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J u l y 4 , 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^O'Ccv °^r«o^ SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Biliit Billion $ 450 450 T O T A L L O A N S A N D INVESTMENTS 425 ( 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 System) 400 — ~ - 300 - 250 (average • ^ ~ I ^ ~ I of Wednesday l I I I I I ..X_J— • 1 1 1 1 ' 1 . 1972 1 1 J F^ **r . 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i I i i 1974 1973 350 ^1974 - 325 (Wednesday 300 data) - data) ~ I 400 1975 \ / - 325 275 425 375 ^*y 350 - \-—^ ^^^^^^^ 375 - i 1 i i i i 275 i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J FMAMJ 1975 250 1 _L J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board 1967=100 1967=100 200 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION 200 Weekly ( i n g o t s a n d a l l other forms) - 150 150 1974 / N 100 '"^ \ 100 ~ I 1975 ^ \ I 50 50 i i i i i I i i i i i 1972 _J—1—1—L I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1974 1973 1975 1 I I LJ i l l ill II J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Bill ion $ Bi!li< 110 220 M A N U F A C T U R E R S ' SHIPMENTS 100 |_ & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 200 Million 3.0 PRIVATE H(D U S I N G STARTS (seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) - 2.5 180 90 Shipments (left scale) 80 140 70 120 60 100 50 1972 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 2.0 - - 1.5 - - 160 1974 1975 r^ 1.0 .5 -JL_l_i_l 1 1 I I 1 1 1 iiiitl 1972 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY i I l l l 1 l I I I I 1974 111111M i n i 1975 0 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1974 1975 ITEM June 22 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores June 7 June 2.1 June 14 1967= 1 00 . . do ... . do... . 225.5 224.5 226.1 226.9 228.8 225.5 186.1 205.9 1.73.4 186.6 208.2 172.9 186.3 208.1 172.5 mil. $ . . do. 10,571 10,943 7,065 1.1 , 319 7 , 815 ,472 , 763 11,331 7,572 266 286 2,082 1 ,783 1.88 44 3 5,064 4,074 422 ,069 ,045 193 432 198 205 80,536 80,775 93,357 34,983 399 80,685 95,943 37,700 89 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. . INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, al 1 programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do FAILURES, 1NDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstrcct)...number.. ,160 ,833 198 FINANCE: Currenty in circulation 3 / mil $ . . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ 7 do. Excess reserves, estimated J/ 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. Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, fi Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks 7 do 211 73,938 89,720 36,708 247 73,689 90,068 36,536 99 79,874 96,908 34,54 3 346 92,072 33,728 -73 99,251 57,736 372,424 21,865 122,684 57,941 100,528 57,885 373,688 20,982 123,575 58,183 101,962 64,338 374,135 30,590 122,004 59,245 104,695 64,629 378,179 32,150 121,961 59,251 104,402 64,867 378,750 32,744 122,235 59,200 8.87 88.84 100.64 8.94 87.61 99.27 9.52 92.60 104.07 9.46 90.55 101.63 9.41 90.39 101.30 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coa 1 Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ rhons . sh . tons mi 1 . kw. -hr. . number. . thous. bb 1 . . 12,535 38,193 152,962 8,988 8,205 36,218 155,713 9,005 13,820 35,950 148,629 8,566 13,760 36,082 152,729 8,350 13,615 39,104 149,589 8,359 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MI LES thous . sh. tons . . 