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January 23,1981 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 600 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 1600 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 500 Weekly (Wednesday data) Monthly (overage of Wednesday data) 550 - 450 400 350 350 300 __L_J L_J L_i \ I I ! _J I—!—J—U-l I_J I L I . I 300 _L I—I—i—L_ J FMA M J J A SO N D 1980 1979 1978 1977 Data: Federal Reserve Board THOUSANDS 350 THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION — •: P a s s e n g e r cars) 1977 1978 J 1980 1979 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States. Inc. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 85 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 1967=100 1/0 TOTAL iNDUSTRSAL PRODUCTION fF.R.B. seas. adj. index) (seasonally adjusted') 160 75 fS\y ^ ~ - 150 / 140 r\/ - 130 l?0 1,,,,, 1977 Data: Federal Reserve Board Total 65 , 1978 1979 ..... l..... 1980 - 55 Nondurable Goods \ 45 35 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1977 U_L1. 1 1 1 1 1i i i i i 1978 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATSSTSCS updates selected data that are published monthly In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, ^^ • —""" - i . i i i 1 i i i i i 1979 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. 1980 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1980 1981 ITEM SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ..1967=100 do.. do.. Jan. 12 Jan. 19 Dec. 27 Jan. 3 Jan. 10 285.1 250.5 311.7 284.9 246.7 314.6 287.8 274.2 297.4 283.5 269.5 293.5 286.8 274.9 295.2 809 648 547 565 3,670 3,464 189 3,755 3,552 212 4,202 3,436 212 174 250 124,841 140,973 44,671 128 123,368 139,548 46,414 383 135,957 144,173 40,838 809 136,912 145,857 41,054 496 136,121 146,082 41,038 664 113,474 75,029 111,183 74,141 508,647 36,104 158,186 100,737 508,367 36,053 157,543 100,945 111,249 71,927 545,697 38,133 172,936 111,930 119,930 72,609 553,071 39,687 175,105 112,112 111,284 73,956 551,638 40,648 173,191 112,201 percent, 1941-43=10 do.., 11.60 109.05 122.30 11.67 111.05 124.89 13.91 135.88 154.48 13.82 135.76 154.45 13,65 135.08 153.45 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3_/. .thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 15,080 46,196 107,898 8,696 14,965 43,653 90,216 10,570 44,711 47,576 e8,541 13,295 42,727 0 e8;541 14,805 48,692 103,846 e8,545 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5_/. .thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,379 81.4 2,362 80.8 2,202 74.6 2,309 78.2 2,327 78.8 16.9 17.0 12.1 14.2 17.3 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs ..thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun £ Bradstreet) do. . do.. number FINANCE: Currency in circualt ion 3/. ....... mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 5/ do.. Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.. Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.. Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted 7... .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) e do.. , Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody!s) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. £ Poor's)~4_/ Industrial, 400 stocks RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES hil. Jan. 17 283.7 268.3 294.7 el34,475 143,570 41,865 625 13.74 133.47 151.73 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 1980 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. r_/ Oct. r/ Nov. Dec.e / GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100 BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL do.. Final products do.. 152,3 152.5 144.1 146.8 149.2 150.7 149.8 147.1 149.8 147.2 145.3 143.9 147.1 145.7 148.7 147.2 149.6 148.0 do. . do.. do.. do.. 156.2 155.8 178.5 129.4 156.6 155.8 180.2 129.4 142.4 134. 169. 