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larch 10, 1978 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS fl .^xOFco/U % *^<*r 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. ms. DEPART mMM^&m^ INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly Weekly (Wednesday close) (avg. of daily close) 130 120 110 V ^' ^ 100 \\*y\s 90 80 -I • I 1975 1976 I I i l I I I I I I I 1977 _L_J I I I , J F M A M J J A S O N D 1978 70 i: Stand. & Poor's Corp. MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 R A W 16 12 STEEL P R O D U C T I O N Weekly Monthly (ingots and all other forms) - - ~ A - ^/^-^ v ^ - 8 4 i i i. i i i i i i i i i i i i 1975 i i i i i i i i i i 1976 i i 1 l l i I I l l I I I 1 I I f _L_J. 1978 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D i: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 130 260 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 120 - & INVENTORIES - 240 (seasonally adjusted) 110 100 _ *. Shipments (left scale) h^.^./^ <**• _ , V 90 s s 180 *"** V 80 160 Inventories 1 1 ! I 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 i 1 1 1 1 1i i1 i 1i 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1976 i 1 i i i i 1977 il l l l l l 1978 140 100 *\ 80 /" 120 - 100 ILT_M U I I I I I / V (right scale) 70 J? / 140 120 / V^ 200 ,-——v - Total Put in Place (left scale) 160 \ 1 s / (seas, adj., at annual rates) 180 220 *t BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 200 NEW CONSTRUCTION i . i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i I 1975 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. - 60 \ Pnvatt } Residential (right scale) 1977 i i i i i1 1978 L±J-±1. 40 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1977 1978 ITEM Feb. 26 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Mar. 5 Feb. 11 Feb. 25 212.5 205.4 217.5 215.5 207.3 221.3 219.9 219.1 220.3 220.8 221.7 220.1 220.5 220.9 220.1 nil. $. do... 12,375 8,088 12,407 8,247 12,049 8,463 12,645 8,893 12,986 8,809 361 4,400 3,562 140 368 4,200 3,392 183 438 3,757 3,389 146 455 3,587 3,254 175 372 132 131 101,402 115,313 36,742 369 el01,161 113,302 36,134 137 8.80 87.19 95.88 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/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do... Excess reserves, estimated 3/ do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted 7. ..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.'.*.. 91,809 110,004 34,157 229 91,814 110,353 34,083 150 100,846 117,281 37,362 421 101,410 114,927 37,290 370 104,560 92,379 396,727 48,761 115,490 64,422 107,755 92,711 399,546 49,649 116,187 64,485 116,985 92,785 434,584 44,359 124,471 75,386 113,165 92,722 433,581 45,392 125,087 75,548 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent., Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do 8.50 100.19 111.33 8.51 100.39 111.72 8.77 "90.83 100.01 8.77 88.83 97.79 8.80 87.56 96.38 13,675 39,155 200,126 7,947 13,285 39,309 204,095 8,125 6,110 44,407 147,469 8,473 6,570 42,717 176,524 8,473 6,680 42,294 193,092 8,473 thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,306 75.1 2,358 76.8 2,317 76.9 2,407 79.9 2,403 79.8 bil.. 15.3 16.1 13.9 14.5 14.7 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Mar. 4 Feb. 18 1967=100. do... do... thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.''. thous. bbl.. 220.1 221.3 219.1 204,291 2,420 80.4 F L e f o n ^ ^ n t ^ ^ ' i T ? ^ ^ 1 ? 1 1 ^ W 6 e k S : -' I U6Sday p r i C e * & D a i l y a v e r a S e - 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 1976 1977 1978 ITEM Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabrictated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products 7 Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products 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 r/ Revised. 14142 £ / Preliminary. mil. $. do... do... do. .. do... 98,023 58,798 2,320 6,752 6,505 96,387 48,858 2,286 6,980 6,162 118,252 62,694 3,165 8,354 8,066 113,484 59,266 2,982 8,094 7,416 rll0,685 r57,715 r2,763 r7,956 r7,071 105,630 54,542 2,706 7,960 6,554 do... do... do. .. r9,477 6,565 11,996 8,785 6,012 11,803 10,527 7,456 15,562 10,201 7,364 14,255 rl0,921 r7,267 rl3,174 9,701 6,924 12,848 do do.... do.... do.... 47,225 14,599 751 3,097 47,529 14,283 669 2,949 55,558 16,314 701 3,872 54,218 16,097 757 3,769 r52,970 rl6,050 r800 r3,592 51,088 15,107 712 3,329 do do.... do do.... 4,011 7,979 7,496 2,570 4,174 8,186 7,749 2,713 4,574 9,240 8,334 3,328 4,481 9,009 8,172 3,135 r4,450 r9,042 r8,377 r2,994 4,418 9,116 8,040 2,918 104,475 103,569 113,119 113,240 rll6,929 113,664 55,295 2,703 7,298 6,961 53,341 2,644 7,334 6,764 59,262 2,882 8,246 7,601 59,154 2,975 8,323 7,491 r61,675 r3,221 r8,598 r7,556 59,643 3,131 8,350 7,210 9,546 6,688 14,176 2,198 9,471 6,625 12,642 2,228 10,608 7,055 13,824 2,356 10,571 7,228 13,516 2,351 rll,061 r7,411 rl4,355 r2,449 10,434 7,641 13,821 2,413 do do. ... do do.... do do... do... do... do... 