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July 15, 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS **TES<* Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington. D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 - INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly -\ (avg. of daily close) - 120 110 - . / - 100 90 \ - / - 80 70 1 1 l I 1 I l t 1 , l l I 1 l 1 1 I 1974 I I,l 1 t I i i i i 1975 i 1 i i i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j — JFMAMJJASOND 1977 1976 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. SHORT TONS 5,000 SHORT TONS 20,000 R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) H 4,000 16,000 12,000 K 8,000 h 4,000 I I I I 1 l I l l 1974 i l l » I I i I l i 1975 i I l I I l l I I • I l I I l 1 I 1 l I I I J 1977 1976 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1967=100 220 I DOLLARS 5.60 MANUFACTURING HOURS * 5.40 h EARNINGS WHOLESALE PRICES 200 form Products and Processed Foods and Feeds (Hours seasonally adjusted) 5.20 h 180 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 5.00 h Industrial 160 All Commodities Commodities 140 120 i i i i i i i i i 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor • I • i i i i I i i i i i I i • i i i I • i i i i I i i i i i 1975 1976 1977 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1976 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 1977 ITEM July 3 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores July 10 June 18 1967=100. do... do... 210.9 213.7 208.9 215.6 222.2 211.0 208.2 210.8 206.3 206.4 207.6 205.4 206.7 210.6 204.0 mil. $. do... 13,349 8,629 11,813 7,927 14,510 9,328 14,307 9,077 14,754 9,305 399 3,366 2,594 158 422 3,709 2,879 146 310 2,959 2,305 166 321 2,882 2,240 168 334 150 102 95,951 117,235 35,086 170 97,062 117,549 35,670 578 8.33 99.58 109.59 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. July 2 June 25 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 7.. .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 88,358 108,295 34,966 525 89,231 107,883 34,521 562 96,130 103,394 34,128 267 95,993 111,543 34,720 104 108,548 79,817 381,418 42,152 112,909 61,432 105,861 80,060 379,864 41,194 112,420 61,513 111,166 94,139 416,431 50,788 118,457 66,918 109,961 93,972 411,171 49,005 119,664 67,088 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do 9.03 104.25 117,38 8.99 103.83 116.66 8.36 99.61 109.90 8.35 100.46 110.73 8.32 100.11 110.30 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 8,305 41,263 174,918 8,165 2,663 87.7 6,500 39,025 133,489 8,190 2,591 85.3 15,030 42,217 214,938 8,036 2,605 83.3 14,255 43,080 214,575 8,036 2,596 83.0 11,465 44,203 199,104 8,410 2,538 83.5 bil.. 14.8 17.0 16.5 16.2 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 12.0 July 9 207.1 210.0 205.0 161,656 2,387 78.5 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplie , and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1976 ITEM May 1977 June Mar. Apr. May June COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed. Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products. Fuels and related, products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and plastics products Textile products Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100 do.., do.. 202.8 202.7 202.7 207.4 210.6 205.2 218.4 212.0 222.8 220.8 219.0 221.9 218.7 219.4 218.1 208.5 211.3 206.4 do. . do.., do.., do.., do.., .do..; 181.9 192.6 179.9 180.5 187.1 257.2 150.5 181.9 229.3 180.0 208.6 151.3 179.7 228.7 180.8 207.6 186, 179, 157, 148, 149, 151.8 194.3 208.1 188.5 193.2 192.6 298.6 150.1 180.1 229.6 178.8 208.0 198.2 185.1 165.9 153.7 158.7 161.0 194.5 193.7 190.1 194.6 193.9 304.0 144.9 170.1 202.4 169.6 194.2 186.0 179.3 157.1 147.3 149.0 151.6 191.9 202.4 183.9 191.6 191.1 293.4 149.6 177.6 228.7 178.2 206.4 195.0 183.6 164.3 152.1 158.4 160.7 195.2 204.3 192.0 194.2 193.8 302.3 do... do... do... do.., do... 183.2 196.5 181.8 181.5 187.3 260.5 145.3 168.1 199.9 170.4 196.6 198.9 186.1 166.4 154.0 159.0 161.3 200 4 187 3 167 4 154 4 159 4 161.8 $0,550 $0,546 $0,521 $0,515 $0,512 $0,514 95,724 93,582 87,278 98,251 96,114 88,460 3,780 84,680 7,655 97,909 95,771 88,215 2,804 85,411 7,556 97,958 95,826 89,258 3,140 86,118 6,568 98,321 96,193 90,042 3,478 86,564 6,151 101,264 99,135 91,682 3,820 87,862 7,453 do... do. ., do... .do. .. Dec. 1968=100, 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00. 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.., 84,398 3,415 83,863 6,304 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1977 1976 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May £/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARINGS--Con. LABOR FORCE, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted--Con. