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Jyly 8, 1975 w / W \ Srms of * WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS fl Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; 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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS 475 Weekly (Wednesday data) Monthly (average of Wednesday data) - (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 475 450 450 425 425 1977 400 400 375 375 1976 H 350 350 325 325 300 • 1974 1975 • _LJ I I I 1 1 1 L—L J F M A M J J A S O N D i » 1977 1976 300 Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 190 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION Monthly " 190 (E.E.I, seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 180 - 170 - 160 - 150 1 1—1—1—1 J .L 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 1 1 1, 1 I 1974 U-L-J—L_ l i I 1975 1 . 1... 1 . 1 .1 1 1 1 1... 1 L_J 1 1 L_J—L. i l J 1977 1976 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240 120 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS ^v» 110 _ & INVENTORIES 220 1910-14=100 800 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 700 Pr/c es Paid (seasonally adjusted) y / v-—• 600 - 100 ~~ Shipments (left scale) / 200 ^ •*•-*- '»«* y _/ s - 90 500 A V v/' - x + '"" Prices 400 \ Received 80 _ s_/ V 160 inventories (right scale) 70 - 140 I l l l l l i J . 120 - 1 / (incl. interest, t a x e s , a n d w a g e rates) 300 I 1 1 1 1 I. LX1._L.1_ _____ 1 l_ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J _______ !__ J - i - J U 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 1976 1 1 1 1 1 11 1977 1 I 1 60 180 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i I i i i l „1 1 t i l l 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1 1.1 L. I l l 1976 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 ITEM July 3 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 1967=100, do. . . do... mil. $ do. . INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State program thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do. . State programs (50 States, D.C. and Puerto Rico)..'... .do. . . FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun £ Bradstreet)...number 209.5 214.4 206.1 210.9 213.7 208.9 12,583 8,091 June 18 July 2 212.7 216.3 210.2 208.2 210.8 206.3 206.4 207.6 205.4 13,349 8,629 14,059 9,067 14,510 9,328 14,307 9,077 338 ,445 ,633 220 399 3,366 2,594 158 309 ,958 ,302 159 310 ,960 ,304 166 321 95,993 111,543 34,720 104 206.7 210.6 204.0 168 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.. Member bank reserve balances 3/ .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. . 88,527 104,741 33,594 -180 88,358 108,925 34,866 525 95,915 104,445 33,744 46 96,130 103,394 34,128 267 103,752 79,400 379,388 41,331 112,471 61,358 118,548 79,817 381,418 42,152 112,909 61,432 107,719 94,475 413,484 49,789 117,744 66,472 111,197 91,171 416,389 50,765 118,346 66,734 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do. . 9.02 103.25 116.25 9.03 104.25 117.38 8.42 98.20 118.26 8.36 99.61 109.20 8.35 100.46 110.73 14,020 40,781 195,301 8,228 8,305 41,263 174,918 8,190 15,055 40,533 213,248 8,036 15,030 42,217 211,938 8,036 14,250 43.080 214,575 8,036 203,525 8,036 2,715 89.9 2,663 87.7 2,674 85.5 2,605 83.3 2,596 83.0 2,538 83.5 14.8 17.1 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons .. mil. kw.-hr.. number. . thous. bbl.. thous. sh. tons.. percent. . bil. . e95,944 117,223 35,073 157 100 110 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1976 ITEM 1977 Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ do. . do. . do.. do. . 