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Jyfy 4, 1980

WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600,
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1600
Weekly

Monthly
(average of Wednesday data)

. (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

(Wednesday data)

_j c c n

H450
400.
350
J

1977

1 I

1979

1978

I

I I

1 I

'

300

' »

1980

J

F M A M J J A S O N D

Data: Federal Reserve Board

INDEX, 1 9 6 7 = 100
220
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
(E.E.I, seas. adj. index)
210

INDEX, 1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0
1220
Weekly

Monthly

'210

160 I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i | l i i i i I i i i i i 1 i i i i j | i i i i i I i i i i i_J
1977

1978

1979

1980

I—i—i—i i—i L_j

i_j

i i 1160

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

Data: Edison Electric Inst.

1967=100
300
CONSUMER PRICES

MILLION

275

2.5

3.0
PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS

2.0

i

1977
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor

1978

J

i i i i i i i i i

1979

ii i ii I ii i i

1980

(seas.adj., at annual rates)

y w ^ LA^]

1.5

1

1.0

-

.5

"
"
,
\

, 11111111 Li i

....

1977

. 1 . . . . .

1978

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S u p d a t e s selected data t h a t are p u b l i s h e d m o n t h l y

In t h e S U R V E Y O F C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S .


1 l_l 1 1 i 1 L1.I.J•J

1979

I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1980

WEEKLY

2

BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1979

ITEM

June 7

June 23

June 21

June 28

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

276.8
256.1
292.0

281.3
265.1
293.0

258.6
244.1
269.0

257.4
244.1
266.8

260.1
251.1
266.4

thous.

344

36 7

563

512

529

do...
do...
number.

2,135
2,012
171

1,938
1,852
141

3,794
3,552
296

3,782
3,448
253

247

296

115,870
130,218
40,604
312

115,837
129,514
40,181
151

125,724
142,353
44,174
425

126,187
140,324
42,967
66

126,517
140,213
43,435
164

el26,288
141,623
43,275
183

100,705
77,056
469,680
37,381
143,509
87,530

99,351
77,123
468,097
35,531
143,723
88,235

105,113
70,796
505,723
37,413
157,743
104,779

505,571
37,455
156,983
104,872

percent.
1941-43=10.
do...

9.76
101.63
112.73

9.72
102.27
113.40

11.95
112.61
126.78

11.69
116.02
130.68

11.47
116.26
130.73

11.47
116.72
131.35

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.

16,290
45,356
190,004
8,409

15,595
44,256
184,389
8,409

17,755
44,282
121,199
e8,753

18,000
42,625
127,706
e8,753

17,650
43,621
123,766
e8,753

Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/

thous. sh. tons.
percent.

2,831
92.9

2,804
92.0

1,830
61.1

1,772
59.2

1,767
59.0

19.9

18.3

18.3

18.3

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

•

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs.
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)

FINANCE:
Currency in circulation _3_/
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3_/
do...
Member bank reserve balances 5/
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/
Stock prices, 500 stocks "(Stand. ^ Poor's) 4/
Industrials, 400 stocks

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

bil.

265.1
260.9
268.0

105,362
71,162

120,135

1,692
56.5

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 5/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book
based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, ej Estimated.

MONTHLY

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1979

1980

ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED
(CPI-W)
1967=100..
ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) 1/
do
Special group indexes:
do
do
do
do
do
. eso
do
do
Commodities less food.
do
Services
do
Services less rent
Food
Food at home

do
...do

Shelter

do

Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operations 2/..

