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<6< WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS J°% >0 ^^^ June 8, 1979 jr STATES & Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 550 _ TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 525 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) BILLIONS OF DOLLARS [550 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) - 500 475 450 ^^r - ^*c\ - \ - 425 400 375 350 - sJ7-—^ i i I__I i 1 i i i i i , .1 I. i. t i l l 1976 i 1978 i I I i 1977 I i i i i 1 i i i ,, 1979 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION Weekly Monthly (Ingots and all other forms) 16 iy/y H2 4 I I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1976 » ' ' ' i ' ' ' ' ' ' 1977 ' i » • ' 1978 i i i i I i i i i I i i i i I I I i i i — I 1 J FMAMJ J A S O N D 1979 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 150 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 140 & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 2401 ' NEW CONSTRUCTION BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1140 (seas, adj., at annual rates) 220 h 120 200 100 130 Shipments (left scale) 120 80 110 60 100 90 1 1 i 11 I i I 1 1 i 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1977 1978 1979 1976 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1978 1979 40 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1979 1978 ITEM May 27 June 3 May 12 1967=100. do... do... 229.4 245.9 218.5 232.0 250.2 220.1 276.3 255.0 291.9 thous. 256 243 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico).-;., .do..-. FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun S Bradstreet)...number. 2,267 1,935 157 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs FINANCE: mil Currency in circulation 3/ •• • $• Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 5/ 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/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal , Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. mil. kw. -hr. number. thous. bbl. thous. sh. tons. percent. May 19 May 26 276.2 253.6 292.9 278.1 255.5 294.7 291 280 287 2,352 2,011 84 2,292 2,129 133 2,224 2,073 146 104,368 117,204 36,465 247 104,818 116,703 36,928 399 113,885 128,443 40,640 101 114,363 128,325 110,776 93,477 445,712 43,113 132,431 78,940 113,822 93,405 450,947 43,425 134,601 79,156 99,644 76,556 458,895 36,455 140,469 84,727 99,779 76,594 460,823 37,112 140,564 85,502 76,626 459,577 37,251 140,217 85,694 9.07 97.08 107.38 9.12 97.24 107.51 9.96 99.46 111.09 9.98 98.42 109.74 9.98 99.89 111.21 15,470 40,944 202,517 8,839 14,030 41,488 169,378 8,9.18 15,465 41,605 212,835 8,633 15,880 40, 768 215,259 8,633 16,415 40,818 196,123 8,633 2,805 92.3 2,749 90.5 2,809 92.2 2,869 94.2 2,933 96.3 40,634 243 114,210 127,976 39,679 68 June 2 277.6 254.5 294.6 ell4,657 128,560 39,732 147 98,223 9.94 99.11 110.23 177,531 2,919 95.8 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil. 18.2 16.3 17.9 18.8 19.1 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e . 3 / Daily average. 4/ Wednesday d a t a . 5/ C a p a b i l i t y for a f u l l order book based on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 ITEM 1979 Apr. Mar. Feb. r/ Apr. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Stone, c l a y , and g l a s s products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ . '. do... do... do... do... 125,225 67,473 3,449 9,957 7,919 127,014 68,379 3,706 10,252 8,184 124,876 66,453 3,147 10,351 7,951 137,251 74,014 3,386 11,653 8,740 148,885 81,633 3,989 13,122 9,961 138,525 r74,187 3,920 rl0,964 8,883 Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and r e l a t e d products do. do. do. do. 11,860 8,175 16,675 2,661 11,685 8,119 17,087 2,522 11,429 8,134 16,917 2,458 13,336 9,108 18,028 2,714 14,367 9,568 19,809 2,971 13,398 8,914 rl7,562 2,807 Nondurable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l If Foods .and kindred p r o d u c t s . . . . ; . Tobacco products T e x t i l e m i l l products do. do. do. do. 57,752 17,694 876 3,691 58,635 17,539 903 3,912 58,423 17,750 991 3,519 63,237 19,309 3,637 67,252 20,158 985 4,077 64,338 19,087 954 3,759 do do do.... do.... 4,775 11,010 8,019 3,400 4,759 11,434 8,207 3,462 4,737 10,782 9,052 3,337 5,379 11,670 9,598 3,829 5,639 13,084 9,907 4,145 5,453 12,600 9,614 .do... 121,101 124,537 135,232 136,735 143,796 135,987 do... do... do... do... 64,457 3,396 9,310 7,848 66,493 3,657 9,824 8,013 73,253 3,667 10,943 8,755 74,229 3,682 11,749 8,893 77,742 3,928 12,270 9,878 r72,120 3,868 rl0,494 8,699 10,964 7,979 15,676 2,630 11,364 8,119 16,288 2,569 12,399 8,922 18,645 2,706 13,030 8,970 17,751 2,811 13,303 9,345. 18,381 2,935 12,062 8,917 rl6,660 2,858 Paper and a l l i e d products Chemicals and a l l i e d products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and p l a s t i c s products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y group: Durable goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l If Stone, c l a y , and g l a s s products Primary m e t a l s . Fabricated metal products Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l do.. E l e c t r i c a l machinery do.. Transportation equipment *... .do.. Instruments and r e l a t e d products do.. r / Revised. If Includes data for "other i n d u s t r i e s " not shovm. 