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J U L Y 26, 1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS Sr ATES 0* * A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT B U S I N E S S * U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1941-43 = 10 150 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1971 Standard & Poor's Corp. Data: 1941-43 = 1973 1972 J 1974 F M A M J J Thousands A S O N D Thousands 1,400 1,200 3 5 0 M O T O R VEHICLE PRODUCTION — (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 4 0 0 200 Monthly i i i i i i i 0 i i i i i I i 1973 1971 1972 D a t a : Motor V e h i c l e M f g r s . A s s n . of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , I n c . I I I I 1 I I J 1974 F M A M J J 1967=100 200 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) A S O N D 1967=100 200 150 - 100 50 I I L™l—1—1 1 1 1 1—L™1 I I I i 1 i i i i I Data: 1971 Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1972 Monthly 1 I 1 1 1 1 -J—1—1—I. L-J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 1973 * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription t o the S U R V E Y O F C U R R E N T BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in t h e latest monthly S U R V E Y provides selected w e e k l y 1974 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 ITEM 1974 June 30 July 7 June 15 1967=100. 17lT9 173.4 218.9 mil. $. do... 10,036 6,272 9,305 6,229 10,670 7,206 10,369 6,910 10,741 6,961 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. 226 1,480 1,344 184 325 1,631 1,495 162 255 2,204 1,862 220 266 2,162 1,831 198 286 188 67,580 81,412 32,220 220 68,048 83,575 33,327 -632 73,836 87,209 35,803 133 73,938 89,723 36,721 258 73,689 90,068 36,529 104 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... 98,010 58,472 330,810 23,968 104,972 50,234 97,333 58,376 331,494 23,825 105,676 50,191 100,558 57,853 372,101 22,123 121,488 57,809 99,024 57,780 373,430 21,800 122,960 58,082 100,495 57,886 373,641 20,979 123,508 58,173 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/......percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.72 103.62 115.96 7.74 101.87 113.90 92.06 104.17 8.87 88.84 100.64 8.94 87.61 99.27 6,190 38,414 13,070 37,152 173,547 8,962 13,055 38,193 152,962 8,988 7,955 36,218 155,713 9,005 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES , SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3J .....mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.. Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do.. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal.. Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of production June 29 _ June _ _ _22 _ 227.1 8.81 ...thous. sh. tons. ......mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bl. 208,088 9,366 4,535 38,262 150,022 9,352 ....thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. 2,897 118.7 2,790 114.4 115.1 2,842 116.5 2,802 114.9 bil. 16.2 13.2 18.0 17.8 16.9 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2J Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 2,808 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 ITEM Apr. Apr. May Feb. Mar. May r71,172 r39,100 2,064 6,028 4,426 r71,644 r39,760 2,182 6,195 4,503 r78,072 r40,828 1,993 7,061 4,739 r81,391 r42,829 2,150 7,555 4,921 r80,823 r42,699 r2,229 r7,757 r4,948 6,216 5,192 r9,821 1,170 6,199 5,111 rlO,204 1,170 7,020 5,662 r8,855 1,240 7,551 5,777 r8,941 1,316 r7,172 r5,552 r9,195 rl,244 32,072 10,683 483 2,501 31,884 10,740 526 2,549 37,244 12,653 509 2,785 38,562 12,939 530 2,932 r38,124 rl2,171 r531 r2,806 2,628 5,910 2,723 1,796 r69,627 2,699 5,784 2,781 1,716 r70,376 3,125 6,452 4,173 1,842 r76,978 3,217 6,729 4,374 1,919 r78,197 r3,258 r7,094 r4,499 rl ,985 r79,050 3,284 6,958 4,735 1,962 2/80,840 r37,810 2,029 5,471 4,362 38,376 2,096 5,710 4,487 r40,073 2,159 6,884 4,823 r40,635 2,154 7,059 4,836 r41,232 r2,191 r7,047 r4,879 2/42,420 2,162 7,410 5,260 5,975 5,393 r9,264 1,194 6,047 5,296 r9,409 1,171 6,712 5,621 r8,262 1,281 6,969 5,629 r8,177 1,315 r6,884 r5,727 r8,699 rl,270 6,980 5,964 2/ 8,756 1,304 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. Stone, clay, and glass products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: .. 