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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION YSS (^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* JUNE 3, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1973 Billion $ 350 Billion $ 325 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 325 300 275 250 1 — 300 — H 275 Weekly Monthly (average of Wednesday data) 225 JM*! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l I l l i 1970 1 » i I i t . I i i I I J i i i i i 1 i i i i 1972 1971 i 1 i i i i Wednesday data) ii i 1973 J I M I i i ,i i ,1.1 250 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board 1941-43= 1941-43 = 10 140 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 \^ — > 120 — 110 — 100 — 90 Monthly (avg. of daily close) 80 L-J i i i 1 i i i i i 1970 l ' ' ' »—1—i—• i i i __I_I_I i _J__l__l i i I_I I I I 1972 1971 i-l 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1973 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands l f 400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,200 1,000 ~ 800 - A A/\ Thousands 350 Monthly — y^y\ / \ i' 600 -\ 400 - 200 0 -H i i i i i i i i i i i * • » • » i i i i i i 1970 1971 i i i i i i i i i i i_ I 1972 Data: Motor Vechicle Mfrs. Assn. • Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected weekly 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1973 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1972 ITEM 1973 May 27 June 3 May 12 May 19 May 26 June 2 1967=100 119.5 119.6 158.8 160.6 164.0 166.3 mil. $ do.. 8,786 5,786 8,583 5,540 9,896 6,419 9,803 6,240 9,924 6,286 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 210 2,003 1,663 212 199 2,021 1,675 139 198 1,645 1,497 219 190 173 178 160 mil. $ 3J...&0... ...do.. do.., 61,208 75,554 32,646 86 61,358 75,351 32,814 88 66,450 81,718 32,267 -70 66,851 82,451 32,933 326 66,768 82,296 32,314 140 66,890 81,351 32,237 180 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... 88,394 57,600 279,267 27,029 84,731 41,118 90,923 57,624 281,138 26,958 84,790 41,049 94,896 58,252 322,717 24,031 102,461 48,378 94,915 58,185 323,600 23,701 102,937 48,592 95,051 58,227 323,005 23,650 102,938 48,801 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody 1 s) .3/....-percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks. ......do... 7.70 110.31 123.41 7.67 109.53 122.49 7.60 110.44 123.66 7.61 106.43 118.95 7.64 104.07 116.29 12,645 32,379 183,362 9,802 10,800 31,526 157,441 9,880 11,505 33,495 214,691 9,377 11,890 33,258 217,638 9,346 11,780 34,237 210,681 9,361 2,665 109.2 2,637 108.1 2,929 120.1 3,015 123.6 3,010 123.4 15.9 14.3 16.7 16.9 17.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve balances 3/• • Excess reserves, estimated 3/. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (passenger cars)... • .number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/...........thous• bbl•• Steel, raw. Index of production •• .thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil.. ,1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 7.67 105.91 118.51 182,938 2,948 120.8 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 1972 ITEM Mar. Apr. 62,380 34,285 1,928 5,211 3,372 62,016 34,376 1,968 5,418 3,481 63,513 35,218 1,909 5,670 3,350 69,995 39,098 2,054 6,270 3,803 r72,550 r40,534 r2,245 r6,525 r3,823 72,090 40,287 2,241 6,606 3,863 Machinery, except electrical....................do.. Electrical machinery do. • Transportation equipment...••........•.••.......do.• Instruments and related products................do.• 5,788 4,793 8,190 1,002 5,764 4,613 8,120 1,016 5,793 4,741 8,954 980 6,421 5,269 9,795 1,066 r6,857 r5,438 9,870 rl,108 6,809 5,288 9,615 1,109 Nondurable goods industries, total 1]•............do.• Food and kindred products.......................do.. Tobacco products....... ....do.. Textile mill products do.. 28,095 9,117 503 2,415 27,640 8,832 489 2,277 28,295 9,502 504 2,324 30,897 10,184 507 2,572 r32,016 rl0,818 r516 r2,826 31,803 10,456 522 2,646 Paper and allied products.......... .......do.. Chemicals and allied products...................do.. Petroleum and coal piuducts.....................do.. Rubber and plastics products. ........do.. