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BUSINESS
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
I 550

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
550
_ TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
525
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

Monthly
(average of Wednesday data)

-

500

-

475

-

450

-

425

-

400

-

375
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Data: Federal Reserve Board

INDEX, 1941-43=10
140
PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
130 —

INDEX, 1941-43=10
140
Monthly

( a v g- of daily close)

H

120

-

110

-

100

-

90

-

80
70

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(Wednesday close)

H 130
120

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100

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H 90

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80

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INDEX, 1967=

INDEX, 1967= 100
210
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
200

Monthly

H

_ (E.E.I, seas. adj. index)

190

-

180

-

170

-

160

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150

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Data: Edison Electric Inst.

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly

in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.


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WEEKLY

2

BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1978
July 15

SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials

July 22

June 30

July 7

July 21

367

430

436

2,569
2,255
89

1,938
1,852
141

2,259
2,163
146

148

120
ell8,084
132,957
41,557
306

227.7
232.6
224.4

281.3
265.1
293.0

thous.

422

388

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do...
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
do...
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number.

2,593
2,286
129

FINANCE:
. Currency in circulation 5/
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
do...
Member bank reserve balances 3/
do...
Excess reserves, estimated 5/
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...

107,624
125,720
36,810
-227

107,342
128,852
39,488
372

115,806
129,584
40,238
224

116,885
131,839
41,384
604

118,135
130,358
39,484
-28

117,189
92,691
453,351
42,501
135,081
81,277

113,857
92,435
453,206
42,445
134,903
81,780

99,351
77,123
468,094
35,531
143,728
88,235

101,471
77,917
475,725
36,412
145,195
88,696

106,411
78,273

475,452
36,727

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.
Industrial, 400 stocks
do...

9.21
96.24
106.30

9.24
98.12
108.44

9.72
102.27
113.40

9.68
102.09
113.08

9.67
103.64
114.66

145,648
89,082

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.

12,900
45,821
165,033
8,904

12,990
48,212
148,211
8,904

15,595
44,256
184,389
8,448

10,295
42,332
138,716
8,613

11,050
46,206
156,579
8,613

Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5_/

thous. sh. tons.
percent.

2,581
85.4

2,586
85.6

2,804
92.0

2,764
93.1

2,678
90.2

bil.

16.5

19.0

15.1

16.6

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. j>/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/
based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS

131,224

2,646
89.1

Capability for a full order book

1979

1978
r/

9.67
101.69
112.40

STATISTICS

ITEM
I

276.7
262.0
287.2

280.2
263.3
292.3

229.4
236.2
224.8

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs

J u l y 14

280.1
264.0
'291.7

1967=100.
do...
do...

II r/

III

r/

IV r/

I

r/

II

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, CURRENT DOLLARS, TOTAL
bil. $..
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do.

2,011.3
1,287.2
185.3
84.1
72.4

2,104.2
1,331.2
200.3
93.5
76.5

2,159.6
1,369.3
203.5
92.4
78.9

2,235.2
1,415.4
212.1
94.9
82.7

2,292.1
1,454.2
213.8
97.7
82.1

2,327.2
1,474.2
207.3
88.6
83.3

Motor vehicles and parts

...do

Food
Gasoline and oil

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

505.9
85.4
260.6
48.1

521.8
89.9
267.7
49.0

536.7
92.7
274.5
51.5

558.1
96.8
283.9
55.0

571.1
95.5
292.9
58.4

578.7
97.3
293.5
60.5

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

596.0
90.4
202.5
47.6

609.1
88.9
209.0
48.6

629.1
92.5
215.0
49.7

645.1
93.7
222.1
50.8

669.3
99.1
229.5
52.9

688.2
100.6
236.4
54.8

...do
...do
...do
...do
...do
...do
, .do
...do

327.0
304.1
203.7
100.5
22.8
-22.2
184.4
206.6

352.3
326.5
218.8
107.7
25.8
-7.6
205.7
213.3

356.2
336.1
225.9
110.2
20.0
-6.8
213.8
220.6

370.5
349.8
236.1
113.2
20.6
-4.5
224.9
229.4

373.8
354.6
243.4
111.2
19.1
-4.0
238.5
234.4

391.3
360.0
247.1
112.9
31.4
-7.0
242.5
249.5

419.4
150.9
97.6
268.5

428.3
148.2
98.2
280.1

440.9
152.3
99.0
288.6

453.8
159.0
101.2
294.8

460.1
163.6
103.4
296.5

468.7
162.9
106.0
305.8

Gross private domestic investment, total

Gov't purchase of goods and services, total... ...do
...do
...do
...do

r / Revised.




MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

3

1978

ITEM
I r/

II

r/

1979
III

r/

IV r /

I r/

II

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con.
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, 1972 DOLLARS, TOTAL
bil. $..
Personal consumption expenditures, t o t a l
do....

Gross p r i v a t e domestic investment, t o t a l

do....

Gov't purchases of goods and s e r v i c e s , t o t a l

do....

1,367.8
882.7
139.3
337.3
406.1

1,395.2
894.8
147.8
339.4
407.6

1,407.3
905.3
147.5
344.7
413.1

1,426.6
920.3
152.1
351.9
416.3

1,430.6
921.8
150.2
348.1
423.5

1,418.8
913.5
143.8
342.7
427.0

209.0
192.5
133.1
59.4
16.5

216.8
201.2
140.3
60.9
15.6

214.0
201.8
141.6
60.2
12.2

217.4
205.5
145.5
60.0
12.0

217.2
204.9
147.2
57.7
12.3

219.1
202.3
145.4
56.9
16.8

5.3
100.7
95.4
270.7
99.9
170.9

12.3
109.2
96.9
271.3
96.6
174.7

13.3
111.9
98.5

12.9
113.8
101.0

274.7
98.5
176.2

276.0
99.3
176.6

17.0
117.0
100.0
274.7
101.1
173.6

12.9
115.7
102.8
273.4
98.5
174.9

1,621.0
1,244.0
109.1
" 25.7
83.4

1,703.9
1,288.2
115.0
27.7
87.3

1,752.5
1,321.1
117.4
26.1
91.3

1,820.0
1,364.8
125.7
31.3
94.4

1,869.0
1,411.2
129.0
34.2
94.8

1,439.0
129.2
33.7
95.5

Rental income of persons with c a p i t a l consumption

Profits after tax, total

Less:
Equals:

do....

Personal t a x and nontax payments

do....

Personal saving

do....

25.2

24.4

26.8

27.1

27.3

26.8

141.2
177.5
106.7
-23.2
-12.4
101.5

169.4
207.2
122.4
-25.1
-12.6
106.8

175.2
212.0
124.6
-23.0
-13.8
111.9

184.8
227.4
132.3
-28.8
-13.8
117.6

178.9
233.3
142.0
-39.9
-14.5
122.6

-36.4
-14.7
126.1

1,634.8
239.8
1,395.0
1,320.4
74.6

1,689.3
252.1
1,437.3
1,366.1
71.2

1,742.5
266.0
1,476.5
1,405.6
70.9

1,803.1
278.2
1,524.8
1,453.4
71.5

1,852.6
280.4
1,572.2
1,493.0
79.2

1,892.6
290.9
1,601.7
1,514.5
87.2

June

Mar.

Apr.

1979

1978
PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Total personal income

May
bil. $..

Commodity-producing i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l

do....

Government and government e n t e r p r i s e s

do....

