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IVlarch 13, 1981 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27.50 (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 1600 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 600 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 550 . (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) Weekly (Wednesday data) Monthly (average of Wednesday data) _j 55Q 500 4501 400 350 300 J—I—I—I I I—I—! I I 8 ! ! 1 1 ! L-JL-J 1977 I 8I I I I I ! ! I I I 1! S 1978 ! ! ! I I 11111I I 1979 L_ J 1980 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1967=100 1220 INDEX, 1967= 100 220 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) 210 Weekly Monthly 200 190 180 170 160 1977 1978 1979 1980 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 260 180 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 160 - 240 Shipments (left scale) A 140 120 100 / <\\ r Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 150 Total Put in Place (left scale) 1981 180 100 Private Residential \ / (right scale) \ _ ' 200 175 75 I II IIII IIII III III1 IIIIII IIIi Ii i I II |II i i I i 1978 1979 ta: U.S. Dept. of Commerce W E E K L Y BUSINESS S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data t h a t are published m o n t h l y In t h e SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS. 125 225 - 200 1980 (seas, adj., at annual rates) - 220 Inventories (right scale) 1979 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 175 275 250 1 1 11 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111in 1 1 1111111 11111111111 1978 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 3001 NEW CONSTRUCTION 1980 1981 50 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1980 1981 ITEM Mar. 1 Mar. Feb. 14 Feb. 21 1967=100.. do.... do.... 294.2 253.7 325.8 293.5 254.6 323.8 271.6 258.0 281.2 272.8 258.1 283.4 thous.. 406 414 438 429 INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun $ Bradstreet)...number.. 3,727 3,493 169 3,711 3,465 211 4,306 3,706 321 121,533 135,559 42,792 -207 121,657 134,863 44,631 531 103,241 72,586 509,565 35,602 159,977 102,530 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs FINANCE: Currency in circulation 5/ mil. $.. 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.... Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/.... .thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 272.1 253.1 286.0 232 236 345 131,721 139,545 39,096 170 132,431 141,281 40,055 295 131,989 140,696 43,693 -165 el31,672 140,372 44,631 662 104,297 72,508 513,950 37,250 159,643 102,313 102,852 75,538 540,582 40,209 170,104 113,369 99,811 75,860 542,970 40,572 170,258 113,591 13.54 112.38 127.95 13.64 111.13 126.56 14.23 128.24 145.44 14.32 128.48 145,98 14.30 128.52 146.03 14.44 130.86 148,53 15,615 44,588 145,243 8,696 14,680 44,911 153,557 e8,694 16,520 47,616 95,636 e8,510 18,240 42,136 129,048 e8,510 18,925 42,427 129,324 e8,510 2,491 85.2 19.1 1^.1 | ....thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 11L FREIGHT, frKhlGHi, REVENUE RJbVbNUh TUN-MJLLfcb RAIL TON-MILES Mar. 7 275.7 259.8 287.1 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody 1 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/ Feb. 28 bil PH.. | 2,503 85.6 18.7 1Q. / 2,400 80.2 17.2 1/ . ^ | 2,474 82.6 18.4 1Q.4 2,551 85.2 19.4 is.q- | 2,560 85.5 . . .. . 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 1981 1980 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. r/ Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/ Durable goods industries, total 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 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment • Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 8,568 162,189 82,721 4,640 11,777 10,310 156,659 78,679 4,331 11,515 9,742 152,455 76,053 3,968 11,305 9,573 148,210 72,335 3,803 11,664 8,951 13,742 9,720 13,960 3,248 12,736 9,204 13,853 3,030 14,825 11,229 17,662 3,771 13,997 10,952 16,538 3,759 14,922 10,375 15,011 3,714 14,027 9,734 14,051 3,308 do. do. do. do. 69,311 20,352 1,052 3,786 69,442 18,903 1,002 3,814 79,468 22,672 1,290 4,303 77,980 22,427 1,206 4,138 76,402 22,204 1,281 3,824 