128.4 146.4 140.2 173.8 127.4 150.0 145.9 174.9 129.4 152.4 149.1 176.7 130.5 BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric do. . .do.. do. . do.. do. . do.. do.. 147.5 129.9 132.2 143.3 125.7 167.2 186.6 148.2 131.4 136.9 143.4 127.2 166.9 186.0 150.5 130.5 73.1 148.9 134.7 172.7 193.9 149.9 132.0 89.1 145.7 135.4 169.9 189.6 151.8 134.9 100.5 151.6 137.1 170.7 154.4 137.4 MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Nondurable manufactures Foods Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products do.. do.. do. „ do.. do.. .do.. do.. 153.3 165.0 147.9 113.0 148. 5 133.5 154.3 153.2 165.3 148.4 116.6 148.0 131.1 155.7 143.4 160.3 148.6 119.1 133.0 126.7 152.3 146.4 .161.9 149.4 123.1 134.1 128.1 153.4 148.9 163.6 149.5 150.3 165.2 154.0 155.5 do.. do.. do.. do,. do.. 136.2 215.3 142.1 271.3 70.4 137.8 216.8 145.4 263.8 71.2 140.3 206.8 130.5 253.1 67.2 141.5 209.2 129.1 258.1 70.2 143.2 212.7 131.8 260.4 71.0 145.1 MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Energy materials Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather and products rj Revised. p_/ Preliminary, e/ Estimated. 159.7 137.9 173.4 135.8 135.4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1980 1979 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)--Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)—Con. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS--Con. MANUFACTURING--Con. Durable manufactures 196 7=100 Ordnance, pvt. and govt do.. Lumber and products do.. Furniture and fixtures do.. Clay, glass, and stone products do.. Primary metals do. . 145.2 78.0 135.9 162.9 164.1 117.1 144.8 77.5 132.4 161.0 163.8 115.3 131.7 77.1 rl22.6 rl44.8 rl41.4 r90.1 rl35.6 r79.1 rl22.2 rl47.2 rl44.2 rl00.8 pl38.8 p79.9 pl25.4 pl48.0 pl46.7 P112.4 ell6.7 do.. do. . do.. do.. do. . 146.9 162.9 179.5 128.3 173.4 146.2 163.0 181.6 127.3 175.0 129.0 159.1 rl67.5 112.9 167.4 rl32.8 160.5 rl70.0 rll8.8 rl69.6 pl34.3 pl61.7 pl72.3 pl21.8 pl70.9 el35.7 el62.1 el74.2 el20.6 el72.6 LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed. ,,..,,.,.. thous do.. do. . do., do. . do. . 105,811 103,719 97,943 3,257 94,686 5,776 105,973 103,884 98,047 2,995 95,052 5,836 106,841 104,720 97,256 3,635 93,621 7,464 107,536 105,415 97,933 3,501' 94,431 7,4S2 107,406 105,287 97,801 3,214 94,586 7,486 106,902 104,778 97,545 3,044 94,501 7,233 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Construction thous do. . do.. do.. do.. do. . 90,552 74,556 53,590 26,504 985 4,553 90,678 74,676 53,693 26,590 992 4,615 90,384 74,275 54,231 25,476 1,028 4,404 r90,710 r74,551 r54,394 r25,636 rl,037 r4,442 r90,917 r74,762 r54,480 r25,804 rl,054 r4,468 p91,122 p74,942 p54,593 p25,916 pi,070 p4,497 do.. do.. do. . 20,966 12,693 8,273 20,983 12,706 8,277 20,044 11,955 8,089 r20,157 r12,043 r8,114 r20,282 rl2,147 r8,135 p20,349 pl2,185 p8,164 do. . do.. do.. do. . do.. do.. do. . do. . do. . do.. 64,048 5,216 20,479 5,269 15,210 5,049 17,308 15,996 2,773 13,223 64,088 5,212 20,448 5,251 15,197 5,064 17,362 16,002 2,773 13,229 64,908 5,124 20,620 5,280 15,340 5,194 17,861 16,109 2,765 13,344 r65,074 r5,147 r20,641 r5,292 rl5,349 r5,214 rl7,913 rl6,159 r2,788 rl3,371 r65,113 r5,133 r20,647 r5,297 rl5,350 r5,227 rl7,951 rl6,155 r2,793 rl3,362 p65,206 p5,135 p20,626 p5,302 pl5,324 p5,240 pl8,025 pl6,180 p2,808 pl5,372 Average hourly earnings per worker, seasonally adjusted: Private nonagricultural payrolls dollars Mining. • do. . Construction do.. Manufacturing do. . Transportation and public utilities do. . Wholesale and retail trade do.. Finance, insurance, and real estate do.. Services do. . 6.34 8.73 9.48 6.87 8.51 5.20 5.41 5.54 6.39 8.75 9.55 6.91 8.54 5.23 5.48 5.60 6.77 9.32 10.05 7.42 9.04 5.56 5.87 5.93 r6.83 r9.37 rl0.14 7.49 9.20 r5.59 r5.91 5.99 r6,91 r9.52 rl0.20 r7.58 r9.26 5.65 r6.01 6.07 p6.95 p9.51 pl0.29 p7.64 p9.30 p5.68 p6.02 p6.07 Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars 196 7=100 1967 dollars do.. Mining do. . Construction do. . Manufacturing. do. . 