The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
January 30, 1976
v
*«<TIS
A WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
a>'
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Billion $
450
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
425
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve
Monthly
425
System)
400
^^^^^^^
375
350
^ - ^
325
_
300
Bill ion $
450
-
400
-
375
-
350
_
^^^^^
325
{Wednesday data)
300
(average of Wednesday data)
275
275
250
i
i
i
.
i
1 .
.
i
i
i
™_J
L™J 1 1 1 1». 1 1 1 1
1- \
1 1 J 1 , 1 l,-J_J L™_
1974
1973
l~J
LJl
1 1 i
L_J
1 1
» ' • • •» i • • • • i
J F M A M J J A S O N D
1976
1975
250
Datd: Federal Reserve Board
INDEX, 1967=100
INDEX, 1967=100
Monthly
170 -
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
170
(E.E.I, seas. adj. index)
160
/ ^ - ^ ^
~
d
A
150
-X/
-
140
~
-
130
'
'
1 '
1 I
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 1
t.i
1, i 1 ,1 , 1 i 1 1 1 1 ,
1974
1973
1975
1 1 I I
1 , 1 1 1 1 1
1
1976
J
F M A M J
J A S O N D
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
Billion $
1,400
Billion $
1,100
PERSONAL INCOME
1967= 100
200
CONSUMER PRICES
(seas, adj., at annual rates)
1,300
1,000
Total
(left scale)
1,200
-
900
1,100
800
Wage and Sala ry
Disbursements
(right scale)
1,000
900
700
1 1,„i...i l 1 l 1 1 l l 1 l. i.l_lJL_l.i_L.l I I |
1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1_LLJ_I_I_J_LJ.I
1 1 I
1973
1974
1975
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
* Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement
provides selected weekly a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those published i n t h e latest m o n t h l y SURVEY
i i iIi
600
1976
1973
U.S. Dept. of Labor
1974
1975
I.I.I
1976
WEEKLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1975
ITEM
1976
Jan. 18
Jan. 25
Jan. 17
Jan. 24
1967=100
do. .
do. .
208.0
254.1
181.0
201.5
235.2
181.0
188.3
200.3
180.3
190.3
199.6
183.4
191.4
202.9
183.8
191.4
202.6
183.9
mil. $
do. .
,081
,555
,046
,395
10,670
7,629
10,451
7,444
10,346
7,275
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
851
,179
,733
286
729
,350
,874
257
541
5,206
4,112
107
701
5,028
3,966
233
565
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
„
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores
181
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
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. .
78,191
92,672
38,207
42
77,431
92,957
38,265
186
86,577
103,860
35,658
470
86,065
102,243
35,531
299
85,211
97,994
35,813
186
84,357
98,385
36,214
228
105,987
59,090
386,399
24,678
129,860
60,629
101,271
58,658
378,246
23,689
127,873
60,049
113,646
69,049
387,582
40,434
120,984
59,744
Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do. .
9.56
72.14
79.96
9.52
71.74
79.47
9.40
90.19
100.88
108,628
69,979
384,465
40,627
119,538
59,876
9.37
93.95
105.08
108,137
70,451
382,106
41,293
118,564
59,841
9.34
97.13
108.77
9.31
98.24
110.02
11,285
38,040
67,883
8,580
11,900
37,010
108,142
8,573
9,425
35,969
0
8,242
10,570
41,376
153,822
8,242
11,520
167,780
8,242
176,747
2,616
2,005
67.2
2,152
72.1
2,236
74.9
2,253
75.5
10.5
13.4
14.5
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5_/
thous. sh. tons
mil. kw.-hr
. . .number
thous. bbl
thous. sh. tons
percent.
2,556
bil.
14.4
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
14.9
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data.
book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities.
MONTHLY
5/ Capability for a full order
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1975
1974
ITEM
IV
IV p/
IT
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: 1/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil.
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do.
Durable goods, total
do.
Motor vehicles and parts
do.
Furniture and household equipment
do.
rl,424.4
907.7
128.9
53.5
55.9
rl,441.3
908.4
117.3
43.6
54.3
rl,433.6
926.4
118.9
44.6
54.1
rl,460.6
950.3
123.8
46.1
57.0
,528.5
977.4
131.8
52.1
58.3
383.9
66.5
193.2
38.2
387.1
64.8
197.4
38.8
394.1
66.7
202.8
38.1
404.8
69.0
206.6
39.6
416,
71,
211,
41.2
424.8
72.6
216.9
41.6
do.
do.
do.
do.
