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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1967=100 170 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 1967=100 170 (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 160 ~ ^"\/ 150 140 - 130 Mouthy 120 —L™J—L-J—L_L_J—1—L™l—L-. ™ J — l _ J — 1 _ | 1970 1 1 1 1—1—L™ 1971 ! ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i 1972 i i 1 i i i i i J 1973 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1967 = 100 1967=100 200 1971 1970 1972 1973 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1967 = 100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES Billion $ b0 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 180 40 -J ~~ Total ^ / ^ 160 4// . 30 Form Products and Processed Foods and Feeds Commodities - 20 Nondurable 10 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1971 1972 1973 J-1.J.J L.J-L1.J-1-L. _i_i i i i 1-1 i i i i 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce # Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1971 Goods i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1972 . I I I . I . i i,l i J 1973 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1973 1972 June 3 J u n e 10 May 19 May 2 6 June 2 June 9 1967=100.. 119.6 119.5 160.6 164.0 166.3 170.2 mil. $.. ......do.... 8,583 5,540 8,832 5,795 9,803 6,240 9,924 6,286 9,783 6,112 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.. 199 2,021 1,675 139 224 1,977 1,636 175 190 1,612 1,465 173 190 1,545 1,405 178 174 160 236 61,358 75,351 32,814 61,632 75,962 32,677 331 66,851 82,451 32,933 326 66,768 82,296 32,314 140 66,890 81,351 32,237 180 67,218 80,941 32,117 291 A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial banks: 4 / Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d * . * * * » » = . = = = do,, Savings d e p o s i t s do... Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , g r o s s a d j u s t e d , t o t a l do... U . S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s do... Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s ) do... Real e s t a t e l o a n s ( g r o s s ) ..do... 90,723 57,634 280,814 26,963 84,545 41,213 89.764 57,722 280,900 26,811 84,673 41,195 94,915 58,185 323,600 23,701 102,937 48,592 94.997 58,260 322,918 23,503 103,005 48,854 95,919 58,219 325,581 24,017 102,871 49,059 Bond y i e l d s , d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) _ 3 / . . . p e r c e n t . S t o c k p r i c e s ,500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's)..1941-43=10. I n d u s t r i a l , 425 s t o c k s do... 7.67 109.53 122.49 7.67 107.65 120.30 7.61 106.43 118.95 7.64 104.07 116.29 7.67 105.91 118.51 10,800 31,526 157,441 9,880 12,615 33,991 191,833 9,883 11,880 33,258 217,638 9,346 11,810 34,237 210,681 9,361 10,725 33,869 182,938 9,363 sh. tons.. 1967=100.. 2,637 108.1 2,635 108.0 3,015 123.6 3,010 123=4 2,948 120.8 bil. . 14.2 15.9 16.9 17.2 15.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores.....-.....*••• FINANCE: Currency i n c i r c u l a t i o n ^ / F e d e r a l Reserve bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , Member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s _ 3 _ / . . . E x c e s s r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d 3/ PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) P e t r o l e u m ( c r u d e ) a n d c o n d e n s a t e J3/ total thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. b b l . . S t e e l , raw Index of p r o d u c t i o n thous. RAIL FREIGHT , REVENUE TON-MILES 1_/ D a t a d o n o t a l w a y s c o v e r c a l e n d a r mil. $.. _3/»..do.... do.... do.... weeks. 2J T u e s d a y p r i c e . MONTHLY 3/ D a i l y a v e r a g e . 