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1976 3 1977 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. 49,180 14,603 753 3,302 4,296 8,637 7,484 2,815 50,228 14,920 704 3,269 4,358 8,661 7,878 2,950 53,857 15,804 697 3,607 4,453 9,297 8,397 3,162 54,086 15,827 746 3,701 4,495 9,648 8,175 3,188 r55,254 rl6,051 r803 r3,827 r4,769 r9,820 r8,382 r3,273 do... do... do... do... 167,299 105,516 61,783 166,587 169,300 107,378 61,922 167,482 175,392 110,736 64,656 176,789 176,493 111,560 64,933 rl77,162 rl77,363 rll2,291 r65,072 rl76,720 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do. .. 105,729 " 4,194 17,329 13,173 23,987 14,112 19,121 4,574 106,562 4,248 17,197 13,344 24,281 14,054 19,245 4,657 111,904 4,415 17,784 13,893 25,457 15,472 20,126 5,001 112,548 4,562 17,581 13,966 25,734 15,525 20,387 5,008 rll2,558 r4,469 rl7,370 rl3,969 r26,079 rl5,684 r20,229 r4,966 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 60,858 15,648 3,508 5,253 5,200 13,032 5,148 3,888 99,575 52,139 47,436 106,600 60,920 15,775 3,471 5,269 5,220 13,009 5,156 3,965 98,810 51,048 47,762 105,288 64,885 16,667 3,646 5,410 5,675 14,177 5,855 4,171 121,661 66,022 55,639 116,543 64,614 16,114 3,666 5,400 5,699 14,265 6,004 4,137 115,378 61,156 54,222 116,068 r64,162 rl5,654 r3,585 r5,451 r5,573 rl4,223 6,023 r4,200 rll4,312 r61,298 r53,014 rl21,566 do... do... do... do.. , do... do.. . do... do... do... 57,040 7,252 7,072 9,509 7,127 15,487 49,560 11,289 38,271 55,037 7,987 6,924 10,219 6,871 12,630 50,251 11,019 39,232 62,503 8,094 7,759 11,162 7,112 16,141 54,040 12,038 42,002 61,984 8,901 8,051 10,717 7,762 14,413 54,084 11,944 42,140 r66,162 r8,948 r7,609 rll,650 r7,768 rl7,229 r55,404 rl2,480 r42,924 174,222 166,408 7,814 175,453 176,648 168,599 8,049 177,179 187,386 178,950 8,436 186,590 189,282 180,840 8,442 189,416 rl92,902 rl84,418 r8,484 rl94,056 167,261 16,004 23,302 43,808 23,251 52,753 8,192 168,962 16,658 23,464 44,279 23,575 52,744 8,217 177,923 17,733 23,152 46,462 24,740 56,431 8,667 180,750 18,312 23,711 46,605 25,276 57,327 8,666 rl85,239 rl8,660 r23,765 r47,199 r25,632 r60,202 r8,817 Dec. 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 mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products 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 mil. $. do... do.. . do... do... do... do... do... 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. 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... 1978 1977 Jan. Feb. Jan. Dec. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS Crops Commercial vegetables Cotton Feed grains and hay Food grains Fruit Tobacco Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs 1910-14=100. do... do... do.. . do... do... do... do... do... do do. .. 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 r/ Revised. 44142 do.. . p_/ Preliminary. 457 446 574 529 361 282 271 959 467 590 530 240 466 r454 637 r547 362 287 276 954 448 417 525 434 290 305 443 1,025 452 411 440 404 299 310 421 1,015 r465 r423 r530 404 r306 r314 r424 1,024 478 584 546 252 479 624 554 216 496 630 584 219 509 624 613 218 578 553 569 673 584 556 577 680 593 585 576 688 595 588 578 690 r605 590 590 r710 68 69 65 66 65 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1977 1976 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.) , TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total mil. $ . do... do... do... do... do. . . do... do... 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 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE do.. do.. do.. do.. 1972=100. 12,107 9,518 5,261 4,053 2,179 591 1,062 2,590 10,028 7.940 4,365 3,438 1,804 456 906 2,088 16,575 12,919 7,931 6,503 2,704 675 1,471 3,656 rl5,782 rl2,611 r7,642 r6,284 2,622 667 1,390 3,171 rl3,935 rll,207 r6,627 r5,367 r2,344 r644 rl,200 r2,728 155.4 121.2 71.1 54.8 148.1 116.2 66.5 52.1 177.8 140.1 85.7 68.8 177.8 rl42.1 87.7 r70.4 rl80.2 rl43.9 r90.0 r73.0 25.9 6.6 12.8 34.3 24.8 6.2 12.5 32.0 29.8 7.6 15.8 37.7 29.6 7.7 15.4 35.6 r28.0 7.1 rl4.7 r36.3 146.9 149.0 157.9 159.6 160.2 1978 1977 Jan. Feb. Jan. Nov. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks) 317.79 970.62 108.88 232.67 308.93 941.77 107.49 227.29 284.77 828.51 110.85 212.22 283.84 818.80 111.45 214.02 273.04 781.09 106.97 209.90 r_/ Revised. 1/ Includes additions and alterations USC0MM--DC--44172 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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