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BUSINESS
STATISTICS

A UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF

COMMERCE
PUBLICATION

iu

A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

JULY 2 7 ,
1973

Billion $
350

Billion $
325
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

325

300

275

—

300

250

—

275

1
Monthly
(average of Wednesday data)

225

P'TI

1 -JL.1...1 1 1 1....L... 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1970

1 1 1 11

1971

1 1 1 1 1, . 1 1 1 1 1 —1,-L I I

1972

250

1 I I
J F M A M J J A S O N D

1973

Data: Federal Reserve Board

1-43 = 10

1941-43 = 10
140

pfnawn
Monthly
(avg. of daily close)

1970

1971

i i i i i

1972

1973

J FM A M h K A S OND

Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

Billion $
l/l 00

Billion $
900

Million
3.5

PERSONAL INCOME

PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS

(Seas, adj., at annual rates)

(Seas, adj., at annual rates)

1,000

800

3.0

Total
(left scale)

700

900

^
800

s
*s,

700

X

a-^ "*"""""

>-'
600

Wage and Salary
Disbursements
(right scale) •

l .
1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 I I , i i i i i 1 i i i i i lil 1 1 1 1 1 I.I .L..I.1 l_i_l i_L_Ll„ 1. I l 500

1970

1971

1972

1973

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1.0 I

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1970
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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1971

1972

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1972

1973

ITEM
July 15

July 22

June 30

July 7

J u l y 14

J u l y 21
179.9

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/

1967=1.00,

119.5

119.7

171.9

173.3

173.3

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

mil. $,
....do..,

8,495
5,560

8,537
5,566

1.0,063
6,261

9,377
6,243

9,674
6,319

368
2,127
1 ,850
174

299
2,112
1,840
188

226
1,480
1,344
184

325
1,629
1,495
162

270
165

176
68,614
84,047
33,677
405

•

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,
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation J/
mil. $,
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ^/....do...
Member bank reserve balances _3/
.do...
Excess reserves, estimated _3/
do...

63,005
76,923
32,747
-353

62,829
77,663
33,295
147

67,580
81,408
32,214
212

68,048
83,372
33,280
-723

68,662
83,534
32,467
-61

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: kj
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...

92,676
58,014
286,041
25,701
85,176
42,280

90,923
57,983
284,040
25,581
85,314
42,395

97,944
58,250
330,013
23,839
104,997
50,003

97,333
58,376
331,494
23,825
105,676
50,191

99,771
58,276
334,596
23,061
106,384
50,431

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3J
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do...

7.66
106.89
119.57

7.67
106.14
118.78

7.72
103.62
115.96

7.74
*101.87
*113.90

7.78
105.79
118.50

1.0,270
36,135
105,330
9,732

11,385
38,178
87,737
9,736

6,100
38,414
203,088
9,366

4,535
38,262
150,022
9,352

10,395
40,284
173,682
9,309

PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
.......thous. sh. tons.
Electric power, by utilities
mil. kw.-hr.
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
number.
Petroleum (crude) and condensate J3/
thous. bbl.
Steel, raw
Index of production

thous. sh. tons.
1967=100.

2,412
98.9

2,318
95.0

2,897
118.7

2,790
114.4

2,766
113.4

bil.

13.8

14.7

15.8

13.2

15.9

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
\J Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/ Tuesday p r i c e .

MONTHLY

3J Daily a v e r a g e , kj Wednesday d a t a .

7.80
106.35
119.23

176,610
2,826
115.8

*Tucsday d a t a .

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1973

1972
ITEM
I jr/

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IV r./

I

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GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil. $..
Personal consumption e x p e n d i t u r e s , t o t a l
do....

1,112.5
700.2
111.5
49.4
46.6

1,142.4
719.2
115.1
51.2
47.3

1,166.5
734.1
120.2
55.0
48.6

1,199.2
752.6
122.9
55.7
50.0

1,242.5
779.4
132.2
60.5
53.7

1,271.0
795.1
133.1
59.9
54.5

...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....

