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March 14, 1980 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS / v Annual Subscription: domestic, $ 2 2 . 0 0 ; foreign, $ 2 7 . 5 0 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 2 0 4 0 2 . U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 1150 INDEX, 1 9 4 1 - 4 3 = 1 0 150 PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 140 — Monthly ( a v g . of d a i l y close) Weekly (Wednesday close) _ 140 130 — 120 — 110 ~ 110 100 - 100 90 , 90 80 1 1 1 1 1 ..J 1 J l_ L-.J _ 1, „,1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 M M l 1978 1977 l . L..,.. 1 . l-i-l 1980 1979 130 1980 /t/t **\ 120 80 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. INDEX, 1967=100 1220 INDEX, 1 9 6 7 = 100 220 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) 210 Monthly 210 _J 1978 1977 I I I L_ 1979 J 1980 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 250 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 160 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 140 A ^ Shipment s (left scale ) y 120 / \\i/ jf K/^^ NEW CONSTRUCTION Af / (seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) _J 230 * Private Residential • J Inventories / ' ' (right scale) - y*-"^ Hioo J f s r\ H210 200 /—' (right scale) 225 A - -^125 250 y * 100 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 150 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 275 _—'*! **""" 9 / —175 T o t a l Put in Place / (left scale) 190 - 50 175 ~ / ^ 80 • n i i i l i i n i 1 M 1 1 1 1 I I i1 i 1i i i 1 i i i i i 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1978 1979 1980 150 ' l l l l l l l l l l . 1978 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data t h a t are published in t h e S U R V E Y OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S . 1 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 J.J-L 1 1 ' 11 i ' 1 1 i ' I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 25 1977 monthly 1979 1980 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1980 1979 ITEM Mar. 3 Mar, 10 Feb. 16 Feb. 23 Mar. 1 Mar. 8 293.5 254.6 323.8 1967=100.. do.... do 270.9 262.0 277.1 276.0 263.1 285.2 296.0 262.6 321.3 295.0 254.2 326.9 294.2 253.7 325.8 ....thous.. 357 346 418 414 406 do INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet) ...number.. 3,190 3,033 100 3,058 2,900 138 3,697 3,500 223 3,815 3,589 142 169 211 do 111,057 125,889 39,726 89 111,336 126,479 40,394 204 121,719 134,450 42,360 -171 121,962 137,490 44,002 0 121,533 135,545 42,787 -228 el21,609 134,907 43,037 556 do do do do do.... 98,606 76,032 444,532 36,132 134,097 82,372 97,782 76,413 450,256 38,380 133,975 82,582 106,028 72,953 506,003 35,353 159,312 101,566 105,018 72,824 509,225 35,394 159,800 101,876 9.73 96.28 107.26 9.75 98.44 109.67 12.74 118.44 134.47 13.18 116.47 132.44 1'3.54 112.38 127s95 13.64 111.13 126.56 13,375 43,475 184,666 8,691 14,330 41,930 190,811 8,691 14,785 46,274 134,933 8,524 15,675 44,076 157,439 8,524 15,615 44,588 145,243 8,524 thous. sh. tons.. 2,692 89.6 2,801 93.3 2,469 84.5 2,432 83.2 2,491 85.2 bil.. 16.5 17.2 17.1 18.1 18.7 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do r PRODUCTION: sh. tons.. mi L. kw.-hr.. Electric power, by utilities lous. bbl.. Steel, raw RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 2,503 85.6 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3_/ Daily average. AJ 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 1978 1979 Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec. r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1/ Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ .. do.... .....do.... do.... do.... 126,980 68,389 3,389 10,397 8,399 124,147 65,767 3,147 10,350 7,933 15 0,754 78,660 4,552 12,073 9,683 143,286 72,706 ,132 ,203 ,031 139,658 70,347 3,576 10,699 8,607 139,232 70,114 3,863 11,873 8,593 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.... do.... do.... do.... 12,495 8,695 15,677 2,741 11,120 8,128 16,522 2,509 13,911 9,790 16,821 3,242 12,527 9,614 15,310 3,304 13,742 9,720 13,960 3,248 12,845 9,204 13,761 3,064 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do.... do.... do.... do.... 58,591 18,473 941 3,491 58,380 17,507 991 3,519 72,094 20,883 1,097 4,301 70,580 20,518 1,078 4,059 69,311 20,352 1,052 3,786 69,118 18,872 991 3,760 do.... do.... do . do... . . 