May

June

rl,687.3
rl,087.5
r382.3
r293.4
r265.5
r224.4
r215.3
rl04.7

rl,704.2
rl,099.4
r387.2
r295.9
r268.2
r227.5
r216.5
rl05.9

rl,872.1
rl,202.3
r429.4
r328.1
r294.0
r249.9
r229.0
rll7.4

rl,881.2
rl,205.9
r428.6
r327.4
r293.3
r251.9
r232.1
rll8.9

rl,893.6
rl,211.7
r431.7
r328.2
r296.3
r252.0
r231.6
rl20.3

1,903.0
1,217.5
433.1
328.3
298.9
252.9
232.7
121.8

r27.9
r87.2

r28.4
r87.8

r35.3
r94.9

r34.8
r95.2

r33.9
r95.5

32.5
95.6

r24.3
r46.0
rl59.3
r219.1
r68.8
ri,644.3

r24.4
r46.5
rl61.7
r219.5
r69.3
rl,660.6

r27.4
r51.7
rl83.3
r239.2
r79.4
rl,819.5

r26.0
r51.9
r185.8
r242.3
r79.5
rl,828.8

r27.1
r52.5
r188.3
2
r 44.0
r79.7
rl,841.8

27.2
52.6
190.9
244.9
80.0
1,852.3

P r o p r i e t o r s ' income 1/
Rental income of persons with c a p i t a l consumption

Less:

personal c o n t r i b . for s o c i a l i n s u r a n c e . . . . d o . . . .

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT):
SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)
1967=100..
BY MARKET GROUPINGS:

BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS:
MINING AND UTILITIES

r / Revised.

£ / Preliminary,




do

e / Estimated.

143.9

144.9

152.3

rl50.0

pl51.8

el51.4

143.1
140.5

144.0
141.1

rl51.1
rl47.9

148.5
rl45.0

pl50.7
pl47.6

el50.1
el46.9

145.1
143.9
163.5
125.2

146.4
145.4
164.1
127.5

154.2
rl55.8
rl71.1
rl29.4

rl52.4
rl53.0
rl70.6
rl28.2

pl53.6
pl54.6
pi71.9
pl28.2

el53.5
el54.7
el71.8
el28.2

140.9
126.7
120.0
131.7
126.3

142.5
128.0
121.1
136.4
127.1

rl43.9
rl23.4
rl25.5
124.0
rl20.6

rl43.6
rl23.6
rl28.6
rl29.5
rll9.9

pl44.1
pl24.0
pl24.9
pl33.9
pll9.9

el44.6
el24.8

1/ With inventory valuation and c a p i t a l consumption adjustment.

el42.6
ell9.4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

4

1978
ITEM

May

June

Apr.

May p_/

June e/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)—Con.
BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS—Con.
MINING AND UTILITIES—Con.
UTILITIES
1967=100.
Electric
do...

157.0
177.1

158.6
180.1

rl66.9
189.2

rl66.0

166.6

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

144.3
154.0
142.8
120.2
138.5
125.8
146.6

145.5
154.9
141.8
122.7
140.4
126.8
148.0

rl53.4
rl61.7
r148.0
121.8
rl42.9

rl50,8
rl60.8
rl47.3
121.9
rl42.5

153.0
161.9
149.4

rl49.8

148.7

U7.3

148.0

Printing and publishing
Chemicals and products
Petrolepa products
Rubber and plastics products
Leather and products

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

128.2
188.1
143.4
252.7
75.7

128.7
191.1
142.8
255.5
75.1

137.0
r201.5
rl43.1
r272.2
r73.1

rl35.5
r201.7
rl45.0
r267.7
r70.9

136.0
203.6
143.5
271.6
72.7

142.4

Durable manufactures
Ordnance, pvt. and govt
Lumber and products
Furniture and fixtures
Clay, glass, and stone products
Primary metals

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

137.6
74.3
136.5
152.8
157.9
115.5

139.0
74.7
138.7
156.2
159.8
117.5

rl47.5
r75.5
140.7
163.8
166.1
rl21.8

rl43.9
r76.3
139.3
rl60.8
rl63.4
rll9.4

147.0
76.4
141.7
161.4
164.8
120.0

121.2

do...
do...
do...
do...
do,..

140.4
152.9
152.9
130.1
169.8

142.3
154.6
154.1
130.4
170.9

rl51.4
rl66.2
rl65.9
rl40.4
182.7

rl50.2
r165.0
163.5
rl28.7
rl80.4

150.8
165.7
166.6
140.4
180.8

150.0
166.0
165.9
137.1
180.5

MANUFACTURING, TOTAL
Nondurable manufactures
Foods
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Apparel products
Paper and products

..

Fabricated metal products
Nonelectrical machinery
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments
r/ Revised.

p_/ Preliminary,

143.1

e/ Estimated.

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152.5
161.5

POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COM-209

136.5

146.3
76.0