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JANUARY 24, 1975
A WEEKLY

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Bil ion $
425

Billion $

400
1974

_ ^ ^

375

1973

JU*£*

J

350
325
300

(Wednesday
I

1971

1972

1973

1 ,1 1. 1 1 1 1

J FMAMJ

1974

data)

275

1 1

1

JASOND

Data: Federal Reserve Board

1967=100

1967=100

170 _ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION

~

H 170

(E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index)

160 150

-

140

_

- _ ^ A

—

A

—

r^^
-J

—

130

Monthly
1—1—1—L_J

1971

1 1 I I

1972

J 1

1

l

I

I

I

-

I

1973

J

1974

F M A M J J A S O N D

Data: Edison Electric Inst.

Billion $
1,000

Billion
1,200
PERSONAL INCOME

140

(Seas, a d j . , at annual rates^

1,100

900

1,000

H 800

700
Wage and

Salary

Disbursements
(right scale)

1971

''
1972

1967=100

i

i I

i

i

1973

•

• i

TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
(F.R.B. seas. a d j . index)

130

120

H 600
110
i 11 i i i i i I 500
1974

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1971
Data: Federal Reserve Board

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provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

1972

1973

1974

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

2

1974

ITEM
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES...
Nondurable goods stores

1967=100.
do...
do...

Jan. 12
212.4
209.9
214.1

mil. $.
do...

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
thous.
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do...
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do...
FAILURES, INDUSI, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number.

1975

Jan. 19
214.2
209.8
217.1

Dec. 28
209 = 8
263.0
179.2

8,359
5,967

8,630
6,024

585
2,710
2,529
157

Jan. 4

Jan.

11

11,233
8,491

9,235
6,788

9,012
6,626

466
2,796
2,618
257

813
,304
,939
77

681
5,033
4,627
154

970
225

286

78,204
92,675
38,222
=36

71,855
87,397
36,296
86

71,214
86,670
37,702
400

79,336
95,121
36,824
397

79,620
96,045
37,661
650

78,902
94,076
37,345
250

103,931
57,020
354,376
26,020
110,182
55,002

103,374
56,956
354,288
26,071
110,212
55,481

103,350
57,947

110,157
58,450

388,811
23,863

390,291
23,996

130,880
60,224

131,019
60,057

105,653
58,607
389,270
25,010
130,131
60,066

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent..
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10..
Industrial, 425 stocks
do

8.12
93.42
103.96

8.16
95.67
106.61

9.59
*66.88
*74.61

9.60
*68.56
*76.47

9.60
70.04
77.71

10,780
36,558
130,557
9,093
2,835
116.2
15.8

11,640
35,531
133,714
9,152
2-8^7
118.3
15.9

thous. sh. tons..
mil. kw.-hr..
number..
thous. bbl..
thous. sh. tons..
1967=100..
fail..

1 / Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/ Tuesday p r i c e .

MONTHLY

3/

1£

207.8
255.8
179.8

FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do...
Member bank reserve bal ances 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...

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

Jan.

207.9
257.5
179.2

Daily average.

8,880

10,815

12,980

33,096

34,296
52,654
8,644

36,379

21
8,700
2,427

99^5
10.6
4/

115,583
8,584
2 589

2,483
101.8
12.1

Wednesday data.

ioeu
I5J_

208.0
254.1
181.0

9.56
72.14
79.96

101,896
104.8

*Tuesday d a t a .

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1974

1973

ITEM

III

IV

II

III

IV £/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil.
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do,
Durable goods, total
.do,
Automobiles and parts
do,
Furniture and household equipment
do

,308.9
816.3
132.4

59.3
55.5

1,428.0
896.8
121,
43,
58,

344.0
823.9
124.3
51.2
55.4

1,358.8
840.6
123.9
48.0
57.5

,383.8
869.1
129.5
50.6
59.5

1,416.3
901.3
136.1
56.2
60.4

364.4
72.8
180.1
31.5

375.8
74.4
183.5
36.8

389.0
75.7
191.3
37.9

391,
73,
196.
37,

do
do
do
do

343.8
70.6
169.1
28.7

352.1
70.9
174.5
29.8

do,
do,
do,
do

340.1
48.3
117.0
23.6

347.4
48.7
119.7
24.1

352.4
49.2
122.2
25.0

363.8
51.7
124.9
25.6

376.2
54.6
127.7
26.5

383.8
56.2
130.9
27.5

Gross private domestic investment, total..
Fixed investment
Nonresidential
Residential structures
Change in business inventories

do
do
do,
do,
do

209.

