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f June 10, 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^TO?%. ^ T E S O ^ 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 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 - INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly - ( a v g . o f d a i l y close) 120 - 110 - 100 ^""\ 90 / \ / . - ^ - / \y\J 80 70 N —1—1 - 1 1 1 1 1 L_L- 1 „.l 1 ,,J 1 1 1 1 J 1 L 1 1 1 - .L_..L_Jl™.JL. JL-J 1. 1 1 1 1, -_ . J _ L _ l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1976 1975 1974 i 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D Stand. & Poor's Corp. THOUSANDS ,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION ,200 — (Passenger cars) THOUSANDS 350 Monthly - ,000 - 800 " 600 - 400 " 200 " 0 i i i i i I i i i i_ i 1974 • • i i • 1 i • i • • J__ J L . 1 1975 l_ 1 — 1 1 1... 1 l_ 1 _ ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1—1 J 1977 1976 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240 120 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES N 220 110 (seasonally adjusted) 100 Shipments (left scale) .' 1967 = 100 220 WHOLESALE PRICES 200 - 200 - — / 180 90 180 80 160 160 -X ' 70 60 •' 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1976 ^ Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds I I I I I I I I I I I I 1977 140 140 120 120 / All Industrial _ Commodities Commodities . J_l 1 L I L i U . I.J- u 1974 "~ i.i i Li I J I_L_XJ_l 1 1 I..I I I IJL J_l 1 t i l l 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1976 1 I—1—1— 1977 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1977 1976 ITEM May 29 June 5 May 14 May 21 May 28 June 4 1967=100. do... do... 202.6 203.1 202.1 204.1 206.8 202.2 219.5 217.1 221.1 219.7 219.7 219.6 216.9 219.5 215.0 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurabl e goods stores mil. $. do... 13,087 8,450 11,961 8,089 13,808 8,959 13,971 9,004 14,152 9,075 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet) .thous. do... do... number. 311 3,390 2,514 162 308 3,537 2,694 119 309 3,166 2,464 197 294 3,104 2,410 154 299 215 87,402 103,463 33,597 78 87,890 102,717 33,825 453 94,929 114,359 34,695 49 95,152 113,055 35,023 273 94,876 111,762 33,956 167 e95,382 109,203 34,453 413 102,846 80,092 376,593 41,399 112,123 61,370 105,183 79,920 382,351 41,713 112,732 61,296 106,837 95,009 407,498 48,713. 117,928 65,768 105,913 94,877 408,582 48,437 117,796 65,958 percent. 1941-43=10. do... 9.09 99.34 111.72 9.08 100.22 112.70 8.48 98.72 109.14 8.48 100.30 110.74 8.47 96.77 106.70 8.45 96.73 106.91 thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 14,025 36,236 187,260 8,274 11,470 36,091 165,344 8,274 14,815 37,412 218,709 7,959 14,885 39,579 215,948 7,959 14,890 40,140 187,981 7,959 181,297 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,759 91.4 2,670 88.4 2,763 88.3 2,768 88.5 2,785 89.0 2,732 87.3 bil. 16.4 14.1 16.7 17.0 17.0 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrial s FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve balances Z/ do... Excess reserves, estimated J5/ 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/ Industrial, 400 stocks PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate Z/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5_/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 215.5 218.6 213.3 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 1977 ITEM Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS : NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Apr. Jan. Feb. Apr. mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. 100,101 51,865 2,585 7,644 6,792 99,537 51,313 2,528 7,544 6,847 r96,718 49,189 2,286 6,980 6,162 rl06,936 54,908 2,546 7,774 6,926 rll4,339 r60,688 r2,943 8,847 r7,689 111,760 58,520 2,887 8,590 7,560 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.. do.. do.. do.. 9,676 6,009 11,824 2,032 9,393 5,827 11,787 1,985 9,116 6,012 11,803 2,036 10,146 6,634 13,049 2,193 rl0,910 r6,813 rl4,773 r2,372 10,452 6,618 13,811 2,306 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do.. do.. do.. do.. 48,237 14,496 693 3,406 48,224 14,562 655 3,095 r47,529 rl4,283 669 2,949 r52,028 rl5,475 671 3,270 r53,651 rl5,797 r714 r3,659 53,240 15,499 704 3,654 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do.. do. . do.. do.. 4,205 9,078 6,411 2,909 4,166 9,283 6,645 2,842 4,174 8,186 7,749 2,713 4,492 9,399 7,948 3,054 r4,647 rlO,218 r7,597 r3,215 4,643 10,035 7,855 3,155 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products do.. 97,502 98,178 rl03,475 rl06,159 rill,443 109,894 do.. do.. do.. do.. 50,382 2,625 7,396 6,799 50,146 2,474 7,110 6,733 53,247 2,644 7,334 6,764 54,729 2,765 7,590 7,048 r59,051 r2,989 8,534 r7,707 56,832 2,826 8,024 7,433 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.. do.. do.. do.. 8,889 5,872 11,515 2,006 9,229 5,833 11,427 2,031 9,746 6,546 12,352 2,228 9,858 6,549 12,750 2,258 rl0,110 r6,643 rl4,407 r2,344 10,086 6,651 13,267 2,359 r/ Revised. 84,346 - 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1976 ITEM 1977 Apr. Mar. 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 3 Jan. Feb. Mar. mil. $. