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July 7, 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Annual Subscription: domestic, $1 5.00; 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 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 INDEX, 1941-43=10 1978 1977 1976 1975 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. J F M A M J J INDEX, 1967=100 A S O N D INDEX, 1967=100 Data: Edison Electric Inst ^ • • • • • • • B H I i H ^ B H THOUSANDS Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data that are published monthly in the S U R V E Y OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S . B H H B H H THOUSANDS WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1977 ITEM WHOLESALE P R I C E S , 22 C O M M O D I T I E S 2] 9 Foodstuffs .. 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do. . . do... ALL RETAIL S T O R E S , S A L E S Nondurable goods s t o r e s mil. $. do... INITIAL U N E M P L O Y M E N T C L A I M S , State programs thous. INSURED U N E M P L O Y M E N T , al 1 p r o g r a m s do. . . State programs (50 S t a t e s , D . C . and Puerto Rico) do... F A I L U R E S , I N D U S T . A N D COMMERCIAL (Dun S B r a d s t r e e t ) , . . n u m b e r . FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/ mil. $ . Federal Reserve b a n k credit o u t s t a n d i n g , total 3/ do... M e m b e r bank reserve b a l a n c e s 3/ . ....do... Excess r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d ^ / do... Assets and liabilities o f large commercial b a n k s : 4/ Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d do... Savings deposits do. , . Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , gross a d j u s t e d , total do... U.S. Government obligations ..do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) ,.do... Real estate loans (gross) do... Bond y i e l d s , domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock p r i c e s , 500 stocks "(Stand. & Poor's) £ / . . . 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 . I n d u s t r i a l , 400 stocks do.., 1978 June 17 J u n e 24 June 25 July 2 June 10 206.4 207.6 205.4 206.7 210.6 204.0 230.0 244.5 220.3 229.2 240.5 221.5 229.4 240.0 222.2 13.,897 8.,854 14.,177 9, ,025 14.,859 9.,656 15.,353 9,,878 15.,013 9.,537 321 2.,909 2.,265 168 348 2.,815 2.,206 150 292 2,,299 ,958 106 287 2.,316 1,,972 137 297 95.,993 Ill,,518 34 :,696 73 95,,951 117,,210 35,,064 150 105,,425 117,,421 36 ,351 69 105,,830 118,,004 37 :,197 131 105,,668 124,,981 37 :,824 297 110,,243 94,,355 412,,039 49,,166 119,,615 68 :,111 110,,328 94,,088 411,,973 48,,295 119,,439 67,,721 114,,353 93 ,378 455 ,170 44 ,479 133 ,802 79 ,315 115 ,964 93,,008 454 ,739 44,,577 133 ,702 79 ,812 113 ,770 92,,869 453 ,081 44 ,191 135 3 ,093 80 ,187 i 3.35 100.46 110.73 8.32 100.11 110.30 9.13 100.12 110.75 9.10 99.48 109.95 <3.12 96.01 106.13 230.0 238.1 224.4 135 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric p o w e r , b y u t i l i t i e s M o t o r vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 14.,520 43.,080 214.,575 8.,263 11.,185 44.,203 199.,104 8.,311 15.,395 42,,021 201,,196 8.,880 15,,730 42,,783 188,,837 8..880 15.,660 44.,493 195.,587 8.,880 S t e e l , raw Rate of c a p a b i l i t y u t i l i z a t i o n 5/ thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2.,596 83.0 2.,538 83.5 2.,800 92.1 2.,781 91.5 2.,749 90.5 bil.. 16.6 16.4 18.3 18.3 18.2 RAIL F R E I G H T , REVENUE T O N - M I L E S July 1 e/105,532 126,080 37,565 215 95.40 105.40 1/ Data do n o t always cover calendar w e e k s . 2/ T u e s d a y p r i c e . 3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e . 4/ W e d n e s d a y d a t a . 5/ C a p a b i l i t y f o r a full o r d e r book b a s e d on current a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , ef E s t i m a t e d . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 1977 Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. C O M M O D I T Y PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: 1/ U n a d j u s t e d indexes: All items Special group indexes: A l l items less food A l l items less m e d i c a l care Commodities Nondurables N o n d u r a b l e s less food Durab 1 e s C o m m o d i t i e s less food Services S e r v i c e s less rent 1967=100. 