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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS "?">* \ July 2 2 , 1977 **TESO** 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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 ( W e e k l y R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks o f F e d e r a l Reserve 450 - 425 - BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Monthly System) Weekly (Wednesday data) (average of Wednesday d a t a ) ~ H 475 H 450 425 1977 y -****" 400 400 ^ 375 - 375 1976 350 325 300 l ., L, l _ L 1 I „_1_JL ,J_ i,„ 1 „ l „ . I i _ I __ • __ 1 j 1974 _i i_ i __ l l i _i j _ _j_ .1 j 1975 i i i _i_._ I l I I 1976 I 1 I i i i - H 350 " 325 i ' J 1977 ' ' ' ' I ' ' ' ' ' 300 FMAMJJASOND Data: Federal Reserve Board THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 ~ (Passenger cars) 1,000 Monthly - - " A 800 600 THOUSANDS 350 ^-' /^^A \ \-/ /^\ 1 >v " / " N' V 400 - 200 0 _L._I • • 1 1 1 L„J_, 1_ l_. -1 ,1 . . 1 , 1 1 1974 1 1 1 1 1 1 1,1,1 1975 i 1 , J., ,L 1 . 1 ,.J .J ,,. I. !_ I , _ I , _ 1 „ J _ L , _ L . . . 1 _ I 1977 1976 I J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 60 1967=100 SALES OF RETAIL STORES - (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Total - 50 40 A — 30 -—-—"**" - _^ \1 """—' " Nondurable i i i i i 1 i i i i i _LJ_J_I 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce JJ Goods i .i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i 1975 J_i i i 1976 IJ-I.I 1111 1977 111 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i 111 i i 11 1111 1111 i i i 1974 1975 Federal Reserve Board WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1976 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 ITEM 1977 July 17 July 10 June 25 July 9 July 2 July 16 215.6 222.2 211.0 219.3 223.6 216.3 206.4 207.6 205.4 206.7 210.6 204.0 207.1 210.0 205.0 mil. $.. do.. .. 11,930 7,986 12,379 8,128 14,166 8,983 14,556 9,255 13,196 8,714 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... 442 3,709 2,879 146 453 3,685 2,877 160 321 2,917 2,272 168 348 2,812 2,204 150 429 89,231 107,883 34,521 562 89,971 104,239 33,919 29 95,993 111,543 34,720 104 95,951 117,235 35,086 170 97,070 117,519 35,640 548 97,912 113,339 34,853 474 104,861 80,060 379,864 41,194 112.420 61,513 106,931 80,136 380,602 41,700 112,119 61,614 109,879 93,983 411,047 49,024 119,653 67,069 110,459 94,110 411,957 48,407 119,666 67,214 8.99 103.83 116.66 8.96 105.95 119.02 8.35 100.46 110.73 8.32 100.11 110.30 8.33 99.58 109.59 8.34 99.59 109.40 6,500 39,025 133,489 8,190 2,591 85.3 12.0 10,837 42,464 142,645 8,190 14,255 43,080 214,575 8,263 11,185 44,203 199,104 8,411 8,370 44,025 161,656 8,411 2,585 85.1 2,596 83.0 2,538 83.5 2,387 78.5 15.0 16.5 16.2 12.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/'. 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100.. do do ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/ thous. sh. tons... mil. kw.-hr... number... thous. bbl... Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons... percent... RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil.. 202.5 200.8 203.6 102 175,756 2,383 78.4 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, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1977 1976 ITEM May June Mar. Apr. May £/ June e/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL do... Final products do... Consumer goods do... Durable consumer goods do... Automotive products do... Autos and utility vehicles do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied goods do... Home goods do. .. Nondurable consumer goods do... Clothing do... Consumer staples do... Equipment Business Industrial equipment Commercial, transit, and farm equipment Defense and space equipment Intermediate products Construction supplies Business supplies MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Energy materials BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary, e/ Estimated. 