17, 349 2, 766 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 Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , Foods a n d 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 r/ Revised. 1/ total 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. — continued 1977 ITEM Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tob acco 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 (unadj usted), total Durable goods industries, total...... Nondurab le goods industri es, total Book value (seasonally adjusted) , total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products mil. $.. do.... do... . do. . .. do. . . . do. ... do.... do.... 53,775 16,094 781 3,486 4,303 9,387 8,368 3,163 54,114 16,326 821 3,513 4,345 9,626 8,160 3,197 59,187 18,122 921 3,706 4,859 10,188 8,863 3,515 59,003 17,853 933 3,657 4,812 10,450 9,040 3,426 60,322 18,517 1,046 3,752 5,051 10,673 8,837 3,483 60,892 18,507 988 3,813 5,173 10,970 8,984 3,585 do... . do.... do.... do... . 178,220 113,338 64,882 179,301 179,313 114,185 65,128 179,840 191,281 124,430 66,851 192,882 rl91,875 124,903 66,972 194,063 193,494 125,583 67,911 194,735 195,860 127,174 68,686 196,525 do.... do... . do... . do... . do.. . . do. .. . do... . do... . 114,448 4,243 18,075 14,699 25,647 15,185 21,095 5,709 115,212 4,361 17,977 14,756 25,852 15,240 21,431 5,733 125,206 4,688 17,546 16,425 29,374 16,860 23,400 6,282 126,176 4,740 17,678 16,374 29,707 17,023 23,614 6,384 126,784 4,699 17,751 16,706 30,048 16,959 23,425 6,461 128,293 4,760 18,176 16,578 30,111 17,117 24,084 6,491 .do. .. . do.. . . do... . do.... do. . . . do. . .. do... . do. .. . do do.... do.. .. do 64,853 16,402 3,514 5,303 5,639 14,109 5,927 4,268 122,435 66,699 55,736 117,-331 64,628 16,001 3,534 288 658 134 050 226 116,122 61,767 54,355 117,024 67,676 16,674 3,359 5,554 5,816 15,182 5,512 4,581 129,873 69,713 60,160 130,952 67,887 16,895 3,481 5,601 5,855 15,317 5,406 4,561 rl36,129 74,520 T61,609 131,840 67,951 17,104 3,544 5,571 5,795 15,246 5,503 4,528 143,141 80.752 62,389 137,162 68,232 17,003 3,653 5,595 5,798 15,267 5,596 4,514 136,471 75,298 61,173 137,520 do.... do.. . . do.. . . do.... do... . do... . do.... do. . . . do. . . . 63,556 8,696 7,509 10,762 7,564 17,117 53,775 11,770 42,005 62,821 9,268 7,635 10,797 8,059 15,247 54,203 11,932 42,271 71,582 10,876 8,294 11,830 8,730 18,516 59,370 13,208 46,162 72,645 11,233 8,196 12,708 8,919 rl8,336 59,195 12,866 46,329 76,984 11,722 8,524 13,234 8,988 20,553 60,178 12,986 47,192 76,437 11,104 8,905 12,978 8,989 20,700 61,083 13,381 47,702 do do. . . . do.... do 187,464 178,963 8,501 186,787 189,398 180,896 8,502 189,469 221,444 211,434 10,010 219,999 224,149 214,067 10,082 223,921 231,261 221,233 10,128 2 30,464 235,563 225,460 10,103 235,528 do. . . . do... . do. . . . do.... do. . . . do.... do.... 178,206 17,858 22,836 46,274 24,916 57,144 8,581 180,799 18,332 23,175 46,681 25,473 5 7,864 8,670 209,922 23,760 24,993 50,266 28,594 71,938 10,077 213,650 24,753 24,990 50,912 29,006 73,733 10,271 220,341 25,612 25,361 51,776 29,466 77,612 10,123 225,213 25,843 25,477 52,510 29,950 80,963 10,315 mil. $.. do... . do... . do.... 16,487 12,823 7,787 6,573 15,730 12,438 7,431 6,345 19,709 14,846 9,06.9 7,543 rl9,787 rl4,990 r9,037 r7,436 19,640 14,991 8.699 7,334 18,723 14,561 8,300 7,0 75 do... . do... . do. . . . do.... 2,770 719 1,496 3,664 2,714 723 1,419 3,292 3,359 1,057 1,697 4,863 3,437 1,114 1,720 r4,797 3,559 1,110 1,844 4,648 3,495 1,089 1,801 4,162 7 2 2 3 178.1 140.6 85.2 70.7 206.4 158.0 92.5 77.1 r209.2 rl61.3 r94.2 76.8 209.9 161.9 93.6 76.9 212.8 165.5 95.8 79.3 do. . . . do... . do.... do 30. 3 8.2 15.9 37.4 30.7 8.4 15.9 37.4 37.6 12.0 18.8 48.4 38.2 12,6 18.9 r48.0 38. 12. 19, 47.9 39.9 12.7 20.5 47.3 19 72=100 . . 