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June 18,1976 v A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS "VOW'* SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion $ 450 Billion $ TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 425 450 Monthly - (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System} 400 425 - *- 375 1976 400 1975 _ 375 350 - - 350 325 _ - 325 300 (average of Wednesday data) 275 250 —L_J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—1 ' ' ' ' i I 1975 275 1—1—L 1976 300 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .1- 1 1 1 L 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1974 1973 (Wednesday data) J 1 1_ ( 1 1 1 1 250 1 FMAMJJASOND Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 170 - * ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION J (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) / A 160 ^J Monthly 170 V - 150 - 140 - 130 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1J 1973 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1976 1974 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. HOURS I 52 DOLLARS 5.40 MANUFACTURING HOURS & 5.20 EARNINGS x Biiiion $ 60 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 50 (Hours seasonally adjusted) J 48 5.00 4.80 4.60 ^ N , I 46 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) -I 44 42 4.40 30 j\ Nondurable Goods 20 i i i i i i i i i i 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1974 40 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1975 1976 111 11 i i 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor • * 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 1974 1975 1976 38 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 1975 ITEM May 22 May 29 June 12 June 7 June 14 1967=100. do... do... 186.1 205.9 173.4 186.6 208.2 172.9 202.1 200.5 203.2 202.6 203.1 202.1 204.1 206.8 202.2 mil. $. do... 11,474 7,925 11,616 7,871 12,260 7,995 12,775 8,219 12,047 8,092 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. 443 5,036 4,048 211 422 5,043 4,019 193 311 3,547 2,707 254 311 3,386 2,579 162 308 79,904 96,905 34,511 334 80,476 92,044 33,707 -94 87,516 102,306 34,145 250 87,395 103,560 33,689 175 87,888 102,672 33,772 409 e88,604 98,211 33,133 -65 101,962 64,338 374,135 30,590 122,004 59,245 104,695 64,629 378,179 32,150 121,961 59,251 101,940 80,379 378,497 42,146 112,130 61,259 9.52 92.60 104.07 9.46 90.55 101.63 9.08 101.18 113.75 9.09 99.34 111.72 9.08 100.22 112.70 9.06 98.74 110.90 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: mil Currency in circulation 3/ •$ 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/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 425 stocks do.. June 5 205.6 207.4 203.2 119 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons mil. kw.-hr number thous. bbl 13,845 35,950 148,629 8,366 13,760 36,082 152,729 8,350 14,065 36,225 195,424 8,251 14,030 36,236 187,260 8,251 11,350 36,091 165,344 8,274 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons percent bil 2,064 2,118 15.2 15.1 2,728 90.3 16.1 2,759 91.4 16.4 2,670 88.4 14.1 225 191,066 2,697 89.3 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 1975 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. May COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. r444 r452 r473 r299 r398 r432 r315 r924 r457 r445 r457 r308 r401 r411 r343 923 r468 r433 r444 r420 r375 410 r295 874 r463 r436 r472 r425 r378 r399 r313 874 r473 r434 r468 424 r373 r391 r318 r875 479 450 447 484 398 384 317 877 435 r498 r523 r209 r469 r491 r589 r214 r503 r599 r595 244 r489 r594 r579 r229 r512 r580 r631 r225 509 571 624 233 r527 r522 r524 r606 73 r533 r526 r530 r612 75 r562 r550 r561 r649 72 r564 r555 r564 652 71 r570 r557 570 658 72 568 557 568 656 73 45,896 14,588 8,422 2,010 1,879 51,204 15,987 9,180 2,124 2,199 45,243 14,764 8,954 2,064 1,773 r51,752 rl7,758 rl0,932 r2,304 r2,137 r54,221 rl8,487 rll,191 r2,312 2,386 54,249 18,437 11,033 2,311 31,308 1,949 1,407 3,773 10,178 3,468 7,059 35,217 2,232 1,529 4,183 11,687 3,715 8,047 30,479 1,768 1,462 3,723 10,507 3,475 6,213 r33,994 r2,050 rl,571 r4,083 rll,176 r3,779 r7,696 r35,734 r2,349 rl,560 r4,212 rll,401 r3,855 r8,253 35,812 2,159 1,553 4,452 11,434 4,003 8,003 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do.... PARITY RATIO do DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers r/ Revised. 31,484 mil. $.. .....do.... do.... 1/ Data for May 1976 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1976 1975 ITEM Apr. May mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. 