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JANUARY 31, 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^ O v SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1-43=10 Monthly (avg. of daily close) PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS _j_L 1972 1973 1975 1974 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 200 1967=100 200 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION 150 (ingots a n d a l l other forms) - - - 100 50 n i i i i i I i i i i i 1972 ._JL™J™JL_i I 1 i i i 1973 i i 1 i i i i i i i i i 1974 i 1 i i i i i 1975 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1967=100 180 CONSUMER PRICES 1967=100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES 180 — Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds \ 160 140 All Commodities 120 I l I I I l I i-l I I i M I I I I I I I I Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1973 1974 1975 100 ' \ J V /* - V'** ^ J r^S* ' / ~ Commodities M I I i 1 ill i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1972 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor _ ^^ i i i i i I i i i i i * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY / tK / .rV / >\ / Viiv x^^h-Sl A * \ ... **Industrial / y~^ \ ..***"' s-^<s All Items] 1972 \ A \ / V i J\ i ^ , \ • •. i i i 1 1 1 1 1975 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1974 ITEM Jan. 19 1975 Jan. 26 Jan. 4 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 1967=100 do.. do., 214.2 209. S 217.1 215.1 213.0 216.4 207.9 257.5 179.2 207.8 255.8 179.8 208.0 254.1 181.0 mil. $ do.. 8,630 6,024 8,548 5,788 9,235 6,788 9,012 6,626 9,133 6,563 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs doSJ State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.. FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number 466 2,796 2,618 257 374 2,742 2,567 179 681 5,018 4,611 154 970 4,978 4,561 225 852 286 257 71,214 86,670 37,702 400 70,581 86,036 36,610 -83 79,620 96,045 78,902 94,076 37,345 250 78,204 92,698 38*285 -13 77,463 92,932 38,294 219 103,629 56,911 353,074 26,135 110,199 55.P80 98,798 56,918 352.626 26,230 109,632 55,554 110,157 58,450 39n..?qi 131,019 60,057 105,638 58,668 389.397 ~25[o88 130,238 60,062 105,797 58,606 385-376 24J546 129,022 00,081 8.16 106.61 8.18 97.07 108.35 9.60 *68.56 *76.47 9.60 70.04 77.71 9.56 72.14 79.96 11,640 35,531 133,714 9,152 2,887 118.3 16.3 11,960 34,602 158,889 9,229 2,900 118.9 16.5 11,595 38,040 67,883 8,580 2.556 104.8 14.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. 5 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. uovernmen I ub i i gati ons 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. & Poor'sj4/^ A941-43=10 Industrial, 425 stocks " do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by u t i l i t i e s Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of uruduction RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons m i l . kw.-hr number • — * -Uiuus. bbl thous. sh. tons 1967=100 bil, 95.67 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 37.661 650 23,996 10,815 12,995 34,296 52,654 8,644 2,483 36,379 115,583 8,584 101.8 12.1 106.1 15.1 2,589 201.5 235.2 181.0 9.52 71.74 79.47 108,142 2,616 107.2 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. *Tuesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 ITEM Nov. 1974 Dec. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total mil. $ Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondefense do,, Defense , do.. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables .do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondefense • „ do.. Defense , do.. Untiiied orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.., Transportation equipment do.., r/ Revised. ]_/ Data for Dec. 1974 are advance estimates. 61,866 40,474 6,383 10,029 37,115 6,072 7,823 46,329 47,165 8,251 10,199 8,467 41,055 6,792 9,783 39,465 6,687 8,418 45,016 8,415 10,324 46,548 9,022 3,260 11,479 3,143 11,470 9,938 9,965 1,541 r43,790 r8,031 r9,986 38,456 6,881 7,685 10,494 r44,654 r8,572 r9,712 41,006 7,593 8,232 1,505 3,287 12;648 11,010 1,638 3,345 12,950 11,287 1,663 r3,185 r 12,749 rll,213 rl,536 3,019 12,043 10,596 1,447 42,980 39,105 47,429 45,418 r42,299 36,309 43,475 6,730 10,733 41,027 6,597 8,699 46,402 8,611 10,623 45,084 8,378 10,012 r43,084 r7,863 r9,677 38,300 6,427 8,319 3,358 13,284 11,160 ?,124 3,015 12,393 10,943 1,450 3,128 13,510 11,832 1,678 3,294 12,784 11,383 1,401 r3,057 r!2,974 rl0,623 rZ,351 2,946 11,422 10,253 1,169 106,722 108,715 133,935 132,191 r130,701 128,548 108,297 14,934 30,076 109,862 14,844 30,355 135,695 19,636 34,721 134,224 18,993 34,234 r!329656 rl 8,286 r34,201 129,950 17,117 34,289 10,871 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d 3 1973 ITEM Nov. 1974 Dec. Sept Oct. Nov. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con. 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.)—Con. Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodi ti es Nondurables... Nondurables less food Durabl es Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing Shelter Rent.. Homeownership Fuel and u t i l i t i e s Fuel o i l and coal Gas and e l e c t r i c i t y Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Pri vate New Cars Used cars Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices mil. $. do... do... do... 2,379 60,659 39,862 20,797 2,254 61,580 40,840 20,740 2,100 75,302 51,323 23,979 2,052 75,128 51,413 23,715 rl ,922 r75,352 r50,822 r24,530 1967=100. 137.6 138.5 151.7 153.0 154.3 do... ..do... do... do... do... do... ..do... .do... do... do... do... do... 134 137 134 138 128 123 143 146 150.0 167.4 141.2 143.7 134.8 138.4 135.7 140.3 130.0 123.2 143,8 146.9 151.3 165.8 144.9 145.3 147.8 151.5 149.4 154.8 145.3 134.8 155.9 160.3 165.0 166.3 151.1 162.9 149.1 152.8 150.7 155.8 146.1 136.8 157.3 161.9 166.1 163.7 151.7 162.4 150. 154. 152. 157. 147. 138. 158. 163. 167.8 164.0 152.7 164.3 do... do... do... do... do... 139.4 145.6 126.3 152.6 132.1 155.6 129.8 127.5 140.6 146.4 126.9 153.6 135.9 172.8 131.0 128.0 154.9 158.1 131.4 167.9 154.0 222.7 150.2 146.6 156.7 159.9 132.2 170.1 155.2 225.5 151.5 149.0 158.3 161.2 132.8 171.7 157.1 229.2 154.0 151.0 do... do... do... do... do do..., do..., do..., do...! do..., 130.5 125.8 123.8 112.2 116.1 144.6 132.6 140.9 128.1 127.5 130.5 126.7 124.6 112.0 112.6 146 133 141 129 127 139.9 142.2 141.4 118.4 135.9 148.8 144.0 155.2 141.2 137.0 141.1 142,9 142.3 123.7 139.4 148.8 145.2 156.3 143.0 137.8 142.4 143,4 142.7 124.5 141.6 149.5 146.3 157.5 144.2 138.8 1967=$! .00., $0,727 $0,722 $0,659 $0,654 $0,648 thous.. do.... do... 1 134.6 133.3 70.5 90.6 90.4 99.6 98.3 73.4 r97.2 r96.7 r69.5 74.9 74.4 r57.5 do do..!' 1,675 938 1,403 767 1, 150 844 rl,109 r777 990 r788 do.... do 1,361 674 1,285 641 823 577 782 533 r730 r511 150, 109, 151.1 109.1 162.1 r!06.8 r!63.3 rl06.7 164.0 r!06.2 148.71 108.02 149.98 107.93 158.54 104.51 H59.21 rl04.06 r!57.83 rl02.23 129.94 94.39 130.53 r94.32 137.52 90.65 r!38.04 r90.22 r 136.98 r88.73 628.4 445.5 55.0 127.9 630.3 447.3 52.8 130.2 687.0 498.2 52.2 687.1 499.5 49.7 136.6 688.3 500.7 49.3 137.9 138.3 do... do... do... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) Privately owned One-family structures Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned One-fami ly structures NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total One-fami ly structures LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments: Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted: Current dollars 1967 =100.. 1967 dollars do.... Gross average weekly earnings: Current dol1ars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted FINANCE Commercial bank credit (last Wednesday of month, except for June 30 and Dec. 31 call dates), seas, adj.: Total loans and investments 2/ bil. $.. Loans 2/ do U.S. Government securities do Other s e c u r i t i e s . . . . . ry i\evi5>eu. . 1 / do.... Data for Dec. 1974 are advance estimates. 2/Excludes interbank loans. fi/ Preliminary. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1974 1973 ITEM Nov. Oct. Sept. Dec. Dec. Nov. METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL (RAW): Production.............. . . . . . t h o u s . sh. tons. Index.... . . d a i l y average 1967=100. STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: Total (all grades) thous. sh. tons. PI ates do... Bars and tool steels total............................do... Pipe and tubing do... Tin mill products ......do... Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total... ....do... Sheets, cold rolled ..*. do... ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT: Household electrical appliances, factory sales thous. Air conditioners (room)...............................do... Dishwashers do... Disposers (food waste) do... Ranges do... Refrigerators do... Freezers. do... Washers do... Dryers (incl. g a s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . .do... 12,586 120.4 12,722 117.7 11,849 113.3 12,617 116.8 11,615 111.1 9,445 851 8,670 867 1,412 795 543 3,625 1,459 8,601 882 1,484 792 561 3,506 1,444 9,374 919 1,645 889 614 3,828 1,607 8,431 857 1,447 794 549 3,438 1,416 2,343 1,545 822 578 4,120 1,683 10,960 101.4 2,625 299.8 r327.9 r247.0 264.3 470.8 216.6 420.8 362.1 348. 279. r 231, 231, 423. rl98. 316.8 288.7 2,546 134.8 297.7 206.0 231.1 542.8 304.1 474.7 350.8 2,556 140.4 302.3 207.3 232.9 524.5 339.1 454.9 352.8 1,896 140.9 248.9 187.4 190.8 339.9 302.4 249.6 221.8 913 778 135 10.1 8.4 1.8 694 574 120 9.5 7.7 1.8 726 591 134 10.1 8.4 1.7 757 628 129 7.8 6.3 1.5 604 506 98 6.8 5.5 1.3 508 430 79 6.8 5.6 1.2 1,628 1,812 1,600 1,765 2.7 1,385 1,385 2.0 1,595 1,610 rl,733 1,740 3.8 1,672 1,704 3.6 1,823 1 264.7 I 225.1 181.4 201.8 343.5 262.8 185.8 151.9 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RETAIL SALES, NEW PASSENGER CARS: Total, not seasonally adjusted thous. Domestics .do... Imports . do... Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rates mil. Domestics do... Imports do... Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted . . . . thous. Seasonally adjusted do... Inventory-sales r a t i o , new cars (domestics) ratio. 2.6 3.1 r / Revised. USC0MM—DC— 61,866 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^e-19116 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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