288.8
59.4
141.0
24.7

297.9
61.7
144.7
25.0

302.3
62.9
146.5
25.8

310.7
65.1
149.1
26.6

322.2
68.3
154.7
27.5

329.8
69.6
157.8
28.5

...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....

300.0
41.8
103.1
21.6

306.2
43.2
104.7
21.7

311.6
44.5
106.3
21.8

319.0
45.7
107.9
22.2

325.0
46.5
110.6
22.8

332.2
47.2
113.2
23.2

...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....

167.5
165.8
114.0
51.8
1.7

174.7
169.2
11.6.3
52.8
5.5

181.5
172.9
118.3
54.5
8.7

189.4
181.2
124.3
56.9
8.2

194.5
189.9
130.9
59.0
4.6

199.2
194.0
134.4
59.5
5.3

-5.5
70.3
75.8

-5.7
69.9
75.6

-3.8
74.0
77.7

-3.5
79.7
83.2

.0
89.7
89.7

1.7
95.1
93.4

250.3
106.0
76.5
144.3

254.2
106.7
76.6
1.47.5

254.7
102.3
71.9
152.4

260.7
102.7
72.4
158.0

268.6
105.5
74.3
163.0

275.0
106.5
74.5
168.5

...do....

Gross p r i v a t e d o m e s t i c i n v e s t m e n t ,

total

G o v ' t , p u r c h a s e s o f g o o d s and s e r v i c e s ,

total. . . . d o . . . .
...do....

r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary.
11,418




MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3

1972

ITEM
I

II

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r/

1
IV

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1973

rj

J r/

|

11 n /

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
bil. $..
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
Corp. p r o f i t s

and i n v e n t o r y v a l u a t i o n

adj. ,total..do....
do....
do....
do....

PERSONAL INCOME, q u a r t e r l y t o t a l

do....

911.0
684.3
72.5
53.1
19.5
24.1

928.3
699.6
73.2
53.3
19.9
22.6

949.2
713.1
74.1
54.3
19.8
24.9

978.6
731.2
77.1
55.3
21.8
24.9

1,01.5.0
757.4
80.6
56.3
24.3
24.7

774.7
81.5
57.1
24.4
24.6

86.2
92.8
52.2
43.9
910.8
138.0
772.8
720.0
52.9

88.0
94.8
53.4
44.8
926.1
140.7
785.4
739.5
45.9

91.5
98.4
55.6
45.7
943.7
142.8
800.9
755.1
45.8

98.8
106.1
60.3
46.6
976.1
147.4
828.7
774.3
54.4

104.3
119.6
66.9
47.9
996.6
145.1
851.5
801.5
50.0

49.4
1019.1
148.8
870.4
818.0
52.4

,

1973

1972
May

June

Mar.

Apr.

June

May

gj

PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
r927.7
620.4
223.8
173.8
149.5
114.5
132.6
40.2

r927.0
624.6
224.6
174.8
151.3
115.8
132.9
40.6

rl,003.3
671.1
243.5
190.6
160.6
124.9
142.2
43.6

11,011.6
677.6
245.9
192.9
162.2
126.4
143.1
43.9

rl,018.7
682.0
248.3
194.7
163.2
126.8
143.7
44.2

rl,027.1
687.9
251.5
196.9
164.3
127.7
144.3
44.5

53.9
19.9
24.1
26.0
77.4
100.1
34.2
900.3

52.4
19.6
19.8
25.9
78.2
100.2
34.4
900.1

56.4
24.6
24.6
27.0
83.4
114.5
42.0
970.9

56.8
24.2
24.3
27.3
84.5
115.3
42.4
979.5

57.1
24.4
24.6
27.3
85.7
115.9
42.5
986.4

57.4
24.6
24.9
27.4
86.8
116.4
42.7
994.6

...1967-100..

124.7

125.0

129.8

130.7

131.5

132.4

do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....

125.4
124.3
120.3
121.0
119.7
118.4

125.7
124.6
120.7
121.2
119.5
119.2

128.4
129.5
126.1
128.3
122.4
120.2

129.1
130.5
127.4
129.7
123.3
121.0

129.7
131.3
128.3
130.7
124.0
121.8

130.3
132.2
129.4
132.0
124.7
1.22.3

do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....

