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January 18,1980

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
550
. TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS

525

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
|550
Weekly
(Wednesday data)

Monthly
(average of Wednesday data)

(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

500
475
450
425
400
375

375
350

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1979

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Data: Federal Reserve Board

THOUSANDS
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200 • (Passenger cars)

THOUSANDS
350
Monthly

Weekly

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1,000

_ 300
250

1978

1979

800

200

600

150

1 + 100

400
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1910-14=100
900
PRICES RECEIVED AND
PAID BY FARMERS
800

240

700

220

600h

200

500 h

180

1967=100
2601
~~
W H O L E S A L E PRICES

All Commodities

Industrial Commodities

Farm Products and
Processed Food and Feed

(incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates)

400

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1976

1977

: U.S. Dept OT Agriculture

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1978

1979

160

I M I I I 1 I i I I 1 I 1 I I I 1 I I S I I

1976

1977

Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly
Irt the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.




1978

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1979

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1980

1979
ITEM

Jan.

Jan. 6

SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2 /
9 Foods t u f f s
1 3 Raw i n d u s t r i a l s

1967=100..
.....^o....
...do....

251.5
245,6
255.6

13

Dec.

253.5
249.1
256.4

22

Dec.

285.6
253.7
309.8

29

Jan.

5

286.9
256.7
309.8

287.5
256.0
311.7

Jan.

12

285.4
251 2
311 7

thous . .

559

676

581

589

571

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l p r o g r a m s
do
S t a t e programs (50 S t a t e s , D . C . , and P u e r t o Rico)
do....
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & B r a d s t r e e t ) . . . n u m b e r . .

3,203
3,047
99

3,156
2,997
125

2,812
2,649
129

3,299
3,117
72

63

189

114,720
132,678
43,420
726

113,761
128,914
41,722
-122

123,682
139,051
43,816
119

124,728
141,347
44,056
496

125,463
143,400
44,767
550

el24,844
140,976
44,765
197

113,248
77,865
445,199
35,549
134,038
80,655

105,538
77,862
443,306
35,104
132,108
81,058

107,180
72,428
501,171
36,383
154,683
98,314

116,998
72,252
503,967
35,592
155,814
98,280

9.64
97,80
109.08

9.65
98.77
110.02

11.40
108.20
121.35

11.49
107.78
120.83

11.54
105.76
118.41

11.60
109.05
122,30

11,170
46,236
150,737
8,457

11,800
48,582
185,603
8,45 7

15,790
45,670
113,048
e8,581

10,655
39,326
0
e8,581

11,040
42,577
88,419
e8,627

107,898

tons..

2,429
80.9

2,491
82.9

2 273
78.6

2,152
74.4

2,276
77.9

2,379
81.4

bil..

12.7

15.8

17.6

12.0

14.4

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, S t a t e p r o g r a m s

FINANCE:
F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g ,

total

3/

A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial b a n k s :
Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d
Savings d e p o s i t s .

do....

4/
.do....
.do....

U.S. Government o b l i g a t i o n s

Stock p r i c e s ,
Industrial,

500 s t o c k s
400 s t o c k s

(Stand.

do....

$ Poor's)

4/...1941-43=10..
do....

PRODUCTION:
E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s

Steel,

mil.

raw

thous.

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

kw.-hr..

sh.

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. _3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/
based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities. e_/ Estimated.

MONTHLY

Capability for a full order book

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1979

19 78
ITEM

Nov.

COMMODITY PRICES
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. . . 1 9 1 0 - 1 4 = 1 0 0 . .

