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r~ i WEEKLY BUSINESS ,^°FC°4, -STATES O* * n I March 16. 191 M T! y LJLMfry u • 0T d I Mi I Id 1 I w d 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. pi HI U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 — INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly - ( a v g . of d a i l y close) _ 120 ~ - 110 >»-—^ 100 - - 90 - 80 - 70 _J_JL_JLJLJLJLJ_JL._JL L .!.. ™.JLJ™JLJl 1976 1 I I 1 | | | i 1 l I 1977 I 1 1 i i 1 i i i i 1978 i L J i i i i 1 , 1979 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. INDEX, 1967== 100 210 INDEX, 1967= 100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 200 _ (E.E.I, seas. a d j . index) Monthly \ 190 A - J - / 180 \/^ A / 160 / V V -j—i—I_.I i 1 i i 200 X 190 \ °w 180 1978 u ~ 170 150 Weekly 1979 -J 170 ~ i t i i 1 ! 1976 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 I i 1 I J 1 1977 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 , , 1978 1 1 1 1 - . _J L_ 160 I I I 1 .1 J FMAMJ 1979 1 ..1 J „.i i i JASOND Data: Edison Electric Inst. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 270 150 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS „ 250 140 - a INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 1967=100 260 WHOLESALE PRICES 240 - 230 130 Shipments (left scale) 120 All Commodities /s^V _ 210 / ' 110 190 100 90 170 Inventories (right scale) J J J J j J L j - U J L JLLI 1 i J - L t . L L L M 1 1 1 1 1 I I l11 l l l l l l l l l l 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1977 1978 1979 Farm Products and Processed Food and Feed 150 JLULLjJjJL I I I I I I I M I I I I I I 1976 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor WEEKLY BUSINESS STATSSTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1978 M I I I I I I I II 1979 150 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1979 ITEM Mar. 4 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/............ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 220.1 221.3 219.1 1967=100. do. .. do. .. Feb. 223.9 229.2 220.1 267.3 259.1 273.0 24 270.9 262.0 277.1 357 thous. 361 343 384 364 do... do... number. 3,482 3,153 131 3,383 3,066 175 3,161 3,008 151 3,302 3,145 123 101,166 113,276 36,132 120 101,472 112,763 35,664 264 111,066 125,128 40,774 174 111,153 127,262 40,944 408 112,191 92,641 433,803 44,969 126,609 75,897 111,201 93,087 437,969 46, 786 127,137 76,061 101,869 76,080 440,658 34,948 132,863 82,052 101,172 76,157 447,820 36,188 133,502 82,923 percent 1941-43=10 do.. 8.80 87.19 95 .88 8.81 87.84 96.58 9.61 98.87 110.22 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons mil. kw.-hr number thous. bbl 6,885 41,646 204,291 8,717 7,580 40,950 205,021 8,717 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous . sh. tons percent 2,420 80.4 2,470 82.0 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun S Bradstreet) FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ 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. . Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/ Industrial, 400 stocks RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Mar. 3 270.3 262.1 275.9 276.0 263.1 285.2 111,054 125,978 39,812 165 elll,381 126,480 40,392 165 9.65 99.07 110.51 9.73 96.28 107.26 9.75 98.44 109.67 11,500 47,149 182,948 8,591 11,870 45,270 175,778 8,591 12,645 43,475 184,666 8,678 2,601 86.6 2,604 86.7 2,692 89.6 190,811 2,801 93.3 bil 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday d a t a . 