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US. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E / B U ' R E A U OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
550 __ ( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600
Monthly
System)

Weekly

( a v e r a g e of W e d n e s d a y d a t a )

(Wednesday data)

___

550

500
1980

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450

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1979

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Data: Federal Reserve Board

INDEX, 1941-43=10
150
PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
140

INDEX, 1941-43=10
1150.
Monthly
(avg.

o f d a i l y close)

130

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120

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110

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90
80

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Data Stand & Poor's Corp

INDEX, 1967=100

INDEX, 1967 == 100
220
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
(E.E.I, seas. adj. index)
210

1220
Monthly

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1978

1979

1980

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Data: Edison Electric Inst.

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly
in t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.



HB

IBB

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

2

1980

1979
ITEM
May 26

May 10

June 2

May 17

May 24

May 31
263.5
249.8
273.3

1967=100.
do...
do...

278.1
255.5
294.7

277.6
254.5
294.6

265.1
239.5
284.3

266.6
244.7
282.8

260.2
243.7
273.9

thous.

287

262

526

539

526

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do...
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
do...
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number.

2,108
1,968
187

2,200
2,055
93

3,641
3,292
242

3,691
3,342
258

237

177
el25,158
139,625
43,621
7

SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs

FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
roil*
$•
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...

114,210
127,931
39,613
17

114,690
128,578
39,771
183

123,897
138,510
44,535
301

124,706
138,630
43,491
42

124,736
140,624
44,167
253

97,968
76,667
459,637
37,280
140,256
85,834

96,416
76,585
460,925
37,006
141,281
86,220

102,994
68,728
505,315
34,424
159,076
104,275

103,064
68,829
504,458
33,757
158,175
104,537

102,805
69,227
503,285
35,420
156,884
104,768

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.
Industrial, 400 stocks
do...

9.98
99.89
111.21

9.94
99.11
110.23

12.11
107.18
119.93

12.04
106.85
119.64

12.10
107.72
120.99

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.

15,911
40,818
196,123
8,585

13,745
40,451
176,735
8,585

17,025
39,725
119,981
e8,743

17,040
40,025
104,157
e8,743

115,561
e8,743

Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5_/

thous. sh. tons.
percent.

2,933
96.3

2,919
95.8

2,287
76.4

2,149
71.7

2,000
66.8

bil.

19.2

16.8

17.8

17.7

17.7

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

12.00
112.06
126.03

17,070
40,596

1,863
62.2

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
1979

1980

ITEM
Mar.

Apr.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED
(CPI-W)...
ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS ( C P I - U ) 1 /
do
S p e c i a l group i n d e x e s :
do
do....
do
do
do
do
do....
do
do

211.8
211.5

233.3
233.2

236.5
236.4

239.9
239.8

242.6
242.5

203.8
207.6
200.5
206.9
185.7
184.9
185.9
225.1
235.0

206.3
210.1
203.3
209.9
189.6
187.2
188.9
227.0
237.1

229.9
231.9
222.4
232.0
220.5
201.3
210.4
253.1
266.1

233.5
235.0
225.2
236.3
227.3
202.1
213.8
256.8
270.2

237.1
238.4
228.0
240.3
232.6
203.0
216.7
261.3
275.4

239.9
241.1
229.9
242.2
234.6
204.9
218.6
265.3
280.0

do....
do
do
do
do
do
do

230.4
229.9
217.6
228.0
171.3
248.2
225.9
339.5
244.0
187.4

232.3
231.7
219.8
230.7
172.0
251.7
227.5
349.8
245.3
188.6

243.8
240.6
247.3
264.0
184.1
292.5
258.6
514.0
273.0
196.9

244.9
241.3
250.5
267.2
185.6
296.3
263.8
5 39.1
278.8
199.0

247.3
243.6
254.5
271.6
186.6
302.0
268.0
553.4
284.0
201.3

249.1
245.3
257.9
276.0
187.0
307.7
270.5
556.4
288.0
203.0

do
do
do
do
do....
do

164.3
198.1
198.1
162.7
195.4
191.5
233.9

165.4
202.9
203.2
164.3
200.0
192.6
235.1

171.0
233.5
233.5
173.9
197.2
226.8
253.9

171.9
239.6
239.8
175.3
195.3
229.5
257.9

176.0
243.7
244.0
175.0
195.2
232.1
260.2

177.3
246.8
247.0
177.0
196.7
235.9
262.0

..1967=$1.00..