1967=100. . bil . . 2,842 116.5 18.0 2,802 114.9 17.0 2,064 84.6 15.7 2,118 86.8 15.6 2,047 83.9 15.7 ]_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. June 28 2/ Tuesday price MONTHLY _3/ Daily average. 189.9 2.15.3 174.1 9.40 94.62 106.09 151,737 1,997 81 .9 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 Apr. May Apr. May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS : NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, T0TA1 Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ do . . do. . do . . do. . 80,823 42,699 2,229 7,757 4,948 82,391 44,000 2,263 8,052 5,233 80,103 40,467 1,913 7,026 4,830 80,184 40,802 1,997 6,580 4,783 r81,730 42,015 r2,217 6,582 r5,183 80,369 41,323 2,249 6,270 5,053 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. . do . . do. . do. . 7,172 5,552 9,195 1,244 7,186 5,731 9,591 1,316 7,/58 5,241 8,560 1 ,290 7,900 5,211 9,062 1,358 r7,789 r5,299 9,381 r 1,373 7,522 5,240 9,503 1,339 do. . do. . do . . do . . do. . do . . do. . do . . 38,124 12,171 5 31 806 258 094 499 1,985 38,391 12,281 588 884 291 987 725 ,967 39,636 13,629 586 2,287 3,293 7,019 4,985 1,923 39,382 13,548 2,543 3,164 7,011 4,875 1,914 r39,715 rl3,535 r585 r2,446 r3,185 r7,183 r4,982 rl ,998 39,046 13,306 605 2,489 3,145 7,030 4,993 1,945 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and a 1 lied products Chemicals and al 1 icd products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and pi astics products 591 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metaIs Fabricated metal products do . . 79,050 81,117 78,875 77,028 r80,101 79,283 do. do. do. do. . . . . 41 2 7 4 232 191 04 7 879 42,538 2,175 7,42.1 5,213 39,653 2,072 6,852 4,902 38,64 3 2,000 6,143 4,690 40,619 r2,181 5,968 r5 ,11 3 40,005 162 782 033 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. do. do. do. . . . . 6 5 8 1 884 727 699 270 7,010 5,948 8,857 1,320 415 197 984 1,328 7,291 5,066 8,295 1,358 r7,471 r5,44 8 8.900 rl,402 341 415 808 342 r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not. shown. CORRECTION FOR MAY AND JUNE 1975 issues of SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, p. S-I5: Average weekly hours for nonsupervisory workers transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc., seasonally adjusted, for February 1975 should read 39.9 hours. 31,003 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Apr. May Feb. Apr. May GENERAL BUS I.NESS INDICATORS--Con . MANUFACTURERS ' SI 11 PMENTS (SEAS . ADJ.) - -Con . By industry group--Con. NondurabIo goods industri e s , tota 1 1 / Food and k indred products Tobacco products Text i Lc ml 1 1 products Paper and al 1 i ed products Chemi cal s and alii ed products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and p 1 ast i cs products INVENTORIES, FIND OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted) , total Durable goods industri es, total Nondurable goods i ndustries , tota 1 Book value (seasonal l.y adjusted) 5 total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and gl ass products Primary metal s Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportst i on equ i pment Instruments and related products mi 1 . $ . do . . . do. . . do. . . do . . . do . . . do . . . do. . . Nondurable goods i ndustries , total \J Food and k i ndred products Tobacco products Text i. 1 c mi 1 1 products Paper and allied products Chemicals and alii ed products Petrol cum and coal products Rubber and pi ast i cs products NEW