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Primary metals. ....do.. Fabricated metal products. .do.. 2,393 4,781 2,260 1,537 60,335 2,349 4,938 2,321 1,540 61,219 2,442 4,833 2,495 1,452 68,299 2,578 5,482 2,564 1,591 69,123 r2,663 r5,598 r2,519 rl,641 r70,081 2,671 5,806 2,584 1,671 71,111 32,683 1,969 4,933 3,335 33,581 1,929 5,032 3,447 38,056 2,203 5,835 3,688 38,336 2,229 6,167 3,812 r38,614 r2,294 r6,175 r3,779 39,378 2,195 6,139 3,823 Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery.• ..••••..•••.. .do.• Transportation equipment do. • Instruments and related products..............do.. 5,328 4,695 7,537 995 5,549 4,783 7,869 1,044 6,200 5,320 9,444 1,085 6,084 5,282 9,184 1,086 r6,316 r5,328 r9,085 rl,100 6,551 5,540 9,319 1,137 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mil. $ Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Stone, clay, and glass products.................do.. Primary metals.......••.••.....•.....•.......••.do.• Fabricated metal products.......................do.. r/ Revised. 9119 1^/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1973 1972 Mar. Mar. Apr. Jan. 27,652 9,077 519 2,331 2,317 4,671 2,318 1,478 27,638 9,026 501 2,338 2,342 4,680 2,359 1,464 30,243 10,126 543 2,547 2,541 5,135 2,514 1,559 30,787 rl0,327 540 2,606 2,537 5,402 2,521 1,562 r31,467 rl0,766 r533 r2,729 r2,579 r5,430 r2,583 rl,577 102,856 66,894 35,962 102,450 103,.251 67,181 36,070 102,428 107,817 70,535 37,282 107,549 108,955 71,339 37,616 108,414 rll0,029 r72,255 r37,774 rl09,588 66,604 2,234 9,506 7,289 13,356 9,872 15,553 2,507 66,575 2,272 9,553 7,122 13,390 9,888 15,536 2,510 70,632 2,372 9,567 7,638 14,202 10,715 16,820 2,576 71,117 2,345 9,483 7,813 14,346 10,787 16,954 2,530 r71,940 r2,392 r9,398 r7,968 rl4,522 rl0,984 rl7,186 r2,596 35,846 9,109 2,240 3,728 2,747 6,691 2,185 2,199 35,853 9,111 2,260 3,780 2,731 6,648 2,199 2,230 36,917 9,459 2,414 3,844 2,807 6,813 2,154 2,319 37,297 9,629 2,429 3,889 2,794 6,798 2,162 2,324 r37,648 r9,680 r2,400 r4,004 r2,825 r6,765 r2,139 r2,346 63,059 34,838 28,221 61,097 62,498 34,780 27,718 61,685 66,194 37,737 28,457 69,838 72,784 41,663 31,121 71,042 r76,468 r44,257 r32,211 r73,993 33,328 5,243 3,420 5,574 4,694 7,512 34,005 4,999 3,401 5,654 4,833 8,111 39,414 6,206 3,882 6,709 5,262 9,837 40,087 6,666 4,045 6,509 5,563 9,330 r42,342 r7,510 r4,044 r7,046 r5,844 r9,785 Nondurable goods industries, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders...................do.. Industries without unfilled orders................do.. 27,769 7,628 20,141 27,680 7,533 20,147 30,424 8,163 22,261 30,955 3,289 22,666 r31,651 r8,463 r23,188 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.. Durable goods industries, total......... ........do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.. 75,914 72,433 3,481 75,039 76,396 72,837 3,559 75,506 87,288 83,181 4,107 86,768 90,076 85,744 4,332 88,691 r94,001 r89,474 r4,527 r92,595 71,558 6,383 9,674 13,051 13,948 22,369 3,481 71,983 6,350 9,628 13,156 13,999 22,611 82,589 8,845 10,557 16,033 15,281 25,404 4,179 84,345 9,344 10,790 16,458 15,562 25,554 4,346 r88,065 • rl0,679 rl1,054 rl7,186 rl6,076 r26,253 r4,530 1973 Feb. Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS» SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $ Food and kindred products do.. Tobacco products do.. Textile mill products do.. Paper and allied products do.. Chemicals and allied products.....................do.. Petroleum and coal products.......................do.. Rubber and plastics products............ do.. INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do.. Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/... .....do.. Stone, clay, and glass products ............do.. Primary metals.••......• •.....•..•..•.•••••do.• Fabricated metal products do. • Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do. . Transportation equipment do. • Instruments and related products do.. