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/ ¥ \ STATES WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS LL X O* * June 16, 1978 Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from v Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) 450 425 400 375 350 325 300. 1975 1976 Data: Federal Reserve Board I III I I 1978 19 77 J F M A M J INDEX, 1941-43=10 J A S O N D INDEX, 1941-43=10 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 200 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seas, adj., at annual rates) BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 24.0 120 100 80 60 Private Residential (right scale) 1975 i i i i i. I i i i i i I i iiiii i i 111 » Iiii i 40 i 1977 1978 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1976 W E E K L Y BUSINESS S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1977 1978 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1977 ITEM June 4 1978 June 11 May 20 June 3 May 27 1967=100. ..do.., do... 215.5 218.6 213.3 212.7 216.3 210.2 228.1 244.4 217.3 229.4 245.9 218.5 232.0 250.2 mil. $. do... 13,496 8,678 13,526 8,754 14,656 9,465 15,001 9,635 14,752 9,486 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State p ograms thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs. do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)....do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)..number. 284 3,069 2,389 267 2, 373 2,052 135 256 2,266 1,937 157 244 112 309 2,958 2,302 159 95,394 109,165 34,418 409 95,933 104,434 33,734 33 104,497 119,918 37,429 21 104,368 117,216 36,471 237 104.818 116.819 37,038 487 109,343 94,412 409,836 48,273 117,982 66,304 107,719 94,475 413,484 49,789 117,744 66,472 111,016 93,382 447,904 43,342. 132,321 78,647 110,832 93,488 445,893 43,165 132,417 78,854 8.45 96.93 106.91 8.42 98.20 108.26 9.02 99.60 110.31 9.07 97.08 107.38 9.12 97.24 107.51 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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: A/ 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) £/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 220.1 84 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, b y utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 14,300 39,557 185,737 8,262 15,055 40,553 213,248 8,262 14,750 39,500 219,635 8,839 15,470 40,944 202,517 8,839 13,875 41,488 169,378 8,880 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. s h . tons.. percent.. 2,732 87.3 2,674 85.5 2,803 92.2 2,805 92.3 2,749 90.5 .bil.. 15.2 17.3 18.0 18.4 16.4 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. £/ 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 1977 ITEM Apr. 1978 May Feb. Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100 Crops do.. Commercial vegetables do.. Cotton do.. Feed grains and hay do.. Food grains do.. Fruit do.. Tobacco do.. 478 r482 r539 577 359 277 319 967 483 r480 482 r564 352 do.. do.. do.. do.. 473 577 551 232 485 571 585 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services..., do.. Family living items do.. Production items do.. All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.. Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs PARITY RATIO 482 427 518 425 313 320 441 1,020 501 445 533 433 325 328 460 1,006 220 539 624 661 235 560 624 700 238 597 565 592 692 600 570 594 694 611 593 598 717 621 727 r735 do. . 69 70 67 69 71 thous do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 97,958 95,826 89,258 3,140 86,118 6,568 98,321 96,193 90,042 3,478 86,564 6,151 100,048 97,924 91,185 2,771 88,413 6,739 100,565 98,443 91,964 2,913 89,051 6,479 100,984 98,866 93,180 3,151 90,029 5,685 261 374 966 598 611 521 r468 r696 r437 r337 r344 r441 1,017 576 618 730 245 630 602 621 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over Not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agri cul ture Nonagricul tural industri es Unemployed r/ Revised, 44268 p/ Preliminary. 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1977 ITEM 1978 Apr. May 99,414 93,266 3,310 89,956 6,148 1,463 99,784 93,801 3,275 90,526 5,983 1,384 100,261 94,112 3,235 90,877 6,143 1,358 6.1 4.5 5.7 17.4 5.3 11.8 6.2 4.5 5.8 17.3 5.3 12.4 6.0 4.2 5.8 16.9 5.2 11.8 6.1 4.2 6.3 16.5 5.2 12.3 3.6 4.3 8.0 7.2 12.8 6.5 2.9 3.5 7.1 6.1 11.5 5.7 3.0 3.4 7.1 6.0 11.3 5.4 2.8 3.5 6.5 5.9 9.5 5.3 2.9 3.6 6.6 5.9 9.2 5.6 81,620 66,571 47,072 24,176 847 3,830 19,499 11,404 8,095 81,837 66,730 47,164 24,264 845 3,853 19,566 11,451 8,115 r84,046 r68,566 r48,491 24,733 711 3,947 20,075 11,909 r8,166 r84,555 r69,011 r48,847 r24,945 r728 r4,053 20,164 rll.,965 r8,199 r85,170 r69,556 r49,347 r25,331 r896 r4,226 r20,209 rll,986 8,223 p85, 345 p69,723 p49,488 p25,382 p902 p4,245 p20,235 pl2,026 8,209 57,444 4,575 18,175 4,371 13,804 4,463 15,182 15,049 2,721 12,328 57,573 4,586 18,202 4,379 13,823 