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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS !_! LJ U U U U LJ Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Thousands 350 Weekly (Passenger cars) Monthly J_J I 1 I 1969 1968 I I I I I L_ 1970 1971 J FMAMJJASOND Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. 1967=100 250 1967 = 100 250 R A W STEEL PRODUCTION 200 (ingots and all other forms) 200 h 150 Monthly 50 „JLJ- I 1968 I I I [ I 1 I i I 1969 1970 I i i J 1971 FMAMJJASOND Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion $ 100 Billion $ NEW CONSTRUCTION H 80 (Seas., a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) 60 Private Residential, Hours 45 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 3.60 — (Hours seasonally adjusted) 3.40 — Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) \ - 40 44 - 42 3.20 40 3.00 20 40 i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i • •' • i 1968 1969 1970 Average ?80 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Hours Per V /eek 1 (right scale) i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i \ 11 i i i i 1968 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * A v a i l a b l e only w i t h subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t provides selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent t o those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 46 Nonfarm (right scale) 60 Dollars 3.80 1969 1970 1971 38 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1971 1970 July 4 June 27 June 12 June 19 June 26 107.2 107.8 108.9 1967=100. 113.7 .113.6 mil. $. do... 7,203 4,770 6,883 4,694 7,709 5,176 7,873 5,307 7,710 5,106 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)...do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet).number. 247 1,694 1,579 180 309 1,730 1,609 158 244 2,340 1,901 193 250 2,329 1,884 195 247 FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ^/...do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ . = do... Excess reserves, estimated _3/ do... 54,172 62,918 27,273 54,178 63,017 27,823 273 57,851 68,342 29,907 85 58,078 68,430 30,207 238 58,005 68,953 29,953 258 Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4_/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $. 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... 78,773 46,612 230,659 21,860 79,765 33,838 81,160 46,425 232,906 22,035 80,110 82,959 53,524 253,672 25,566 81,579 83,423 53,475 257,516 25,586 82,802 83,563 53,434 255,655 25,052 82,613 35,507 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody1s) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks .....do... 8.89 73.97 81.23 8.92 73.04 80.26 8.13 100.29 111.01 8.13 100.52 111.28 8.14 98.41 108.72 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. .thous. bbl.. 1,762 30,353 185,613 9,514 3,285 31,074 160,117 9,483 2,257 32,251 192,520 9,752 1,668 32,835 185,878 9,757 2,182 34,090 178,062 9,747 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 2,647 108.5 2,551 104.6 2,748 113.6 2,647 108.5 15.5 13.6 2,737 112.2 15.7 15.0 15.7 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 108.7 230 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3J Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Fetroieum (crude) and condensate^/.... 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. July 3 58,010 69,850 30,342 286 8.14 99.70 109.95 136,053 2,462 100.9 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1971 1970 ITEM Apr. Mar. Feb. May May Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NEW BUSINESS INCORPORATIONS (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): 23,706 21,939 21,952 22,267 19,698 20,923 25,752 23,220 24,389 22,770 992 137 174 167 419 95 891 109 164 145 388 85 860 107 141 170 361 81 1,042 156 154 196 444 92 989 126 159 167 440 97 912 139 134 171 385 83 147,888 9,289 19,306 83,118 23,774 12,401 42.1 150,903 11,567 13,582 76,501 30,960 18,293 41.8 153,796 19,252 23,788 53,873 41,368 15,515 42.9 249,489 46,032 23,881 62,175 104,367 13,034 42.8 INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): do.... Failure annual rate (seas. adj.).No. per 10,000 concerns.. 