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OFc <^ o4f \ IT J # June 15, 1979 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 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 — Monthly J (avg. of daily close) Weekly (Wednesday close) 130 120 -| 120 110 -1 110 100 -\ 90 H 90 80 -\ 80 70 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 l 1976 1 1 l i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l i i i i 1978 1977 1 i i i i _iJ 1979 M 1 100 ' ' ' ' I I I LJ_ J FMAMJ J A S O N D 70 ta: Stand & Poor's Corp. THOUSANDS 350 THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) Monthly - 1,000 800 600 400 A r\ -yM yyM - v/T A^V - 200 0 - J _L_ I I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1.. J_ 1 ...1. L 1 1 1 1 1 1 1976 i i .i. i i 1977 L i i i i i_ 1 1 1 -J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1979 1978 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1910-14=100 9001 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 1967=100 260 WHOLESALE PRICES 240 800 Prices Paid' All Commodities 700 220 Industrial Commodities \ * 600 200 180 v./ lam*3,.. • ! , , . , , 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Prices Received 500 Farm Products and Processed Food and Feed ••' ' I 1977 I i i i i i Ii i ii 1978 ~'~ 11 111 11 11 11 1979 400 -V 1976 '(Incl. interest, taxes, and wage rates) VI I I I I I I I II .~^-A I I II II I IIII 1977 Data: U.S. Dept of Agriculture WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. i i l i I i i I i l 1 I I i i i I I i i I I I 1978 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 June 10 June 3 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do... do... 230.0 244.5 220.3 276.2 253.6 292.9 June 2 June 9 278.1 255.5 294.7 277.6 254.5 294.6 276.3 250.5 295.5 243 292 280 287 263 do... do... number. 2,352 2,011 84 2,299 1,958 106 2,215 2,067 146 2,108 1,969 187 93 129 104,818 116,703 36,928 399 105,425 117,385 36,313 49 114,363 128,325 40,634 243 114,210 127,976 39,679 68 114,659 128,654 39,823 258 ell5,292 127,226 39,785 493 113,822 93,405 404,315 43,425 134,601 79,156 114,353 93,378 455,170 44,479 133,802 79,315 99,779 76,594 460,823 37,112 140,564 85,502 97,961 76,667 459,648 37,281 140,250 85,829 96,911 76,594 460,281 37,010 140,778 86,085 9.12 97.24 107.51 9.13 100.12 110.75 9.98 98.42 109.74 9.98 99.89 111.21 9.94 99.11 110.23 9,90 101.30 112.72 14,030 41,488 169,378 8,918 15,395 42,021 201,196 8,918 15,880 40,768 215,259 8,553 16,415 40,818 196,123 8,553 13,505 40,451 176,735 8,547 197,424 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,749 90.5 2,800 92.1 2,869 94.2 2,933 96.3 2,919 95.8 2,840 93.2 bil. 16.3 18.8 19.1 16.7 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... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, g Poor's) 4/ Industrial, 400 stocks Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ 232.0 250.2 220.1 May 26 May 19 thous. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun S Bradstreet) PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 5/ 1979 1978 ITEM percent. 1941-43=10. do... thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3 / Daily average. £ / Wednesday d a t a . 5 / C a p a b i l i t y for a f u l l o r d e r book based on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , e / Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1979 1978 ITEM May Apr. Mar. Feb. May Apr. COMMODITY P R I C E S PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. Cotton 521 468 693 441 337 344 441 1,017 r537 r478 r601 454 348 340 511 1,018 602 485 700 458 330 344 519 1,124 615 482 621 443 334 344 521 1,120 609 r476 r541 r451 r339 r350 r500 rl,135 615 494 532 461 360 369 557 1,141 576 618 730 245 597 612 779 237 726 728 964 269 754 722 1,018 276 749 709 1,019 265 740 704 1,007 261 629 602 620 736 637 608 630 744 688 650 683 808 706 657 704 826 r714 664 713 r837 718 671 716 841 71 72 75 74 73 73 1967=100.. 225.0 237.9 216.5 228.1 243.7 217.8 268.0 260.2 273.5 277.4 261.8 288.5 276.3 251.8 294.5 do 206.5 213.7 200.2 206.1 196.9 317.3 158.4 208.0 215.8 202.4 207.4 198.6 319.7 159.2 223.9 240.5 218.7 222.4 207.0 342.4 166.7 226.4 242.5 220.4 225.1 209.5 350.5 167.5 229.7 245.9 222.3 228.6 214.7 361.9 167.8 .1910-14=100.. do.... do.... do Tobacco do do do Dairy products Meat a n i m a l s do do PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: Production items A l l commod., s e r v i c e s , do.... do.... do i n t . , t a x e s , and wage r a t e s . . . d o . . . . PARITY RATIO PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities ALL COMMODITIES do do do.... F u e l s and r e l a t e d p r o d u c t s , and p o w e r . , . do r/ Revised. 231.6 245.2 222.1 231.1 217.7 377.3 168.9 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1979 ITEM May Apr. Apr. Feb. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES--Con. ALL COMMODITIES--Con. Industrial commodities--Con. Hides, skins and leather products 1967=100. 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... Textile 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. 