4 / Wednesday 7.68 104.31 116.67 221,735 2,915 119.5 data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1972 Mar. 1973 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.) Failures, total number Commercial service do.. Construction do.. Manufacturing and mining..... do.. Retail trade do.. Wholesale trade do.. 986 116 146 194 445 85 808 121 102 134 355 96 772 90 105 125 376 76 753 85 94 126 378 7-0 Liabilities (current), total thous. $ Commercial service do.. Construction do.. Manufacturing and mining. do.. Retail trade „ do.. Wholesale trade do.. FailJLLr.es a n n u a l r a t e ( s e a s . a d j . ) . .No. p e r 1 0 , 0 0 0 c o n c e r n s 220,662 26,578 26,815 113,437 42,284 11,548 41.2 148,467 14,142 8,518 60,566 48,870 16,371 36.5 205,837 17,526 20,282 115,440 37,826 14,763 34.9 137,162 5,407 18,490 73,929 30,184 9,152 36.0 1972 Apr. 874 117 115 137 411 94 252,349 37,065 21,120 34,669 73,237 36,258 35.9 796 94 119 112 396 75 119,343 8,071 19,202 38,588 33,528 19,954 35.2 1973 May Feb. Mar. Apr. May COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 1967=100 9 Foodstuffs do. . 13 Raw industrials do.. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: 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.. 9123 115.6 110.1 119.5 119.2 112.2 124.3 143.0 136.6 147.5 149.9 142.3 155.3 152.9 145.4 158.2 161. 158. 162. 117.5 119.1 117.7 117.3 104.1 116.9 111.0 118.2 122.2 118.6 117.6 104.4 117.5 111.1 126.9 150.9 137.0 121.3 105.6 126.0 113.1 129.7 160.9 141.4 122.7 106.7 126.7 113.5 130.7 160.6 139.8 124.4 107.7 131.8 114.1 133.5 170.4 145.0 125.8 109.3 135.5 115.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1973 1972 Apr. May Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES—Con. Industrial commodities - Con. Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products • Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products 1967=100. do... do... do... do... 127.2 141.1 117.6 123.5 125.6 129.5 142.7 117.9 123.6 125.9 144.9 161.0 119.4 126.9 128.4 143.5 173.2 120.0 129.2 129.0 145.0 182.0 120.8 130.5 130.0 Pulp, paper, and allied products do... Rubber and plastics products do... Textile products and apparel do... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Miscellaneous products • 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00. 112.8 108.7 112.6 113.8 114.1 113.2 108.8 113.3 113.8 114.1 116.5 110.1 117.4 114.2 117.1 118.3 110.3 119,0 114.5 117.9 119.8 110.6 120.8 114.9 118.6 $0,851 $0,846 $0,788 $0,771 $0,765 mil. $. do... do... do... do... 35,389 12,095 7,372 1,595 1,544 38,164 13,296 8,162 1,689 1,731 34,977 12,284 7,612 1,754 1,470 r41,309 rl4,853 r9,374 rl,927 rl,746 r40,485 rl4,462 r8,990 rl,831 1,836 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 23,294 1,665 1,141 2,699 7,588 2,457 5,496 24,868 1,769 1,197 2,894 7,937 2,608 6,002 22,693 1,460 1,151 2,623 7,646 2,474 4,933 r26,456 r1,829 rl,222 r2,975 r8,792 r2,773 r6,307 r26,023 rl,992 rl,199 r2,922 r8,099 r2,832 r6,474 do. do. do. do. do. 36,296 11,976 7,067 1,743 1,562 37,141 12,280 7,302 1,748 1,592 41,242 14,405 8,575 2,021 1,937 r41,979 rl4,612 r8,769 r2,0l4 rl,936 r40,978 rl4,262 8,556 1,997 1,871 .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 24,320 1,834 1,205 2,763 7,795 2,489 6,025 24,861 1,846 1,208 2,785 7,985 2,534 6,246 26,837 2,012 1,254 3,057 8,409 2,821 6,753 r27,367 r2,175 rl,241 r3,089 r8,431 r2,821 r7,137 r26,7!6 1,864 1,259 3,031 8,540 2,893 6,704 do.. do.. 54,037 52,814 54,299 53,402 55,168 56,039 56,991 c/56,197 57,904 56,705 do.. do.. 10,502 11,085 11,220 11,412 10,162 12,503 rl2,377 rl2,8l4 12,110 12,518 thous do. . do.. r72,224 59,008 40,228 r72,534 59,271 40,407 r74,715 61,182 41,596 r74,914 61,340 41,697 r75,074 61,461 41,737 Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondur abl e goods do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 22,885 605 3,500 18,780 10,750 8,030 23,001 605 3,532 18,864 10,821 8,043 23,792 612 3,594 19,586 11,421 8,165 23,857 610 3,604 19,643 11,463 8,180 23,895 604 3,567 19,724 11,528 8,196 