224.5
195.5
141.9
53.6
28.9

210.5
193.6
145.2
48.4
16.9

211.8
198.3
149.4
48.8
13.5

205.8
197.1
150.9
46.2
8.7

207.6
193.2
152.7
40.5
14.4

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports

do,
do
do

6.
103,

9.3
113.6
104.3

11.3
131.2
119.9

-1.5
138.5
140.0

-3.1
143.6
146.7

1.2
144.3
143.2

286.4
108.4
75.3
177.9

296.3
111.5
75.8
184.8

304.4
114.3

312.3
117.2
78.4
195.1

322.4
122.8
83.5
199.6

Nondurabl e
Clothing
Food and
Gasoline

goods, total
and shoes
beverages
and oil

Services, total
Household operation
Housing
Transportation

Gov't purchases of goods and services, total....do,
Federal
do
National defense.
do,
State and local
do,
£/ Preliminary.
61,859




197.
139.
58,
11.

96,
276.9
105.3
73.3
171.6

76.6
190.1

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d

3

1973

1974

ITEM
III

IV

II

III

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT-Con.

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
bil. $.
Compensation of employees, total
do..,
Proprietors' income, total
do..
Business and professional
do..,
Farm
do..
Rental income of persons
do..
Corp profits and inventory valuation adj., total.do..
Corporate profits before tax, total
do..,
Corporate profi ts after tax
do..
Net interest
do..,
PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
do..,
Less: Personal tax and nontax payments
do..
Equals: Disposable personal income
do..,
Less: Personal outlays
do..,
Equals: Personal saving
do..

1,077.3
793.3
99.3
57.7
41.5
26.2
105.2
122.7
72.9
53.2
1,068.0
154.2
913.9
840.7
73.2

1,106.3
814.8
103.2
58.4
44.9
26.4
106.4
122.7
73.2
55.5
1,099.3
159.9
939.4
850.1
89.3

,118.8
828.8
98.4
59.3
39.1
26.4
107.
135.
83.
57.
,112.
161.
950.

5.2
84.

130.2
848.3
89.9
60.7
29.1
26.3
105.6
139.0
83.1
60.1
134.6
168.2
966.5
894.9
71.5

1973
Nov.

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
bil. $.
Wage and salary disburesments, total
do...
Commodity-producing industries, total
do...
Manufacturing
do...
Distributive industries
do...
Service industries
do...
Government
do...
Other labor income
do...
Proprietors' income:
Business and professional
do...
Farm
,
do...
Rental income of persons
do...
Dividends
do...
Personal interest income
do...
Transfer payments
do...
Less personal contributions for soc. insurance...do...
Total nonagrioil tural income
do...
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
1967=100.
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:
Products, t o t a l

Final products
Consumer goods
Durable consumer goods
Automoti ve products
Autos
Auto parts and allied goods
Home goods
Nondurable consumer goods
Clothing
Consumer staples
Equipment
Business..
Defense and space equipment
Intermediate products
Materials
Durable goods materials
Nondurable goods materials
Fuel and power, industrial
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
Durabl e manufactures
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments
Lumber and products
Clay, glass, and stone products
Furniture and fixtures
Nondurabl e manufactures
Textile mill products
Apparel products
Leather and products
Paper and products
Printing and publishing
Chemi cal s and products
Petroleum products
Rubber and pi asti cs products
rj
61,859

Foods
Tobacco products
Revised. £ / P r e l i m i n a r y .




do...

do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do.!.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
!!.do!!!
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
!.!!..!. .do.!.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do
do
do
do
do
do...,

rl,155.5
868.2
92.1
62.3
29.8
26.6
rl05.8
H57.0
r94.3
62.8
1,168.2
175.1
993.1
927.6
65.5

1974
Dec.

Sept.

Oct.

,100,
717
263,
205.
171,
132,
151,
47.

