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JUNE 28 to/4

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

Sr

ATES 0* *

A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S *

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Billio
375

TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

350
325
300
275

(•average

250

n
Data:

i i 1 i i i i

1971

i

I I M

1972

1973

of

Wednesday

I I I II

data)

1 I I I L_l I L_

1974

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Federal Reserve Board

Thousands
1,400

1,200

Thousands
350

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION

—

(Passenger cars)

1,000
800

600
400

200

Monthly

i i i i

0

i

I I

I I I

I

1971

I i I I I I I I i

1972

I

I I I I l_J I I I L_

1973

1974

J F M A M J

J

A S O N D

D a t a : Motor V e h i c l e M f g r s . A s s n . of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , I n c .

1967=100
160

Million
3.5

CONSUMER PRICES

150

/
y*

-

All

140

/

Services

/J /

/
/

/

/

3.0
y

/

J/

2.5

130

-

All

2.0

Items

\

120

PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS
(seas, adj., at annual rates)

—

1.5

Food

110

l J..1JULLU
I
II M 1 1 1 M 1_L_1L_L_I 1 1 1 1. 1
L.L.Ii., i i. I 1 1 t 1 I I 1
Data:

1971

U.S. Dept. of Labor

1972

1973

1974


* A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS,
provides selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published


1.0

L I M 1 I I i I I I I I II I I i

1971

Data:

this Supplement
in the latest monthly SURVEY

U.S. Dept. of C o m m e r c e

1972

1973

1974

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

1973

1974

June 16

June 23

171.3

171.6

216.9

219.8

218.9

10,241
6,681

9,899
6,305

10,204
6,656

10,547
7,144

10,670
7,206

199
1,495
1,400
211

207
1,530
1,390
187

209
2,244
1,905
173

267
2,197
1,863
166

255
220

mil. $.
do...
do...
do. . .

67,734
78,950
30,851
5

67,760
80,350
32,276
148

73,062
89,631
36,274
108

73,344
89,562
36,560
214

73,836
87,209
35,803
133

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4V
Demand deposits , adjusted
do. . .
Savings deposits
do. . .
Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total
do...
do. . .
U.S. Government obligations
Commercial and industrial loans (gross)..
...do...
Real estate loans (gross)
do.. .

99,361
58,509
330,112
24,399
103,847
49,731

98,278
58,200
329,315
23,918
105,178
49,801

96,753
57,844
367,797
21,850
120,888
57,512

100,788
57,929
371,448
22,316
120,735
57,585

100,282
57,862
371,366
22,110
121,456
57,792

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/...
percent.
Stock prices. 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/....1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do. . .

7.68
107.60
120.43

7.69
104.44
116.87

8.75
86.89
98.13

102.00

92.06
104.17

12,405
38,724
216,842
9,377

12,100
38,075
220,707
9,353

11,540
34,743
141,970
8,990

12,725
36,481
171,084
8,998

13,195
37,152
173,547
8,962

2,932

2,881

2,901
118.9
15.7

2,862

2,808
115.1

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/

.....1967=100.

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores

mil. $.
do. . .

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.
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/
Member bank reserve balances 3/
Excess reserves , estimated 3/

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..

Steel, raw
Index of production
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

thous. sh. tons. .
1967=100..
bil..

1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.

2/ Tuesday price.

MONTHLY

120.2

118.1

17.3

16.9

3/ Daily average,

June 1

June 8

June 15

8.81

8.78
90.31

117.3
17.6

18.0

kj Wednesday data.

BUSINESS STATISTICS
1973

1974

ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

130.7

131.5

141.5

143.1

144.0

145.6

129.1
130.5
127.4
129.7
123.3
121.0
137.1
139.6
136.5
155.4
121.8
141.8

129.7
131.3
128.3
130.7
124.0
121.8
137.6
140.1
137.9
155.6
123.2
144.6

136.8
141.5
139.3
145.2
133.5
123.4
145.8
149.1
157.6
174.2
149.3
155.9

138.4
143.1
141.0
147.2
136.1
124.3
147.0
150.4
159.1
171.6
151.5
162.5

139.7
144.0
141.9
147.8
137.7
126.1
147.9
151.4
158.6
164.4
153.7
163.0

141.5
145.6
143.7
149.3
139.5
128.5
149.4
153.1
159.7
158.6
154.6
177.7

132.8
138.1
123.2
143.6
125.1
128.3
125.5
123.6
125.8
122.6
120.3
111.1
117.3
143.9
129.2
136.2
123.8
125.2

