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July 13, 1978 EEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS *»5irE8<* 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. mmmm^mnmmmmmmmm [ ^^®(llfl2^^ •wjmm W S l«3 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 - INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly (avg. of daily close) H 120 -| 110 H 100 H 90 H 80 -J 70 —1-1 J! 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1976 1 1 l \ 1 1 1 t I I 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 » 1 t 1 - 1 1 1 JL- 1 1....1 t ,„1 1- j j 1977 1978 1979 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data. Stand & Poors Corp. INDEX, 1967=100 1210 INDEX, 1967= 100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION _ (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) 200 Monthly 190 A -J }979 Weekly H J 180 -| 170 -J 160 H H160 i1 t t I l » I—i—i—I, i I 1150 J F AA A M J J A S O N D 150 i i i < i 1 i » i i i . . -JL—1—L--L. 1 1, 1 1 1 -L.-1.... . - 1 1 1976 1977 1 .J—tJLl..,!..,I...I J . 1 ,J. JL....1 .-!...i_J...JL-L. i 1978 1979 O.IIH. Erinon Eicclrn. Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1501 140 " MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1270 1967=100 2601 WHOLESALE PRICES |250 (seasonally adjusted) 230 130 Shipments (left scale) 120 [210 110 190 100 170 m i h i 1M1150 1979 90 1976 1977 1978 Data: U.S. Depl. of Commerce BVfihim.mi 'in. mmwrnimmmw •• . WiMnimin Form Products and Processed Food and Feed i i HULL i l m i i 1976 miilmiilnnilimi 1978 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor mm WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. IIMI h 1979 nil. 3 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1978 ITEM July 1 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs • 13 Raw industrials 1967«100. do... do. •. 1979 July 8 230.0 238.1 224.4 June 16 229.4 237.4 223.8 277.8 254.4 295.1 June 23 June 30 276.8 256.1 292.0 281.3 265.1 293.0 July 7 280.1 264.0 291.7 thous. 348 429 312 344 367 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun * Bradstreet)...number. 2,235 1,913 104 2,594 2,256 84 2,123 1,996 157 2,139 2,016 171 141 146 105,550 126,014 37,503 168 106,589 127,461 39,043 719 115,852 128,086 39,329 72 115,870 130,177 40,580 124 115,806 129,584 40,238 224 6116,870 131,882 41,401 621 113,522 92,883 45.1,932 42,742 135,528 80,530 120,324 93,180 458,001 42,556 155,597 80,922 103,850 77,129 468,167 38,818 142,101 86,954 100,705 77,056 469,629 37,581 143,495 87,502 98,895 77,115 468,197 35,751 145,804 88,164 9.16 95.40 105.40 9.18 94.27 104.02 9.81 102.31 113.61 9.76 101.63 112.73 9.72 102.27 113.40 thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. ; thous. bbl. 12,830 47,138 189,743 8,918 10,120 43,094 113,348 8,904 15,340 43,950 182,414 8,427 15,605 45,356 190,004 8,427 15,595 44,256 184,389 8,427 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,687 89.0 2,633 87.2 2,822 92.6 2,831 92.9 2,804 92.0 17.5 13.4 18.9 19.0 19.0 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ , mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total V do... Member bank reserve balances V 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... Bond yie 1 ds, dome st i c corporate (Moody • s) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. $ Poor's) 2/...194l-43»10. Industrial, 400 stocks 7 do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) ...., Petroleum (crude) and condensate V Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bit. 102.09 113.08 138,716 2,764 93.1 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday data. 3 / Daily average. 