75,875 21,086 1,135 3,787 do. ..do. do. do. 5,156 12,533 13,489 3,279 5,705 12,918 13,827 3,677 6,160 13,977 14,877 3,992 5,926 13,359 15,565 3,694 5,720 14,301 15,748 3,239 5,837 13,881 17,234 3,315 do. 146,289 152,088 156,697 157,722 159,323 161,110 do. do. ..do. do. 74,191 4,119 11,879 9,214 77,948 4,537 13,148 9,526 79,497 4,285 11,797 9,901 79,741 4,383 12,284 9,944 80,027 4,567 12,586 10,233 80,369 4,590 12,534 9,938 13,663 9,722 14,780 3,270 13,923 10,035 15,241 3,367 14,749 10,747 16,433 3,620 14,650 10,813 16,117 3,629 14,729 10,384 15,837 3,735 15,418 10,627 15,492 3,674 139,658 70,347 3,576 10,699 8,607 139,629 70,187 3,756 12,208 .....do. do. do. do. mil. $ .. do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do... . do.... do.... 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1979 Dec. 1981 1980 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry g r o u p — C o n . Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $. Food and kindred products do. . o Tobacco products o ........ 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... MANUFACTURERS' 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„ = „. 0..« <, „.do... Fabricated metal products.,..0 do, s . Machinery, except electrical .......do... Electrical machinery. do... Transpor tat ion equipment do... Instruments and related products..... ...do... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/... ...do... Food and kindred products « 0 0 . =,.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... MANUFACTURERS' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL .... „ . do. .. Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total do... Primary metals do... o ... . o Fabricated metal products.... o ... o do... Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery. do... 0 Transportation equipment do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... Industries with unfilled orders do... o Industries without unfilled orders.. O ......do... MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do. .. Durable goods industries, total „ odo,.. Nondurable goods industries, total do... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL . do... By industry group: Durable goods industries, total _1/..... do... Pr imary meta 1 s „. „..o . ...... o ...... do... Fabricated metal products do... o Machinery, except electrical . do... Electrical machinery. ...... „ do... o Transportation equipment. „ do... o Nondurable goods indus. with unfilled orders......do... 72,098 20,534 1,038 3,960 5,574 13,647 13,208 3,611 74,140 20,117 1,046 4,195 6,607 13,927 13,965 4,042 77,200 21,825 1,231 4,027 6,055 14,161 15,038 3,796 77,981 22,115 1,171 4,060 6,005 14,121 15,590 3,810 r79,296 r22,378 rl,264 r3,995 r6,201 rl5,589 rl5,361 r3,574 80,741 22,412 1,185 4,169 6,205 14,999 17,329 3,646 227,658 150,321 77,337 228,258 233,547 154,097 79,450 232,294 241,622 158,497 83,125 242,876 242,730 159,260 244,090 r243,730 rl60,308 r83,422 r244,493 250,202 164,884 85,318 249,021 151,689 5,643 19,803 19,402 36,624 20,598 29,916 7,765 76,569 20,397 3,503 5,844 6,795 16,982 6,581 4,777 154,043 5,666 20,093 19,443 37,272 21,036 30,371 8,043 78,251 20,250 3,541 5,919 6,906 17,875 6,933 4,880 160,137 5,976 20,055 18,592 38,582 22,140 34,290 8,353 82,739 21,527 3,723 5,975 7,443 18,358 8,495 4,488 160,977 5,994 20,148 18,911 38,691 22,107 34,541 8,448 83,113 21,756 3,771 6,068 7,473 18,610 8,333 4,393 rl61,907 r6,067 r20,285 rl9,235 r38,352 r22,135 r35,229 r8,438 r82,586 r21,362 r3,524 r6^187 r7,478 rl8,516 r8,396 r4,474 164,983 6,137 20,851 19,478 38,548 22,594 26,678 8,463 142,086 73,106 68,980 149,232 145,943 76,232 69,711 155,588 165,762 86,228 79,534 rl58,054 155,859 78,070 77,789 158,775 rl54,798 r78,431 r76,367 rl62 5 157 151,724 75,825 75,899 161,626 77,199 11,502 9,685 14,016 10,060 16,970 72,033 14,499 57,534 81,467 13,533 9,092 15,249 10,626 16,448 74,121 15,640 58,481 80,693 13,745 10,121 14,806 11,098 15,007 77,361 15,807 61,554 81,047 13,029 9,884 14,822 11,459 15,957 77,728 15,469 62,259 r82,654 rl2,899 rlO,514 rl5,100 rlO,565 rl7,169 r79,503 rl5,953 r63,550 81,106 11,131 9,781 16,224 11,394 16,082 80,520 15,553 64,967 277,153 265,777 11,376 279,710 