2/ 82,100 2/ 43,864 2,251 8,039 5,280 7,155 5,743 2/ 9,476 1,300 38 ,;236 12,163 588 2,894 rj Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Revised back to 1968 to reflect corrections in the aircraft, missiles, and parts industry; revisions for earlier periods appear in the Census Bureau publication issued June 1974, "Change Sheet" to Mfrs.' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: 1967-73 (Series: M3-1.5). 18,006 v/ MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1974 1973 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. 31,817 10,926 499 2,541 32 000 10 872 520 2 611 36 905 12 693 535 2 816 37 562 12 730 544 2 759 Apr. May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Textile mill products r37 818 rl2 451 549 r2 851 38 420 12 329 582 2 966 2,609 5,409 2,745 1,698 2 5 2 1 715 387 819 663 3 6 4 1 067 315 077 819 3 6 4 1 091 435 404 826 r3 r6 r4 rl 235 490 531 879 3 6 4 1 304 499 803 902 111,469 72,884 38,585 110,577 112 73 39 111 604 562 042 625 125 82 43 124 398 181 217 831 127 83 43 126 125 515 610 500 rl29 r84 r44 rl28 464 911 553 438 131 86 45 130 922 389 533 763 72,213 2,477 9,425 8,113 72 2 9 8 867 524 425 189 81 2 9 9 925 861 523 264 83 2 9 9 014 952 562 384 r84 r3 r9 r9 108 027 723 583 85 3 9 9 542 103 895 756 14,975 11,030 16,604 2,713 15 11 16 2 172 211 634 744 17 13 18 3 405 016 460 581 17 13 18 3 693 133 671 627 rl8 rl3 rl8 r3 102 341 490 702 18 13 18 3 564 488 666 769 38,364 9,760 2,333 4,255 38 9 2 4 758 864 352 295 42 10 2 4 906 791 589 675 43 11 2 4 486 035 588 733 r44 rll r2 r4 330 164 561 769 45 11 2 4 221 059 558 795 2,915 6,998 2,345 2,389 r73,647 r 41,412 32,235 r72,599 2 7 2 2 r73 r41 31 r 73 948 036 321 457 381 404 977 600 3 7 2 2 r81 r44 37 r79 403 563 868 742 481 159 322 128 3 7 3 2 r83 r44 38 r79 484 655 002 742 377 736 641 547 r3,656 r7 836 r3 312 r2 759 r83 152 r44 904 r38 248 r82 059 3 8 3 2 2/ 84 1/ 46 38 2/ 85 757 143 544 891 679 482 197 088 r40,615 6,656 4,488 6,411 5,710 r9,777 31,984 8,301 23,683 r41 7 4 6 5 r9 32 8 23 514 042 861 544 696 804 086 417 669 r42 6 5 7 6 r8 36 8 27 268 624 410 427 180 823 860 902 958 r 41 6 5 8 5 r7 37 8 28 974 930 165 018 751 998 573 908 665 r44 124 r7 510 r5 557 r l 734 r 6 204 r8 758 r37 935 r9 263 r28 672 2/ 46 9 5 8 6 1/ 9 38 9 28 723 011 688 113 635 034 365 370 995 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders ..... do.... r95,872 r91,144 4,728 r97 610 r92 788 4 822 rl20j 559 rll5 522 5 037 rl22 546 rll7 429 5 117 rl24 875 rll9 632 r5 243 2/127 453 2/122 251 5 202 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total !/.«. do.... r94,239 r97 460 rll8 599 rll9 955 rl22 961 2/127 208 Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders...do.... r89,604 10,623 11,650 16,866 17,166 r26,489 4,635 r92 11 12 17 17 r26 4 rll7 rl4 rl7 r25 r21 r31 r5 2/122 15 17 26 22 2/ 31 5 Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Nondurable goods industries, total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Machinery5 except electrical Nondurable goods industries, total 1/....... NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL.. Durable goods, industries , total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL. By industry group: do Fabricated metal products Electrical machinery 740 954 024 365 566 883 720 rll3 13 16 23 21 r31 5 584 773 073 156 018 607 015 rll4 13 16 24 21 r31 5 927 645 401 207 140 430 028 817 106 079 057 617 490 144 121 709 508 188 287 768 087 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: American Appraisal Co., The: Average, 30 cities.