5/ C a p a b i l i t y for a f u l l order book based on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , e / Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1979 19 77 Dec. r/ Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ .. do... . do... . do.... do... . 111,358 58,211 2,772 8,347 6,815 105,437 54,426 2,692 8,305 6,357 rl36,055 73,591 4,176 10,918 8,605 rl32,130 71,134 3,855 10,467 8,436 127,662 68,946 3,389 10,397 8,324 124,998 65,896 3,168 10,308 7,887 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... . do... . do.... do.... 10,627 7,566 13,754 2,510 9,285 7,135 13,140 2,182 12,384 8,967 18,125 2,857 11,828 8,699 17,944 2,841 12,741 8,710 16,039 2,741 11,343 8,132 17,238 2,457 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do.... do... . do.... do.... 53,147 16,494 889 3,437 51,011 15,338 798 3,216 r62,464 rl9,291 1,043 3,990 r60,996 rl8,831 1,014 3,783 58,720 18,733 941 3,491 58,271 17,963 899 3,563 do... . do.. . . do.... do. .. . 4,282 9,161 8,346 2,980 4,229 9,366 8,005 2,820 5,157 10,701 8,781 3,642 5,061 10,432 8,952 3,461 4,573 10,422 9,335 3,021 4,690 10,795 8,982 3,048 117,938 114,322 rl30,637 rl32,424 135,035 135,604 do. ... do. .. . do.... do... . 62,130 3,223 9,166 7,419 59,973 3,136 8,776 7,003 70,292 3,884 10,862 8,152 71,635 3,852 10,868 8,639 73,429 3,943 11,425 9,049 73,611 3,690 10,900 8,678 do... . do.... do.... do.... 10,670 7,640 14,906 2,485 10,051 7,831 14,420 2,397 12,371 8,526 16,674 2,715 12,320 8,519 rl7,473 2,761 12,792 8,778 17,227 2,712 12,307 8,916 19,049 2,705 Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petro leum 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. do 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued Oct. 3 Nov. Dec. r/ GENERAL BUSINESS I N D I C A T O R S — C o n . MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — C o n . 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 mil. do. do. do. do. do, do, do. 55,808 16,844 884 3,600 4,558 10,104 8,299 3,270 54,349 16,100 836 3,535 4,424 10,223 8,080 3,086 r60,345 rl8,540 1,046 3,752 5,051 10,673 8,837 3,483 r60,789 rl8,595 988 3,684 5,109 10,942 8,980 3,552 61,606 19,133 935 3,649 4,866 11,481 9,298 3,317 do, do. do. do, 180,118 114,862 65,256 179,714 182,745 116,835 65,910 180,977 193,494 125,583 67,911 194,735 195,912 127,236 68,676 196,587 198,062 128,448 69,614 197,802 do. do. do, do, do, do, do. do. 115,424 4,259 17,779 14,760 26,379 15,433 21,258 5,727 116,278 4,416 17,555 14,849 26,731 15,539 21,443 5,820 126,784 4,699 17,751 16,706 30,048 16,959 23,425 6,461 128,357 4,782 18,118 16,598 30,257 17,120 24,016 6,494 129,141 4,825 18,035 16,799 31,037 17,025 23,908 6,550 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 64,290 15,575 3,524 5,294 5,622 14,134 5,992 4,281 114,989 61,797 53,192 122,128 64,699 15,755 3,427 5,432 5,588 14,167 6,016 4,356 109,532 58,172 51,360 117,899 67,951 17,104 3,544 5,5 71 5,795 15,246 5,503 4,528 rl43,164 80,752 62,389 rl37,185 68,230 16,956 3,653 5,632 5,778 15,269 5,625 4,491 136,573 75,518 r61,100 rl37,662 68,661 17,099 3,639 5,620 5,868 15,461 5,458 4,580 130,608 73,650 58,746 140,356 do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. 66,165 9,347 7,447 11,210 8,000 17,569 55,963 12,289 43,674 193,029 184,482 8,547 193,659 76,984 11,722 8,524 13,234 8,988 20,553 r60,201 12,986 47,215 231,261 221,233 10,028 230,464 76,654 11,092 8,804 13,099 8,960 20,916 r61,008 13,273 47,735 235,753 225,619 10,134 235,704 78,623 11,806 9,527 13,273 9,285 20,167 61,733 13,184 48,549 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. 