do
do

Transportation
Private

Public

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

211.8
211.5

214.3
214.1

236.5
236.4

239.9
239.8

242.6
242.5

245.1
244.9

206.3
210.1
203.3
209.9
189.6
187.2
188.9
227.0
237.1

208.9
212.7
205.8
212.8
193.2
189.2
191.6
229.5
239.8

233.5
235.0
225.2
236.3
227.3
202.1
213.8
256.8
270.2

237.1
238.4
228.0
240.3
232.6
203.0
216.7
261.3
275.4

239.9
241.1
229.9
242.2
234.6
204.9
218.6
265.3
280.0

242.6
243.6
231.4
243.2
235.5
207.1
220.2
269.2
284.4

232.3
231.7
219.8
230.7
172.0
251.7
227.5
349.8
245.3
188.6

234.3
233.4
222.4
233.5
173.8
254.9
232.2
364.3
251.6
189.2

244.9
241.3
250.5
267.2
185.6
296.3
263.8
539.1
278.8
199.0

247.3
243.6
254.5
271.6
186.6
302.0
268.0
553.4
284.0
201.3

249.1
245.3
257.9
276.0
187.0
307.7
270.5
556.4
288.0
203.0

250.4
246.5
261.7
280.2
188.9
312.9
275.9
556.0
298.2
204.2

165.4
202.9
20.3.2
164.5
200.0
192.6
235.1

166.1
207.7
208.1
165 .8
205.4
193.3
236.3

171.9
239.6
239.8
175.3
195.3
229.5
257.9

176.0
243.7
244.0
175.0
195.2
232.1
260,2

177.3
246.8
247.0
177.0
196.7
235.9
262.0

177.5
249.0
249.2

$0,473

$0,467

$0,423

$0,417

$0,412

$0,408

1 19.

Q

199.3
239.5
263.4

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-r/ Revised. 1/ Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price

ormerly in "IIea~lth and recreation." 3/ Residential, 4/ Includes


index all urban consumers. 2/ Includes TV and sound equipment and repairs
additional items not previously priced. 5/ Includes bottled gas.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
1979

ITEM
Apr.

3

1
May

1980
Mar.

Feb.

Apr.

May

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:

Seasonally adjusted

at annual

80.6
79.9
49.9

86.1
85.1
51.7

.r97.6
r97.2
r61.8

92.3
91.9
63.4

1,330
786

1,041
r617

rl,039
r631

920
616

rl,648
rl,052

rl,168
r708

r968
r556

r789
r473

806
489

24.8
277

27.7
282

18.8
270

19.2
226

18.2
201

8,648

10,400

4,345

r5,724

4,530

1,877
5,279
1,492

2,153
6,546
1,701

928
2,544
873

rl,119
r3,548
rl,057

9 76
2,742
812

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

153,422
125,070
1,256
108,588
11,416

151,844
123,456
1,330
106,185
11,354

156,569
130,141
3,364
115,171
11,172

158,198
131,303
2,502
116,657
11,172

165,649
135,544
4,770
118,825
11,172

164,467
136,950
602
124,277
11,172

do
do....
do
do

153,422
38,888
34,587
101,767

151,844
34,835
31,602
103,748

156,569
35,325
31,725
109,170

158,198
35,385
31,870
110,597

165,649
39,044
r32,927
111,524

164,467
38,445
32,382
113,118

do
do
do
do....
do

40,546
40,548
-2
897
-765

40,382
40,095
287
1,777
-1,317

r43,156
r42,966
rl90
rl,655
r-1,369

43,352
42,907
445
2,828
-2,231

44,769
44,678
91
2,443
-2,196

43,933
43,798
135
1,028
-829

101,760
181,176
128,367
5,679
1,450
28,838
250,677

96,432
181,168
129,350
4,547
732
30,093
248,861

102,894
185,378
128,202
4,661
1,821
32,015
271,911

rll0,613
201,657
139,544
4,760
972
34,760
r276,175

rl04,652
r201,132
rl34,295
r5,978
r2,426
r37,616
r278,007

100,692
194,911
132,409
4,581
1,811
35,489
278,737

do
do

76,615
138,066

76,585
137,421

72,290
166,226

r71,208
rl71,839

r68,477
rl75,973

69,686
175,625

do
do
do
do
do
....do

356,784
141,500
11,222
23,389
85,040
116,852

356,964
142,170
10,117
23,276
86,288
116,998

399,761
158,912
9,091
25,647
102,192
125,529

r405,979
rl61,833
r9,470
r27.531
rl03,210
rl27,525

r399,486
rl66,175
r9,018
r25,042
rl04,196
rl25,144

392,462
157,049
7,895
23,506
104,822
124,536

do
do
do
do....