129.6 130.1 135.2 rl36.2 137.6 138.6 128.9 127.3 137 143 154 153 134 155 137 135 132.1 135.8 129.5 127.6 137.8 144.2 156.6 156.6 137.5 156.9 137.4 135.1 127.9 137.1 rl34.9 rl33.0 rl42.8 rl52.4 rl78.3 176.1 155.8 rl84.1 137.9 rl39.0 rl24.0 143.3 rl36.2 rl34.4 143.6 rl52.0 rl74.9 171.2 150.6 rl84.8 rl39.0 rl40.3 125.0 rl44.5 137.2 135.3 143.9 152.6 172.3 166.8 148.5 186.5 141.6 140.4 138.3 136.3 144.7 155.2 179.0 175.8 156.8 187.8 141.9 140.7 143.8 do... do... do... do... do... .do!!'. do... do..! 113.5 134.6 126.9 143.7 78.2 135.0 130.9 139.0 113.8 135.0 127.4 143.8 78.3 135.9 131.8 140.1 rll9.7 rl44.5 rl33.9 156.6 r78.3 141.9 136.4 147.4 rl21.8 rl47.0 rl36.3 rl59.2 r79.4 rl42.8 rl37.4 r148.1 143.7 124.9 151.6 140.3 164.5 80.0 145.8 141.1 do... do... do. .*! do 130.6 126.8 146.2 120.6 131.1 127.0 147.5 120.6 rl35.5 rl32.1 rl53.1 rl21.7 rl36.4 rl34.1 153.8 rl20.5 123.3 149.3 138.8 161.5 79.6 144.6 139.6 149.5 137.9 135.9 155.3 121.2 do do.'!.' do... do!!! do do..! do 132.0 113.0 118.3 119.2 110.8 153.0 169.8 131, 114, 118 122, 112, 151 167, rl36.2 rl20.2 133.8 124.1 117.0 rl54.2 rl34.6 rll8.7 127.5 118.4 rll6.7 rl52.4 135.8 119.5 123.9 122.4 117.9 154.0 138.9 137.6 155.4 137.1 122.3 133.6 119.9 153.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1976 ITB4 1977 May June Mar. Apr. 1967=100. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 129.6 140.9 131.2 114.5 138. 130. 134. 120. 166. 132. 185. 91. pl37.9 pl49.4 pl40.1 121.7 71.4 123.0 131.0 133.9 113.2 121.4 134.0 131.8 112.9 149.0 rl35.2 rl47.0 138.5 rll5.3 133.1 123.5 rl35.5 rl24.3 rl79.0 145.1 r225.6 73.8 126.8 r72.3 132.1 rl35.1 143. rl08. rl27. 140. rl37. 120. 156. rl36.3 rl48.1 T140.6 112,1 rl35.5 124.2 rl36.5 rl23.4 rl80.6 rl45.9 r226.0 r73.8 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 130.2 141.3 130.5 115.4 138.1 126.8 139.1 119.7 170.0 135.1 189.1 84.0 122.3 73.1 120.3 130.1 136.1 111.5 124.0 133.5 132.0 112.6 149.5 rl28.0 r73.8 rl31.6 rl35.4 rl44.5 112.3 rl28.6 rl42.9 rl39.6 119.7 rl57.8 pl30.0 p73.7 pl32.2 pl37.0 pl45.5 pll7.0 pl30.1 pl45.5 pl42.0 pl20.1 pl58.5 mil. $. do.:. do... do... do... 54,460 58,326 20,766 13,086 2,552 37,560 2,219 1,704 4,570 12,231 4,162 8,580 r60,294 r21,081 rl2,980 r2,517 r2,710 r39,213 r2,466 rl,725 r4,734 rl2,594 r4,336 r9,059 r60,381 r21,335 rl3,019 r2,553 2,863 r39,046 r2,277 rl,751 r4,980 rl2,440 r4,502 r8,966 May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)- -Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)--Con. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS--Con. MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Nondurable manufactures Foods Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather products Durable manufactures Ordnance, pvt. and govt Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures Clay, glass, and stone products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments pl37.9 pl39.2 pl23.9 pl81.6 pl45.3 p232.7 p75.4 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip. stores Building materials and hardware dealers do do do do.... do do do 35,949 2,194 1,598 4,564 11,770 3,955 7,949 55,449 19,617 11,876 2,424 2,641 35,832 2,213 1,615 4,544 11,657 4,079 8,144 do do do do do 52,868 