99,537 51,313 2: 528 7, 544 6, 847 99,273 51,988 2,564 8,031 4,018 106,936 54,908 546 774 926 114,339 60,688 2,943 8,847 7,689 rill,427 58,356 r2,904 8,552 r7,496 110,726 58,722 2,986 8,666 7,391 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. . do. . do. . . .do. . 9: 393 53 827 11, 787 1, 985 9,291 5,813 11,821 2,026 10,146 6,634 13,049 2,193 10,910 6,813 14,773 2,372 rl0,485 r6,601 13,806 r2,271 10,337 6,493 14,291 2,306 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do. . do. . do. . do.. 48,224 14,562 655 3,095 47,285 14,527 633 3,177 52,028 15,475 671 3,270 53,651 15,797 714 3,659 r53,071 rl5,429 r696 r3,543 52,004 14,939 724 3,534 .do. . do. . do.. do. . 4,166 9,283 6,645 2,842 4,235 8,733 6,546 2,799 492 399 948 054 4,647 10,218 7,597 3,215 r4,683 rlO,069 r7,838 r3,140 631 675 968 3,081 do. . 98,178 98 191 106,159 111,443 rl09,553 109,473 do. do. do. do. . . . . 50,146 2,474 7,110 6,733 50,558 454 694 877 54,729 2,765 590 048 59,051 2,989 8,534 7,707 56,677 r2,842 7,987 r7,370 57,094 2,854 8,427 7,246 do. . do. . do. . do.. 9,229 5,833 11,427 263 880 11,117 2,049 858 549 12,750 2,258 10,,110 ,643 6, 14,407 2,344 rl0,120 r6,635 13,267 r2,323 10,161 6,578 13,452 2,333 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1_/.. Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 4,394 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1976 Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products. . . INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted) , total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 1977 May Feb. Apr. mil. $. do. . . do. . . do... do. . . do. . . do... do. . . 48,033 14,901 685 3,139 4,181 8,710 6,686 2,711 47,634 14,754 621 3,167 4,257 8,344 6,630 2,779 51,430 15,277 703 346 ,435 ,126 833 3,037 52,392 15,451 738 503 579 682 660 118 r52,816 rl5,778 r728 r3,593 r4,702 r9,480 r7,884 r2,995 do. . . do. . . do. . . do... 159,051 102,027 57,023 158,134 159,878 102,334 57,544 159,488 170,396 108,439 61,957 168,449 170,818 108,726 62,092 169,379 rl71,886 rl09,218 r62,668 rl70,747 ....do... do. . . ...do... do. .. do. . . do. . . do.. . do... 101,033 3,803 15,655 12,675 23,316 13,053 19,478 4,342 101,502 3,869 15,879 12,709 23,160 13,176 19,612 4,380 107,222 4,234 17,276 13,249 24,253 14,317 19,512 4,687 107,685 4,142 17,323 13,265 24,417 14,647 19,428 4,728 rl08,190 r4,193 rl7,332 rl3,332 r24,476 rl4,741 rl9,594 r4,721 57,101 14,516 3,426 4,990 4,907 12,034 4,552 3,725 57,986 14,732 637 060 958 12,192 650 700 61,227 15,973 3,518 5,360 5,273 12,991 5,083 4,000 61,694 16,130 3,484 5,368 5,532 12,962 5,156 4,079 r62,557 r16,530 r3,549 r5,426 r5,439 rl3,038 r5,252 r4,016 do... do... do. . . do... 99,816 51,296 48,521 98,415 98,440 51,075 47,365 99,025 108,072 55,844 52,228 106,601 114,951 60,978 53,973 111,927 rll3,402 60,172 r53,230 rill,625 do. . . do. . . do. . . do... do. . . do. . . do... do. . . do. . . 50,245 7,328 6,455 9,152 6,036 11,504 48,170 10,684 37,486 51,354 8,726 6,661 8,970 6,251 11,082 47,670 10,587 37,086 55,159 974 960 998 713 12,540 51,442 11,240 40,202 59,299 8,615 7,832 9,991 6,338 14,604 52,628 11,772 40,856 58,730 7,755 r7,363 rl0,060 r6,973 15,054 r52,895 rll,789 r41,106 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do. . . Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do... UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do... Primary metals do. . . Fabricated metal products do. . . Machinery, except electrical do. . . Electrical machinery do. . . Transportation equipment do. .. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do... 170,937 162,513 8,424 170,687 170,104 161,600 8,504 171,520 177,780 169,532 8,248 177,623 178,392 169,823 8,569 178,105 r180,356 171,627 r8,729 rl80,168 162,525 15,229 22,940 44,519 21,530 50,252 8,162 163,322 16,260 22,723 44,227 21,900 50,216 8,198 169,394 17,041 23,374 44,419 23,741 52,534 8,229 169,542 17,122 23,501 44,299 23,437 52,729 8,463 171,690 16,890 r23,494 r44,236 r23,772 54,517 r8,478 Mar. Apr. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals 7 Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . , . .do. . . do. . . 1977 1976 May May COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS Crops Commercial vegetables Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit Tobacco Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services... Family living items Production items 1910-14=100 do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . 477 r445 r385 r485 398 384 r321 877 r488 r471 r418 r565 412 r382 r284 877 474 475 641 589 365 2 82 297 957 477 479 507 572 459 277 319 967 r484 r482 r482 r567 r352 r261 r374 966 do. . do. . do. . do.. r509 r566 r627 r231 505 r559 r626 r226 471 577 544 240 473 577 551 232 485 r571 585 220 do.. do.. do. . 562 557 559 650 r569 561 576 657 590 562 583 685 597 565 592 692 r601 570 594 r695 73 r74 69 All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates....do.. PARITY RATIO r/ Revised. 84,394 . .do. . 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 70 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1976 Apr. Ma y Apr. May CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $ Private, total do.. Residential (incl. farm).............................do.. New housing units do.. Nonresidential buildings, total 1/................... do.. Industrial. . .do. . Commercial. .do.. Public, total do. . NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ......... . . . . . . , . bil. $ Private, total......................................... do.. Residential (incl. farm)..••••••••••••••..•••••..••.-do.. New housing units do. . Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ ...................do.. Industrial ...-•• do. . Commercial ..••••••"••"•••••••••••••"'•••• • ••••do.. Public, total -• .....................................do.. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1972-100 rl2,496 r9,196 r5,120 r3,797 r2,144 r602 rl,047 r3,299 r11,708 r9,269 r5,321 r4,351 r2,078 554 1,051 r2,439 rl3,033 rl0,274 r6,099 r4,851 2,204 r582 rl,108 r2,759 14,367 11,197 915 548 252 583 151 170 rl47.8 rl08.2 r59.2 r45.4 rl63.3 rl27.9 r76.2 r62.2 rl66.3 rl30.1 r78.1 r63.7 169.6 131.5 80.4 66.2 r26.0 r7.2 rl2.8 r39.6 r26.7 7.2 rl3.6 r35.4 r27.4 r7.3 rl3.9 r36.2 27.0 7.0 13.8 38.0 142.7 150.5 150.9 150.6 152.0 102.65 94.30 121.20 101.00 957.0 128.95 118.10 118.50 96.55 967.4 135.35 117.20 111.90 99.50 1,325.1 200.20 186.95 129.90 117.50 1,395.4 rl96.75 ri88.05 rl25.25 rll0.95 rl,466.9 pl99.70 pl75.00 pl30.50 pll8.20 pi,536.1 45.95 41.55 52.20 42.75 181.4 40.35 35.05 43.50 36.05 178.3 56.55 52.65 56.75 50.65 204.4 62.55 53.00 53.30 49.15 213.6 55.15 51.35 51.50 45.70 217.3 p65.50 p59.70 p55.00 p50.85 p227.8 METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total mil. $ Domestic. .do. . Shipments, total do. . Domestic. do. . Order backlog, end of month. .do.. Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total ......do.. Domestic do. . Shipments, total..................................... do.. Domestic. .do. . Order backlog, end of month . .do. . r / Revised. p / Preliminary. USC0MM~-DC--84,394 1/ Except farm and p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 United States Government Printing Office OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS OFFICIAL BUSINESS Penalty for private use, $300 SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS Washington, D. C. 20402 Postage and Fees Paid U.S. Government Printing Office
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