4 / Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a f u l l order book Fased on current a v a i l a b i l i t y o f raw materials, f u e l s , supplies, and industry f a c i l i t i e s , c / Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 ITl-M GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : Durable goods industries, t o t a l 1/ Stone, clay, and* g l a s s products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products tj Revised. May mi 1. $. do... do... do... do... 127,014 68,379 3,706 10,252 8,184 do. do. do. do. Apr. r/ May Feb. Mar. 125,144 67,3S7 3,809 10,086 8,110 rl37,193 r73,956 3,386 11,653 8,740 r!48,878 r81,626 3,989 15,122 9,961 138,288 74,169 3,924 11,024 8,914 144,363 79,529 4,206 13,062 9,645 11,685 8,119 17,087 2,522 11,259 7,848 16,833 2,575 rl3,291 9,108 18,028 2,714 r!4,363 9,S68 19,809 2,971 13,383 8,880 17,550 2,757 13,372 8,964 18,750 2,898 58,635 17,539 903 3,912 57,787 17,778 835 3,743 63,237 19,309 882 3,637 67,252 20,158 985 4,077 64,119 19,013 952 3,838 65,834 19,328 1,040 4,053 do. do. do. do. 4,759 11,434 8,207 3,462 4,803 10,841 8,273 3,306 5,379 11,670 9,598 3,829 5,639 13,084 9,907 4,145 5,464 12,443 9,695 3,812 5,520 12,861 10,193 3,753 do. 124,537 123,566 rl36,673 rl43,789 135,735 142,399 do. do. do. do. 66,493 3,657 9,824 8,013 65,417 3,710 9,628 7,880 r74,167 3,682 11,749 8,893 r77,735 3,928 12,270 9,878 72,088 3,871 10,551 8,731 76,218 4,096 12,468 9,365 11,364 8,119 16,288 2,569 11,091 7,929 15,971 2,602 rl2,982 8,970 17,751 2,811 rl3,299 9,345 18,381 2,935 13,042 8,881 16,654 2,807 13,710 9,045 17,770 2,807 do. .. .do. .do. .....do. . d o . . •. do.... do.... da.... 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 1979 Apr. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1978 ITEM Apr. 1979 May Feb. Apr. r/ Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile milt products Paper and al 1 iod products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods indtistries, tota 1 Nottdurab le goods i ndttst ri es, tota I Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total \J Stone, clay, and glass products Pr ima ry me ra I s Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products 7 Tobacco products Text i Jo mi 11 products Paper and a If i ed products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plasti cs products NUN ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED}, TOTA! By industry group: Durable goods industries, total \J Primary metals Fabricated metal products Macliinery, except electrical , Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total. Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industrics, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. AIM.), TOTAL. By industry group: Durable goods industrt es, total 1/. Primary metals 7 Fabricated metal products Machinery,, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportat ion equipment .' Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders mi 1. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 58,044 17,775 928 3,976 4,750 10,537 8,239 3,314 58,149 18,015 821 3,697 4,796 10,433 8,443 3,235 62,506 19,186 926 3,646 5,294 11,434 9,372 3,778 66,054 20,124 1,010 3,848 5,575 12,300 10,082 3,935 63,647 19,268 977 3,900 5,450 11,645 9,733 3,653 do.. do.. do.. „»do.. 186,a44 120,963 65,881 185,715 188,499 122,540 65,959 187,689 205,505 135,133 70,372 203,231 207,135 136,674 70,461 205,393 210,238 159,020 71,218 208,964 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 119,848 4,518 16,940 15,874 27,757 16,188 22.261 6,104 65,867 16,168 3,465 5,394 5,687 14,743 5,576 4,445 121,471 4,570 17,060 15,992 28,279 16,445 22,743 6,140 66,218 16,436 3,477 5,433 5,798 14,763 5,302 4,498 131,783 5,120 17,765 17,384 31,855 17,653 25,830 6,932 69,448 17,739 3,502 5,743 5,873 15,468 5,180 4,638 135,287 5,139 17,620 17,746 32,458 18,079 25,715 7,179 70,106 18,033 3,545 5,735 6,003 15,520 5,022 4,717 137,768 5,246 18,329 18,067 32,834 18,266 26,414 7,255 71,196 18,157 3,572 5,729 6,192 15,937 5,121 4,906 do.. do.. do.. do.. 130,899 71,890 59.009 128,175 128,665 70,723 57,942 128,450 r!45,881 r82,10l 63,780 r!45,272 rl54,658 r87,519 67,139 r! 50,033 143,800 79,281 64,519 140,956 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. 