283,465 271,821 11,644 283,211 286,830 276,003 10,827 286,849 286,027 275,393 10,634 287,907 r288,372 291,883 281,261 10,622 291,260 267,879 29,962 28,382 58,779 35,631 271,399 30,349 27,948 60,105 36,219 275,813 29,680 27,396 56,573 38,884 277,124 30,425 27,338 56,747 39,531 r279,746 r30,738 r27,617 r57,116 r39,710 102,906 11,831 104,116 11,812 111,633 11,036 111,473 10,783 rll2,805 rlO,989 280,492 29,335 27,462 57,925 40,477 113,398 10,768 16,984.5 rl6,954.1 16,741.7 16,360.9 16,343.9 17,347.7 19,948.9 19,936.9 19,088.5 18,614 o 0 18,609.9 18,634.3 19,545.1 19,537.5 19,117.7 17,964.0 17,962.2 18,824.8 2,273.8 283.6 2,160.6 542.8 158.7 1,607.5 1,537.0 6,355.2 2,017.9 152.4 2,109.7 481.4 139.6 1,617.1 1,647.9 5,612.9 2,689.4 249.4 1,776.2 755.3 145.3 1,765.9 1,935.5 7,934.7 2,652.9 262.7 1,761.3 785.3 131.0 1,488.0 1,717.7 7,372.8 2,919.4 275,3 2,001.3 740.9 151.0 1,769.0 1,806.4 7,531.1 2,752.0 221.7 2,044.0 619.5 123.5 1,681.4 1,705.2 6,472.0 19,744.3 19,612.2 20,132.2 20,937.6 20,267.8 20,060.5 19,532.7 19,422.4 21,312.0 21,173.9 22,577.1 23,194.3 1,470.9 258.5 853.6 6,783.4 97.6 697.1 2,740.0 4,608,9 1,466.1 178.6 882.4 6,558.6 58.2 696.1 2,916.5 4,976.0 1,304.8 286.3 830.6 6,231.0 64.6 745.9 2,629.7 5,333.3 1,441.3 243 O 6 856.4 5,879.6 51.3 650.3 2,641^9 5,236.2 1,385.9 217.4 871.2 7,218.4 69.0 718.1 2,854.7 5,335.7 1,471.0 253.3 885.9 8,014.2 50.1 735.8 2,910.5 5,615.7 83,470 rill,112 rl0,600 r290,735 84,038 20,953 3,632 6,252 7,772 19,210 8,654 4,594 FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE,), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL mil. $. Excl. Department of Defense Shipments „ do... Seasonally adjusted. .o 0 O 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... Oils and fats, animal and vegetable , do... Chemicals „ B ... ,do... Manufactured goods ,...do... o Machinery and transport equipment, total. do... GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL. .., „ do... o Seasonally adjusted,, «, do... o By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals .do... Beverages and tobacco ... .do... Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels doco. Mineral fuels, lubricants, e t c <,.<>... „... .do000 Oils and fats, animal and vegetable <,..... do... Chemicalso ..«:::«,,.. ^do,,,, o ...... Manufactured goods.. „ „ <,...» . ... do... o Machinery and transport equipment............... .<>... do... r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1981 1980 1979 ITEM Dec. Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan o CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE ...o..do.... 18,923 15,162 7,547 5,874 4,388 1,337 2,382 3,762 16,709 13,215 6,798 5,234 3,952 1,142 2,167 3,494 21,127 15,735 8,006 6,061 4,676 1,178 2,702 5,392 r20,047 rl5,391 r8,030 r6,182 4,529 1,157 2,586 r4,656 rl8,945 rl4,735 r7,126 r5,365 r4,481 rl,265 r2,474 r4,210 16,439 12,824 6,464 4,907 4,052 1,040 2,323 3,614 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES) TOTAL .................... ,...bil. $.. o do..,. do 0 ... ......do.... 244.0 191.2 102.1 78.5 259.6 198.1 105.8 80.7 226.1 171.1 87.4 63.5 231.6 rl77.9 93,7 69.2 r242 o 4 rl84.0 r96.0 r71.1 255.6 192.0 100.7 75.7 53.6 15.9 29.4 52.9 56.6 15.8 31.6 61.5 50.2 13.0 28.4 55.1 51.1 13 O 4 28 O 9 53.7 r54.6 rl5.1 r30.4 r58 e 4 57.8 14.4 33.5 63.7 10,339 183 7,602 rl0,940 190 r8,334 13,886 167 11,810 13,296 210 10,855 12,513 193 10,278 10,467 185 8,329 3,428 4,173 2,737 r4,278 r4,055 r2,607 5,025 6,785 2,076 5,008 5,847 2,441 4,709 5,570 2,235 4,122 4,207 2,139 208.0 211.4 226.5 228.5 230.2 231.3 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL..... ....mil. $.. ......do.... do.oo. ..... O do 0 .. s .....cdo000. ,o,,,.d0,.,. do.... ......do.... 8es*.0dooaso ......do.... o „ 0 a 0 .dO . . a . CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F O W O DODGE): ....mil. $.. TOTAL VALUATION . ..1972=100.. Index (seasonally adjusted) o.O9mila $.. By type of building: 8OO 088do..0. „ o00 do.. .. ,.od0o.,0 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE............... o „.1972=100.. r / Revised. ^Sf U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1981--340-999/28 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