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BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS U U U U U U U m^W^miWXm'Wmm^^^^MW^^^^^^^m-. 1941-43 = 10 140 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 120 1941-43 = — - y-^^^/^^^ - 110 — 100 — 90 80 l_J L_l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1970 —J—L™J—L-J 1—1—L-J™™L™4^. 1.1 I 1 1 1 1 l—L-J L_ i i i i 1972 1971 — Monthly of daily (avg. i 1 i close) i i i J— J F M A M J J A S O N D 1973 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 170 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 160 -- 150 _ 140 - 130 — Monthy 120 —1—1 I 1 I 1 1 J l I 1 1970 J—1—1—L_J—1—1—1 1 1 1 — _«X_J—1 1971 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 i i i i 1972 i 1 i i l l i J F M A M J J A S O N D 1973 Data: Edison Electric Inst.' 1967 = 100 150 WHOLESALE PRICES Billion $ 50 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 40 | h Total 30 20 " Industrial Commodities I i i i i i I 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1971 1972 I i i i i i 1973 10. -j. i i i i 1 i i i i i J J U J U L L U U - L J - 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY \ Nondurable 1971 Goods . . j . L J J Li i i i i ..i.i i i i 1 i i i 1972 1973 I.J_ WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 1972 ITEM Mar. 11 Feb. 17 Feb. 24 Mar. 3 Mar= 10 112.7 114.2 142.8 144.6 146.1 148.4 mil. $.. ..do.... 7,853 5,218 7,735 5,213 8,400 5,603 8,555 5,528 8,934 5,637 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.. 264 3,053 2,412 226 257 3,013 2,361 220 243 2,246 2,060 194 221 2,234 2,047 188 234 221 138 FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/ .....mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3_/....do.... Member bank reserve balances 3J do.... Excess reserves, estimated 21/ do.... 59,696 72,863 31,614 82 59,871 72,532 31,465 59 64,673 77,675 31,826 194 64,743 77,862 31,976 446 64,565 77,626 31,306 0 64,683 78,490 31,962 235 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.... 86,295 56,589 273,022 27,932 82,271 39,359 85,267 56,879 273,870 28,862 82,682 39,300 96,530 58,088 311,563 27,005 94,692 46,741 95,634 58,110 312,045 25,813 90,252 46,897 95,516 58,104 313,520 25,645 96,215 46,962 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3J percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks. do.... 7.67 107.35 119.40 7.66 108.96 121.17 7.57 115.10 128.97 7.57 128.50 7.57 111 • 68 125.09 thous. sh. tons.. 10,590 mil. kw.-hr.. 31,868 number.. 184,736 9,509 .....thous. bbl.. 11,310 32,421 178,921 9,539 10,905 36,947 223,826 9,329 11,060 35,814 218,150 9,389 11,705 34,639 211,158 9,381 2,487 101.9 2,553 104.6 2,883 118.2 2,908 119.2 2,919 119.6 14.8 16.0 15.9 16.6 Mar. 4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 1} ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3J Steel, raw Index of production 1967=100.. thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. RAIL FREIGHT. REVENUE TON-MILES bil.. 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY _3/ Daily average. -. T i. fir\ 7.59 114.45 128.40 210,528 2,923 119.8 4_/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 1972 Jan. Nov. Feb. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs do... 110.3 109.7 110.7 112.4 111.3 113.0 126.2 118.7 131.6 130.8 125.0 134.8 134.4 127.5 139.3 143.0 136.6 147.5 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... .do... 116.3 117.8 117.2 115.9 103.4 116.0 110.2 117.8 117.3 120.7 118.8 116.5 103.5 116.1 110.8 119.1 120.7 128.8 123.1 119.1 104.7 121.3 112.3 144.0 122.9 137.5 129.4 119.4 104.8 121.9 112.4 142.2 124.5 144.2 132.4 120.0 105.1 122.2 112.6 143.9 126.9 150.9 137.0 121. 105. 126. 113. 144. 