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^ WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^OF°o4t. ^ r E S June 13. 1980 of + Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27.50 (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=10 150 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 140 — INDEX, 1941-43=10 1150 Monthly ( a v g . of d a i l y close) Weekly _ 140 (Wednesday close) 130 — 130 120 - 120 110 _ 110 100 ~ 100 90 -j 90 80 —JL-J—1—! ) 1 » 1 ! ! L—. —1—1—1 1977 1—1—L_J 1 ! I L_ , i, i i 1978 i i ! i i i i i ...J_ i i i i 1979 1 i i i i ...1...J 1980 J -J L_L_J F M A M J J LJ L_i_ A S O N D 80 Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 160 250 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS f*\f & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) / 230 140 Shipments - v/ (left scale) 120 k // S ~^-/ / 1967=100 300 CONSUMER PRICES 275 250h _ 210 / 225 h Inventories y 100 (right scale) 190 200 h 8 0 U,i,T*i J: i i 1i i i i i i i i i t 1 iM M 1977 1978 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I M II I I 1 1 M 1 I I 1979 170 II I I I M M 1 1980 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1978 1979 1980 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 275 NEW CONSTRUCTION 1967=100 280 PRODUCER PRICES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 150 (seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) 250 Industrial Commodities .—A 150 M II I 1 I II I I I M 1 II I I M I I Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1978 1979 \ S * K r T o t a l Put in Place / (left scale) / 1980 100 % % \ - 75 - 50 175 Farm Products and Processed Food and Feed 1977 / * * (rigr t scale) 225 200 125 A Private Residential 'i i M 1111 u i 1 1 1.1, 1.1 M M . J ._ L i . , U . l J . l . l . J U . i . .Li. i i 11 i i i 1 1 , 1977 1978 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1979 1980 25 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1979 1980 June 9 May 17 May 24 June 7 May 31 1967=100. do... do... 277.6 254.5 294.6 276.3 250.5 295.5 266.6 244.7 282.8 260.2 243.7 273.9 263.5 249.8 273.3 thous. 262 323 539 526 477 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C. and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. 2,200 2,055 93 2,124 1,984 129 3,679 3,340 258 3,591 3,270 237 114,690 128,578 39,771 183 115,343 127,087 124,736 140,624 39,665 360 124,706 138,630 43,491 42 96,416 76,585 460,925 37,006 141,281 86,220 104,232 77,154 468,861 39,297 141,818 86,502 103,064 68,829 504,458 33,757 158,175 104,537 102,810 69,230 156,885 104,770 100,655 69,686 503,404 35,574 157,049 104,822 9.94 99.11 110.23 9.90 101.30 112.72 12.04 106.85 119.64 12.10 107.72 120.99 12.00 112.06 126.03 ..thous. sh, tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 13,619 40,451 176,735 8,585 15,970 44,056 195,926 8,448 17,040 40,025 104,157 e8,743 17,070 40,596 115,561 e8,743 14,995 40,863 123,411 e8,743 thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,919 95.8 2,840 93.2 2,149 71.7 2,000 66.8 1,863 62.2 .bil.. 16.8 17.7 17.7 15.9 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3_/.... .do... Member bank reserve balances 5/ do... Excess reserves, estimated 5/ 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_/ percent,= Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrials, 400 stocks..... do.... 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 44,167 253 503,281 35,420 258.6 244.1 269.0 296 125,187 139,623 43,619 5 el25,724 142,385 44,206 457 11.95 112.61 126.78 119,999 1,830 61.1 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 1979 1980 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. r/ Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/ Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products... Tobacco products Textile mill products.....-» ... Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical r/ Revised. 