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

541
454
r483
516
309
349
483
1,116

556
461
r543
490
319
347
471
1,143

602
507
484
480
383
444
495
1,186

591
504
499
518
370
457
514
1,143

r594
r502
r545
r515
r358
451
509
1,198

598
496
518
503
372
440
452
1,208

632
709
800
250

656
722
835
261

702
759
929
232

681
771
891
219

r689
r789
882
248

705
795
900
264

658
638
645
764
71

664
541
652
770
72

740
702
733
862
70

747
709
740
870
68

749
715
739
872
68

757
722
747
880
68

1967=100..
do
do

252.2
248.3
254.8

250.8
249.1
251.8

281.1
259.1
297.3

283.8
252.3
307.7

281.0
250.7
304.0

do

215.7
218.2
208.2
216.0
202.3
329.7
163.5

217.5
222.7
211.8
217.2
202.3
334.3
164.6

241.7
241.0
225.7
243.8
230.3
454.4
171.7

245.2
239.5
224.8
248.5
233.5
468.3
174.1

246.9
240.2
227.1
250.2
235.6
476.7
175.6

Fruit
Tobacco

do
do....
do
do
do
do

Meat a n i m a l s
P o u l t r y and eggs

do
do
do
do

Commercial v e g e t a b l e s
Cotton
Feed g r a i n s and h a y

Dec.

PRICES PIAD BY" FARMERS:

A l l commod., s e r v i c e s ,
PARITY RATIO

int.,

taxes,

do
do
do
a n d wage r a t e s . . . d o . . . .
do

PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES:
SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES:
22 C o m m o d i t i e s
9 Foodstuffs

ALL COMMODITIES
Food a n d f e e d s , p r o c e s s e d
I n d u s t r i a l commodities
C h e m i c a l s and a l l i e d p r o d u c t s
F u e l s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s , and

r/ Revised.




„

power...

do
do
do
do
do

249.4
242.5
229.2
252.8
238.1
488.7
177.0

1979

19 78
ITEM

Nov.

Dec.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

1

Dec.

COMMODITY PRICES—Con.
PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES — C o n .
ALL COMMODITIES--Con.
I n d u s t r i a l commodities—Con.
H i d e s , s k i n s and l e a t h e r p r o d u c t s . . .

215.8
290.0
202.7
235.5
230.0
203.9
179.4
163.2
180.1
182.5

216.2
288.6
203.8
236.6
231.1
205.2
179.7
163.6
180.5
182.8

250.7
309.7
217.6
263.6
252.2
222.8
200.3
171.3
186.2
188.1

25 3.6
308.8
219.6
269.4
255.6
227.2
202.4
171.9
193.6
196.3

248.5
299.0
221.0
270.9
257.1
229.3
204.3
172.4
194.4
197.0

248.9
289.8
222.9
273.5
259.2
231.0
205.7
172.8
195.1
197.6

$0,499

$0,494

$0,454

$0,447

$0,443

$0,439

25,707
22,087

27,494
21,301

26,987
22,898

28,094
26,779

26,239
23,815

25,956

26,516

28,634

27,695

26,464

12,211
4,519
3,530
3,571

12,521
4,695
3,526
3,612

13,172
5,489
3,363
4,082

12,718
5,642
2,942
3,930

11,738
5,105
2,808
4,161

do

7,788
9.176
486

7,833
9,424
502

8,430
10,699
5 51

7,676
10,424
582

7,066
10,613
515

do

22,124

22,117

24,188

25,509

24,057

do
do
do
do

10,551
3,503
2,751
3,385

10,441
3,598
2,753
3,416

11,651
3,716
2,952
3,639

11,947
4,566
3,094
3,595

11,455
3,765
2,852
3,684

6,033
8,511
411

6,053
8,555
431

6,607
9,642
442

7,189
9,760
432

6,533
9,814
412

269,436

275,629

303,902

305,217

307,641

.do
do
do
do

133,908
53,090
45,305
23,006

136,189
54,298
45,939
24,876

148,657
64,822
49,214
24,446

149,152
65,692
48,770
24,860

149,057
67,164
48,673
25,732

do
do
.do

101,565
43,523
16,017

102,468
47,051
16,042

114,765
50,422
17,105

114,876
50,883
17,244

115,121
52,060
17,349

9.40

9.49

9.93

10.71

11.37

11.35

do
do
do
do

9.03
9.24
9.48
9.83

9.16
9.33
9.53
9.94 |

9.44
9.70
10.03
10.54

10.13
10.46
10.83
11.40

10.76
11.22
11.50
11.99

10.74
11.15
11.46
12.06

do
do

9.21
9.58
9.01

9.31
9.67
9.15

9.66
10.19
9.50

10.28
11.13
9.89 |

11.00
11.73
10.35

11.02
11.68
10.44

274.07
804.29
98.40
211.93

274.87
80 7.94
99.38
211.12

309.44
878.50
107.03
262.04

293.20
840.39
102.68
241.91

287.66
815.78
102.69
239.49

298.88
836.14
108.17
253.27

94.71
105.23
103.38
81.71

96.11
106.92
105.82
82.53

108.60
121.06
119.95
88.06

104.47 '\
116.95
114.66
83.76

103.66
116.12
113.59
81.48

107.78
120.78
119.27
84.52

...1967=100..
do
do
do
do
do
do
do
Dec. 1968=100..
1967=100..
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-1967=$1.00..
Producer p r i c e s