133.3
138.7
123.7
144.2
125.4
129.3
125.7
123.9
126.7
123.5
121.3
111.1
120.6
143.9
129.6
136.6
124.4
125.6

143.4
148.3
128.0
155.8
143.5
202.0
137.3
130.1
130.4
129.3
127.5
112.7
103.0
146.2
134.5
143.4
130.8
128.9

144.9
149.4
128.4
157.2
144.9
201.5
140.0
132.6
132.2
132.0
130.4
112.8
102.2
146.6
135.4
144.8
131.8
129.5

146.0
150.2
128.8
158.2
rl46.9
206.5
rl41.9
134.0
133.6
134.4
133.1
113.3
110.7
146.3
136.3
145.6
133.1
130.4

147.6
151.3
129.3
159.4
148.6
211.0
143.9
137.0
135.0
137.6
136.6
114.6
121.9
146.3
137.7
147.2
134.9
132.0

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Unadjusted indexes:
Special group indexes:

Services less rent
Food
Meats, poultry, and fish
Dairy products
Fruits and vegetables

Shelter
Rent

Household furnishings and operation.....

Public


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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3
1974

1973
ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

152.9
145.4
158.2

161.1
158.6
162.9

232.0
231.9
232.0

233.0
226.8
237.2

230.8
220.1
238.4

221.6
215.1
226.2

$0,765

$0,760

$0,707

$0,699

$0,694

$0,687

205.4
205.0
120.5

234.2
234.0
131.6

109.6
109.4
57.6

rl27.2
rl24.8
r76.9

rl61.0
rl59.6
rl02.3

147.9
147.0
96.1

2,153
1,231

2,330
1,243

1,922
1,056

rl,499
r962

rl,631
r996

1,450
929

1,939
945

"1,838
954

1,333
729

1,461
784

1,300
734

1,055
671

144.4
110.5

144.7
110.1

152.5
107.6

153.5
107.2

rl54.5
107.3

pl55.9
pl07.1

142.85
109.29

143.22
108.95

149.48
105.51

149.78
104.60

149.33
103.69

pl52.35
pl04.68

125.42
95.95

125.70
95.63

130.53
92.13

130.77
91.33

130.42
90.56

pl32.75
p91.21

260.9
58.3
202.6
337.6
8.3

257.9
58.7
199.2
342.7
8.7

r270.8
r61.9
r209.0
r374.4
r6.6

r273.5
62.7
r210.8
r379.2
6.3

r2 79.6
r63.6
r216.1
r387.3
6.0

P 274.5

259.4
58.6
200.8
r337.4

262.4
58.9
203.4
r342.7

r273.7
r62.7
r211.1
r374.8

r2 76.2
r63.4
r212.9
r377.7

r2 78.1
r64.0
r214.1
r387.4

P 279.3

7.62

7.62

8.17

8.27

8.51

8.68

7.26
7.49
7.64
8.09

7.29
7.49
7.64
8.06

7.85
7.97
8.26
8.59

8.01
8.08
8.34
8.65

8.25
8.28
8.61
8.88

8.37
8.42
8.85
9.10

7.43
7.64
7.98

7.41
7.63
8.01

8.01
8.33
8.27

8.12
8.44
8.34

8.39
8.68
8.51

8.55
8.86
8.73

9.38
10.17
4.99
4.00
7.54
11.53

9.39
10.18
4.99
4.00
7.54
11.64

10.37
11.49
5.09
4.04
7.83
13.10

10.41
11.52
5.12
4.08
8.13
13.18

10.43
11.68
4.56
4.08
8.13
13.18

10.41
11.64
4.57
4.09
8.13
13.22

286.63
358.35
74.73
77.95

281.78
352.21
74.69
71.60

259.70
316.22
63.72
91.77

253.37
310.44
61.31
86.16

243.14
300.31
50.33
80.69

235.56
293.23
47.49
73.58

3.27
2.84
6.68
5.13
3.49
3.56

3.33
2.89
6.68
5.59
3.46
3.71

3.99
3.63
7.99
4.40
3.10
3.93

4.11
3.71
8.35
4.74
3.30
4.21

4.29
3.89
9.06
5.06
3.39
4.40

4.42
3.97
9.62
5.56
3.76
5.13

COMMODITY PRICES—Con.
SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES:
1967-100..
9 Foodstuffs.
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total (private and public)
Privately owned
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places):
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total...

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments:
Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted:
Current dollars
1967-100..
1967 dollars
Gross average weekly earnings:

Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with
three dependents):

FINANCE
MONEY SUPPLY AND RELATED DATA (avg. of daily figures):
Unadjusted for seas, variation:

Demand deposits

Adjusted for seas, variation:
Total money supply
Currency outside banks
Time deposits adjusted
SECURITY MARKETS:
BONDS:
Yields:
.percent..

64.3
210.3
394.3
7.5

64.5
214.8
394.8

By rating:
Aa
A
Baa
By group:

STOCKS:
Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's):
Dividends per share, annual rate, composite
.dollars..
Public utilities
Railroads
N.Y. banks
Property and casualty insurance companies

....do....

Price per share, end of mo., composite

Railroads
YieldsT composite
Industrials
Public utilities
Railroads
N.Y. banks
Property and casualty insurance companies
r/ Revised.

£/ Preliminary.

117667



.percent . .

....do....

4

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1973

1974

ITEM
Apr.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

FINANCE—Con.
ECURITY MARKETS—Con.
STOCKS—Con.
Prices:
Dow-Jones average (65 stocks)................
Industrial (30 stocks).....................
Public utility (15 stocks).................
Transportation (20 stocks)
Standard & Poor's Corporation:
Industrial, public utility, and railroad:
Combined index (500 stocks)
..1941-43=10..

..............

Consumers' goods (184 stocks)
do....
Public utility (55 stocks)............. ........do....
Railroad (20 stocks)...................
Banks:
New York City (9 stocks)
Outside New York City (16 stocks)........ ........do....
Property liability insurance (16 stocks)...
do
New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes:
.12/31/65-50..
Industrial
Transportation.
Utility.

297.65
944.10
108.02
194.22

286.34
922.41
107.38
175.53

266.86
831.34
93.16
186.15

277.49
874.00
92.79
193.83

264.53
847.79
85.48
181.13

251.83
829.84
76.03
167.57

110.27
123.56
120.38
111.24
55.34
35.88

107.22
119.95
116.48
107.44
55.43
36.14

93.45
104.13
104.31
86.85
48.13
41.85

97.44
108.98
109.22
92.24
47.90
42.80

92.46
103.66
104.19
87.73
44.03
40.26

89.67
101.17
100.69
87.34
39.35
37.04

59.50
100.49
119.77

59.79
97.72
109.50

62.93
107.14
106.34

67.63
110.38
103.67

63.93
103.39
96.25

59.92
93.23
85.91

58.67
64.41
40.57
38.97
69.42

56.74
62.22
36.66
39.01
65.33

50.01
54.02
36.26
35.27
62.81

52.15
56.80
38.39
35.22
64.47

49.21
53.95
35.87
32.59
58.72

47.35
52.53
33.62
30.25
52.85

3,094
686.4
r296.8
r250.1
286.4
554.1
rl99.8
428.5
305.4

r3,352
722.4
r325.8
r263.6
311.9
623.7
216.8
476.0
309.3

2,576
494.7
242.8
200.7
234.6
450.3
195.7
400.8
295.8

3,175
651.9
310.2
264.8
271.6
552.9
268.8
454.6
307.8

3,160
671.6
303.2
214.3
271.9
541.6
263.7
462.9
315.6

3,218
655.7
297.2
227.9
269.5
556.1
283.9
479.0
319.2

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
LECTRICAL EQUIPMENT:
Household electrical appliances, factory sales...

Disposers (food waste)

r/ Revised.
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