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IVlarch 13, 1981

WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS

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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

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1977

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1978

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1979

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1980

F M A M J

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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

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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.. ..
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CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
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