O R D E R S , NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAI Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW O R D E R S , N E T (SEASONALLY A D J U S T E D ) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total ]_/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except el ectri cal Electrical machinery Trans port at ion equipment Nondurable goods industries, total J ndustries with unfi 11 ed orders Industries without unfi lied orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH ( U N A D J . ) , TOTAI Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled o r d e r s . . UNFILLED O R D E R S , END OF' MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAI By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical LU ect rica1 machinery. Transportation equipment. Nondurable goods industries with unfilied orders 58 579 12 44 9 582 2 956 5 510 6 529 4 792 1 907 57 818 12 451 549 2 85 1. 5 255 6 490 4 551 L 879 59 222 15 656 6 1 () 2 509 5 2 50 6 865 4 854 1 899 58,585 15,515 606 2,591 5,057 6,7.11 4,901. 1 ,821. r59,482 r15,84 4 r6()5 r2,484 r5,165 r6,657 r5,014 rl,889 59 278 15 484 597 7 552 5 1 66 6 655 rj 069 1 885 092 565 529 956 152 100 52 151. 692 405 289 995 151,950 100,482 51,448 151,194 r151,351 r100,729 r50,622 rl50,184 .149 100 49 1.48 897 164 755 74 0 85 5 9 9 18 15 18 5 715 100 947 756 528 496 782 805 1 00 5 15 12 2? 14 21 4 082 741 015 04 5 168 758 592 225 99,879 5,781 15,581 12,090 r99,805 r3,775 r15,770 r l 1,885 r?? 4 78 rl<1,088 r2I,535 r'1,045 99 5 14 11 ?? \5 272 725 1 04 670 307 889 45 11 2 4 5 8 5 2 221 057 555 789 778 140 555 875 51 11 5 4 4 10 4 5 911 950 095 545 877 875 210 227 51,515 11,752 5,069 4,580 4 ,856 10,887 4,205 5,175 r50,581 rll,480 5,057 r4,738 rl 0,951 r4,157 r3,069 49 11 5 4 4 10 4 5 468 015 062 5 2 550 164 561 769 656 856 512 759 do. do. do. do. 85 44 58 82 152 904 248 059 84 46 58 85 865 504 56 1 264 78 58 59 76 444 811. 655 1 59 77,558 58,107 59,15.1 75,882 r79,545 5 9 , 4 79 r59,866 r78,568 78 58 59 78 029 865 166 628 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 44 7 5 7 6 8 57 9 28 124 510 55 7 754 204 758 955 265 672 46 9 5 8 6 9 58 9 29 750 002 694 087 548 095 554 562 172 57 5 4 6 4 8 59 8 50 025 578 784 805 951 050 116 64 I 475 55,492 4,961 4 ,44 9 6,759 4,662 7,705 58,590 8,484 29,906 58,751 5,595 r4 , 8 1 5 r6,946 r5,5l6 8,506 r59,617 r8,911 50,706 59 5 4 7 5 8 59 8 50 249 956 806 140 209 552 579 976 405 124 119 5 122 875 652 245 96.1 1.27 122 5 127 550 157 2.15 114 128 125 5 126 797 089 708 959 126,151 122,592 5,759 125,798 r 123,761 119,852 r3,909 r122,066 117 14 17 25 21 51 5 81.7 I 06 079 05 7 617 490 144 .122 15 17 26 22 51 5 016 688 560 157 218 750 098 125 15 19 28 20 55 5 246 560 25 5 458 1 15 742 695 120,099 12,579 19,015 27,905 19,709 55,155 5,699 118,251 11,807 r!8,712 r27,581 rl9,577 52,759 r3,835 1 17 4 7 8 1 1 961 18 4 84 27 1 80 19 570 52 4 86 5 955 do. . . do. . . do . . . do. . . 129 84 44 128 464 91 1 55 5 4 58 do. . . do. . . do. . . do . . . do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . 84 5 9 9 18 15 18 5 108 027 725 585 102 54 I 4 90 702 do. do. do. do . do. do. do . do . 44 11 2 4 5 ...do. ...do. ...do. . . .do. do . . . do... do... do... do... do . . . do... "7 152 86 45 150 22,400 1/1 --;/i7 21,120 4,152 .-,1 ">r. -: 997 121 117 4 121 i n 681 865 054 045 425 596 029 415 LABOR FORCE!, EMPLOYMENT, A N D EARNINGS HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX 1967=100. LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation: Accession rate, total m o . rate per 100 employees. New hires do. . . Separat i on rat.e, total do . . . Quit do. . . Layoff do . . . 