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June 25,1976 A WEEKLY , BUSINESS ^ STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43=10 Monthly (avg. of daily close) PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 135 Weekly (Wednesday close) 125 h 115 105 95 h 85 75 I I l I l I I I I l I I l I l l l l I I 1973 1974 I i i i 1975 i i i i i I i i i i 1976 i i \ i i i i i i JFMAMJJASOND Stand. & Poor's Corp. Short tons Short tons 20,000 I — R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N Monthly (ingots and all other forms) 5,000 Weekly H 4,000 16,000 1975 A 3,000 12,000 P 8,000 h 2,000 1976 4,000 L L i i i i i I • i 1973 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. i i i i I I 1974 Billion l I I l I l , l I I I I I I I l 1975 1976 Billion $ 1,400 1,100 MILLION 3.0 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS (seas, adj., at annual rates) PERSONAL INCOME (seas, adj., at annual rates) Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) I 1,000 2.5 900 2.0 800 1.5 700 1.0 111111111111 i n 1111i11111 1111111111111 i 1111111 I 6 0 0 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1975 1976 .5 " " \ f\~ I I I IJ-Ll.U L i U, I.I 1 1 1 1 1,1-L 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1975 1976 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce • * Available only with subscription t o the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY •••• • •' ' ' ' • • ••• ••* ' 1 , 0 0 0 JFMAMJJASOND WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1976 1975 June 12 June 19 June 14 June 21 1967=100 do.. do.. 186.6 208.2 172.9 186.3 208.1 172.5 202.6 203.1 202.1 204.1 206.8 202.2 205.6 207.4 203.2 mil. $ do.. 11,737 7,975 11,605 7,779 13,044 8,424 12,179 8,189 12,804 8,389 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 422 5,043 4,019 193 429 4,928 3,891 198 311 3,387 2,581 162 308 3,544 2,707 119 351 225 151 80,476 92,044 33,707 -94 80,775 93,315 33,101 334 87,395 103,560 33,689 175 87,888 102,672 33,772 409 88,614 98,233 33,155 -43 e88,788 101,103 34,019 622 104,140 65,106 379,681 32,316 121,978 59,645 104,376 64,874 378,062 32,723 122,155 59,228 102,846 80,092 376,593 41,399 112,123 61,370 105,183 79,920 382,351 41,713 112,732 61,296 104,778 79,856 382,425 42,809 112,311 61,371 percent. 1941-43=10. do... 9.46 90.55 101.63 9.41 90.39 101.30 9.09 99.34 111.72 9.08 100.22 112.70 9.06 98.74 110.90 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. 13,735 36,082 152,729 8,350 13,585 39,104 149,589 8,359 14,030 36,236 187,260 8,251 11,470 36,091 165,344 8,274 14,160 39,785 194,378 8,274 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5_/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. percent. bil. 2,118 2,047 15.1 15.2 2,759 91.4 16.4 2,670 88.4 14.1 2,697 89.3 16.1 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: 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 § Poor's) 4/ Industrial, 425 stocks... May 29 207.7 210.7 205.6 9.04 102.01 114.79 2,664 88.2 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 1975 1974 1976 ITEM IV II III IV I r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $. Compensation of employees, total do... Proprietors' income, total 1/ do... Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment do... Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, total do... Profits before tax, total do... Profits tax liability do... Profits after tax do... Inventory valuation adjustment do... Capital consumption adjustment do... 1,161.3 898.1 83.6 1,155.2 897.1 79.6 1,180.8 905.4 78.6 1,232.5 928.2 88.0 1,262.6 955.1 87.1 1,303.3 982.6 85.0 20.9 20.8 20.5 20.9 22.0 22.7 82.0 123.9 49.2 74.7 -37.7 -4.2 78.9 97.1 37.5 59.6 -13.7 -4.5 96, 108 41 66, -6, -5.0 113.1 129.5 50.7 78.8 -9.9 -6.5 112.7 132.4 52.5 79.9 -13.1 -6.6 123.9 142.8 57.1 85.7 -11.4 -7.6 1975 Apr. PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $.. Wage and salary disbursements, total do.... Commodity-producing industries, total do.... Manufacturing do.... Distributive industries do.... Service industries do.... Government and government enterprises do.... Other labor income do Proprietors' income: 1/ Farm do.. .. Nonfarm do Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment do.... TJ Revised. 31,492 £/ Preliminary. \J 1976 May 209.0 782.7 265.8 204.9 190.9 154.5 171.5 59.8 1,217.2 787.4 267.0 205.6 191.7 156.1 172.6 60.3 18.5 58.5 20.1 58.6 20.7 20.5 Feb. Mar. Apr. May £/ 1,336.0 856.8 295.4 230.3 208.0 170.0 183.3 67.0 rl,346.2 r864.1 r298.0 r232.7 r210.2 rl71.7 rl84.2 67.8 25. 59. 25.0 60.3 r26.9 r60.3 29.4 60.4 22.7 22.9 23.1 23.2 ,325.9 851.6 293.0 228.4 207.2 168.8 182.6 66.1 Includes inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments. ,357.2 871.5 300.3 234.2 211.9 174.1* 185.3 68.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1975 1976 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE -- Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES--Con, 32.4 116.6 168.6 48.9 1,179.7 32.6 117.5 169.3 49.1 1,186.2 33.3 131.8 188.9 53.4 1,288.9 33.2 133.6 190.8 53.6 1,299.2 33.8 rl34.8 rl89.2 r54.0 rl,307.4 109.9 rllO.O 120,8 121.7 pl22.3 113.0 112.6 119.7 107.8 93.6 82,.4 115 .2 115 .9 124 .0 89 .2 133 .3 103..0 115 .4 82 .4 113 .4 113 113 121 110 97 86 119 117.8 125.3 94.4 133.4 102.9 115.0 82.7 112.4 rl21.4 rl20.7 rl32.0 rl23.1 rll4.8 105. rl33, rl27. rl35. rllO. rl42. rl04.8 rl20,4 79.1 rl23,5 rl21.4 rl20.7 rl31.8 rl24.9 rll6.2 108.5 rl31.Q rl29.9 rl34.4 109.0 rl41.1 105.0 rl20,9 r78.8 rl24,0 pl22.0 pl21.4 pl32.8 126.5 pll7.2 pll3.4 pl24,5 pl31.7 pl35.1 do.. . do... do... do. .. 105.2 101.6 107.9 117.5 104.9 100.2 109.5 118.0 rl20.0 rll5.2 rl27.3 rl20.3 rl22.2 rll6.9 rl28.7 rl27.4 122.7 pll7.9 pl29.6 pl23.7 do. .. do... do... do... do... 107.9 103.3 95.0 112.4 110.8 108.2 102.5 89.9 110.9 109.0 rll9.9 rill.3 104.7 rl20.0 rll7.3 rl20.3 rill.4 rl02.8 rl20.0 rll8.3 pl21.1 pll2.9 pl06.3 pl21.5 pll9.7 do... do... do. .. do... do... 84.7 131.1 104.1 105.4 105.6 87.6 129.7 108.0 104.7 109.6 96.3 rl42.9 rl21.5 115.3 rll6.2 r97.4 rl41.2 rll9.2 118.2 rll5.6 p98.8 pl42.2 120.8 118.6 116.3 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 114.8 100.4 88.2 68.2 105.8 100.2 132.8 120.2 133.5 122.9 115.9 116.2 103.8 90.9 70.0 105.8 102.6 135.7 118.5 132.7 123.7 103.8 132.3 rl22.2 rl05.6 r84.2 rl35.0 rllO.O rl58.6 rl27.7 rl67.5 130.7 115.8 rl33.2 rl25.6 104.3 83.2 rl37.0 rll0.5 rl61.4 rl29.5 rl70.8 rl29.5 117.4 132.9 125.2 do... do... do... do... do... do... 108.5 125.8 112.2 106.6 153.1 164.2 105.9 114.8 113.6 104.5 152.3 163.0 rl04.8 rl28.7 115.0 rlOO.O rl59.9 rl08.7 rl30.2 rl39.8 101.7 160.9 pl06.8 128.7 P119.4 pl02.2 162.2 mil. $. do... do... 42,112 6,689 9,381 41,349 6,279 9,492 46,129 6,910 11,236 49,439 7,602 11,973 r48,766 r7,467 rll,942 do... do... do... 41,221 6,338 9,132 40,494 6,022 9,033 45,700 6,780 10,946 47,546 7,140 11,658 r47,741 r7,096 rll,614 do... do... do... do... 3,169 12,698 10,956 