132.7
135.3
122.3
124.8
117.3
123.9

133.1
135.7
123.0
126.4
117.0
127.2

136.6
139.2
134.5
152.7
121.5
136.8

137.0
139.6
136.5
155.4
121.8
141.8

137.5
140.1
137.9
155.6
123.2
144.6

138.1
140.7
139.8
156.5
1.24.1
151.7

1.28.5
133.4
118.6
138.9

129.0
134.1
119.0
1.39.6

132.3
137.7
122.6
143.2

132.8
138.1
123.0
143.6

133.3
133.7
123.5
144.2

133.9
139.4
123.9
145.0

120.1
118.7
120.5
1.20.8

120.1
117.8
1.20.3
121.0

124.6
127.8
125.0
123.0

125.1
128.3
125.5
123.6

125.4
129.3
125.7
123.9

125.6
131.6
1.25.4
124.7

122.5
119.5
117.1
111.4
110.0
142.7

122.1
119.8
117.3
111.3
112.0
143.0

124.8
121.5
119.1
1.10.8
113.7
1.44.5

125.8
122.6
120.3
111.1
117.3
143.9

126.7
123.5
121.3
111.1
L20.6
143.9

126.8
124.6
122.4
111.0
122.3
1.44.9

125.8
132.0
119.7
122.5

126.1
132.4
120.0
122.9

128.6
135.8
123.1
124.5

129.2
136.2
123.8
125.2

129.6
136.6
124^4
125.6

130.0
137.0
124.9
125.9

$0,802

$0,800

$0,770

$0,765

$0,760

$0,755

bll .
Commodity-producing

industries,

$..

total.••
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....

Proprietors'

income:
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
Hn

Less personal

contributions

for soc.

insurance....do.•.•

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Unadjusted indexes:
Special

group

indexes:

do....

1

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY—
,1967-$!.00..

xj Revised,
11,418

_p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y .




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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1973

1972
May

June

Apr.

May

CONSTRUCTION A N D REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total (private and p u b l i c )
thous,
Privately owned
do. .,
One-fami 1 y structures
do. ..
Seasonally adjusted at annual r a t e s :
Total privately owned
do...
One-Cami] y structures
do..,
NEW ?RIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS (1.3,000 permit-issuing p l a c e s ) :
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total
do. . ,
One-family structures
do. .,
New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations,
estimated total. ...,
mil . $,
By purpose of loan:
Home construction
do..,
Home purchase
•
do..
All other purposes
do..,

227.9
225.8
135.2

226.2
223.1
131.9

201.0
200.0
105.1

r205.3
r205.0
T-120.5

r233.9
r233.8
H31.6

202.8
202.0
115.2

2,31.8
1,308

2,315
1,283

2,260
1,245

r2,123
rl,202

r2,417
rl,272

2,119
1,129

1,955
923

2,121
989

2,102
1,01J

1,882
943

rl,842
r951

2,032
914

4,603

5,449

4,990

r4,989

j)/

836
2,276
1,491

872
2,920
1,657

887
2,685
1,418

r886
r2,762
rl,341

Jl/933
ii/ 3,125
2.1 1,376

1.36.7
109.7

137.2
109,9

1.43.3
110*4

144.4
rll.0.5

r.144.8
rl.10.1

pi 45.7
pl.10.2

134.30
107.72

134.67
1.07.88

141.35
108.83

r142.85
1.09.30

rl.43.22
rl.08.94

pi43.96
p!08.89

119.63
95,95

119.92
96.07

124.26
95.67

rl 25.42
r95.96

r.125.70
r95.61.

pi 26.28
P 95.51

5,434

LABOR F O R C E , EMPLOYMENT, A N D EARNINGS
Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments:
Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted:
Current dollars
1967=100,
.1 967 dollars
• * * .do..
Gross average weekly earnings:
Current d o l l a r s , seasonally adjusted
1967 d o l l a r s , seasonally adjusted
Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with
three d e p e n d e n t s ) :
Current d o l l a r s , seasonally adjusted
1967 d o l l a r s , seasonally adjusted
r/ Revised. p/ Preliminary.
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