148,034 80,920 3,989 13,122 9,939 137,558 73,560 3,924 11,024 8,895 rl39,629 r70,187 3,756 12,2.08 8,568 rl53,7S2 r79,116 3,858 12,944 9,570 157,049 80,897 3,999 13,355 9,693 147,234 74,527 4,028 12,239 9,341 do do do do 14,144 9,562 19,273 3,058 13,176 8,873 17,090 2,837 ri2,736 9,204 13,853 3,030 rl4,659 10,617 16,274 3,485 15,286 10,778 16,368 3,719 13,765 9,900 14,919 3,238 do do do do.... 67,114 19,875 985 4,077 63,998 18,754 952 3,838 69,442 18,903 1,002 3,814 74,616 20,391 1,061 4,258 76,152 20,942 1,019 4,441 72,707 19,305 1,175 4,174 do do do do 5,639 13,121 10,015 4,145 5,464 12,476 9,800 3,812 5,705 12,918 13,827 3,677 5,969 13,837 14,568 3,930 6,032 14,766 14,578 3,879 5,923 14,178 14,232 3,700 do rl41,039 rl34,398 rl52,088 rl52,899 150,081 144,111 do do do do r75,763 r3,898 rll,999 r9,652 r71,199 r3,856 rl0,312 r8,703 r77,948 r4,537 rl3,148 r9,526 r79,159 r4,214 rl2,849 r9,772 75,925 3,898 12,199 9,402 72,257 3,960 11,430 9,140 do do do do rl2,968 r9,197 rl7,490 r2,992 rl2,756 r8,879 rl6,269 r2,876 rl3,923 rl0,035 rl5,241 r3,36 7 14,313 rl0,471 rl5,860 r3,613 14,046 10,352 14,962 3,643 13,369 9,868 14,238 3,282 mil. $.. do do do do - 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. — Continued 3 1979 ITEM Mar. r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. Food and kindred products do. Tobacco products do. Textile mill products do. Paper and allied products do. Chemicals and allied products do. Petroleum and coal products do. Rubber and plastics products do. MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total .do. Durable goods industries, total do. Nondurable goods industries, total do. Book value (seasonally adjusted), total. do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total l/ i ( .do. Stone, clay, and glass products. do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products .....do. Machinery, except electrical do. Electrical machinery. .do. Transportation equipment .do. Instruments and related products .do. Nondurable goods industries, total ,!/•... do. Food and kindred products do. Tobacco products do. Textil e mi 11 products do. Paper and allied products do. Chemicals and allied products do. Petroleum and coal products .do. Rubber and plastics products.. do. MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do. Durable goods industries, total do. Nondurable goods industries, total do, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products do, Machinery, except electrical do. Electrical machinery do. Transportation equipment do. Nondurable goods industries, total do. Industries with unfilled orders do. Industries without unfilled orders do, MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do. Durable goods industries, total do, Nondurable goods industries, total do. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 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 indus. with unfilled orders do, Apr. r_/ Jan. r/ Feb. Mar. r/ r/ 65,276 19,399 1,006 3,831 5,489 12,158 10,230 3,896 63,199 18,815 974 3,827 5,389 11,610 9,877 3,634 74,140 20,117 1,046 4,195 6,Q67 13,927 13,965 4,042 73,730 20,175 1,144 4,323 , 5,857 13,508 14,349 3,854. 74,156 20,364 J 1,041 4,172 I 5,863 13,709 | 14,849 3,645 207,096 136,660 70,436 205,752 210,291 139,064 71,227 209,175 233,547 154,097 79,450 232,294 236,758 156,470 80,288 235,096 239,837 158,721 i 81,116 J 238,522 j 135,266 5,140 17,832 17,751 32,491 18,048 25,734 7,004 70,485 18,118 3,599 5,714 6,054 15,627 5,143 4,716 137,851 5,237 18,655 17,996 32,910 18,221 26,424 7,073 71,323 18,281 3,582 5,720 6,193 15,930 5,225 4,868 154,043 5,666 20,093 19,443 37,272 21,036 30,371 8,043 78,251 20,250 3,541 5,919 6,906 17,875 6,933 4,880 155,314 5,750 20,382 19,490 37,502 21,413 30,630 ' 8,128 79,782 20,505 3,506 5,962 7,156 18,429 7,297 4,840 157,127 5,987 I 20,387 I 19,659 37,609 21,620 | 31,447 8,237 I 81,395 20,431 3,506 I 6,096 I 7,296 18,677 8,062 | 4,954 153,972 86,971 67,001 146,836 142,739 78,341 64,398 139,232 145,943 76,232 69,711 155,588 156,942 82,230 74,712 154,603 159,145 82,642 76,503 | 152,065 81,649 12,577 10,364 14,656 9,645 19,766 65,187 13,809 51,378 75,927 11,763 8,953 12,835 9,350 18,306 63,305 13,874 49,432 81,467 13,533 9,092 15,249 10,626 16,448 74,121 15,640 58,481 81,021 13,086 10,223 14,247 11,440 16,005 73,582 15,072 58,510 259,896 249,393 10,503 258,148 265,078 254,172 10,906 262,981 283,465 271,821 11,644 283,211 286,671 274,931 11,740 284,924 288,770 | 276,676 j 12,094 286,907 | 247,706 31,041 27,600 56,248 32,518 88,882 10,442 252,433 32,492 27,850 56,327 32,990 90,920 10,548 271,399 30,349 27,948 60,105 36,219 104,116 11,812 273,263 30,586 28,400 60,041 37,190 104,257 11,661 274, 8* 29,528 I 28,737 I 59,994 37,944 j 105,642 | 12,028 i Apr. May Feb. 77,546 11,141 9,738 | 14,000 11,109 16,345 74,519 15,594 j 58,925 198 COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 196 7=100.. 