••••....««.•....•.......... 1913-100.. Atlanta.••.•...••.«»••.••........•...••.•••• New York.................................... San Francisco.•••..•.••••••••..•••••••••.... do St. Louis................................... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: E.H. Boeckh and Associates, Inc.: Average, 20 cities: Apartments hotels office buildings........ 1967-100.. do.... Commercial and factory buildings.••••«. .... R q i rl p n r .. ___________ dr> New mortgage'loans of all savings and loan associations, 1,512 1,752 1,584 1,437 1,430 1 . 51 7 1 75? 1 ,581 , aao 1 . 1,441 1 .557 1 ,800 j 11,660 11,515 1!,477 153.7 155.1 160.1 1,586 1 .835 1.,707 1!,548 1!,501 1,,590 1 ,838 j I, ,710 1,,540 i!,516 165.8 167.7 168.6 162.5 163.0 1 67.4 4,989 5.,477 2.,697 3,648 4,,490 ,924 £./' 4. 886 2,762 1,341 931 3,,141 1,,405 456 1,459 782 625 1,,967 1.,056 793 2.,421 1.,276 862 ,821 1,,241 By purpose of loan: rJ Revised, j>/ Preliminary. Digitized for 18,006 FRASER 1j Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ See corresponding note on p. 2. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1973 May June Mar. Apr. May 89,891 87,557 83,758 3,467 80,291 3,799 88,263 83,950 3,320 80,630 4,313 92,729 90,414 85,567 4,053 81,514 4,847 88,818 84,518 3,430 81,088 4,300 789 91,884 89,633 84,878 3,334 81,544 4,755 90,496 85,863 3,699 82,164 4,633 815 91,736 89,493 85,192 3,437 81,756 4,301 90,313 85,775 3,511 82,264 4,538 857 92,158 89,929 85,785 3,604 82,181 4,144 90,679 85,971 3,457 82,514 4,708 877 94,758 92,546 87,167 3,895 83,272 5,380 90,919 86,165 3,293 82,872 4,754 939 4.9 3.4 4.6 15.1 4.4 9.2 2.3 2.9 5.3 4.8 8.9 4.4 4.0 4.8 3.2 4.9 14.0 4.3 5.1 3.4 5.0 15.0 4.6 9.4 2.4 5.0 3.6 4.9 13.8 4.5 8.7 ,5 5.2 3.4 5.1 15.8 4.7 9.5 5.2 3.5 5.1 15.6 4.8 8.8 2.2 2.6 3.1 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted. .thous. Civilian labor force................................... do... Employed, total......................................do... Agriculture........................................do... Nonagricultural industries.........................do... Unemployed ......do... Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted. do... Employed, total ..............do... Agriculture. ....do... Nonagricultural industries.........................do... Unemployed...........................................do... Long-term, 15 weeks and over..................... do... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over.............................. Women, 20 years and over... Both sexes, 16-19 years............................. White. Negro and other races... Married men, wife present............................. Occupation: White-collar workers................ Blue-collar workers...................... Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.... Construction. Manufacturing. Durable goods. 8.8 2.3 2.9 5.3 4.7 2.8 4.4 3.7 6.1 5.1 8.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.2 c/ 5.7 5.2 9.6 4.7 4.5 164,277 133,531 167,083 136,018 177,572 145,768 179,495 147,047 181,680 148,852 14,792 12,283 14,608 12,121 13,246 13,405 14,856 13,577 15,605 13,800 13,932 11,941 13,646 12,034 13,823 13,206 .14,179 13,026 14,669 13,407 8.2 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM: Total outstanding, end of month.. ..mil. $. Installment credit, total ..do... Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total ............................do... Repaid, total do... Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total...................................... do. Rapai d, total. ..*. =. =» ? = -. *..................... do... c_/ Corrected. 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