882 3,885 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1978 Mar. 1979 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. r/ 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 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mil 1 products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 56,644 17,747 898 3,486 4,719 10,277 8,158 3,226 58,044 17,775 928 3,976 4,750 10,537 8,239 3,314 62,035 18,602 1,038 3,869 4,954 11,590 9,140 3,653 62,506 19,186 r926 3,646 5,294 11,434 9,372 3,778 66,054 20,124 1,010 3,848 5,575 12,300 10,082 3,935 do.. do.. do.. do.. 185,448 119,969 65,479 183,860 186,844 120,963 65,881 185,715 202,454 132,131 70,323 200,604 205,505 135,133 70,372 203,231 207,135 136,674 70,461 205,393 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 118,725 4,530 16,828 15,573 27,400 16,023 22,127 6,087 65,135 15,968 3,405 5,445 5,664 14,426 5,591 4,401 119,848 4,518 16,940 15,874 27,757 16,188 22,264 6,104 65,867 16,168 3,465 5,394 5,687 14,743 5,576 4,445 131,542 4,946 17,838 17,063 31,454 17,565 24,848 6,746 69,062 17,290 3,614 5,729 5,834 15,470 5,417 4,636 131,783 5,120 17,765 17,384 31,855 17,653 25,830 6,932 69,448 17,739 3,502 5,743 5,873 15,468 5,180 4,638 135,287 5,139 17,620 17,746 32,458 18,079 25,715 7,179 70,106 18,033 3,545 5,735 6,003 15,520 5,022 4,717 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SESASONALLY 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 1/ do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders do.. Industries without unfilled orders do.. 129,668 71,712 57,956 125,801 130,899 71,890 59,009 128,175 132,794 74,457 58,337 142,679 145,510 81,730 63,780 144,894 154,835 87,696 67,139 150,215 69,016 10,228 7,826 11,573 8,319 18,085 56,785 12,412 44,373 205,248 196,039 9,209 205,500 70,033 10,308 8,778 11,536 8,626 17,721 58,142 12,880 45,262 209,132 199,549 9,583 209,133 80,732 14,191 9,447 13,527 9,605 20,121 61,947 13,078 48,869 248,407 238,332 10,075 248,266 82,007 13,042 9,279 13,517 10,137 22,340 62,887 13,697 49,190 84,344 13,259 10,520 15,541 9,784 20,446 65,871 13,754 52,117 256,668 246,051 10,617 r256,424 262,617 252,114 10,503 262,842 196,359 20,866 24,213 49,044 27,526 64,480 9,141 199,895 21,349 24,976 49,219 28,031 65,915 9,238 238,036 29,465 26,698 54,167 31,097 85,471 10,230 245,812 30,758 27,083 54,656 32,262 90,059 10,612 252,412 31,748 27,726 56,893 32,701 92,122 10,430 mi1. $.. do.... do.... do.... 13,425 10,823 6,264 5,174 15,319 12,159 7,252 5,669 13,963 11,105 6,003 4,884 rl3,264 rl0,677 r5,732 r4,698 15,412 12,435 6,756 5,465 do. do. do. do. 2,463 720 1,242 2,603 2,672 750 1,365 3,159 2,811 933 1,397 2,858 2,793 958 1,361 2,587 3,328 1,192 | 1,586 I 2,978 do.... do do.... 185.4 147.7 88.1 72.5 195.0 153.5 92.2 74.4 208.6 162.3 92.2 74.6 205.6 rl63.9 94.1 r77.0 211.9 168.7 | 94.8 I 76.3 | do.... do.... do.... .do 31.8 9.2 16.2 37.7 33.2 9.2 17.2 41.5 38.4 12.5 19.3 46.3 38.2 13.0 18.8 41.8 42.9 I 15.2 20.6 43.2 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL do.. Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do.. UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), 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.. 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 R e s i d e n t i a l ( i n c l . farm) New housing u n i t s Nonresidential b u i l d i n g s , t o t a l 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, t o t a l TJ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Includes additions and alterations. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1979 ITEM Apr. Jan. Feb. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE—Con. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) Buildings, total By type of building: Nonresidential Residential.... Non-building construction mil. $ 1972=100 mil. $ 12,345 153 9,568 13,189 169 10,325 10,716 181 8,420 14,166 231 8,044 13,947 186 11,097 do.. do.. do.. 3,429 6,139 2,776 3,470 6,854 2,864 3,952 4,468 2,296 3,412 4,632 6,122 4,227 6,870 2,850 1972=100 164.8 169.2 187.1 188.3 189.0 EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and 1 ive animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Oils and fats, animal and vegetable Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment, total mil. $ do.. do.. 12,079.4 12,074.2 11,146.5 12,069.7 12,064.2 11,630.4 12,561.3 12,558.1 13,131.8 12,932.5 12,928.5 13,506.8 15,586.7 15,584.4 14,452.0 do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 1,465.7 213.6 1,337.5 165.2 141.5 1 031.1 1 067.6 5,140.1 1,472.8 144.3 1,388.6 284.5 145.4 971.3 988.6 5,095.1 1,313.3 135.4 1,550.4 350.2 145.8 1,235.6 1,121.5 5,040.1 1,314.3 171.2 1,513.5 292.0 173.2 1,155.6 1,135.3 5,394.3 1,581.0 223.2 1,837.5 435.7 171.3 1 522.3 1 384.1 6 325.1 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Oils and fats, animal and vegetable Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment do.. do.. 14,547.3 14,004.1 14,486.0 14,491.5 15,846.3 16,231.1 13,776.3 14,806.3 15,764.8 15,273.3 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. .do.. do.. do.. 1,257.5 174.7 768.5 3,431.2 46.0 604.2 2,334.1 4,050.7 1,161.5 201.5 712.4 3,513.5 42.7 611.6 2,383.0 4,085.5 1,278.3 204.8 812.7 4,228.0 89.5 532.2 2,255.8 4,515.9 1,102.5 156.2 738.0 3,524.9 50.6 440.5 2,120.7 3,932.6 1,242.6 221.9 859.3 3,947.9 55.7 655.1 2,424.0 4,438.3 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE FOREIGN TRADE ^TU.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1979—281-051/46 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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