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June 6, 1975
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A WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
US. DEPARTMENT OF COM MERGE/ BU REAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
1941-43=10
135 -
Monthly
PRICES OF 425 INCIUSTRIAL STOCKS
(avg.
of daily
-
close)
19^
115
-
105
-
95
-
85
-
75
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Data:
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1974
J
F M A M J
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A S O N D
Stand. & Poor's Corp.
INDEX, 1967=100
INDEX, 1967=100
-
170 ~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
170
(E. E. I. seas. a d j . index)
160 -
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-
A
•w^1"" "
150
-
140
130
Monthly
™j—i—i—i, i
1972
Data:
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1973
i
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1974
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1975
Edison Electric Inst.
Billic
110
100
i
Bil ion $
220
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS
& INVENTORIES
NEW CONSTRUCTION
(seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates)
200
(seasonally adjusted)
Total Put in Place
(left scale)
180
90
Shipments
80
(left
Billion $
100
Billion $
160
160
scale)
70
140
60
120
H 60
100
50
• ' i ' • ' ' '
1972
1973
1974
100
* A v a i l a b l e only
Private
80
Residential,
(right scale)
I I I I I I I I I I I I I M I
1975
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1972
Data:
1973
U.S. Dept. ot Commerce
w i t h subscription t o the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t
provides selected w e e k l y
80
a n d m o n t h l y d a t a subsequent t o those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY
40
Nonfarm
V _
11 i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i
1974
1975
20
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
2
1975
1974
ITEM
May 25
June 1
May 10
May 17
May 24
May 31
... 1367=100.
do...
do...
.-mil- $.
do...
220.6
215.0
224.5
10,374
6,966
216.9
212.9
219.5
10,204
6,656
195.4
210.2
185.6
11,314
7,930
194.7
207.9
185.9
11,182
7,770
195.5
212.2
184.7
11,491
7,960
192.5
211.0
180.5
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.
247
2,184
1,855
257
209
2,234
1,898
173
433
5,356
4,445
243
411
5,257
4,543
275
392
242
1186
72,959
90,227
36,616
-129
73,062
89,737
36,349
179
78,412
98,455
35,319
385
79,117
97,448
34,518
-15
79,2.27
98,466
34,732
85
79,473
97,590
34,185
134
98,761
57,819
367,843
22,250
120,721
57,224
96,753
57,844
367,797
21,850
120,888
57,512
101,119
62,726
374,698
29,314
125,162
59,189
101,767
63,011
373,320
29,511
124,398
59,211
101,766
63,306
^29^720
123,668
59,214
8.71
87.09
98.30
8.75
86.89
98.13
9.56
89.08
100.45
9.56
92.27
104.04
9.53
89,06
100.36
13,500
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 1]
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES..
Nondurable goods stores
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank crecTit 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) V *
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10.
Industrial, 425 stocks
do...
Tin
nn'7
9.54
89.71
101.06
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.
13,255
35,792
163,386
8,978
11,5.40
34,743
141,970
8,990
13,415
33,660
148,809
8,405
13,510
33,512
148,198
8,384
137,167
8,422
119,864
Steel, raw
%
Index of production
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
thous. sh. tons.
1967=100.
Ml.
2,840
116.4
17.7
2,901
118.9
15.8
2,319
95.1
15.2
2,227
91.3
15.3
2,195
90.0
15.5
2,122
87.0
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks.
2/ Tuesday price.
MONTHLY
3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data.
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1974
ITEM
1975
Mar.
Apr.
Jan.
mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
do...
81,391
42,829
2,150
7,555
4,921
80,823
42,699
2,229
7,757
4,948
73,923
37,259
1,857
6,972
4,579
80,103
40,467
1,913
7,026
4,830
r80,184
#0,802
rl,997
6,580
r4,783
81,786
42,011
2,224
6,588
5,174
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products.'
do.
do.
do.
do.
7,551
5,777
8,941
1,316
7,172
5,552
9,195
1,244
6,927
4,674
7,550
1,215
7,758
5,241
8,560
1,290
r7,900
5,211
9,062
rl,358
7,765
5,269
9,431
1,404
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
38,562
12,939
530
2,932
3,217
6,729
4,374
1,919
38,124
12,171
531
2,806
3^258
7,094
4,499
1,985
36,664
12,846
568
2,060
3p04
6,29.2
4,847
1,816
39,636
13,629
586
2,287
3,293
7,019
4,985
1,923
r39,382
rl3,548
r591
r2,543
r3,164
r7,011
r4,875
rl,914
39,775
13,333
584
2,438
3,160
7,264
5,009
2,051
Feb.