46,813 14,165 7,901 2,132 1,883 48,173 14,703 8,263 2,139 2,006 52,601 17,397 10,346 2,332 2,291 r53,344 rl7,403 rl0,162 r2,388 r2,364 r53,300 rl7,874 rl0,564 r2,386 2,367 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 32,648 2,179 1,455 3,898 10,598 3,532 7,638 33,470 2,216 1,499 3,935 10,875 3,565 7,981 35,204 2,369 1,572 4,174 11,424 3,861 8,401 r35,941 r2,377 rl,643 r4,321 rll,567 r3,892 r8,606 r35,426 r2,206 rl,574 r4,298 rll,314 r3,890 r8,298 do.. do.. 72,847 71,483 72,050 70,826 73,350 74,344 75,914 75,089 76,996 75,652 do.. do.. 13,917 14,624 15,860 15,149 13,349 16,079 r15,389 rl6,420 16,147 15,907 93,564 91,369 83,549 3,171 80,377 7,820 93,949 91,768 84,146 3,622 80,524 7,623 94,944 92,798 84,764 2,802 81,963 8,033 95,260 93,112 85,588 2,897 82,691 7,525 95,618 93,373 86,584 3,273 83,311 6,890 Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do... Employed, total do... Agriculture do... Nonagricultural industries do... Unemployed do... Long-term, 15 weeks and over 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 Negro and other races Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods 92,254 84,313 3,301 81,012 7,941 2,278 92,769 84,519 3,528 80,991 8,250 2,529 93,455 86,319 3,170 83,149 7,136 2,515 93,719 86,692 3,179 83,513 7,027 2,294 94,439 87,399 3,417 83,982 7,040 2,035 8.6 6.8 8.5 19.7 7.9 14.1 5.3 4.8 12.6 9.6 19.0 11.8 12.2 8.9 7.2 8.4 20.3 8.3 14.2 5.7 5.3 12.8 9.8 20.9 11.9 12.3 7.6 5.7 7.5 19.2 6.8 13.7 4.1 4.6 9.3 8.0 15.5 8.0 8.0 7. 5. 7. 19. 6. 12. 4. 4. 9.1 7.7 16.0 7.3 7.4 7. 5. 7. 19. 6. 13. 3. 4.8 9.0 7.6 15.3 7.6 7.7 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB.,SEAS. ADJ..thous. Private sector do... Nonmanufacturing industries do... Goods-producing do... Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Nondurable goods do... 76,462 61,770 43,615 22,328 732 3,441 18,155 10,637 7,518 76,510 61,784 43,622 22,339 738 3,439 18,162 10,595 7,567 78,368 63,370 44,607 22,901 763 3,375 18,763 10,846 7,917 r78,630 r63,595 r44,718 r23,013 770 r3,366 rl8,877 rl0,937 r7,940 r78,942 r63,868 r44,899 r23,134 r773 r3,392 rl8,969 10,996 r7,973 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... Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Employees, total thous. Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours. Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Overtime hours do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... 54,134 4,508 16,847 4,176 12,671 4,209 13,878 14,692 2,731 11,961 54,171 4,491 16,857 4,175 12,682 4,208 13,889 14,726 2,732 11,994 55,467 4,517 17,326 4,236 13,090 4,266 14,360 14,998 2,740 12,258 r55,617 r4,498 r17,386 r4,236 rl3,150 4,276 rl4,422 rl5,035 2,732 rl2,303 r55,808 r4,512 rl7,444 r4,254 rl3,190 r4,290 rl4,488 rl5,074 r2,730 rl2,344 50,585 12,863 7,483 50,629 12,887 7,454 52,103 13,487 7,722 r52,293 rl3,577 r7,795 r52,529 rl3,666 7,854 35.9 36.8 39.1 2.3 39.7 2.4 35.9 36.9 39.0 2.4 39.5 2.2 36.4 37.9 40.3 3.1 40.7 3.0 36.2 35.9 40.2 3.2 40.6 3.1 DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores 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 Feb. Mar. Apr. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous. Civilian labor force do... Employed, total do... Agriculture do... Nonagricultural industries do... Unemployed do... r/ Revised. 31,484 £ / Preliminary. 1/ Data for May 1976 are advance estimates. 36. r37, r39. r2. 39. r2. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1975 ITEM 1976 May Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. May £/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments: Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars Mining do.. Contract construction do.. Manufacturing do.. Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc do.. Wholesale and retail trade do.. Finance, insurance, and real estate do.. Services do.. Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted: Current dollars 1967=100 1967 dollars do.. Mining do.. Contract construction do.. Manufacturing do.. Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX ,47 ,71 .18 ,73 4.49 5.82 7. 16 4. 75 ,77 ,68 ,08 ,99 5. 82 3. 71 4. 11 4. 01 4.75 6.26 7.46 5.04 6.29 3.88 4.30 4.27 180.8 108.1 193.6 180.1 179.8 194.1 174.4 168.3 185.4 4.77 6.30 r7.59 r5.08 r4.78 6.27 r7.58 r5.06 6.33 r3.90 r4.30 r4.27 r6.35 r3.91 r4.34 r4.30 181.4 108.2 rl94.8 rl83.4 180.7 rl94.8 rl74.9 rl68.3 rl85.2 rl82.3 rl08.3 rl95.1 rl83.6 rl81.8 169.4 106.8 178. 173. 168. 170. 107. 180. 173. 169. 6 0 7 4 7 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 177.6 164.9 159.4 172.5 74 179. 166. 160. 173. 3 4 4 5 74 mil. $ do.. 13,592 rl3,765 13,722 13,442 13,116 13,768 16,458 15,930 16,361 14,747 do.. do.. do.. 13,168 rl3,408 12,993 13,359 153,411 15,824 14,656 160,094 16,318 14,805 160,621 15,775 14.. 339 162,236 93 94 rl95.6 rl75.5 rl69.9 rl86.4 p91 FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total Installment credit, total r/ Revised. £ / Preliminary. 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