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ ..do.. Food and kindred products............. .do.. Tobacco products do. • Textile mill products do.. Paper and allied products......... ......do.. Chemicals and allied products...................do.. Petroleum and coal products.....................do.. Rubber'and plastics products...... ..do.. NEW ORDERS , NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL do. . Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total.....................do.. Primary metals do.• Fabricated metal products.•.•••.••.••••..••••••.•.do.• Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do. • Transportation equipment do. • UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH ( S E A S . A D J . ) , TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Primary metals do.• Fabricated metal products do. • Machinery, except electrical••••••••••• do.. Electrical machinery do. • Transportation equipment do. • Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do.. 1972 Apr. May Apr. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS.... 1910-14«=100 Crops do.. Commercial vegetables • •do.• Cotton do. . Feed grains and hay do.. Food grains do. • Fruit do.. Tobacco do.. Livestock and products do. • Dairy products do.. Meat animals do. • Poultry and eggs do.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do*. Family living items do.. Production items.•• • .......•••do.. All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..••do.. PARITY RATIO do.. r / Revised. 9119 If I n c l u d e s d a t a for " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. 303 253 r337 r260 174 168 r259 666 r348 r353 r462 rl23 313 r258 r321 r268 180 170 275 666 r359 r349 r487 123 379 299 395 199 216 243 301 704 447 392 612 179 405 316 411 222 218 251 331 704 481 388 669 204 400 324 463 229 220 262 316 r707 466 381 638 211 365 396 342 427 71 366 398 344 428 73 401 421 386 465 82 409 426 396 473 86 413 433 399 480 83 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 1972 ITEM Apr. May Feb. Mar. Apr. May 2J 87,787 85,324 80,627 3,287 77,339 4,697 86,164 81,209 3,313 77,896 4,975 1,143 87,986 85,567 81,223 3,531 77,692 4,344 86,431 81,458 3,338 78,120 4,973 1,157 89,075 86,683 81,838 2,956 78,882 4,845 87,569 83,127 3,424 79,703 4,442 895 89,686 87,325 82,814 3,131 79,683 4,512 88,268 83,889 3,480 80,409 4,379 859 89,823 87,473 83,299 3,295 80,004 4,174 88,350 83,917 3,311 80,606 4,433 763 89,891 87,557 83,758 3,467 80,291 3,799 88,405 84,024 3,275 80,749 4,381 802 5.8 4.2 5.4 16.7 5.3 9.3 2.9 3.3 6.8 5.8 10.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 4.1 5.7 15.7 5.2 10.3 2.8 3.5 6.7 5.9 11.1 6.0 6.2 5.1 3.4 4.9 15.8 4.6 9.0 2.4 3.0 5.7 5.1 8.7 4.5 4.3 5.0 3.4 4.9 14.2 4.4 9.0 2.5 2.9 5.4 4.9 8.5 4.6 4.5 5.0 3.4 4.7 15.4 4.5 9.1 2.4 3.1 5.4 4.9 9.4 4.3 3.8 105.9 96.7 103.7 96.4 94.1 99.8 104.1 109.8 119.6 115.7 rl06.1 r97.2 105.3 r96.0 r94.0 r99.0 rl04.6 rll0.3 rll9.5 rll6.1 109.8 97.5 rl05.0 rl01.7 rl02.1 101.2 106.1 113.1 122.0 120.2 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over t Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 1/ • • ••.do.... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.... Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours, production or nonsupervisory workers, seasonally adj.: 2/ 1967=100.. ....do.... rl09.9 r96.9 rl07.9 101„6 101.7 rl01.6 rl06.0 1 rll3.2 1 122.0 1 rl20.0 110.6 95.1 106.9 102.6 103.2 101.8 106.7 113.4 122.8 121.1 ! 5.0 3.4 4.6 15.4 4.4 9.4 2.3 2.8 5.4 4.9 9.0 4.9 4.1 110.8 95.7 109.6 102.2 103.0 101.0 107.2 113.7 123.1 121.5 . [ rj Revised, JJ/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 1/ Data beginning J a n . 1972 r e f l e c t adjustments t o t h e 1970 Census; subsequent adjustments were i n t r o d u c e d i n t h e Mar. 1973 l a b o r force e s t i m a t e s . T h e r e f o r e , f i g u r e s for e a r l i e r p e r i o d s a r e not s t r i c t l y comparable. 2/ Beginning w i t h May 1972, d a t a r e f l e c t r e v i s e d seasonal factors. 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