1,742 3,228 12,372 10,704 1,668 3,652 13,124 11,225 1,899 3,708 13,380 11,495 1,885 r3,776 rl3,563 rl1,701 rl,862 do... 39,260 38,717 46,139 50,156 r48,945 do... do... do... 38,391 4,802 8,738 39,575 6,010 8,769 44,975 6,678 10,601 47,895 7,397 12,405 r47,841 r7,238 rll,572 do... do... do... do... 3,228 11,948 10,309 1,639 3,218 11,961 10,302 1,659 3,601 12,494 10,710 1,784 3,755 13,617 10,984 2,633 r3,759 rl3,674 rll,530 r2,144 Dividends bil. Personal interest income do. Transfer payments do. Less personal contributions for social insurance...do. Total nonfarm income do. $.. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL) 1967=100. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL do... Final products do... Consumer goods do... Durable consumer goods do... Automotive products do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied goods do... Home goods do.. . Nondurabl e consumer goods do... Clothing do... Consumer staples do... Equipment do... Business do... Defense and space equipment do... Intermediate products do... MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Fuel and power, industrial BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Durable manufactures Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Transportation equipment Instruments Lumber and products Clay, glass, and stone products Furniture and fixtures Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods Tobacco products MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary, 31,492 e/ Estimated. 1/ Data f o r May 1976 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . pl41.6 plQ5.4 pl21.8 p78.2 124.1 92.4 136.4 pllO pl59 pl31 160 pl31 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS--Con. 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metal s Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense Apr. May bil. $, 122,734 120,108 114,063 114,782 rll4,952 114,647 do.., do.., do.., 121,512 15,088 32,759 120,593 15,077 32,495 113,374 13,817 30,749 113,722 14,074 31,497 rll3,828 rl4,216 r31,454 115,231 15,379 31,322 do.. do.., do.., do.. 1,554 71,592 46,709 24,883 1,546 71,179 46,304 24,875 1,668 66,729 41,902 24,827 1,712 66,969 41,395 25,574 rl,698 r67,080 r41,225 r25,855 1,680 67,104 41,270 25,834 thous do.. do.. 98.4 97.9 77.8 117.0 116.1 92.8 91.6 89.9 72.6 rll8.8 rll8.4 r92.4 rl38.7 rl38.4 rl08.5 147.3 147.0 111.4 do.. do.. 982 774 1,085 853 1,547 1,295 rl,417 rl,110 rl,381 rl,063 1,415 1,057 do.. do.. 837 603 912 658 1,134 850 1,134 827 rl,095 r813 1,158 821 do.. do.. 18.9 190 20.0 209 18.9 287 21.6 244 23.6 237 4,173 5,370 4,161 r5,816 6,540 799 2,314 1,060 1,012 3,089 1,269 811 2,425 925 rl,156 r3,375 rl,285 1,344 3,875 1,321 New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $ By purpose of loan: Home construction do.. Home purchase do.. All other purposes do.. Feb. Mar. 1/ Data for May 1976 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS May Apr. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) Privately owned One-family structures Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned One-family structures NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total One- fami ly structures Manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes: Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted at annual rates v/ Revised. 31,492 1976 1975 ITEM POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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