102,786

104,223

36,048

37,006

31,644

31,664

108,353
35,454
30,332
72,899

rl06,641
34,673
29,377
r71,968

rl09,825
r35,291
r29,362
74,534

110,921
35,574
30,755
75,347

66,738

67,217

'31/65=50..
do

57.50
63.63
45.92
38.63
59.50

56.21
62.21
45.60
37.48
58.80

58.47
66.31
486.2
35.29
57.32

61,38
69.39

do
do

161.3
161.0
121.2

189.1
189.1
131.2

do
do

1,750
1,273

1,801
1,229

rl,548
rl,044

rates:
j

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS ( 1 6 , 0 0 0 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) :
Seasonally adjusted a t annual r a t e s :
do....
do
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES:
do
New m o r t g a g e l o a n s o f a l l
By p u r p o s e o f

s a v i n g s and l o a n

associations,

loan:
do
do
do
FINANCE

Federal Reserve banks,

condition,

end of

A l l member b a n k s o f F e d e r a l R e s e r v e
a v e r a g e of d a i l y f i g u r e s :

month:

System,

Large commercial banks of F e d e r a l Reserve System
c o n d i t i o n , Wednesday n e a r e s t end of t h e month:
Deposits:
mil.
do
do
do
do
do
do
Individuals,

partnerships,

and

$..

corp:

FINANCE
SECURITY MARKETS
STOCKS:
Prices:
New York S t o c k E x c h a n g e common s t o c k

indexes:

do
do
r/ Revised.

66.06
76.42
57.92
36.22
61*84

1

1/ Other than domestic interbank and U.S. Gov't., less cash items in process of collection.




59.52
68.71
51 = 77
33.38
54.71

1

51.07

37.31
61.47

2/ Includes data not shown separately.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

FINANCE — C o n .
SECURITY MARKETS--Con.
STOCKS--Con.
Prices--Con.
Standard § Poor's Corporation:
1941- 43=10.
Combined index (500 stocks).„......«..
Industrial, total (400 stocks).„..„,
......do...
Capital goods (111 stocks)........
......do...
Consumer goods (189 stocks).,.....
......do...
......do.. .
Utilities (40 stocks)...............
Transportation (20 stocks)..........
...1970*10.
Railroad (10 stocks)..............
1941-43=10.
Financial (40 stocks)...............
...1970=10.
New York City banks (6 stocks)....
1941-43=10.
Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks)..
......do...
Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks).....
.......do. ..

102.07
113.95
116.32
84.03
50.09
14.18
49.75
11.97
44.24
101.93
118.88

99.73
111.24
113.76
81.79
48.65
14.07
49.88
11.85
44.18
100.47
117.03

115.34
130.91
131.27
83.14
49.04
17.22
69.61
11.95
42.26
97.02
121.9

104.69
118.73
116.20
75.50
45.40
15.62
63.39
10.73
38.46
87.69
110.23

102.97
115.57
110.20
76.93
48.37
14.68
59.46
11,56
41.09
97.54
120.70

107.69
120.80
113.46
82.81
50.63
15.27
61.12
12.20
44.54
103.52
121.37

764
224
11.1
2.6

1,053
798
256
11.1
8.4
2.6

812
592
220
10.5
7.6
2.9

895
670
225
10.1
7.6
2.5

743
541
202
8.3
6.0
2.2

697
499
198
7.4
5.3
2.1

thous.
.do...
.do...

,914
,75 3
2.5

034
810
2.6

1,610
,409
2.2

1,567
,35 3
2.1

1,584
rl,344
2.7

598
329
3.0

Trucks (new), r e t a i l s a l e s and i n v e n t o r i e s , s e a s o n a l l y a d j . :
Retail sales:
L i g h t - d u t y , up t o 14,000 l b s . G V W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t h o u s .
Medium-duty, 14,001-26,000 l b s . G V W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
Heavy-duty, 26,001 l b s . and over G V W , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .
R e t a i l i n v e n t o r i e s , end of p e r i o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

236.5
15.9
19.2
926.8

221.7
13.6
19.8
1,021.8

191.0
10.2
16.41
766.0

172.7
8.3[
14.2
746.1

148.2
7.9
12.8
743.5

136.8
5.7
12.8
721.4

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Retail sales, new passenger cars:
Total, not seasonally adjusted........................ t h o u s .
Domestics.........................................., . d o . . .
Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate............
Domestics..........................................
Imports............................................
Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month:
Not seasonally adjusted..............................
Seasonally adjusted..................................
Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics)............

.do...
..mil.
.do...
.do...

r / Revised.
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