161.0 163.4 rl79.5 rl80.5 183.1 184.3 Nondurable goads 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, N E T (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 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 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/ Primary me t a l s F a b r i c a t e d matal p r o d u c t s 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 Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s with u n f i l l e d o r d e r s CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total R e s i d e n t i a l ( i n c l . farm) New housing u n i t s Nonresidential bui l d in g s , t o t a l 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, t o t a l NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSETD AT ANNUAL RATES) , TOTAL bil. $. . Private, total do.... R e s i d e n t i a l ( i n c l . farm) do.... New housing u n i t s do... . N o n r e s i d e n t i a l b u i l d i n g s , t o t a l 2] Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 176. 139, 84. 69. 2/ Includes additions and alterations. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1978 1977 Aug. Oct. Sept. Oct. FINANCE FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH: Assets, total........................................mil. $.„ Reserve bank credit outstanding, total......... .do.... Time loans. .do.... 128,999 106,794 923 94,597 11,595 133,591 109,729 9 26 96,477 11,595 128,999 30,379 22,841 88,380 Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System condition, Wednesday nearest end of the month: Deposits: Demand, adjusted 1/..................................do.. Demand, total 2/ ......... do. . Individuals, partnerships, and corp................ do. . State and local governments..... ..............do.. U.S. Government.................................... do.. Domestic commercial banks........ ..do.. Time, total 2/.......................................do.. Individuals, partnerships, and corp: Savings.......................................... do.. Other time ....................................... do.. 153,075 133,591 30,042 26,345 91,229 148,947 126,311 954 111,739 11,679 148,947 40,773 27,705 96,534 113,077 182,852 131,535 6,630 1,196 27,714 243,106 113,231 189,514 135,815 6,235 2,707 29,389 246,729 92,844 114,684 Loans (adjusted) , total 2_/ ............................ .do. . Commercial and industrial............................ do. . For purchasing or carrying securities................ do. . To nonbank financial institutions................... .do.. Real estate loans ...............................do.. Other loans ..........................................do.. Investments, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . do. . Notes and bonds .do. . Other s e c u r i t i e s . .do.. U.S. Government s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Gold c e r t i f i c a t e a c c o u n t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . . Liabilities, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deposits, t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member-bank r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s . . . . . . . Federal Reserve n o t e s in c i r c u l a t i o n . r / Revised. .do. .do. .do. .do. 129,675 1,365 115,279 11,668 rl56,320 rl29,266 rl,207 115,322 11,655 153,075 44,430 26,830 96,572 rl56,320 r42,563 r26,260 98,154 151,756 127,913 812 113,305 11,642 151,756 38,110 30,577 100,825 114,813 186,539 135,136 5,592 1,031 27,563 270,102 113,870 191,858 135,128 5,802 5,970 28,666 2 72,480 118,184 201,237 142,470 6,709 1,303 31,091 276,533 114,248 191,695 138,612 5,672 954 29,773 280,971 92,276 117,672 91,590 137,422 91,633 139,485 90,783 143,895 90,044 148,290 316,908 123,508 12,905 23,188 72,490 105,016 318,767 123,573 348,636 134,981 13,167 23,285 73,444 12,490 23,576 107,158 84,410 113,853 353,784 136,710 12,865 24,022 85,882 114,813 365,297 139,878 13,048 24,692 87,588 120,965 366,087 140,573 10,971 24,119 88,929 125,474 110,989 44,816 37,212 66,173 112,725 45,659 37,468 67,066 110,888 42,777 38,187 68,111 122,020 42,917 38,579 69,103 111,176 41,484 38,156 69,692 111,498 41,317 38,181 70,181 1/ Other domestic i n t e r b a n k and U.S. Gov't, less cash items in process of c o l l e c t i o n . ^ f U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Glass Mai! WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2/ Includes data n o t shown s e p a r a t e l y . 1979--281-051/25 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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