17,419 10,249 2,380 2,292 53,983 17,803 10,523 2,417 2,312 59,522 20,687 12,629 2,606 2,712 r59,465 20,333 rl2,171 r2,636 r2,698 do do do do do do.... do 35,449 2,265 1,609 4,355 11,629 3,809 8,187 36,180 2,324 1,625 4,283 11,765 3,922 8,488 38,835 2,424 1,757 4,795 12,403 4,264 r9,218 r39,132 r2,415 r1,734 r4,777 rl2,452 r4,415 r9,394 r59,247 r20,073 rll,959 r2,622 2,660 r39,174 r2,408 rl,776 r4,784 rl2,657 r4,435 r9,318 do do.... 79,235 78,406 79,819 79,375 86,202 85,397 87,385 86,033 79,235 85,397 do.... do 15,091 15,978 16,001 16,402 17,097 17,704 rl7,895 rl7,888 17,613 18,033 AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month mil. $.. Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks do Loans to cooperatives do Other loans and discounts do 34,377 17,731 4,470 12,175 34,881 17,979 4,413 12,489 39,141 19,944 6,140 13,057 39,581 20,242 5,924 13,416 40,035 20,540 5,654 13,841 CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM) : Installment credit extended and liquidated: Unadjusted: Extended, total 2/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement 15,229 4,709 255 455 17,158 5,387 317 512 18,128 5,994 296 472 18,035 5,630 324 501 18,622 5,794 323 592 13,459 14,595 4,204 328 354 16,685 4,927 324 406 15,465 4,288 321 394 15,611 4,427 326 403 Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip. stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total 18,511 11,140 2,306 2,460 2,493 FINANCE Liquidated, total 2/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement xj Revised. £/ Preliminary, 84,405 mil. $.. do.... do do do do do do e/ Estimated. 3,797 300 322 1/ Data for June 1977 are advance estimates. 2/ Includes data not shown separately. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1977 1976 Apr. May June nil. $. do... do... do... do.. . do... do... do... 15,041 4,471 231 385 13,566 3,819 286 314 15,592 4,600 272 410 14,261 4,074 315 330 18,253 5,654 311 478 15,536 4,453 291 382 18,077 5,474 318 488 15,418 4,300 316 382 17,902 5,445 300 506 15,376 4,354 317 398 do... 164,101 166,664 179,695 182,265 185,280 do... do... do... 55,484 11,744 8,209 56,667 11,733 8,367 61,841 11,273 8,816 63,183 11,277 8,923 64,551 11,278 9,111 do... do... do... do... do... 79,785 37,022 26,975 16,465 3,854 80,850 37,490 27,842 16,633 3,849 85,916 39,889 31,448 18,068 4,374 87,481 40,361 31,912 18,205 4,306 88,769 40,593 32,704 18,402 4,452 mil. $• do... do... do... 23,202 17,030 5,606 566 28,870 18,248 10,064 558 30,116 20,858 8,649 609 26,722 19,400 6,786 536 27,414 20,115 6,717 582 12/31/65=50. do... do... do... do... 53.87 60.22 39.71 35.40 50.99 54.23 60.70 40.41 35.16 51.82 54.67 59.56 40.52 40.18 54.84 53.92 58.47 41.51 40.24 54.30 53.96 58.13 43.25 41.14 54.80 FINANCE--Con. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM)--Con. Installment credit extended and liquidated--Con. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobi le home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Total installment credit outstanding, end of year or month 2/ By credit type: Automobile Mobile Home Home improvement By holder: Commercial Finance companies Credit unions Retailers Others Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association: Insurance written (new paid-for insurance): Value, estimated total Ordinary (incl. mass-marketed ord.) Group Industrial New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite Industrial Transportation Utility Finance Mar. May 1/ Includes d a t a not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 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