4,573 10,425 9,464 3,021 4,737 10,782 9,252 3,337 5,745 12,759 12,302 3,947 5,540 12,515 12,779 3,532 5,156 12,533 13,489 3,279 5,833 12,849 13,662 3,698 133,796 135,301 145,551 144,141 146,384 151,336 do.... do.... do... . do.. .. 72 ,637 3 918 11 471 9 051 72,897 3,731 10,980 8,762 75,570 4,246 12,088 9,310 73,657 4,190 11,825 9,221 74,118 4,133 11,787 9,211 77,582 4,581 12,633 9,541 do.... do... . do.... do.... 12 487 8 735 16 851 2 ,739 12,106 8,924 18,411 2,768 13,905 9,375 15,495 3,089 13,078 9,495 14^942 3,205 13,662 9,746 14,746 3,247 13,968 10,088 15,331 3,381 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. , do 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1979 Dec. Jan. Nov. Oct. Dec. r/ 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... 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 < do... Fabricated metal products.... do... Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery do... Trattsportation equipment = ==,=(100 = = Instruments and related products ...... do... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do... Food and kindred products . do... Tobacco products. . 6 .do... e Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and allied products do... Petroleum and coal products do... Rubbjer and plastics products do... MANUFACTURER'S' NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do... Durable igoods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries, total do... 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... Nondurable goods industries, total do... Industries with unfilled orders do... Industries without unfilled orders do... MANUFACTURERS' UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: 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 1/ do... Primary metals do.. . 0 Fabricated metal products do... Machinery, except electrical do... Electrical machinery do... Transportation equipment do... Nondurable goods indus. with unfilled orders....do... 61,159 18,813 919 3,608 4,882 11,403 9,328 3,312 62,404 18,460 1,051 3,877 4,994 11,742 9,333 3,680 69,981 20,113 1,055 4,039 5,641 12,864 12,419 3,774 70,484 20,273 1,055 3,961 5,585 13,159 12,803 3,618 72,266 20,729 1,027 3,925 5,492 13,710 13,279 3,589 197,979 128,405 69,574 198,041 202,336 132,053 70,283 200,908 222,296 146,672 75,624 223,450 225,134 148,857 76,277 226,159 227,658 150,321 77,337 227,855 129,226 4,826 17,962 16,834 30,925 17,066 24,131 6,468 68,816 17,262 3,619 5,666 5,875 15,429 5,423 4,602 131,699 4,934 17,844 17,129 31,444 17,654 24,952 6^636 69,209 17,335 3,651 5,731 5,867 15,495 5,380 4,629 148,042 5,522 19,149 18,771 35,957 19,817 29 465 7,491 75,408 19,871 3,693 5,746 6,538 16,610 6,400 4,818 150,332 c5,599 19,419 19,223 36,372 20,013 30 118 7*, 595 75,827 19,982 3,605 5,795 6,615 16,847 6,527 4,797 151,376 5,577 19,905 19,279 36,502 20,585 29 881 7^713 76,479 20,326 3,523 5,848 6,779 16,978 6,660 4,750 130,517 71,899 58,617 138,069 132,056 73,762 58,294 141,748 153,346 81,256 72,090 146,640 144,297 73,197 71,100 146,569 142,086 73,106 68,980 149,758 76,831 11,955 9,571 13,068 9,225 18,607 61,238 13,068 48,171 79,647 13,607 9,276 13,085 9,611 20,102 62,101 14,074 48,027 76,663 12,315 9,503 14,102 9,661 15,686 69,977 14,701 55,276 75,417 11,554 9,035 13,816 9,720 16,341 71,152 15,304 55,848 77,751 11,415 9,641 14,130 10,073 17,390 72,007 14,157 57,850 237,134 226,975 10,159 238,652 245,032 234,957 10,075 245,113 273,707 262,521 11,186 273,047 274,721 263,015 11,706 275,471 277,153 265,777 11,376 278,846 228,181 26,738 26,094 53,037 30,427 80,910 10,471 234,943 29,366 26,609 54,019 31,115 82,605 10,170 261,679 30,252 28,013 57,524 35,002 98,700 11,368 263,435 29,981 27,828 58,260 35,224 100,101 12,036 267,071 29,607 28,257 58,729 35,552 102,747 11,775 Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. 