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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS i < > w ****** March 17, 1978 f 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. LJ U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967=100 240 I WHOLESALE PRICES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 24.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT 22.0 - CREDIT EXTENDED A N D — 220 L I Q U I D A T E D (seasonally adjusted) 20.0 _ Extended - v / 18.0 ^ 16.0 - r s**/v s* \ - *"4 I Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds Industrial Commodities - Liquidated 14.0 12.0 yw 140 i i i i i 1 i i i i i -U.L.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1975 1977 1976 i l i I I I I 11 i i i i i 1975 1978 1977 1976 1978 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Data: Federal Reserve E THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,200 THOUSANDS 350 Monthly Weekly _ 1,000 - 800 - 300 \m 250 dtofl 200 TO i 150 400 T 1978 100 200 | 50 600 I I I I 1975 I I I I I I • • ' • ' 1976 I ' ' ' I ' 1977 i i i i 1978 i 4, J 1. 1 l 1 1 I J F M A M J J J I_IJ_< 0 A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 475 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Monthly (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 450 425 400 375 350 325 300 I I I i I I I I 1975 I I I i i i I i 1976 i i i i I i i i i i•I i 1977 i i i i I i i i i i I i i 1978 Data: Federal Reserve Board WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly Digitized for in FRASER the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. I_L J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1978 1977 ITEM Mar. 5 Mar. 12 Mar. 11 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. 4 220.5 220.9 220.1 220.1 221.3 219.1 223.9 229.2 220.1 215.5 207.3 221.3 217.3 210.2 222.2 220.8 221.7 220.1 12,407 8,247 12,476 8,234 12,645 8,893 12,986 8,809 13,002 9,039 368 4,200 3,392 183 336 4,133 3,317 238 455 3,594 3,257 175 373 3,661 3,299 132 381 131 175 91,814 110,353 34,083 150 92,273 106,909 33,607 273 101,410 114,927 37,290 370 101,402 115,313 36,742 369 101,161 113,318 36,149 152 el01,463 112,879 35,766 373 107,755 92,711 399,546 49,649 116,187 64,485 107,135 93,338 401,221 50,651 116,335 64,503 112,969 92,747 433,004 45,392. 125,152 75,587 109,789 92,742 431,406 44,966 125,478 75,617 percent.. 1941-43=10.. do.... 8.51 100.39 111.72 8.52 100.10 111.30 8.77 88.83 97.79 8.80 87.56 96.38 8.80 87.19 95.88 8.81 87.84 96.58 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 5/ thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 13,285 39,309 204,095 8,067 14,685 38,099 204,138 8,067 6,570 42,717 176,524 8,381 6,680 42,294 193,092 8,381 7,485 41,646 204,291 8,596 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5_/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. percent.. bil. . 2,358 76.8 2,368 77.1 2,407 79.9 2,403 79.8 2,420 80.4 16.1 16.3 14.5 14.7 15.6 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100.. do do ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $ . . do. ... 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) thous.. do do number.. 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 205,021 2,470 82.0 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 1977 ITEM Jan. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do... do... WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: 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 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00. Feb. 1978 Feb. Nov. 207.3 203.0 210.2 213.0 208.0 216.4 205.9 208.8 203.8 212.7 215.1 210.9 218.0 215.4 219.7 220.3 220.8 219.9 188.1 193.5 179.3 188.4 189.0 278.8 148.8 175.3 222.8 176.7 202.1 192.4 182.9 164.6 150.8 157.1 159.2 190.2 199.1 181.9 190.1 190.2 289.1 149.1 176.9 224.4 177.5 203.2 193.6 183.0 164.2 151.7 157.2 159.4 197.0 185.5 186.7 199.2 193.8 310 153 180 243 186 212 205.6 188.3 170.0 155.3 168.0 170.6 198.2 188 189 200 193 311 154, 181.8 249.1 187.3 213.3 206.5 187.6 169.8 155.9 168.3 