131,898 21,137 17,978 39,958 32,972 19,853 43.7 1970 May June Mar. 224,646 95,547 18,128 47,949 38,132 24,890 43.9 1971 Apr. May June COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. .1910-14=100.. 279 227 323 328 419 132 280 229 324 325 422 132 282 242 317 352 393 134 282 244 315 345 393 134 286 251 316 339 401 129 288 258 314 334 401 128 334 365 312 389 72 r336 366 r314 390 72 348 376 328 404 70 349 377 329 407 69 351 381 330 410 70 354 383 334 412 70 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: do.... All commod. , services, int., taxes, and wage rates,,.do... • r_/ Revised. 7808 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1970 1971 May Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $., Private, total do..., Residential (nonf arm) 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 (nonfarm) do..., Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ do..., Industrial o do..., Commercial do. • • , Publ i c , t o t a l do..., CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $., Index (seasonally adjusted) 1967=100., Building, total mil. S., CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1957-59=100., New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $ . , By purpose of loan: Home construction o do..., Home purchase do..., All other purposes do..., 7,125 5,009 2,297 1,636 1,824 501 840 2,116 7,710 5,305 2,485 1,743 1,891 498 890 2,405 6,590 4,578 2,190 1,725 1,574 387 771 2,013 r7,282 r5,113 r2,492 rl,996 1,706 406 865 2,169 r8,216 r5,827 r2,923 r2,356 rl,9l4 r440 r970 r2,389 90.7 63.6 29.8 22.7 6.2 10.6 27.1 89.7 62.7 29.2 22.4 5.9 10.6 27.0 102.6 70.8 35.6 23.2 5.6 II.8 31.7 102.2 r72.1 r36.8 23.1 5.2 12.2 30.0 rl03.8 r74.2 r38.0 r23.8 r5.5 rI2.2 r29.6 6,641 130 4,787 r5,332 110 r3,773 4,993 126 3,473 6,386 141 4,928 7,743 161 5,248 146 148 rl56 rl58 rl60 1,400 1,586 1,887 2,795 r3,168 325 627 448 373 741 472 346 818 723 r597 rl,306 rl,265 June Mar . 521 1,143 1,131 1971 Apr. 84,968 81,741 78,357 74,632 3,725 3,384 87,230 84,050 79,382 75,174 4,208 4,669 85,598 82,668 77,493 74,452 3,042 5,175 85,780 82,898 78,204 74,699 3,505 4,694 84,954 83,104 78,709 75,111 3,598 4,394 82,621 78,601 75,031 3,570 4,020 606 82,213 78,299 74,763 3,536 3,914 661 83,475 78,475 75,079 3,396 5,000 1,107 83,783 78,698 75,140 3,558 5,085 1,071 84,178 78,961 75,503 3,458 5,217 1,202 4. 3. 4. 14. 2, 6.0 4.2 5.8 17.8 3.2 9.4 5.6 6.1 4.4 6.0 17.2 3.1 10.0 5.6 6.2 4.5 6.0 17.3 3.3 10.5 5.7 2.8 6.0 5.2 12.0 5.2 4.9 2.6 6.3 5.2 10.6 5.3 5.2 3.7 7.4 6.4 10.9 6.9 7.3 3.8 7.4 6.3 9.6 7.0 7.5 70,839 620 3,351 19,572 11,386 8,186 70,629 620 3,324 19,477 11,286 8,191 70,659 624 3,254 18,672 10,607 8,065 r70,735 623 r3,289 rl8,690 rl0,623 r8,067 r70,891 r623 r3,268 r!8,721 rl0,654 8,067 Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc..doWholesale and retail trade .do. Wholesale trade do. Retail trade do. 4,478 14,968 3,859 11,109 4,511 14,927 3,849 11,078 4,516 15,151 3,884 11,267 r4,491 rl5,158 r3,888 rll,270 r4,496 rl5,217 1-3,898 rll,319 Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government • Federal State and local... ..do. .do. ......do. do. do. 3,677 11,572 12,601 2,768 9,833 3,679 11,532 12,559 2,689 9,870 3,753 11,803 12,886 2,657 10,229 r3,764 rll,800 rl2,920 2,662 rl0,258 r3,780 rll,820 rl2,966 r2,662 rl0,304 PRODUCTION WORKERS (MFG. PAYROLLS), TOTAL, seas. adj...do. Durable goods. ..do. Nondurable goods ....do. 14,180 8,186 5,994 14,140 8,134 6,006 13,496 7,592 5,904 rl3,532 r7,626 r5,906 rl3,573 r7,663 r5,910 1970 May May LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous. Civilian labor force do..o Employed, total do... Nonagricultural employment do.. . Agricultural employment do... Unemployed (all civilian workers) do... Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total. • Nonagricultural employment Agricultural employment Unemployed (all civilian workers) Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years Married men. Negro and other races White workers. • do. do. • .do. .do. ..do. .....do. Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing. • Durable goods ..••• EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS (NONAGRICULTURAL ESTABLISHMENTS): Total, seasonally adjusted thous Mining do.. Contract construction do.. Manufacturing ..do.. Durable goods do.. Nondurable goods. • do.. r_/ Revised, 7808 g/ Preliminary. \J Except farm and public utilities. 11. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1970 ITEM 1971 May Mar. Apr. June 2J May LABOR F O R C E 9 EMPLOYMENT, A N D EARNINGS--Con. HOURS (GROSS), AVGo W E E K L Y PER PROD. WORKER (MFG. PAYROLLS); Manufacturing, seasonally adjusted. .................. ..hours* 39.8 O v e r t i m e h o u r s . .-, <-. . =, ., = „ . o . . » . o o » o . . .. ... . = •. .. . . . .. c d o .2.9 .. D u r a b l e g o o d s o . o « » o <> <•> ,-> . « « . <.> .=>o n -.-..-. . c . o . = .. e . o . » . o >•».<> . . d40c, o . 3.» O v e r t i m e h o u r s o . . . . . . c, c o . o . o « o u o n n s . . o . . . . »» » . .. . . • do . . • 3.0 N o n d u r a b l e goods.-.. ». . .. ... « •> « o . . . « D .. <, . . o . » . ...... « . .do» • e 39.1 Overtime hour s» .«. .. .. so e« » . <* * ©«* noowooos-.oon.no.» . .do. . e 3.0 MAN-HOUR INDEXES, AGGREGATE W E E K L Y 9 seas« adjusted; 9 7.1 Manufacturing.........»•.......-..<>'..............nl967=10G» 95.7 Dur able goods. .............. .... .... ............ .«o ... do. .. 99.2 Nondur abl e goods o ...o « oo.....a........<>..<»oo. »«..«•«.• do ... HOURLY EARNINGS ( G R O S S ) , AVGo PER PROD. WORKER O N PAYROLLS: Manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted.... 3.34 •dollars. Excluding overtime.us.:,........'...........<>..« a B o . d O » u 9 3.22 3«55 O ... . . Dur abl e goods». o«. »...«. . °<>«.«. « .. « . .. . . » . . o .. .. o .o ..d . 3.42 a dO Excluding overtime. . . . . . <.. . . <„>.. n«, o «.... » .> ».o a... *o t. a 3o05 Nondur abl e goods . .« . . . . . .... .oooo..... .... . . .; „. »o U.a d».O o. . .-. 2„94 Excluding overtime./, ........................... 3 e a> o e QO s « o 97 HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX.,, .1967=100. STRIKES A N D LOCKOUTS: Beginning in period; 750 Work stoppages . . . . =.«...,.. . . .. . . .«<•>,, ........co.... .number. Workers involved© .........v,. . « . . ». 00.0.0.0 « <•> 309 „«thous. In effect during month; 960 Work stoppages..............o......°..»..«... . . . enumber. 580 Worker s involved » » = .«,. =... •.. o o . . •-. c « « , . « „ . R.. .,» . . t h o u s . 7,965 Man-days idle during period......o................ o . © Q O . . . 5 u 39.8 3.1 40 o 4 3.2 39.0 3.0 39.9 2.8 40.5 2.8 39.1 2.9 r39.8 r2.9 r40.2 2.8 39.2 2.9 39.9 2-8 40.5 r2.9 39.3 r3.0 40.0 3-0 40.6 3.0 39 o ? 2.9 97.1 95.6 99.4 92.7 89.3 97.7 r92.7 r89„0 98.1 r93.4 r90.1 98o3 93.1 89.9 97.7 ,36 ,23 ,57 ,44 ,06 ,95 94 3.52 3.40 3.75 3.63 3.21 3.10 78 r3.54 3.42 76 ,64 23 ,12 78 3.55 3.43 r3«79 3.66 3.24 r3.12 P 79 3.57 3.44 3.80 3.66 3.25 3.14 600 212 410 116 540 174 580 702 840 428 5,040 590 200 2,292 750 254 2,184 790 774 3,437 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS ( M D S E . ) , INCL. REEXPORTS. TOTAL............. o a . m i l . $ . Excl. Department o f Defense Shipments............. o e . e o CIO . . . Seasonally adjusted*.........o.................. o c o o e CIO araa 3,939.9 3,906.2 3,660.9 3,769.6 3,717.9 3,730.2 4,156.0 4,107.9 3,814.6 3,873.0 3,829.0 3,543.1 3,970.4 3,913.5 3,782.6 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.................. ............ r, o €. . o QO o a a a e o . «. o QO c o o Seasonally adj usted. . ..... . . . . . « . . ............... 3,175.6 3,337.8 3,504,, 2 3,265.5 3,911.5 3,569.2 3,897.6 3,757.8 3,844.9 3,987.6 rj Revisedo p / USCOMM—DC—7808 Preliminary. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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