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 47,120 14,188 717 3,262 4,146 8,613 6,471 2,821 48,033 14,901 685 3,139 4,181 8,710 6,686 2,711 r50,228 rl4,920 704 3,269 4,358 8,661 7,878 2,950 r51,430 rl5,277 703 3,346 4,435 9,126 7,833 3,037 r52,392 rl5,451 r738 3,503 r4,579 r9,682 r7,660 r3,118 do... do... do... do... 158,671 101,693 56,979 157,560 159,051 102,027 57,023 158,134 169,300 107,378 61,922 167,482 170,396 108,439 61,957 168,449 rl70,818 rl08,726 r62,092 rl69,379 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 100,740 3,769 15,546 12,840 23,268 12,947 19,354 4,327 101,033 3,803 15,655 12,675 23,316 13,053 19,478 4,342 106,562 4,248 17,197 13,344 24,281 14,054 19,245 4,657 107,222 4,234 17,276 13,249 24,253 14,317 19,512 4,687 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 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 56,820 14,459 3,394 4,963 4,862 12,042 4,741 3,752 57,101 14,516 3,426 4,990 4,907 12,034 4,552 3,725 60,920 15,775 3,471 5,269 5,220 13,009 5,156 3,965 61,227 15,973 3,518 5,360 5,273 12,991 5,083 4,000 rl07,685 r4,142 rl7,323 rl3,265 r24,417 rl4,647 rl9,428 r4,728 r61,694 rl6,130 r3,484 r5,368 r5,352 rl2,962 r5,156 r4,079 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 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... 101,070 52,702 48,369 98,267 99,816 51,296 48,521 98,415 r99,14l 51,379 r47,762 rl05,194 rl08,072 55,844 r52,228 rl06,601 rll4,951 r60,978 r53,973 rill,927 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 51,111 7,787 6,587 8,195 5,935 12,783 47,155 10,509 36,646 54,943 7,987 6,924 10,219 6,871 12,340 r50,251 11,019 r39,232 55,159 7,974 6,960 9,998 6,713 12,540 r51,442 11,240 r40,202 r59,299 8,615 r7,832 r9,991 r6,338 rl4,604 r52,628 rll,772 r40,856 176,648 168,599 8,049 177,179 177,780 169,532 8,248 177,623 rl78,392 rl69,823 r8,569 rl78,105 168,962 16,658 23,464 44,279 23,575 52,744 8,217 169,394 17,041 23,374 44,419 23,741 52,534 8,229 rl69,642 17,122 r23,501 r44,299 r23,437 r52,729 r8,463 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do. .. do... do... do... 170,658 162,529 8,128 170,450 50,245 7,328 6,455 9,152 6,036 11,504 48,170 10,684 37,486 170,937 162,513 8,424 170,687 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 162,426 15,011 23,217 44,596 21,327 50,175 8,024 162,525 15,229 22,940 44,519 21,530 50,252 8,162 1976 Apr. COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: 2/ ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power 1977 May Feb. Mar. Apr. 1967=100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... do 181.3 192.9 178.0 180.1 187.0 257.0 rl81.9 192.6 179.9 rl80.5 rl87.1 257.2 190.0 199.0 181.9 189.9 189.8 289.0 191.9 202.4 183.9 191.6 191.1 293.4 194.3 208.1 188.5 193.2 192.6 298.6 do do do.... do.... do.... 144.5 166.1 203.3 169.2 193.0 rl44.9 rl70.1 r202.4 rl69.6 rl94.2 149, 176. 224. 177, 203. 149.6 177.6 228.7 178.2 206.4 150.1 180.1 229.6 178.8 208.0 Nonmetallic mineral products do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products do.... Rubber and plastics products do.... Textile products do Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100.. Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00.. 185.4 178.6 156.7 147.3 149.2 rl51.8 rl86.0 rl79.3 157.1 rl47.3 149.0 151.6 193.4 183.0 164.0 151.1 157.2 159.4 195. 183. 164. 152. 158. 160. 198.2 185.1 165.9 153.7 158.7 161.0 $0,552 $0,550 $0,526 Furniture and household durables Hides, skins and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products r_/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown, reports and corrections by respondents. Digitized for84,346 FRASER $0,521 $0,515 2/ Monthly data for 1976 have been revised to reflect availability of late MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1976 ITEM Apr. 1977 May Feb. Mar. Apr. May LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Civilian labor force, seasonally adjustd Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed 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 White Negro and other races thous do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 95,618 93,474 86,584 3,273 83,311 6,890 95,724 93,582 87,278 3,415 83,863 6,304 97,478 95,340 87,231 2,709 84,522 8,109 97,909 95,771 88,215 2,804 85,411 7,556 97,958 95,826 89,258 3,140 86,118 6,568 98,321 96,193 90,042 3,478 86,564 6,151 do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 94,376 87,329 3,398 83,931 7,047 2,103 94,551 87,640 3,332 84,308 6,911 2,042 96,145 88,962 3,090 85,872 7,183 2,182 96,539 89,475 3,116 86,359 7,064 1,923 96,760 90,023 3,260 86,763 6,737 1,816 97,158 90,408 3,386 87,022 6,750 1,836 7.0 5.0 7.0 17.8 6.3 12.3 6.9 5.3 6.6 17.9 6.2 12.9 3.6 4.4 7.8 7.0 12.0 6.7 6.0 3.6 4.3 7.9 7.1 13.0 6.2 5.7 Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods 7.5 5.5 7.3 19.3 6.8 13.0 7, 5. 6. 18. 6. 12. 7.5 5.8 7.2 18.5 6.7 13.1 4.0 4.7 8.9 7.6 15.2 7.6 7.5 4.1 4.5 9.0 7.5 14.5 7.4 7.3 4.1 4.6 8.7 7.6 15.2 7.1 7.0 3.7 4.7 8.3 7.4 14.2 6.6 6.1 USC0MM--DC—84,346 United States Government Printing Office UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail 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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