Mar.
Apr%
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS •
MANUFACTURERST SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL.
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
do.
78,197
79,050
79,124
78,875
r77,028
80,140
do.
.do.
do.
do.
40,635
2,154
7,059
4,836
41,232
2,191
7,047
4,879
40,137
2,144
7,241
5,062
39,653
2,072
6,852
4,902
38,643
r2,000
6,143
r4,960
40,609
2,189
5,974
5,106
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
do.
do.
do.
do.
6,969
5,629
8,177
1,315
6,884
5,727
8,699
1,270
7,385
5,114
7,935
1,351
7,415
5,197
7,984
1,328
r7,291
5,066
8,295
rl,358
7,448
5,415
8,945
1,432
r_/ Revised.
61957
1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1974
1975
ITEM
Mar.
Apr.
Jan.
Feb.
mil. $.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
37,562
12,730
544
2,759
3,091
6,435
4,404
1,826
37,818
12,451
549
2,851
3,235
6,490
4,531
1,879
38,987
13,690
603
2,241
3,215
6,775
4,835
1,957
39,222
13,656
616
2,309
3,230
6,863
4,854
1,899
r38,385
rl3,313
r606
r2,391
r3,037
r6,711
r4,901
rl,821
do...
do...
do...
do...
127,125
83,515
43,610
126,500
129,464
84,911
44,553
128,438
151,943
99,005
52,938
151,624
152,692
100,403
52,289
151,993
rl51,930
rl00,482
r51,448
rl51,194
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
83,014
2,952
9,562
9,384
17,693
13,133
18,671
3,627
84,108
3,027
9,723
9,583
18,102
13,341
18,490
3,702
99,124
3,760
12,446
11,825
21,907 •
14,801
21,245
4,292
100,082
3,741
13,015
12,045
22,168
14,758
21,392
4,223
r99,879
r3,781
rl3,381
rl2,090
r22,400
rl4,347
r21,120
r4,132
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
43,486
11,035
2,588
4,733
3,484
7,655
3,002
2,742
44,330
11,164
2,561
4,769
3,656
7,836
3,312
2,759
52,500
12,145
3,069
4,694
4,871
10,924
4,061
3,298
51,911
11,930
3,095
4,543
4,877
10,875
4,210
3,227
r51,315
rll,752
r3,069
r4,380
r4,856
r!0,887
r4,203
r3,173
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Nondurable goods industries, total
Industries with unfilled orders
Industries without unfilled orders
do.
do.
do.
do.
83,377
44,736
38,641
79,547
83,152
44,904
38,248
82,059
72,026
35,434
36,592
74,958
78,444
38,811
39,633
76,139
r77,538
38,107
r39,431
r73,882
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
41,974
6,930
5,165
-8,018
5,751
7,998
37,573
8,908
28,665
44,124
7,510
5,557
7,734
6,204
8,758
37,935
9,263
28,672
36,062
5,071
4,720
6,837
4,919
7,253
38,896
8,537
30,359
37,023
5,378
4,784
6,805
4,931
8,030
39,116
8,641
30,475
35,492
4,961
r4,449
r6,759
r4,662
7,705
r38,390
r8,484
r29,906
do.
do.
do.
do.
122,546
117,429
5,117
119,955
124,875
119,632
5,243
122,961
130,452
126,741
3,711
129,671
128,797
125,089
3,708
126,939
rl26,151
122,392
r3,759
rl23,798
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
114,927
13,645
16,401
24,207
21,140
31,430
5,028
117,817
14,106
17,079
25,057
21,617
31,490
5,144
125,873
15,033
19,369
29,046
20,378
33,694
3,798
123,246
13,560
19,253
28,438
20,113
33,742
3,693
120,099
12,379
rl9,013
r27,905
rl9,709
33,153
r3,699
mil.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
do.