237.3 104.1 272.0 226.5 241.9 239 .4 103 .8 274.6 228 .1 244 .1 255.4 101.5 290.4 239.3 264.5 r257.9 rlO1.5 r294.4 r241.6 r266.6 r260.7 rlO1.6 r298.7 r242.8 r268.9 p261.4 p299.5 p244.6 p270.4 258.7 229.7 215.6 234.9 260.1 231.4 217.9 237.8 274.0 246.5 233.1 251.7 r280.2 r247.7 r234.8 r254.2 r282.6 r250.4 r239.5 r258.1 p283.9 p250.9 p239.0 p258.3 r768 r600 168 r9.7 7.2 2.4 r726 r554 171 rl0.3 r7.8 2.5 672 486 186 r8.5 r6.3 r2.2 847 664 183 r9.2 6.8 r2.4 698 530 169 r9.3 r6.8 2.5 650 472 178 8.9 6.4 2.5 1,794 rl,766 r2.9 1,691 rl,667 r2.6 1,373 1,332 r2.6 1,390 1,328 2.3 1,440 1,350 2.4 1,448 1,361 2.5 Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments el 39.9 e80.5 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS Manuf actur ing Durable goods Nondurable goods Service-Producing Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade.... Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local Transportation and public utilities Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services do. . do.. do.. do.. TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted thous Domestics 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.., r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 19 79 1980 ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct. r/ Nov. r / Dec. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ ...........mil. Durable goods stores.................................do Bldg. materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers .do Automotive dealers. do Furn., home furn, and equipment. .................. .do 79,012 25,366 91,542 26,785 76,650 24,733 82,997 26,928 82,636 25,400 97,630 27,712 4,431 13,584 3,872 4,018 12,735 4,414 4,587 13,490 3,603 4,833 15,013 3,801 4,286 13,289 4,050 4,070 12,478 4,922 Nondurable goods stores..............................do. General merch. group stores........................ do. Department stores. do Food stores .do Grocery stores...................................do 53,646 11,575 9,36 7 16,598 15,504 64,757 17,196 13,930 17,937 16,496 51,917 8,959 7,350 17,281 16,022 56,069 10,144 8,255 18,388 17,079 57,236 11,878 9,690 18,067 16,755 69,918 18,267 14,826 19,465 18,062 Gasoline service stations..........................do Apparel and accessory stores....................... do Eating and drinking places.........................do Drug and proprietary stores .......do 6,632 4,107 6,335 2,335 6,766 6,131 6,630 3,127 7,821 3,664 6,824 2,422 8,078 4,026 7,047 2,601 7,796 4,262 6,590 2,572 7,837 6,569 6,768 3,554 76,421 25,679 77,150 25,943 80,087 25,868 80,609 25,591 81,933 26,556 80,830 25,616 4,451 14,518 3,570 4,487 14,618 3,568 4,236 14,696 3,719 4,243 14,329 3,654 4,430 14,840 3,804 4,409 13,738 3,857 50,742 9,671 7,819 16,566 15,442 51,207 9,636 7,700 16,872 15,666 54,219 9,562 7,778 18,179 16,830 55,018 10,015 8,125 18,095 16,794 55,377 10,177 8,310 18,378 17,010 55,214 10,077 8,146 18,507 17,334 6,672 3,650 6,572 2,368 6,752 3,630 6,690 2,313 7,821 3,809 6,831 2,568 7,896 3,876 6,929 2,646 7,931 3,861 6,829 2,682 7,767 3,880 6,871 2,600 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS, ADJ.), TOTAL V . ..'.„..o.... o ...do Durable goods stores. ...do Bldg. materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers.......................... ... do Automotive dealers................................ do Furn,,, home furn. and equip.................... .. .do Nondurable goods stores General merch. group stores Department stores Food stores. Grocery stores ...do do do .do do Gasoline service stations...................... ...do Apparel and accessory stores ...do Eating and drinking places ...do Drug and proprietary stores r/ Revised. .do 1/ Data for Dec. 1980 are advance estimates. "&U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1981--340-999/21 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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