179.6 180.6 188.4 do... ....do... do. . . do. . . do... do. . . do... do . .. do... 176.2 178.4 173.3 177.4 164. 7 162.2 163.6 191.2 198.4 177.3 179.4 174.3 178.3 165.7 163.4 164. 7 192.2 199.4 184. 7 186.9 180.2 185.1 169.6 167.2 168.8 203.5 211.4 185.9 188.3 181.6 186.8 170.7 168.3 170.0 204.9 213.0 187.4 190.1 183.5 188.8 171.8 169.9 171.3 206.5 214.6 191.5 Food Food at home do.. . do... 190.9 189.3 191.7 189.8 202.0 200.1 204.2 202.5 207.5 206.5 Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership do .. . do. . . do. . . d o . .. 183.7 187. 7 151.6 201.0 184.6 188.9 152.2 202.3 2/ 195.0 201.3 3/ 159.7 216.4 196.7 202.9 160.5 218.3 198.3 204.7 161.5 220.4 199.4 282.0 209.8 166.1 200.2 282.6 210.9 166.5 4/ 210.6 296.9 5/ 233.3 2/ 172.1 212.6 297.2 226.6 173.6 213.9 296.6 229.2 175.0 152.3 176.7 176.2 140.6 187.8 180.4 199.1 153.4 178.1 177.7 141.4 191.4 181.5 200.5 154.5 179.4 178.6 151.2 170.0 213.3 156.5 179.9 179.1 151.1 172.3 187.2 214.5 158.4 181.1 180.3 151.2 177.3 187.3 215.7 $0,557 $0,554 $0,531 $0,527 $0,522 Fuel and u t i l i t i e s Fuel oil and coal Gas and e l e c t r i c i t y H o u s e h o l d f u r n i s h i n g s and o p e r a t i o n s A p p a r e l and u p k e e p Transportation Private N e w cars U s e d cars Public M e d i c a l care PURCHASING P O W E R OF THE D O L L A R A S M E A S U R E D BY-C o n s u m e r prices ..do... do... do. . . do... do... do .. . - d o . .. do . . . do .. . do. . . do... 1967=$1.00. 186.8 1/ B e g i n n i n g J a n . 1978, data are f o r consumer price i n d e x , all u r b a n c o n s u m e r s . 2/ Includes TV and s o u n d e q u i p m e n t and r e p a i r s f o r m e r l y in "health and recreation." 3/ R e s i d e n t i a l . 4/ Includes a d d i t i o n a l items n o t p r e v i o u s l y p r i c e d . 5/ Includes b o t t l e d g a s . - Digitized for44290 FRASER MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1977 ITEM Apr. 1978 May Feb. Mar. Apr. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars 1967=100 1967 dollars do.. Mining do.. Contract construction do.. Manufacturing do .. Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services do.. do.. do.. do. . Gross average weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation: Accession rate, total mo. rate per 100 employees. New hires do .. . Separation rate, total do... Quit do. . . Layoff do. . . Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total New hires Separation rate, total Quit do... do. .. do... do. .. WORK STOPPAGES: Number of stoppages: Beginning in month Workers involved: Beginning in month Days idle during month 195.6 108.7 211.5 193.2 195.6 196.4 108.6 213.1 196.9 208.8 110.6 223.2 201.6 209.7 209.2 190.0 177.8 199.9 209.9 190.6 178.5 200.5 223.9 203.0 187.5 214.3 225.0 204.8 188.5 215.7 rp22 7.7 rp2 06.9 rpl91.7 rp217.5 187.15 104.03 188.76 104.34 197.62 104.73 201.27 105.82 rp2Q4.01 rpl06.37 164.66 91.53 165.87 91.69 176.16 93.35 178.89 94.05 rpl80.95 rp9 4.34 3.8 2.7 3.4 1.7 .9 4.6 3.4 3.5 1.9 3.2 2.2 3.1 1.4 .9 3.7 2.6 3.5 1.8 p4.0 p2 .9 p3.5 p2.0 .9 .7 4.0 3.0 3.8 1.9 4.1 3.0 3.8 1.9 4.0 3.0 3.8 2.0 4.0 3.0 3.8 2.1 p4.2 p3 .2 p4.0 p2.3 349 p460 193.3 number. thous . do... 187 2,676 210.2 110.5 225.3 203.8 210.9 rp212.0 pll0.5 rp2 35.9 rp204.2 rp212.1 226 3,440 70 4,221 126 4,290 pl32 p2,055 109,343 185,989 6,678 1,083 29,090 2 35,803 112,191 191,501 136,293 6,377 2,745 29,172 254,902 112,769 177,269 128,408 5,665 2,702 24,482 260,621 112,127 188,146 133,580 6,510 3,714 FINANCE Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System, condition, Wednesday nearest end of the month: Deposits: Demand, adjusted 1/ Demand, total 2/ Individuals, partnerships, and corp State and local governments U.S. Government Domestic commercial banks Time, total 2/ Individuals, partnerships, and corp.: Savings Other time mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do. . 109,800 173,317 125,598 6,205 4,881 22,780 231,856 do. . do.. 94,700 104,251 94,412 107,151 92,641 122,262 94,015 126,550 93,202 128,296 Loans (adjusted), total 2/ Commercial and industrial For purchasing or carrying securities To nonbank financial institutions Real estate loans Other loans do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 292,549 117,447 11,966 23,017 65,432 93,538 298,242 117,982 12,748 23,208 66,304 100,307 323,040 126,609 12,612 22, 370 75,897 106,727 325,163 128,805 11,521 22,589 76,788 107,664 332,251 131,654 12,481 22,931 77,936 108,708 Investments, total U.S. Government securities, total Notes and bonds Other securities do.. do.. do.. do.. 111,176 47,696 40,099 63,480 111,594 48,273 39,459 63,321 110,763 44,969 38,380 65,794 109,907 44,038 37,710 65,869 112,417 44,335 39,534 68,082 8.49 8.47 8.78 8.80 do... do. . . do. . . do.. . 