394.9
57.9
137.4
31.4
404.0
59.2
140.7
32.1
413.4
60.6
143.9
33.0
421.6
63.1
147.0
33.5
429.2
64.7
150.2
34.2
437.7
65.5
154.0
35.1
Gross private domestic investment, total
Fixed investment
Nonr es ident ial
Residential
Change in business inventories
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
207.6
203.1
148.1
55.0
4.4
210.3
199.8
151.1
48.7
10.4
168.7
193.5
149.3
44.2
-24.8
161.4
191.1
146.1
45.0
-29.6
194.9
197.1
146.7
50.4
-2.1
208.3
208.4
152.7
55.7
-.2
Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports
do.
do.
do.
3.2
148.6
145.5
8.2
153.6
145.3
17.3
148.2
130.9
24.2
140.7
116.4
22.1
148.5
126.4
22.4
151.9
129.4
Gov't purchases of goods and services, total
Federal
National defense
State and local.
do.
do.
do.
do.
305.9
113.6
78.4
192.3
314.
118.
80.
196.
321.2
119.4
81.4
201.9
324.7
119.2
82.1
205.5
334.1
124.2
84.9
209.9
343.8
129.8
87.4
214.1
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes
Food
Gasoline and oil
Services, total
Household operation
Hous ing
Transportation
. .do.
.do.
do.
do.
...
,573.
998.
136.
53.
60.
r_/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ National income and product and personal income series have been revised back to 1946; descriptive
maTerial and revisions for earlier periods will appear in the Jan. 1976 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.
31,272
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1974
ITEM
1975
III
II
III
IV 2/
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. 1/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES--Con.
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
M l . $.
Compensation of employees, total
do...
Proprietors' income, total 2/
do...
Farm
do...
Nonf arm
do...
Rental income of persons with capital consumption
adjustment
do...
Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capital
consumption adjustments, total
do...
Profits before tax, total
do.. .
Profits after tax
do...
Inventory valuation adjustment
do...
Capital consumption adjustment
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...
rl,151
886
82,
21.
60.
r l . 161.
898,
83.
24.
59.
rl,155.2
897.1
79.6
21.0
58.6
rl,180.8
905.4
78.6
20.1
58.5
rl,232.5
928.2
88.0
29.3
58.7
954.9
87.0
28.2
58.8
22.0
20.9
20.9
20.8
20.5
20.9
89
146
87
-54
-2
72
rl,171
175
996.3
931.7
64.6
82.0
123.9
74.7
-37.7
-4.2
76.7
rl,194.8
178.9
1,015.9
932.4
83.6
78.9
97.1
59.6
-13.7
-4.5
78.7
rl,203.6
179.6
1,024.0
950.4
73,6
96
108
66
-6
-5
79
rl,223.8
142.1
1,081.7
974.2
107,5
113.1
129.5
1974
Nov.
-15.8
-8.6
85.7
,294.8
180.4
,114.4
,023.1
91.3
1975
Dec.
Sept.
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: 1/
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income
bil. $..
rl,192.1
rl,278.7
r l , 200.4
Wage and salary disbursements, total
do.. ..
782.3
782.0
815.6
Commodity-producing industries, total
do....
276.2
273.7
279.5
Manufacturing
do....
214.4
210.8
216.6
Distributive industries
do....
189.8
190.3
198.2
Service industries
do....
151.3
149.8
161.5
Government and government enterprises
do....
167.2
166.0
176.4
Other labor income
do....
58.1
57.6
62.6
Proprietors' income: 2/
24.6
Farm
do....
25.5
32.7
58.6
Nonfarm
*.. .do....
58.8
58.8
Rental income of persons with capital consumption
20.9
adjustment
do....
20.9
21.3
32.0
Dividends
do....
31.0
33.9
Personal interest income
do....
114.0
116.0
122.9
Transfer payments
do....
150.2
156.3
181.3
Less personal contributions for social insurance..do....
48.1
48.1
50.4
Total nonf arm income
do... .
1,157.1
,164.3
1,234.8
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 3/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
38,158
43,893
Durable goods industries, total
mil. $..
45,185
6,690
8,031
Primary metals
do....
6,925
7,379
10,089
10,251
Transportation equipment
do....
Value (seasonally adjusted):
44,275
40,799
43,280
Durable goods industries, total
do....
8,572
7,379
7,065
Primary metals
do....
9,333
8,124
9,823
Transportation equipment
do....
Supplementary series:
3,185
2,963
3,526
Household durables
do....
12,749
12,547
12,409
Capital goods industries
do....
11,213
10,962
10,744
Nondefense
do....
1,536
1,585
1,665
Defense
do....
MANUFACTURE RS» ORDE RS: 3/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
42,402
36,024
44,039
Durable goods industries, total
do. .. .