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 and apparel do... Transportation equipment .Dec* 1968=100. Miscellaneous products 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00. 134.9 116.5 121.4 124.3 110.8 109.5 111.3 113o4 113.7 137.7 117.1 122.6 124.6 111.6 109.2 112.0 113.6 114.0 149.4 118.5 124.1 127.3 115.0 109.8 115.1 113.0 115.0 149.8 118.6 124.4 127.4 115.1 109.8 115.6 114.2 115.1 151.0 118.9 125.6 128.2 115.8 110.0 116.6 114.1 115.8 161.0 119.4 126.9 128.4 116.5 110.1 117.4 114.2 117.1 $0,860 $0,853 $0,829 $0,814 $0,803 $0,788 30,604 9,661 5,756 1,560 1,223 30,987 10,181 6,192 1,550 1,240 39,790 13,229 7,775 1,959 1,759 r47,004 rl3,725 r7,274 r2,330 rl,664 r35,668 rl2,155 7,500 rl,777 1,445 34,048 11,768 7,285 1,682 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICES INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products 1967=100. do. . . DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group..... Lumber, building, hardware group r/ Revised. 9075 mil. $. do... do. • . do... do... 1/ Data for Feb. 1973 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1972 1973 ITEM Jan. Nov DOMESTIC T R A D E — C o n . RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) — C o n . 1_/ Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores.. 20 ,943 1 ,437 I ,105 20,806 1,309 1,101 26,561 2,055 1,201 r33,279 r3,177 rl,668 r23,513 rl,616 2 ,454 7 ,101 2 ,388 4 426 2,402 7,105 2,264 4,512 2,782 7,991 2,668 7,487 r2,9l0 r8,948 r2,724 10,755 r2,678 r7,994 r2,580 r4,942 886 475 578 741 685 35,345 11,457 6,689 1,728 1,576 38,713 13,173 7,825 1,846 1,747 r39,417 r13,640 r8,300 rl,808 rl,711 r40,571 rl4,222 8,559 1,948 1,898 23 411 1 732 1 137 23,888 1,741 1,155 25,540 1,897 1,250 r25,777 rl,899 rl,236 r26,349 1,959 1,257 745 387 506 874 2,714 7,665 2,493 5 5 965 2,913 8,134 2,681 6,354 r2,957 r8,071 r2,713 r6 s 362 3,016 8,475 2,704 6,516 50 705 52 458 51,724 52,484 56,816 54,658 53,283 54,700 53,484 55,394 8 991 10 672 9,104 10,853 12,814 11,944 rl6,906 rll,830 10,420 12,400 87,147 84,553 79,106 2,869 76,237 5,447 87,318 84,778 /9,366 2,909 76,458 5,412 89,400 86,969 82,703 3,363 79,340 4,266 89,437 86,997 82,881 3,163 79,719 4,116 88,122 85,718 81,043 2,955 78,088 4,675 85,644 80,579 3,397 77,182 5,065 1,234 85,518 80,594 3,369 77,225 4,924 1,298 87,023 82,525 3,556 78,969 4,498 1,068 87,267 82,780 3,650 79,130 4,487 1,001 86,921 82,555 3,501 79,054 4,366 919 5.9 4.2 5.6 17.5 5.3 10.9 5.8 4.1 5.1 18.5 5.2 10.6 5.2 3.5 5.0 15.6 4.6 10.1 5.1 3.4 5.1 15.7 4.6 9.6 5.0 3.3 5.3 14.3 4.6 8.9 3.0 3.6 7.1 6.1 10.0 6.4 6.5 2.9 3.4 7.0 6.0 10.4 6.2 6.3 2.5 3.1 5.8 5.3 10.5 4.6 4.2 2.4 3.3 5.6 5.2 9.8 4.4 3.9 2.4 3.2 71,552 58,459 39,908 71,744 58,599 39,987 73,899 60,438 41,114 r74,026 r60,522 r41,103 r74,155 r60,688 r41,222 .....do. do. do. do. do. do. 22,689 615 3,523 18,551 10,575 7,976 22,719 613 3,494 18,612 10,621 7,991 23,457 609 3,524 19,324 11,203 8,121 r23,478 r607 r3,452 rl9,419 11,281 r8,138 r23,566 r611 r3,489 rl9,466 rll,323 r8,143 do. do. do. do. do. 48,863 4,455 15,379 3,849 11,530 49,025 4,438 15,456 3,863 11,593 50,442 4,549 15,954 3,959 11,995 r50,548 r4,558 rl5,946 r3,970 rll,976 r50,589 r4,577 rl5,939 r3,995 rll,944 do. do. do. do. do. 3,867 12,069 13,093 2,673 10,420 I 3,874 12,112 13,145 2,669 10,476 3,981 12,497 13,461 2,642 10,819 r3,991 rl2,549 rl3,504 2,652 rl0,852 r3,996 rl2,610 rl3,467 r2,637 rl0,830 mil. $• do... do... Eating and drinking places Food group Gasoline service stations .• General merchandise group with nonstores .do. do. do. do. ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1_/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group do. .do. do. do. do. Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores do. do. do. Eating and drinking places do.. Food group do.. Gasoline service stations do.. General merchandise group with nonstores do. ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: . Unadjusted, total do.. Adjusted, totals C = = = = = = = I = I^ = S = , = = = !•-!•-----•!-----..-- -Ho. . RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total do.. Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do.. 34 11 6 1 1 2 7 2 5 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted »..*.* thous Civilian labor force do.. Employed, total do.. Agriculture. • do.. Nonagricultural industries do.. Unemployed do.. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagri cultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years • White 'Negro and other races do. do. do. do. do. do. Married men. •.. . • Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing • Durable goods SEASONALLY ADJUSTED Employees on payrolls of nonagric. estab., total Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Service-producing Transportation, comm. , e l e c , gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal S t a t e and l o c a l rj Revised, 9025 g/ Preliminary. thous do.. do.. 1/ Data for Feb.1973 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 1973 1972 ITEM Nov. Dec. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—-Con. Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours production or nonsuper™ visory workers, seasonally adj.: .1967=100. Private sector payrolls Minings ..... .».«.«,.......... .». •»».. .....do... Contract construe Lion*.»• . <> . . o u . . . .. . Manufacturing. .....do... Durable goods..................... do... ... ..do... Nondurable goods..o................ Transportations comm« s elec 0 , gas, e Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate. Services,,.., „....„„«,.,.,,.»....«.....,.,,.., . . « . .dO. . „ .....do... .».».do... .....do... 104.3 99.3 106.3 93.2 90.1 97.7 104.8 98.7 105.3 94.3 91.6 98.3 108.5 97.8 105.4 100.0 99.3 100.9 108.3 r95.3 198.7 rlOO.O r99.8 rl00.2 rl08.3 r95.9 •i 101.1 r99.4 r99.7 r99.0 pl09.6 P 97.0 P 103.9 pl01.5 pl01.9 plOl.O 103.1 108.2 118.9 114.4 102.8 108.7 118.5 115.2 105.3 112.0 120.9 118.4 rl05.9 rll2.3 121.4 rll8„5 rl06.8 rlll.6 r121.0 rll9.4 P 106.9 8.75 9.42 4.83 3.51 7.31 10.79 8.78 9.45 4.83 3.58 7.31 10.91 9.21 9.97 4.90 3.83 7.31 11.02 9.22 9.97 4.92 3.92 7.39 11.10 9.29 10.06 4.95 3.95 7.39 11.38 9.32 10.09 4.98 3.96 7.39 11.53 276.91 341.04 84.18 95.27 281.04 348.64 81.48 94.21 309.50 383.21 86.86 93.33 313.81 389.48 83.61 91.26 311.61 388.63 79.43 86.38 2.98.69 373.23 77.54 81.39 3.12 2.71 5.93 3.80 3.91 3.24 2.98 2.60 5.64 4.10 3.17 2.52 P 112.7 pl21.6 P 120.2 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Dividend rates, prices, yields, common stocks (Moody's); Dividends per share, annual rate, composite*....dollars Indu s tr ial Sou... .......... .......... ...... ....... do.. Public utilities».o n o .......do.. Railroads* ................... ............. .do.. N.Y. bank s.........<»....................o........ do •• Property and casualty insurance companies....... .do.. Price per share, end of mo., composite ........do.. Indus tr ial s - * .. „„ = .,.,„.o,»,.,.................... do.. Public utilities..................................do.. Railroads.. ....<>.».................«»«....„. do.. Yields, composite....................«..«... Industrial s. ..........*.. ................. Public utilities. .......................... Railroads*................................. No Y,. banks...-... „..., „ „.. „.«..:,.„.... ».. Property and casualty insurance companies. «percent. ....do... do... .do... .do... .do... 2.98 2.59 6.23 4.57 3,07 3.09 xj Revised,, p / P r e l i m i n a r y . 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