63,335 9,857 7,597 10,563 8,434 14,749 54,564 12,002 42,562 197,123 188,227 8,896 197,235 240,483 230,324 10,159 241,025 184,834 18,513 23,203 47,221 25,833 60,527 8,825 188,194 19,594 23,797 47, 732 26,436 60,856 9,041 220,341 25,612 25,361 51,776 29,466 77,612 10,123 225,361 25,834 25,526 52,558 29,910 81,052 10,343 230,554 26,216 26,005 53,039 30,413 83,994 10,471 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 1978 Feb. COMMODITY PRICES 1979 Nov. Dec. Jan. | 436 1,024 r482 r427 r512 434 313 320 443 1,021 do.. .. j do . . . . do.... do.. .. | 509 624 613 218 539 624 661 235 627 709 792 248 653 722 829 260 r693 r728 904 264 PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and s e r v i c e s do. . . . I Family l i v i n g items do... . Production items do.... All commod., s e r v i c e s , i n t . , t a x e s , and wage r a t e s . . . d o . . . . | 604 590 590 711 610 593 597 717 658 638 645 764 664 641 652 770 676 644 668 r796 66 67 71 72 73 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910-14=100.. I Crops do Commercial vegetables do.... Cotton do Feed grains and hay do. . . . Food grains do... . Fruit Tobacco do do Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs PARITY RATIO r / Revised. do | 1/ Includes data for "other i n d u s t r i e s " not shown 466 424 524 404 307 314 538 452 45 7 516 309 349 483 1,115 555 461 542 490 319 347 471 1,138 r579 r470 r638 r473 r322 r346 r482 1,134 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 Feb. Nov. COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities,....................................1967=100 9 Foodstuffs do.. 13 Raw industrials .do.. ALL COMMODITIES........................................do . . Farm products do.. Food and feeds, processed...................... .do.. Industrial commodities.............................. .do. . Chemicals and allied products ......................do .. Fuels and related products, and power..............do. . Furniture and household durables.................. .do.. 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.... 1 ............1967=100 PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Producer prices..................................1967=$1.00 218.0 215.4 219.7 220.3 220.8 219.9 252.2 248.3 254.8 250.8 249.1 251.8 255.3 250.9 258.3 200.1 192.2 191.5 201.6 194.1 312.8 156.5 185.8 256.4 189.3 215.2 212.9 188.0 170.2 156.5 169.1 171.3 202.1 198.9 194.9 202.9 195.2 312.9 156.7 187.2 263.7 190.3 219.1 215.1 188.6 170.2 157.0 169.5 171.8 215 219 208 216 202 329 162.9 216.0 288.5 202.5 235.4 229.8 203.7 179.2 163.0 179.8 182.1 217.4 222.4 211.9 217.0 202.2 334.1 163.7 216.5 288.7 203.6 236.6 230.9 204.9 179.6 163.5 180.2 182.5 220.7 230.1 215.3 219.9 204.9 338.3 165.8 223.8 290.1 205.0 241.6 237.7 206.8 180.7 164.6 182.4 184.7 $0,535 $0,531 $0,499 $0,494 $0,487 687 545 142 10.1 8.0 2.1 777 628 149 10.5 8.5 2.0 909 770 139 11.0 9.0 2.0 769 646 123 11.2 9.4 1.8 r784 645 138 11.0 9.0 2.0 1,887 1,824 2.8 1,952 1,848 2.6 1,728 1,777 2.4 1,729 ,780 2.3 1,885 1,819 2.4 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted........................thous Domestics .do. . Imports do . . Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate.............. .mil Domestics ............................................ do.. Imports. .do.. R e t a i l i n v e n t o r i e s , new cars (domestics), end of month: Not s e a s o n a l l y adjusted thous Seasonally a d j u s t e d . do. . I n v e n t o r y - s a l e s r a t i o , new cars ( d o m e s t i c s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . r a t i o r / Revised. ^U.S. p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1979--281-051/34 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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