9,969
7,276
3,500
2,839
2,314
569
1,246
2,693
11,015
893
866
083
441
586
337
122
9,142
6,331
2,605
2,013
2,206
634
1,128
2,811
r8,592
r5,805
r2,315
rl,762
r2,110
r612
rl,069
r2,787
r8,820
r6,023
r2,507
rl,862
r2,024
r606
r994
r2,797
135.1
98.6
48.6
39.1
30.5
7.5
16.7
36.4
136.4
97.4
48.2
39.3
29.5
6.9
16.3
39.0
130.3
88.5
37.7
27.9
29.4
8.5
15.1
41.8
rl27.0
r86.7
r36,3
r26.8
2.9.8
8.7
rl5.2
r40.3
rl21.0
r83.4
35.7
26.3
r26.7
r8.0
rl3.3
r37.6
184
184
185
Mar.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con.
By industry group--Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
,
Transportation equipment
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.) , TOTAL
Private, total
Residential (incl. farm)
New housing units
Nonresidential buildings, total 2/
Industrial
Commercial
Public, total
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL
RATES), TOTAL
bil. $,
Private, total
do..
Residential (incl. farm)
do..
New housing units
do..
Nonresidential buildings, total 2/
do..
Industrial
do..
Commercial
do..
Public, total
do..
CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE
1967=100
r/ Revised.
1/ Includes data for "other industries not showii.
61,957
166
. 168
2/ Except farm and public utilities**
4
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1975
1974
ITEM
Mar.
Aur.
Feb.
Jan.
Mar.
Apr.
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL................ .mil.
Excl. Department of Defense Shipments................... do.
Seasonally adjusted...................................do.
By commodity groups and principal commodities:
Food and live animals................................... do.
Beverages and tobacco................................. do.
Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels..................do.
Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc........................ da.
8,525.5
8,497.8
7,625.4
8,408.7
8,372.1
8,107.8
9,202.8
9,123.9
9,411.9
8,545.5
8,499.8
8,789.0
9,466.5
9,437.6
8,715.9
9,074.4
9,012.7
8,569.6
1,257.2
79.1
1,099.3
162.3
1,178.8
94.9
1,079.8
223.2
1,643.7
122.9
1,026.0
357.1
1,338.2
86.6
839.0
337.4
1,276.6
120.1
892.3
399.6
1,219.6
101.6
810.7
391.4
124.2
774.6
952.1
140.9
820.0
911.2
104.5
669.9
847.4
120.8
786.8
949.6
73.7
737.2
949.3
3,536.6
568.7
Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes................do.
Chemicals............................................. do..
Manufactured goods.................................... do.
100.
734.
934.
Machinery and transport equipment, total.............. do.
Electrical.......................................... do.
Transport equipment, total............................do.
Miscellaneous manufactured articles...................do.
Commodities not classified............................do.«
3,368.
594.
1,359.
483.
192.3
3,185.7
575.6
1,256.7
468.0
207.8
3,312.5
615.7
1,084.2
454.6
238.6 ,
1,422.9
426.4
228.5
4,051.8
649.5
1,599.1
488.6
237.8
7,781.1
7,741.6
8,333.0
8,024.8
9,822.5
9,622.4
7,162.7
7,872.0
,455.9
,335.6
913.6'
104.1
502.7
1,820.0
35.3
825.8
113.3
494.6
2,294.2
40.0
713.8
112.3
266.2
1,294.3
1,940.3
732.7
171.9
316.0
1,271.8
2,078.4
719.8
179.0
GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL....................................do.
Seasonally adjusted................................... do.
By commodity .groups and principal commodities:
Food and live animals.................................. do.
Beverages and tobacco................................. do.
Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels................do.
Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc........................ do.
Animal and vegetable oils and fats..................... do.
Chemicals.............................................do.
Manufactured goods.................................... do.
Machinery and transport equipment..................... do.
Miscellaneous manufactured articles...................do.
Commodities not classified............................do.
477.9
3,414.9
48.5
437.2
1,749.5
1,894.7
755.6
218.0
626.
106.
390.
1,937,
44.
306.2
1,259.0
1,688.8
621.9
181.0
657.5
119.1
456.3
340.8
1,313.3
2,138.4
687.8
185.4
POSTAGE AND FEES PAID
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
COM-202
First-Class Mail
'^e-1916
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
684.5
468.4
2,438.4
40.7
1,477.6
55.1
OFFICIAL BUSINESS
8,181.1
8,012.8
143.7
USCCMM--DC-- 61,957
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402
3,905.
641.
1,410.
482.
274.
351.9
1,243.9
1,899.2
703.8
231.2
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