FINANCE
CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT
T o t a l e x t e n d e d and l i q u i d a t e d :
Unadjusted:
.mil.
do
Seasonally

$..

adjusted:
do

By m a j o r

holder:
do
do
do....
do

Credit unions
Retailers
By m a j o r c r e d i t
Automobile

type:
do
An

By m a j o r

holder:

..

Credit unions
Retailers
By t y p e o f c r e d i t :
Automobile
Revolving
Total outstanding,

end of y e a r o r

do
do
do....
month.

By m a j o r h o l d e r : 1/
Commercial banks
Finance companies
Credit unions
Retailers
By t y p e o f c r e d i t :

„
1/

Mobile home.
SECURITY MARKETS
BOND YIELDS:
By r a t i n g s :
Aaa
Aa
A
Baa
By g r o u p :
Public u t i l i t i e s
Rai l r o a d s
STOCKS:
Prices:

Public u t i l i t y

Standard

£ Poor's

(15 s t o c k s )

Corporation:

I n d u s t r i a l , t o t a l (400 s t o c k s ) . .
C a p i t a l goods (111 s t o c k s ) . . . .
Consumer goods (189 s t o c k s ) . . .

1/ Includes data not shown separately.




1941-43=10..
do

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1979

1978
ITEM
Sept,

Nov.

Oct.

Dec.

FINANCE--Con.
SECURITY MARKETS--Con.
STOCKS-~Con.
Prices—Con.
Standard § Poor's Corporation—Con.
Combined index (500 stocks)--Con.
Utilities (40 stocks) ....................1941-43=10.
Transportation (20 stocks) ..................1970=10.
Railraod (10 stocks).....
..........1941-43=10.
Financial (40 stocks) ....................*..1970=10.
New York City banks (6 stocks).........1941-43=10.
Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks).............do.. .
Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks).......do...
New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes:
Composite,................................. .12/31/65=50.
Industrial.......................................do...
Transportation...................................do...
Utility..........................................do...
Finance..........................................do...

49.04
13.17
43.56
11.21
43.61
99.93
101.35

49.32
13.10
43.37
11.36
43.19
100.78
105.07

51.16
15.72
56.00
13.39
47.44
113.53
125.33

49.05
14.64
53.18
12.32
43.04
104.08
120.03

48.79
14.50
54.23
12.08
42.03
101.87
119.87

50.50
15.23
56.90
12.50
43.50
105.44
125.81

52.74
57.50
41.80
37.88
54.95

53.69
58.72
42.49
38.09
55.68

61.89
69.17
52.21
38.39
67.21

59.27
66.68
48.09
36.58
61.64

59.02
66.45
47.61
36.55
60.64

61.75
69.82
50.59
37.29
63.21

909
770
139
11.1
9.1
2.0

769
646
124
11.2
9.4
1.8

775
601
174
10.8
8.7
2.1

899
729
170
9.4
7.3
2.1

775
606
168
9.6
7.2
2.4

733
561
171
10.5
8.0
2.5

1,728
1,735
2.3

1,729
1,740
2.2

1,752
1,693
2.3

,775
,704
2.8

,794
,712
2.8

1,691
pl 9 591
2.4

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Retail sales, new passenger cars:
Total, not seasonally adj usted.............8..........thous.
Domes tics............................................do...
Imports..............................................do...
Total* seasonally adjusted at annual rate...............mil.
Domestics•. ...........................................do...
Imports .............................................. do...
Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month:
Not seasonally adjusted...............................thous.
Seasonally adjusted....................................do...
Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics)..............do...
£,/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
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