1,107.1
722.2
264.5
205.8
170.9
134.7
152.1
48.0

,178.0
767.7
278.3
217.8
183.1
146.4
159.9
52.9

58.5
44.9
26.4
30.4
96.0
122.1
43.8
1,046.1

58.4
44.9
26.4
31.6
97.0
122.6
43.8
1,052.9

62.5
30.7
26.6

127.5

126.5

125.6

H24.8

125.3
123.6
133.5
138.5
133.7
124.8
150.9
141.1
131.5
117.3
135.2

124.0
122.6
131.3
134.6
120.6
106.2
147.8
138.7
130.2
120.3
132.8

rl23.6
r!22.6
r!28.8
r!29.1
111.6
99.6
134.5
H39.0
H28.7
r!06.0
H34.8

r!22.
rl22.
rl28.
r!26.
114.
108,
r!26.
r!33.
rl29.
105.
H35.3

110.1
127.8
80.9
131.1
131.5
133.0
130.7
124.9

110.1
126.9
81 9
129 1
130 6
132 7
129 2

123.1

113.8
132.3
83.1
H27.6
rl29.3
H29.2
rl29.3
H29.0

rll3.
rl31.
84.
rl25.
128.
rl29.
rl26.4
rl27.3

127.4
124.3
128.9
133.1
130.4
109.8
142.6
127.
130.
127.
131.
129.
115.
82.
136.
112.
153.
129.
164.
125.
115.8

126
123
130
130
130
103
142
126
128
124
131
130,
118,
82,
136.
110.8
154.5
125.5
162.3
124.5
104.2

rl25.5
122.1
H23.0
132.0
132.5
100
r!44
116
rl23
rl29
r!30,
rl21
rl02,
74,
135,
rll4,
r!58.
rl21.
168.
rl25.
r!06.

r!24.5
121.4
r!24.
rl29.
r!30.
r!02.
r!42.
rl09.
r!22.8
H25.5
rl29.0
rll8.6
102.3
r70.9
H33.9
rill.6
rl56.7
r!24.7
rl62.6
H24.6
110.3

33,
106.
146.
48.
,137.

,185.0
773.0
279.5
219.4
183.8
146.9
162.8
53.5

62,
29.
26.
33.
108,
147,
48,
1,145,

Nov.

rl,184.5

r767.8
r272.3
214.2
183.9
rl47.4
164.2
54.0

r62.5
r29.1

r26.8
33.6
r!09.5
H49.8
r48.5
rl,145.2
H21.7
rl21.0
120.9

r!26.4
120.4
104.0
91.0
H29.0
H29.7
r!28.7
rl35*5
rll3.2
r!30.9
r83.8
H22.0
rl22.7
H24.0
r!22.0
H15.5
r!21.0
117.8
H20.6
H27.1
rl28.

r93.
r!42.
107.
119.
119.4
H25.7
111.8
68.4
126.0
r!08.8
H49.7
H26.5
157.6
r!24.8

4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1974

1973
ITEM

Nov.

Dec.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov,

j

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.
1967=100..
MINING.
.....do....
do....
Coal
, ,. do....
.....do....
UTILITIES
.....do....

p/104.0

111.3
135.2
104.1
109.6
154.6
163.4

110.4
135.2
110.4
107.0
147.6
155.6

rl09.2
130.5
112.1
rl07.1
rl53.1
162.4

109.1
rl41.0
rll0.3
rl06.0
rl52.2
161.3

104.0
135.7
75.0
104.6
rl51.9

p/ 82.0
p/103.8
p/151.2

,1967=100..
do....
.. .do....

192.1
191.5
192.4

204.3
197.7
208.9

230.5
255.2
214.7

231.5
276.9
204.4

227.8
282.0
196.4

213.1
264.4
183.4

, ,do....
, do....
do....
do....
do....
,.do....
Furniture and household durables............... .....do....

139.2
184.0
151.9
130.1
113.5
144.1
117.2

141.8
187.2
155.7
132.2
115.6
151.5
117.5

167.2
182.7
176.8
162.9
161.7
225.0
132.8

170.2
187.5
183.5
164.8
168.5
228.5
135.5

171.9
187.8
189.7
165.8
172.9
227.4
136.9

171.5
183.7
188.2
166.1
174.0
229.0
137.7

, do....
do....
do

143.0
184.7
123.8
138.5
131.5

141.9
186.1
124.6
141.8
132.6

148.1
180.4
146.8
187.1
159.8

145.2
169.4
150.0
186.9
162.2

144.5
165.8
152.7
186.7
163.4

143.2
165.4
154.0
184.6
164.3

127.6
114.8
130.0
116.1
120.1

128.7
116.5
131.4
117.3
121.4

164.2
145.6
142.1
127.7
130.6

166.0
147.5
140.5
134.2
138.1

166.9
148.5
139.8
135.1
138.9

167.2
149.4
138.4
137.0
140.7

$0,718

$0,705

$0,598

$0,588

$0,582

$0,583

COMMODITY PRICES
SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES:

WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES:

Machinery and equipment

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-r / Revised, p / P r e l i m i n a r y
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