70,033 10,308 8,778 11,536 8,626 17,721 S8,142 12,880 45,262 70,045 10,754 8,023 11,872 8,352 18,019 58,405 12,971 45,434 r82,385 13,042 9,279 r13,840 10,137 22,340 62,887 13,697 49,190 r84,162 13,259 10,520 rl5,240 9,784 20,446 65,871 13,754 S2,!17 .do.., do.. do.., do.., 209,132 199,549 9,583 209,133 212,654 202,915 9,739 214,010 r257,096 r246,479 10,617 r2S6,863 r262,875 r252,372 10,503 r263,106 77,223 11,819 9,146 13,063 9,460 18,949 63,733 13,952 49,781 268,384 257,478 10,906 268,332 do.., do.., do.., do.., do.., do... do... 199,895 21,349 24,976 49,219 28,031 65,915 9,238 204,516 22.476 25,118 50,001 28,455 67,963 9,494 r246,2Sl 30,758 27,083 r54,026 32,262 90,059 10,612 r252,676 31,748 27,726 rS6,966 32,701 92,122 10,430 257,817 33,016 28,142 56,989 r33,280 r94,419 r!0,5l5 1979 1978 COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER. PR ICE INDE XES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commod i ti es 1967*100 9 Foodstuffs do.. 13 Raw i ndustri als do.. ALL COMMODITIES do.. Farm products do.. Food and Petals, processed do.. 1 ndustr i a 1 commod i ti es do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Fuels and rel a ted products, and power do.. Furniturc and household durables do.. Hides, skins and leather products do.. Lumber and wood products do., Machi nery and equipment do.. Metals and metal products do.. Nonmctallie mineral products do.. Pulp, paper, and a l l i e d products.... do.. Rubber and plast ics products .do.. Textile products do.. Transportation equipment Dec. 1968*100 Motor vehicles and equipment 1967*100 PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— P rod uce r p r i cc s 196 7*$ 1.00 r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown May Mar. Apr. May 277.4 261.8 288.5 276.3 251.8 294. S 277.1 254.4 | 293.8 | 208.0 215.8 202.4 207.4 198.6 319.7 159.2 193.6 273.4 193.9 224.6 219.3 193.2 173.8 158.6 172.0 174.6 229.6 240.8 221.1 209.6 219.5 204.6 208.7 198.9 323.2 159.5 195.3 278.5 195.3 225.9 222.0 193.S 174.5 159.2 172.4 175.0 226.4 242.5 220.4 225.1 209.5 350.5 167.5 254.1 299.3 207.4 251.6 240.5 211.8 185.5* 165.1 183.5 185.8 229.7 245.9 222.3 228.6 214.7 361.9 167.8 259.3 304.5 209.2 255.5 242.9 214.5 188.2 166.0 186.5 189.2 231.6 ! 245.2 222.1 231/1 217.7 377.3 168.9 269.3 302.8 210.8 255.7 245.2 215.8 190.2 166.8 186.8 189.5 | $0,518 $0,514 $0,479 $0,473 228.1 243.7 217.8 $0,471 1978 ITEM Apr. 1979 May Feb. Mar. Apr. May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units mil. $, do... do.., do.., r15,680 rl2,337 r7,288 rS,704 r!7,630 rl3,685 r8,312 r6,403 rl3,436 rl0,914 r5,865 r4,675 rl5,839 rl2,870 r6,875 r5,435 r!7,178 rl3,777 r7,693 rS,857 19,139 15,051. 8,471 6,407 do.., do.., do.., do.., r2,697 r?72 rl,366 r3,343 r2,863 r767 rl,530 r3,945 2,793 958 r2,522 3,328 1,192 1,586 r2,968 r3,423 rl,145 rl,699 r3,401 3,716 1,209 1,921 4,088 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $ Private, t o t a l do.., Residential ( i n c l . f a r m ) . . . . . do.., New housing units do.. rl98.3 rlSS.O r9U4 r74.1 r204.4 rl58.6 r93.7 r75.3 r210.8 rl69.3 r97.7 r77.2 r216.8 rl72.8 r96.6 r75.9 r216.7 rl71.9 r95.9 r76.0 221.5 173.9 95.0 75.1 r33.6 r9.5 rl7.3 r43.4 r35.0 r9.2 rl8.8 r45.9 r38.9 rl3.4 rl9.0 r41.6 r43.3 IS.2 r21.0 r44.0 42.6 rl4.0 r2l.5 r44.8 45.3 14.5 23.6 47.6 13,189 169 10,325 17,785 202 12,189 14,166 231 8,044 13,947 186 11,097 15,396 r202 10,229 16,425 178 12,629 3,470 6,854 2,864 4,338 7,652 5,596 3,412 4,632 6,122 4,227 6,870 2,850 4,260 5,969 5,167 4,553 8,076 3,769 r 169.0 r!71.6 r!89.9 H91.0 r!9l.3 195.1 Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial.. ,. Public, total .• i Nonresidential buildings, t o t a l 1/ Industrial 7 Co nunc re i al Public, total do.. do.. do.. jio.. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION * ^ Index (seasonal \y adjusted) Buildings, total •. By type of building: Non res i den t i a 1 Res idential Non-buiIding construction mil. $ 1972*100 mil. $ do.. do.. do.. 1,361 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE COMPOSITE TJ Revised. 1972*100 \J Includes additions and a l t e r a t i o n s . U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1979—281-051/51 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, O X . 20402 POSTAGE ANO FEES PAIO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
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