$0,478

SO.473

$0,429

$0,423

$0,417

$0,412

do
do....

Food

Shelter

Gas a n d e l e c t r i c i t y
Household f u r n i s h i n g s

209.3
209.1

and o p e r a t i o n s

2/..

Public
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y -

r_/ Revised. 1/ Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price index all urban consumers. 2/ Includes TV and sound equipment and repairs
formerly in "Health and recreation." 3/ Residential. 4/ Includes additional items not previously priced. 5/ Includes bottled gas.




MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

3
1980

1979

ITEM
Mar.

Apr.

Jan.

Feb.

Apr.

Mar.

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
Indexes of aggregate weekly employee-hours (prod. workers):
Private nonagric. payrolls, total, (seas, adj.) ..1967=100..
do
do....
do....

125.7
111.3
152.5
132.7
106.0
110.1
135.8
113.7
130.2
129.3
144.6
151.1

123.6
106.8
152.0
124.9.
102.0
105.0
135.3
109.2
130.6
130.3
145.5
151.0

127.1
110.6
165.7
142.5
103.0
105.3
138.6
115.2
131.6
130.5
148.1
156.2

rl26.8
rl09.4
rl64.4
rl37.4
rl02.5
rl05.3
rl38.9
r115.1
131.5
rl30.3
rl49.6
rl57.1

r126.1
rl07.6
rl63.5
rl29.5
rl01.7
rl04.7
rl39.0
rll5.5
rl31.0
rl29.9
rl50.7
rl57.4

pl24.5
pl05.1
pl64.0
pl26.2
p99.3
pl00.9
pl37.9
pll4.8
pl29.1
pl27.6
pl50.1
P157.2

97,083
169,087
120,177
4,355
763
26,522
256,756

101,760
181,176
128,367
5,679
1,450
28,838
250,677

108,107
189,480
131,838
5,280
774
31,655
269,746

ri02,894
rl85,378
rl28,202
r4,661
rl>821
r32,015
r271,911

110,642
201,657
139,544
4,760
972
34,760
276,177

104,668
201,141
134,330
5,975
2,424
37,596
278,000

do
do....

76,831
141,421

76,615
138,066

72,866
163,861

r72,290
r166,226

71,210
171,840

68,459
176,005

do....
do....
do
do....
do

345,307
136,867
9,634
22,405
83,836
113,112

356,784
141,500
11,222
23,389
85,040
116,852

397,231
157,001
8,737
24,763
101,314
128,405

406,179
161,858
9,464
27,476
103,320
127,652

399,408
160,187
9,016
25,035
104,194
125,131

do
do
do....
do

102,311
36,929
32,811
65,382

102,786
36,048
31,644
66,738

108,382
35,690
30,446
72,692

r399,761
158,912
r9,091
r25,647
rl02,192
rl25,529
r108,353
r35,454
r30,332
r72,899

106,489
34,673 .
29,377
71,816

109,824
35,289
29,360
74,535

short tons..

10,293

7,438

7,952

7,690

8,711

.do
do....
do
do....

545
542
850
183
1,851

462
477
739
167
1,369

404
504
729
182
1,415

503
485
743
177
1,308

563
488
848
185
1,334

...do....
j
do
do....
do....

1,109
499
781
245
753
4,543
1,674
1,800

781
427
637
207
426 1
2,952
1,084
1,165

764
461
722
180
573
3,242
1,154
1,290

681
460
747
170
520
3,036
1,085
1,216

709
457
871
191
685
3,547
1,338
1,394

mil. $..
do
do
1
...do....
do....

376.55
343.95
248.10
221.15
3*505.4 !