9 Foodstuffs do 13 Raw industrials do.... ALL COMMODITIES do Farm products do.... Food and feeds, processed do.... Industrial commodities do. ... Chemicals and allied products do Fuels and related products, and power do.... Furniture and household durables do.... Hides, skins and leather products do.... Lumber and wood products do.... Machinery and equipment do.... Metals and metal products do.... Nonmetallic mineral products do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products do..,. Rubber and plastics products ...do.... Texti le products do.... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100.. Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Producer prices 1967=$1»00.. r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Apr. 276.3 251.8 294.5 230.0 246,0 222.3 229.0 215.1 361.5 168.7 258.9 304.9 209.8 256.0 243.4 215.0 188.8 166.4 186.8 189.4 277.1 254.4 293.8 232.0 245.4 222.0 231.6 218.0 377.6 169.6 269.6 302.8 211.4 256.2 245.6 216.2 190.8 167.2 187.2 189.8 294.1 257.2 322.5 259.8 242.3 233.1 265.4 247.6 533.0 183.4 251.0 294.8 229. 288. 272. 238. 210. 176. 198, 285.3 245.0 316 261 239 231 268 251 553 184 246.8 295.7 231.9 286.3 276.1 241.6 212.7 178.9 198.8 200.8 $0,473 I $0,471 $0,425 $0,420 272.5 235.0 301.9 j 262.3 ! 228.9 228. 270. 258. 566. 183. 243. 275. 235. 284.6 | 282. 246.5 I 214.6 180.6 202.6 I 204.9 $0.417| 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1980 1979 ITEM Apr. Mar. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL..... .....mil. $.. .......do.... Private, total. Residential. ...... ..... ....................... .......do.... New housing units........................... .......do.... Nonresidential buildings, total............... .......do.... Industrial .......do.... Commercial............... ................... ........do.... Public, total................................... .......do.... 15,829 12,860 6,866 5,435 3,328 1,192 1,586 2,968 17,150 13,773 7,673 5,862 3,423 1,145 1,699 3,377 16,471 12,978 6,570 5,199 3,952 1,142 2,167 3,493 rl5,544 rl2,238 r5,953 r4,664 3,817 1,094 2,110 r3,306 rl6,755 rl3,199 r6,424 r4,886 r3,969 rl,113 r2,209 r3,557 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL................................. ......bil. $.. Private, total.........................«,........ ........do.... Residential................................... .........do.... New housing units........................... .......do.... 216.7 172.7 96.5 75.9 216.4 171.9 95.7 76.0 250.0 190.6 99.7 7.7.7 r243.0 rl86.7 97.7 r75.8 r229.9 rl76.1 r89.8 67.7 221.7 169.4 83.1 60.9 Nonresidential buildings,, total............... .......do.... ........do.... Commercial.................................. ........do.... Public, total................................... ........do.... 43.3 15.2 21.0 44o0 42.6 14.0 21.5 44.5 55.4 15.6 30.7 59,4 53.2 15.3 29.5 r56.3 r51.6 rl4.2 r29.1 53.7 50.5 13.1 29.1 52.3 14,958 rl6,786 11,080 10,394 11,286 11,071 200 202 190 171 155 130 11,140 rll,476 8,452 7,972 8,857 8,436 4,156 6,984 3,818 r4,291 r7,185 r5,310 4,352 4,100 2,628 3,635 4,337 2,422 4,272 4,584 2,429 4,063 4,373 2,635 191.0 192.2 207.6 209.7 209.2 207.3 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F. W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION................................. ......mil. $.. Index (seasonally adjusted)................. ....19 72=100.. Buildings, total.............................. ......mil. $.. By type of building: Nonresidential.............................. ........do.... Residential................................. ........do.... Non-building construction..................... ........do.... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE................ ....1972=100.. TJ Revised. - & U . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980—311-048/40 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209 17,600 13,659 6,752 4,713 4,049 1,071 2,313' 3,941