8.04 8.28 8.55 9.07 8.05 8.28 8.55 9.01 8.47 8.65 8.79 9.20 8.47 8.66 8.83 9.22 8.56 8.73 8.93 9.32 do . . . do... do. . . 8.32 8.65 8.17 8.30 8.64 8.12 8.65 8.90 8.32 8.66 8.93 8.41 8.72 9.05 8.49 SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS YIELDS: Domestic corporate (Moody's) By ratings: Aaa Aa A Baa By group: Industrials Public utilities Railroads r/ Revised, jd/ Preliminary. shown separately. 44290 percent. 132,874 26,886 261,462 1/ Other than domestic interbank and U.S. Gov't, less cash items in process of collection. 2/ Includes data not 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1977 ITEM Apr. 1978 May Feb. Mar. Apr, 12,,079.,4 12,,074. 2 10,,912.,1 12,069. 7 12,064. 2 11,634. 9 May FOREIGN TRADE E X P O R T S (MDSE.), I N C L . R E E X P O R T S , TOTAL . . E x c l . D e p a r t m e n t of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted. By c o m m o d i t y groups and p r i n c i p a l commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude m a t e r i a l s , i n e d i b l e , e x c . f u e l s . . . . . . . . . . Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc................. A n i m a l and v e g e t a b l e o i l s , f a t s , w a x e s . Chemicals . . 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 , t o t a l . . . . . . . Electrical .. . . ................. . . ....mil. $ . . do... . ...... do.... 10;,548.,0 10,,542.,4 9 3 ,953.2 10.,967.,9 to;,962.,8 10,,521,.9 9,,518..5 9,,514.,6 9;,922,.4 ......do.... ......do .do... . ...... do do.... ...... do ...... do.... do do... . , ... do 1.,234.,9 112 ,.0 1.,332.,2 397,.9 102 .8 902,.1 967,,9 4,,347,.9 879,.4 1.,627,.0 1:,234,,7 128,.8 ,325,A 432 .4 125,.2 922 .9 970 .5 4,,568,,9 876 .7 1,,806 .8 1.,271.,5 168.,0 ,063,.4 141..0 97,.2 883 .2 848,.4 3 ;,941.,9 11,,934,.6 11,,797,,7 11,,257 .7 11.,169,,5 13,,286 .4 14,,440.2 1.,122 .7 144 .9 696 .6 2 ,792 .8 42 .1 412 .4 1,781 .5 2.,946,.9 1:,111,.4 162,.4 675 .2 3 ,502,.3 46,.6 472 .7 2 ,195,.4 ,573 .2 1,158 1.063 8(58 794 290 269 943 870 675 623 268 247 GENERAL I M P O R T S , TOTAL .... ..................... .......do.... S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... .do.... By commodity groups and p r i n c i p a l commodities: .......do.... F o o d and live a n i m a l s . do... . Beverages and tobacco Crude m a t e r i a l s , i n e d i b l e , e x c . f u e l s . . . . . . . . . . .......do.... M i n e r a l f u e l s , l u b r i c a n t s , e t c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......do.... .......do Animal and v e g e t a b l e oils and fats C h e m i c a l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... do.... .......do... . M a n u f a c t u r e d 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... do.... TRANSPORTATION 14,,547,.3 13,,699,.3 1 ;,257 .5 174,.7 768,,5 3 ,431,.2 46 .0 604,.2 2,,334,. 1 4;,050,.7 1,472.,8 144. 3 1,388.,6 284.,5 145. 4 9 7 1 ..3 988..7 5,098.,2 1.,684.2 143.6 1;,466.5 363.6 119.3 1 :,018.7 1,,100.4 5;,132.2 14,486,.0 14,496,.1 14,,199.2 13,,992.1 1,161,.5 201,.5 712,.4 3,513,.5 42 .7 611,,6 2 , 3 8 3 .0 4,085 .5 1 ,143.4 189.2 841.4 3 ,234.1 51.5 583.9 2 ,359.3 4.,020.4 1/ 1,192 1/ 1,260 1/ 870 1/922 1/ 322 1/ 337 EQUIPMENT MOTOR VEHICLES F a c t o r y sales (from p l a n t s in U . S . ) , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . Domestic . . ....... .. P a s s e n g e r c a r s , total . Trucks and b u s e s , total nnm^Qti r 1:,314 .3 121.. 7 652,.8 ,511 .9 36,.5 461 . 5 1,712,.1 2:,887,. 2 1,,465., 7 213.,6 ,337.,5 165..2 141..5 1:,031,.1 1.,067.. 7 5,,144..4 _ do do.... do do do 1,104 1,008 816 742 2;88 266 I9 Z b U 1,153 909 841 341 311 r/ R e v i s e d . 1/ E s t i m a t e of p r o d u c t i o n , not factory sales USCOMM--DC--44290 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 12,,494.6 12,,478.9 11,,753., 7 POSTAGE AND F E E S PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C0M-209
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