1980 Jan. COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100.. do do.... 255.3 250.9 258.3 268.0 260.2 273.5 281.0 250.7 304.0 286.2 255.4 309.6 287.1 249.5 316.2 do do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... 220.8 230.4 215.2 220.0 205.0 338.1 166.6 224.1 240.9 218.9 222.5 207.3 342.5 167.9 246. 240. 227, 250, 235. 476, 175, 249.4 242.5 229.2 252.8 238.1 488.7 177.0 254.7 236.4 228.5 260.3 245.5 507.8 182.1 Hides, skins and leather products do.... Lumber and wood products do.... Machinery and equipment do.... Metals and metal products do.... Nonmetallic mineral products do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products do.... Rubber and plastics products do.... Textile products do.... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100.. Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Producer prices 1967=$ 1.00.. 223.4 290.2 205.1 241.9 238.3 207.0 180.8 164.1 182.7 185.0 232.2 293.9 206.5 247.3 240.5 208.8 183.2 164.2 183.5 185.9 248.5 299.0 221.0 257.1 229.3 204.3 172.4 194.4 197.0 248.9 289.8 222.9 273 5 259.2 231.0 205.7 172.8 195.1 197.6 255.3 290.0 227.1 284.5 268.0 237.4 208.2 174.9 198.3 200.3 $0,487 $0,482 $0,443 $0,439 $0,431 ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Corrected. 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. o in n $0,425 MOMTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1979 1978 1980 ITEM Jan. Dec. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. r20,677 rl6,211 r8,589 r7,000 4,397 1,291 2,405 r4,466 rl8,632 rl4,951 r7,337 r5,811 r4,290 rl,300 r2,327 r3,682 16,244 12,883 6,551 5,224 3,867 1,076 2,150 3,362 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL,...... ... 8 mil. $.. ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... ......do.... Industrial ......do.... Commercial ......do.... Public, total 17,153 13,648 7,315 5,978 3* 368 1,152 1,654 3,506 14,008 11,188 6,102 4,85 7 2,811 1,397 2,820 22,220 17,038 9,134 7,446 4,563 1,337 2,521 5,182 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL ....bil. $.. ......do.... Residential ......do.... ......do.... 223.2 173.8 99.7 80.7 212.3 165.9 93.7 73.6 238.4 185.6 99.2 78.3 237.4 rl85.5 99.1 r77.8 r242.2 rl90.1 rl00.3 r78.7 246.1 189.1 99.3 78.0 ......do.... ......do.... Commercial.................................... ......do.... ......do.... 40.8 13.5 20.5 49.4 39.2 12.7 19.8 46.4 49.5 15.0 26.7 52.9 49.7 15.0 26.9 r51.8 r52.3 rl5.2 r28.9 r52.1 54.2 14.7 30.4 57.0 9,961 rl 1,786 14,188 10,751 10,513 11,080 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F. W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION* . . . . m i l . $oc ..1972=100.. Buildings, total................................ ....mil. $.. By type of building: Nonresidential................................ ......do.... Residential.................. ... ....................do.... ......do..".. CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE ..1972=100.. 933 184 195 171 156 183 190 7,740 r8,489 11,733 8,566 7,862 8,452 3,025 4,715 2,221 r3,959 r4,530 r3,298 4,869 6,864 2,455 3,849 4,717 2,185 3,559 4,304 2,651 4,352 4,100 2,628 186.6 188.0 206.0 207.0 206.8 206.8 r_/ Revised. - ^ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980--311-048/27 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mali WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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