4.4 5.5 4.2 2.4 .9 5.1 5.9 4.4 2.6 2.7 1.2 4.5 .9 2.9 3.2 I .3 4.2 1 .0 2.5 1.6 r4 .0 1 .1 2.1 p4 . 0 p2.0 p5.9 pi. 5 pi.8 do . . . do . . . do . . . do. . . do. . . 4.6 5.5 4.6 2.6 1 .1 4.7 5.5 4.6 2.6 I .1 5.5 1.5 5.4 1 .2 5.4 .1.5 4.8 1 .2 2.8 5.9 1 .7 r4.4 1 .2 2.5 P5.7 pi .8 p4 .1 pi. 5 p2.5 number. do. . . 550 840 740 1,060 500 550 570 570 517 74 1. 61 9 919 thous . do. . . do. . . 211 551 ,542 591 658 6,26 7 .101 185 1,757 90 171 1,770 150 221 ,517 24 2 412 4,950 Seasona11y adjusted: Accession rate, total New hires Separat ion rate, total Quit. Layoff WORK STOPPAGES: Number of stoppages: Beg inning i n month 1 n effect during month Workers involved: Beg inn i ng i n month In effect, during month Man-days idle during month vj Revised. p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . \J Includes data for "other i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1975 Apr. Apr. May May l:OR]]IGN TRAMI:.X PORTS (MDSIi.), 1NC1,. RI-I-XPORTS, TOTAL l'xc I . Department of Defense Sh ipments Seasonal i.y adj listed By commod i ty groups and pri nc:i pa 1 commod i t i es : l-'ood and 1 i ve an i ma. Ls Beverages and tobacco. .,..«.., Crude materials, inedible, exc . fuels Mi.nera 1 fuc 1 s, 1 ubr i cants, etc Animal and vegetable oi Is, Chemi ca 1. s Manufactured goods f ats, mil. $ do. . ...... do . , waxes Machinery and transport equipment, total lil ectricai Transport equipment, total Mi sccll aneous manufactured art i cl.es Commod it i.es not cla.ssi.fi ed „ GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAI Seasonal ly adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodi t.i es: Food and live an i ma 1 s Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuel s Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc. , .. . > Animal, and vegetable oils and fats Chemi cals Manufactured goods M a c h i n e r y and t r a n s p o r t , e q u i p m e n t Miscellaneous manufactured, articles Commodit i es not cl assi.fi ed do . . do, . 'e. . do. , 8,408.7 8,372.1 8,107.8 8,489.4 8,4 28.3 7,652.4 8,545.5 8,499.8 8,789.0 9,466.5 9,437.6 8,715.9 9,074.4 9,012.7 8,569,6 8,952.8 8,901 .8 8 ,14 5 . 4 1,178.8 94.9 1,079.8 223.2 ],084.6 1.1.1 .3 1,014.1 281 .0 1,338.2 86 .6 839.0 337.4 1,276.6 1 20 .1 892.3 399.6 1 ,21.9.6 10.1.6 810.7 391 . 4 1.028.4 98. 1 765.8 4 36.5 1.04.5 669.9 84 7.4 120.8 786.8 949.6 73.7 737.2 949.3 88.9 707.3 954 .2 3,268.5 590.8 1,259.0 500.6 218.5 3,536.6 r567.9 1,422.9 4 26.4 228.5 4,05.1.8 r6 AS. 8 1,599.1. 488.6 237.8 3,905.1 r640.8 1,410.2 4 82.3 274.9 3,990.3 650.2 1,510.4 4 83.5 284.2 8,333.0 8,024.8 8,834.7 8,264.5 7,162.7 7,872.0 7,45 7,32 8 , 1 8 1 .1 8,012.8 7,358.0 7,093.4 do. . do. . do .. do.. do, . 825.8 113.3 494.6 2,294.2 40.0 827.4 1 16.5 57.1.2 2,290.8 •12.2 626.8 106.4 390.6 1,937.4 44.7 657.5 143.7 456.. 3 1,477,6 55. 1 684.5 119.1 468.4 2,438.4 40.7 611.0 .11.6.9 451.2 1.937.5 51 .9 do . . do. . do. . do. . do.. 3L6.0 1,271.8 2,078.4 719.8 1.79.0 339.9 1,467.0 2,240.3 766.0 173.4 306. 2 1,259.0 1,688.8 621 .9 1 8.1.0 340,8 1 ,313.3 2,138.4 687,8 185.4 351.9 1,24 3 . 9 1,899.2 703.8 231.2 285.6 1 ,144.7 1,934.5 626.8 198.5 do. . do. .. do . . 1 24.2 774.6 952.1 do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . 3,183.7 S75.6 ],256.7 468.0 207.8 do. . do. . 1 31 . 7 711.7 1,036.3 r_/ Revised. 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