357.70
329.95
227.15
195.60
3,636.0

385.10
321.55
247.85
230.60
4,682.9

401.90
362.00
266.75
242.85
4,818.1

r420.80
r374.35
r366.80
r321.20
r4,872.1

103.95
84.95
77.90
70.55
609.1

81.80
70.35
82.85
75.20
617.8

99.10
91.65
88.70
79.45
628.2

rl07.85
r93.40
r93.20
r81.15 i
r642.9

220.4
10.2
18.3
779.9

191.0
10.2
16.4
766.0

172.7
8.3
14.2
746.1

do....
Transportation, communication, electricity, gas...do....
do....
.......do....
do....
FINANCE
Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System
condition, Wednesday nearest end of the month
Deposits:
mil. $..
do....
do....
.......do
Individuals, partnerships, and corp:

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS:
By products:
Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling....
Plates
Bars:
do
do
Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total.
Sheets: Hot rolled
Cold rolled
MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting type tools:

Metal forming type tools:
do.... j
do.... i
do
do....
..do
I

105.40
99.00
85.05
79.10
583.1

p357.55
p329.15
p260.05
p226,80
p4,969.6
r57.40
p50.15
p83.95
p73.00
p616.3

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Trucks (new), retail sales and inventories, seasonally adj.:
Retail sales:
Light-duty, up to 14,000 lbs. GVW
thous..
do
Heavy-duty> 26,001 lbs. and over GVW.........
do....
do
r/ Revised, JD/ Preliminary,
not shown separately.




268.3
14.7
19.3
922.3 !

236.5
15.9
19.2
926.8 j

1/ Other than domestic interbank and U.S. Gov't., less cash items in process of collection.

148.2
7.9
12.8
743.5

2/ Includes data

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

4

1980

1979
ITEM

Nov.

Sept.

Dec.

Nov.

Oct.

Dec.

PETROLEUM, COAL, AND PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS:
Crude P e t r o l e u m :

f capacity . .

470.6
91

487.6
90

447.2
84

458.0
83

446.8
84

471.8
85

...mil. bbl..

577.4

605.3

r544.6

r587.3

r556.8

584.9

do....

262.2
49.6

268.5
50.3

254.0
50.5

265.6
53.9

259.5
54.4

266.2
52.8

do....
do....

205.9
59.7
10.3

217.6
68.9
-14.0

rl93.7
r46.5
27.8

r214.4
53.4
20.8

187.7
r55.3
9.8

197.5
68.4
3.4

do....

586.9

632.4

r530.6

575.4

r563.1

596.9

do
do....

7.8
6.3

5.2
7.2

5.5
8.0

7.9
7.4

6.5
8.1

.......do....
do
do....
.do....
do....
.......do....
do....
do....
do....

6.5
5.7
5 74.7
226.0
5.3
107.5
85.3
33.2
5.6
13.3
47.5

618.3
231.9
7.1
128.8
96.3
32.4
5.2
7.6
56.7

r518.1
207.7
4.8
79.8
r78.5
33.2
4.8
19.3
40.4

561.8
218.8
5.6
96.2
79.1
32.6
5.8
19.2
50.7

r547.8
204.4
4.6
99.3
r'83.8
32.1
5.3
13.5
53.2

582.3
208.3
6.8
115.4
92.3
33.9
4.3
8.7
57.3

do....
do....
do....
do....

1,291.6
381.4
120.8
789.5

1,277.6
376.3
116.7
784.6

1,308.0
415.0
126.4
766.6

1,328.8
435.9
129.0
763.9

1,338.7
438.6
132.8
767.3

1,342.1
430.3
132.0
779.8

Gross i n p u t t o crude o i l d i s t i l l a t i o n u n i t s . . .
All o i l s , s u p p l y , demand, and s t o c k s :
Production:
Imports:
.
Change i n s t o c k s , a l l o i l s ( d e c r e a s e , - )
Exports:

Liquefied gases

Unfinished o i l s , n a t u r a l g a s o l i n e , e t c . 3 / . .

r/ Revised. 1/ Includes small amounts of "other hydrocarbons and hydrogen refinery input," now shown separately. 2/ Includes data for items
not shown separately. 5/ Beginning 1979, data reflect coverage of additional processing facilities; not strictly comparable with data shown
for earlier periods.
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