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over 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 Black and other races thous do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing indus tri es Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing. Durable goods Nondurabl e goods Service-producing Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc Wholesale trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local 96,760 90,023 3,260 86,763 6,737 1,816 97,158 90,408 3,386 87,022 6,750 1,836 7.3 5.6 6.8 18.5 6.7 12.3 7.6 5.9 7.2 18.4 6.8 13.4 7.3 5.4 7.2 18.8 6.6 12.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 17.8 6.3 12.3 6.9 5.3 6.6 17.9 6.2 12.9 4. 4. 9. 7. 14. 7. 7. 4. 3 4. 5 9. 3 7. 8 16. 3 7. 6 7, 4 3.7 4.7 8.3 7.4 14.2 6.6 6.1 3.6 4.4 7.8 7.0 12.0 6.7 6.0 3.6 4.3 7.9 7.1 13.0 6.2 5.7 81,395 66,364 46,960 24,005 842 r81,686 r66,555 r47,118 r24,217 r847 r3,842 rl9,528 rll,423 r8,105 r81,921 66,715 r47,208 r24,310 r844 r3,867 rl9,599 rll,473 r8,126 2,725 12,306 r57,469 r4,575 rl8,203 r4,371 rl3,832 r4,463 rl5,182 rl5,046 r2,719 rl2,327 r57,611 r4,585 rl8,226 r4,382 13,844 r4,481 rl5,205 rl5,114 r2,723 79,368 64,414 45,430 23,357 781 3,592 18,984 11,059 do... 55,938 4,503 17,663 4,258 13,405 4,282 14,567 14,923 2,730 12,193 56,011 4,482 17,664 4,254 13,410 52,998 13,693 7,916 53,007 13,665 7,905 54,534 13,958 8,128 r54,771 rl4,066 r8,177 r54,920 rl4,148 r8,239 3.4 36.1 37.3 40.2 3.2 40.9 3.4 36.3 37.1 40.4 3.3 41.0 3.4 36.2 r37.3 r40.3 3.4 40.8 3.6 36.3 r37.4 40.4 3.4 r41.0 r3.6 183 108 197 185 182 198 177 170.5 187.4 184.3 108.3 196.9 185.8 183.6 199.0 177.5 169.2 188.3 194.1 108.8 210.4 191.6 194.3 206.7 188.5 175.9 198.7 195.3 108.6 212.1 192.6 195.4 208.6 189.8 177.4 199.7 196. 108. 212. 192. 1S/6. 209. 190. 179. 200.8 175.69 103.65 175.09 102.87 185.86 104.18 rl87.15 104.09 188.76 104.34 156.05 92.06 155.60 91.42 163.69 91.75 r164.66 91.58 165.87 91.69 112.0 97.2 124.7 104.0 95.1 94.0 111.6 96.8 125.0 104.0 94.6 93.8 115.2 100.0 141.5 rl08.1 97.1 96.8 rll5.6 rl00.9 rl42.2 rll2.0 r97.5 r96.8 rll6.1 rl01.7 rl39.2 rll3.0 r98.4 98.1 do... do... do... do... do... do. .. do... do... do... Gross average weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Indexes of aggregate weekly employee-hours (prod, workers): Private nonagric. payrolls, total, (seas, adj.) 1967=100 Goods-producing do.. Mining do.. Contract construction do.. Manufacturing do.. Durable goods do.. 96,539 89,475 3,116 86,359 7,064 1,923 79,319 64,396 45,396 23,381 776 3,605 19,000 11,062 7,938 Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars 1967=100. 1967 dollars do... Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... £ / Preliminary. 94,704 87,533 3,313 84,220 7,171 2,173 thous. do... do... do... do... do... do... ...do... do... Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Employees, total thous Manufacturing do.. Durable goods do.. Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours Contract construction do.. Manufacturing. do.. Overtime hours do.. Durable goods do.. Overtime hours do.. r/ Revised. 847398 94,551 87,640 3,332 84,308 6,911 2,042 36. 37. 40. 3. 40. 7,925 4,301 14,610 14,954 2,728 12,226 3,759 19,404 11,370 8,034 57,390 4,568 18,189 4,354 13,835 4,453 15,149 15,031 rl2,391 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1976 1977 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE: Budget receipts and outlays: Receipts (net) Outlays (net) Budget surplus or deficit (-) Budget financing, total Borrowing from the public Reduction in cash balances mil. $. do... do.., do.., do.., do... 22,679 28,410 -5,731 5,731 4,109 1,622 37,615 30,567 7,048 -7,048 3,847 -10,895 25,171 34,646 -9,475 9,475 5,351 4,124 40,016 35,547 4,469 -4,469 1,206 -5,675 Gross amount of debt outstanding Held by the public do... do... 621,532 475,872 631,285 479,719 680,141 533,383 681,906 534,590 Budget receipts by source and outlays by agency: Receipts (net) , total Individual income taxes (net) Corporation income taxes (net) Social insurance taxes and contributions (net) Other do.. do.., do.., do.., do.. 22,679 6,157 1,016 12,811 2,695 37,615 16,037 10,000 6,971 4,607 25,171 6,131 8,719 7,413 2,908 40,016 18,660 7,974 10,703 2,679 do.., do.. do.. do.. 28,410 980 6,951 10,485 30,567 1,248 7,622 11,319 34,646 1,705 8,146 12,458 35,547 1,825 7,745 12,318 do.. do.., do.., 3,533 279 1,569 2,949 286 1,254 3,090 352 1,611 5,196 322 1,683 304.50 988.82 86.66 215.71 304.34 985.59 86.16 218.84 309.63 946.11 106.48 225.94 308.71 929.10 107.71 231.00 Outlays, total Agriculture Department Defense Department, military Health, Education, and welfare Department Treasury Department National Aeronautics and Space Adm Veterans Administration SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks) May 312.74 926.31 110.49 240.75 USC0M-- DC—84,398 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 United States Government Printing Office OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use, $300 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS Washington, D.C. 20402 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Government Printing Office June 311.38 916.56 113.63 237.48
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