Service-producing. Transportation, communication, elec.,gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade do. do. do. do. do. 49,339 4,476 15,561 3,894 11,667 49,533 4,481 15,624 3,906 11,718 50,923 4,580 16,114 4,022 12,092 51,057 4,580 16,163 4,029 12,134 51,179 4,592 16,201 4,044 12,157 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group , Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group • Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations • General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total • RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total • LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS of nonagric. estab., totalPrivate sector • Nonmanufacturing industries 4,030 4,024 4,014 3,892 3,913 Finance, insurance, and real estate. do 12,743 12 716 12,682 12,252 Services .do 13,613 13^574 13,533 13,216 13,263 Government do 2,628 2,631 2,628 2,662 2,665 Federal do 10.985 10,943 10,905 10,554 10,598 State and local do LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:* Seasonally adjusted: r4.6 4.8 r4.9 r4..4 Accession rate, total. mo. rate per 100 employees..] 3.6 3.9 4.0 3.2 New hires... • do 4.2 4 . 4 a 4.7 3.9 Separation rate, total ° 2.7 2.3 2.9 2.2 . d o . Quit .9 1.0 .9 1.1 .do. Layoff r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for May 1973 are advance estimates _/ Data reflect revised seasonal factors introduced with the May 1973 employment estimates. c/ Corrected. Data for p. S-5 of the May 1973 SURVEY should read as follows (mil $): Total retail inventories, -56,197; durable goods stores, 24,538; nondurable goods stores, 31,659. 9123 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 1972 Apr. Apr. Jan., FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month <, ..mil. $.. Installment credit, total ....do..., Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total . ...... * „ «....... « . . „ . . . ,., o .. . <». ..do... Repaid, total............................... ..do... Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total ..............„.....•.,. ...... ........do... Repaid, total......................e;....... ........do... 137,879 111,257 139,410 112,439 157,227 127,368 157,582 127,959 159,320 129,375 161,491 131,022 11,746 10,999 11,224 10,042 11,923 11,887 11,214 10,623 13,681 12,265 13,661 12,014 11,741 10,427 11,374 10,384 13,304 11,355 13,434 11,437 13,852 11,808 13,465 12,061 Apr. May 1973 1972 SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Standard & Poor 8 s Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railro, Combined index (500 stocks)...,..-... ..1941- 43=10. .do... Industrial, total (425 stocks).... .do... Capital goods (116 stocks)...... .do... Consumers' goods (184 stocks).u» .do... Public utility (55 stocks)........ •do... Railroad (20 stocks) Banks: .do.. . New York City (9 stocks).-... .... .do.. . Outside New York City (16 stocks)... .dO. a a Property liability insurance (16 stock )... New York Stock Exchange common stock ind exes: Compositec....................... .12/31/65=50. Industrial..................... .... do... Transportation-,................ ..do.. ..do.. Utility........................ ..do.. Finance........................ Apr. May 108.81 121.34 120.19 115.05 55.70 47.38 107.65 120.16 119.65 112.67 54.94 45.06 114.16 127.87 125.56 117.54 57.52 40.61 112.42 126.05 124.53 116.41 55.94 39.29 110.27 123.56 120.38 111.24 55.34 35.88 107.22 119.95 116.48 107.44 55.43 36.14 55.76 103.47 133.66 55.57 101.57 139.43 59.30 103.73 124.23 61.21 105.59 124.67 59.50 100.49 119.77 59.79 97.72 109.50 60.65 66.10 55.50 37.48 80.36 59.82 65.30 53.43 37.04 78.32 61.52 67.67 42.34 39.95 74.47 60.15 66.20 40.92 39.13 72.32 58.67 64.41 40.57 38.97 69.42 56.74 62.22 36.66 39.01 65.33 USCOMM—DC—9123 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 375
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