191.9 269.6 192.7 223.9 218.4 191.9 172.8 157.9 170.5 172.9 193.6 273.4 193.9 224.6 219.3 193.2 173.8 158.6 172.0 174.6 232.8 292.3 206.2 247.3 240.3 208. 183. 165. 183. 185. 254.1 299.3 207.4 251.6 240.5 211.8 185.5 165.1 183.5 185.8 259.3 304.5 209.2 255.5 242.9 214.5 188.2 166.0 186.5 189.2 $0,522 $0,518 $0,482 $0,479 $0,473 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 adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over thous. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 100,984 98, 866 93,180 3,151 90,029 5,685 99,767 93,704 3,274 90,430 6,063 1,486 101,422 99,309 93,851 3,369 90,483 5,457 100,109 93,953 3,243 90,710 6,156 1,404 103,343 101,249 94,765 2,796 91,969 6,484 102,527 96,647 3,311 93,335 5,881 1,260 103,755 101,665 95,501 2,925 92,576 6,165 102,714 96,842 3,343 93,499 5,871 1,305 103,318 101,236 95,675 3,074 92,601 5,561 102,111 96,174 3,186 92,987 5,937 1,235 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction do... do... do... do... do... do... 85,418 69,901 49,619 25,313 867 4,164 85,618 70,056 49,759 25,341 869 4,175 87,818 72,350 51,455 26,199 919 4,385 r 88,263 r72,756 r51,792 r26,412 r922 r4,526 r88,267 r72, 709 r51,781 r26,369 r924 r4,517 do do... do... 20,282 12,076 8,206 20,297 12,093 8,204 20,895 12,647 8,248 r20,964 rl2,699 r8,265 do do do do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 60,105 4,847 19,252 4,872 14,380 4,623 15,866 15,517 2,745 12,772 60,277 4,847 19,335 4,885 14,450 4,637 15,896 15,562 2,753 12,809 61,619 5,001 19,883 5,035 14,848 4,829 16,438 15,468 2,755 12,713 r61,851 r5,025 rl9,945 r5,055 rl4,890 r4,839 rl6,535 rl5,507 2,754 rl2,753 r20,928 rl2,671 r8,257 r61,898 r4,942| rl9,966 r5,067 r14,899 r4,854 rl6,578 rl5,558 r2,756 rl2,802 Indexes of aggregate weekly employee-hours (prod, workers): Private nonagric. payrolls, total, (seas, adj.)...1967=100. Goods-producing do... Mining do... Contract construction do Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Service-producing do... Transportation, communication, electricity, gas...do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... 120.4 106.0 144.2 118.8 102 104 130 108 126 126 137.5 144.1 120.0 105.1 143.1 117.1 101.6 103.5 130.5 109.0 126.8 127.3 136.2 143.8 123. 109. 149. 122. 105. 109. 132. 111. 128.4 128.2 142.0 146.6 124.7 rlll.0 rl50.0 rl31.5 106.0 110.2 rl34.2 rll2.2 rl29.5 rl29.0 142.4 rl48.4 rl22.5 rl06.3 rl49.7 rl24.9 101.6 rl04.3 rl33.7 rl07.8 rl29.8 rl29.8 rl43.7 rl48.2 Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars do.. 1967 dollars do.. Mining do.. Contract construction do = , Manufacturing do.. 210.3 109.6 237.1 203.5 212.2 211. 109. 237. 206. 213. 223.9 107.8 253.3 216.3 227.1 225.3 107.3 r256.0 r216.5 228.8 r226.8 rl06.9 r264.1 r217.6 230.9 228.4 203.5 192.3 210.5 229.2 204.0 192.4 210.4 241.6 218.1 203.9 222.2 r242.7 r219.8 204.3 r223.5 r241.9 r220.8 r207.3 r225.3 Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurab le goods Service-Producing Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services WORK STOPPAGES: Number of stoppages: Beginning in month Workers involved: Beginning in month Days idle during month r/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. do.. do.. do.. do.. number. 395 thous. do... 118 2,097 553 326 130 2,670 105 1,465 169 1,501 411 5,193 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1979 1978 Apr. May Mar. Feb. Apr. May FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks) 276.65 794.66 105.85 214.50 288.45 838.56 104.85 2'25.96 280.06 825.18 103.75 210.41 286.50 847.84 103.85 216.44 294.69 864.96 103.23 231.81 286.65 837.41 100.26 227.92 1941-43=10. do... do... do... 92.71 102.07 9 7.86 82.69 97.41 107.70 104.69 86.84 98.23 109.49 110.66 81.80 100.11 111.66 114.50 82.70 102.07 113.95 116.32 84.03 99.73 111.24 113.76 81.79 Utilities (40 stocks) do... Transportation (20 stocks) 1970=10. Railroad (10 stocks) 1941-43=10. Financial (40 stocks) 1970=10. New York City banks (6 stocks) 1941-43-10. Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks) do... Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks) do... 52.16 13.30 44.77 11.20 42.04 97.09 107.52 51.71 14.01 46.05 11.87 45.20 102.28 107.88 50.74 13.08 44.92 11.28 41.91 97.54 108.22 50.62 13.48 46.64 11.63 42.54 99.28 116.11 50.09 14.18 49.75 11.97 44.24 101.93 118.88 48.65 14.07 49.88 11.85 44.18 100.47 117.03 1,043 863 180 12.3 10.2 2.1 1,159 963 196 12.1 10.0 2.1 840 676 164 11.4 9.1 2.2 1,116 865 251 12.6 9.8 2.7 987 764 223 11.1 8.6 2.6 pi,053 798 p266 pll.2 8.6 P2.7 ,008 ,877 2.2 1,970 1,818 2.2 957 851 2.4 1,974 1,846 2.3 1,914 1,780 2.5 2,004 1,848 2.6 Standard S Poor's Corporation: Combined index (500 stocks) Industrial, total (400 stocks) Capital goods (111 stocks) Consumer goods (189 stocks) TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted thous . Domestics do... Imports do... Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate mil. Domestics do... Imports do... Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not sesaonally adjusted thous. 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