4,481 15,197 15,107 2,725 12,382 59,313 4,651 rl8,744 4,510 14,234 4,647 r 15, 791 15,480 2,736 12,744 r59,610 r4,672 rl8,849 r4,540 rl4, 309 r4,670 r 15,875 rl5,544 r2,736 rl2,808 r59,839 r4,708 rl8,876 4,552 rl4, 324 r4,687 rl5,954 rl5,614 r2,744 rl2,870 p59,963 p4,706 pl8,933 p4,561 pl4,372 p4,711 pl5,991 pl5,622 p2,744 pl2,878 Apr. May 96,746 89,877 3,256 86,621 6,869 1,828 97,161 90,267 3,335 86,932 6,894 1,869 99,093 93,003 3,242 89,761 6,090 1,568 7.1 5.2 7.0 18.2 6.4 12.3 7.1 5.3 6.9 18.1 6.3 12.9 Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.... Construction Manufacturing 3.7 4.4 7.9 7.1 12.2 6.7 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF N0NAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ. ..thous.. Private sector ...do.... Nonmanufacturing indus tri e s ...do.... Goods-producing ...do.... Mining ...do.... Contract construction ...do.... Manufacturing ...do.... Durable goods ...do.... Nondurable goods ...do.... Service-producing ...do.... Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc....do.... Wholesale and retail trade ...do Wholesale trade ...do.... Retail trade ...do.... Finance, insurance, and real estate ...do.... Services ...do Government ...do.... Federal ...do.... State and local ...do.... Feb. Mar. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over- -Con. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over ...do ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 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 Black and other races 1977 Apr. Jan. .mil. $.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do.... 11,739 9,300 5,353 4,351 13,141 10,382 6,216 4,839 .,,do.... ...do.... ...do 2,078 544 1,051 2,439 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total Feb. Mar. Apr. 11,600 9,374 5,321 4,309 rll,447 9,245 r5,252 4,271 rl3,384 rl0,818 r6,283 r5,145 15,092 11,973 7,085 5,673 2,204 582 1,108 2,759 2,074 554 1,081 2,226 2,095 565 1,097 r2,202 r2,463 r720 rl,242 r2,567 2,733 768 1,402 3,120 163.8 128.4 76.7 62.2 167.5 131.3 79.5 63.5 171.3 137.3 81.1 65.4 rl78.1 143.6 86.9 70.6 rl85.8 rl49.5 90.0 73.5 192.1 151.7 90.8 74.4 26.7 7.2 13.7 35.4 27.4 7.3 13.9 36.2 28.5 7.5 15.0 33.9 28.4 7.6 15.0 r34.5 r31.7 r9.3 rl6.2 r36.3 34.0 9.6 17.6 40.4 9,937 207 8,152 12,079 250 8,156 9,390 270 6,693 9,695 266 6,766 12,345 254 9,568 13,189 279 10,325 3,003 5,149 1,785 2,890 5,266 3,922 2,809 3,884 2,697 2,905 3,862 2,929 3,429 6,139 2,776 3,470 6,854 2,864 150.9 152.7 166.6 167.0 167.5 168.8 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL .bil. $.. Private, total Residential (incl. farm) ...do.... New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES, (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) Building, total By type of building: Nonresidential Residential Non-building construction... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised. 44268 £/ Preliminary. 1978 Mar. ...do .mil. $.. 1967=100.. .mil. $.. ...do 1972=100.. 1 / Includes additions and alterations. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1978 1977 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. .mil. $.. ...do.... ...do.... ...do 18,899 6,711 453 652 18,733 6,304 493 690 16,718 5,031 329 452 16,688 5,469 343 558 21,976 7,541 518 785 21,339 7,175 506 761 ...do.... ...do.... , ,do.... 16,888 5,334 428 509 15,790 4,856 417 498 17,365 5,006 365 501 16,321 4,860 348 494 19,067 5,860 431 590 17,803 5,353 411 550 ...do.... 18,496 6,199 445 648 18,784 6,106 479 668 19,586 6,263 449 618 20,179 6,400 406 710 21,595 6,822 502 770 22,117 7,248 508 753 ...do.... .,.do.... .,.do.... ...do.... 15,525 4,816 391 480 15,886 4,901 414 480 17,162 5,078 398 514 17,518 5,296 383 539 17,527 5,300 394 553 18,398 5,520 413 541 186,776 189,720 215,925 216,297 219,203 222,737 67,850 14,447 11,122 69,298 14,521 11,315 79,376 14,978 12,904 79,984 14,973 12,968 81,666 15,062 13,162 83,490 15,156 13,375 90,585 39,188 31,448 17,585 7,971 92,377 39,561 31,912 17,734 8,136 105,466 43,970 36,851 20,525 9,114 105,663 44,107 37,217 20,060 9,250 107,166 44,486 38,185 19,920 9,446 109,336 45,182 38,750 19,941 9,528 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERMS) Installment credit extended and liquidated: Unadjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home ' Home improvement , do.... . ..do.... Total installment credit outstanding, end of year or month 1/ .. .do By credit type: Automobile ...do.... ...do.... Mobile home Home improvement ...do.... By holder: Commercial Finance companies Credit unions Retailers Others ,..do.... , ,do.... .. .do.... . ..do.... , do.... 1/ Includes data not shown separately U S C O M M — D C — 44268 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 BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C0M-209
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