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
42,705
38,092
42,227
Durable goods industries, total
do....
7,863
6,297
6,265
Primary metals
do....
9,298
8,300
9,982
Transportation equipment
do....
Supplementary series:
3,057
2,810
3,555
Household durables
do... .
12,974
12,127
12,205
Capital goods industries
do....
10,623
10,459
10,214
Nondefense
do....
2,351
1,668
1,991
Defense
do....
Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
130,701
128,563
115,492
Durable goods industries, total
do....
Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted):
132,656
129,944
116,356
Durable goods industries, total
do. ...
18,286
17,202
12,092
Primary metals
do....
34,201
34,375
32,396
Transportation equipment
do....
Supplementary series:
1,922
1,769
1,701
Household durables
do. ...
75,352
74,930
70,589
Capital goods industries
do....
50,822
50,318
44,578
Nondefense
do....
24,530
24,612
26,011
Defense
do
r / Revised, p / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1/ See c o r r e s p o n d i n g n o t e on p . 2. 2/ Including inventory valuation and
3/ Data f o r Dec. 1975 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s .
31,272
-9,
-6,
82,
rl,261,
174
1,087.1
1,001.3
85.9
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. p /
rl,287.4
824.1
281.7
218.7
200.2
163.1
179.0.
63.2
rl,295.9
831.2
283.2
219.7
202.4
165.3
180.3
63.8
,301.1
836.3
286.2
222.6
202.8
166.0
181.2
64.4
30.5
58.9
28.3
58.8
25.8
58.7
21.8
33.8
125.1
180.6
50.7
1,245.6
22.0
33.8
127.9
181.4
51.2
1,256.3
22.2
31.7
130.4
183.1
51.6
,263.6
45,404
6,466
10,808
r42,245
r6,167
r9,852
39,634
5,822
8,767
43,908
6,844
9,736
r42,503
r6,566
r9,103
42,549
6,422
9,740
3,618
13,044
11,178
1,866
r3,564
rl2,713
rl0,977
rl,736
43,575
r41,101
38,789
42,393
6,877
9,159
r41,580
r6,276
r8,529
41,365
6,310
9,760
3,629
11,885
10,689
1,196
r3,619
r12,228
rl0,690
rl,538
133,659
rll2,518
111,673
114,845
12,126
31,820
rll3,920
rll,838
r31,244
112,742
11,727
31,265
1,710
69,429
44,090
25,339
rl,765
r68,943
r43,801.
r25,142
capital consumption adjustments.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
4
I
1974
1975
ITEM
§
Nov.
Dec.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Unadjusted indexes:
....1967=100..
154.3
155.4
163.6
164.6
165.6
166.3
........ do
do....
...do....
do....
........ do....
do....
do....
do
do....
........do....
do....
.... do....
150.4
154.2
152.0
157.2
147.2
138.0
158.7
163.3
167.8
164.0
152.7
164.3
151.3
155.3
153.0
158.3
147.7
138.8
160.1
164.8
169.7
163.5
155.3
161.3
159.5
163.2
160.8
165.4
153.8
148.2
169.1
174.6
177.8
190.3
156.3
167.4
160.4
164.1
161.7
166.4
154.6
148.9
170.1
175.7
179.0
192.9
159.4
165.5
161.5
165.2
162.2
167.1
155.1
149.2
172.0
177.7
179.8
191.4
162.8
168.7
162.1
165.8
162.7
167.6
155.4
149.3
173.1
179.0
180.7
189.2
165.5
172.1
....
do....
........do....
do
do....
158.3
161.3
133.1
171.7
159.9
163.1
133.7
174.0
168.9
171.6
138.4
183.9
169.8
172.5
139.3
184.8
171.3
174.1
139.9
186.8
172.2
175.0
140.6
187.8
do....
........do....
do
157.1
229.2
154.0
151.0
158.4
228.8
156.7
152.3
170.9
238.7
174.0
160.1
172.0
243.3
174.2
160.9
174.4
246.5
176.8
161.6
176.1
248.7
179.0
162.0
$0,648
$0,643
$0,611
$0,608
$0,604
$0,601
157.47
102.07
158.99
102.26
166.06
101.65
rl67.61
rl01.93
rpl69.52
rpl02.39
pl70.46
pl02.45
136.70
88.61
137.87
88.67
149.81
91.70
rl51.02
r91.84
rpl52.48
rp92.09
pl53.20
p92.08
Special group indexes:
Rent
1
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
Gross avg. weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls):
1
Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker
with three dependents):
r / Revised. j>/ P r e l i m i n a r y .
USCOMM--DC--31 272
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20402
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
First-Class Mail
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COM-209
@FedFRASER