170.9 199.9 192.2 191.3 201.5 194.0 312.8 155.6 186.1 256.3 189 215 212 188 169 156 169 171 202.0 198.9 194.6 202.8 195.2 312.9 156.3 187.5 263.7 190.1 219.1 215.0 188.7 170.2 157.0 169.4 171.7 $0,532 $0,526 $0,508 $0,505 $0,500 $0,495 96,837 94,704 86,856 2,672 84,184 7,848 97,477 95,340 87,231 2,709 84,522 8,109 100,951 98,819 92,473 3,18.1 89,292 6,346 100,832 98,503 92,623 2,914 89,710 5,880 rpl00,071 p97,950 p91,053 p2,868 p88,185 p6,897 pl00,48 p97,924 p91,185 p2,771 p88,413 p6,739 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... r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary 44T46 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1977 1978 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. 95,719 88,653 3,121 85,532 7,066 2,244 96,320 89,047 3,164 85,883 7,273 2,168 98,877 92,214 3,357 88,857 6,663 1,829 98,919 92,609 3,323 89,286 6,310 1,797 p99,107 p92,881 p3,354 p89,527 p6,226 pi,688 9 4 7 6 7.6 5.9 7.2 18.6 6.8 13.1 6.7 4.7 6.9 17.2 5.9 13.7 6.4 4.6 6.6 15.6 5.5 12.7 p6.3 p4.7 P6 1 pl6 0 p5 5 pl2 7 3.8 4.5 8.5 4.1 4.6 8.8 3. 4. 7, 3.2 4.0 7.2 p2.9 p3.6 P7.1 7.5 15.1 7.1 7.6 15.2 7.2 6. 11, 6. 6.3 10.8 5.7 p6.2 pll.7 p5.6 80,574 65,552 46,333 23,585 817 3,549 19,219 11,236 7,983 80,870 65,854 46,576 23,763 824 3,661 19,278 11,261 8,017 83,245 67,879 48,164 24,528 863 3,950 19,715 11,625 8,090 r83,429 r68,062 r48,194 r24,526 r711 r3,947 rl9,868 rll,748 r8,120 rp83,725 rp68,312 rp48,337 rp24,598 rp710 rp3,913 rpl9,975 rpll,831 rp8,144 56,989 4,544 17,994 4,323 13,671 4,419 15,010 15,022 2,721 12,301 57,107 4,553 18,039 4,334 13,705 4,431 15,068 15,016 2,721 12,295 58,717 4,634 18,512 4,438 14,074 4,597 15,608 15,366 2,727 12,639 r58,903 r4,652 rl8,610 r4,460 rl4,150 r4,611 rl5,663 rl5,367 2,718 rl2,649 rp59,127 rp4,642 rpl8,778 rp4,481 rpl4,297 rp4,624 rpl5,670 rpl5,413 rp2,736 rpl2,677 53,800 13,807 8,024 54,080 13,852 8,039 55,644 14,184 8,337 r55,790 rl4,306 r8,438 rp55,935 rpl4,407 rp8,509 35.8 35.4 39.5 3.2 40.0 3.4 36.2 37.5 40.3 3.3 40.8 3.4 317.79 970.62 108.88 232.67 508.93 941.77 107.49 227.29 284.77 828.51 110.85 212.22 283.84 818.80 111.45 214.02 273.04 781.09 106.97 209.90 103.81 115.17 113.12 91.21 54.01 14.85 50.24 12.30 53.49 107.79 115.06 100.96 112.14 110.71 87.93 52.88 14.12 49.27 11.75 51.20 102.44 109.29 94.28 103.71 100.76 83.90 54.46 13.23 46.44 11.25 42.57 94.92 109.22 93.82 103.13 101.36 82.89 54.54 13.34 46.46 11.15 41.63 93.73 108.45 90.25 99.34 99.43 80.14 52.40 13.13 46.13 10.46 40.32 90.14 101.86 56.28 61.26 41.93 41.13 57.86 54.93 59.65 40.59 40.86 55.65 51.87 55.62 39.30 40.33 54.04 51.83 55.55 39.75 40.36 53.85 49.89 53.45 39.15 39.09 50.91 Jan. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted. Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over thous do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 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 Black and other races Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers. Blue-collar workers.. Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ...thous. Private sector do... Nonmanufacturing industries do... Goods-producing do... Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Nondurable goods do... Service-producing Transportation, communication, elec, gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local do... do... do... do... do... do... do.. . do... do... do... Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Employees, total do.. Manufacturing do.. Durable goods do.. Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours Contract construction do.. Manufacturing do.. Overtime hours do.. Durable goods do.. Overtime hours do.. 36. 36. 40. 3. 41. 3. 36.2 36.8 40.5 3.5 r41.2 3.7 rp35. rp34. rp39, P 3. rp40. 3. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks) Standard § Poor's Corporation: Combined index (500 stocks) 1941-43=10. Industrial, total (400 stocks) do... Capital goods (111 stocks) do... Consumer goods (189 stocks) do. .. Utilities (40 stocks) do... Transportation (20 stocks) 1970=10. Railroads (10 stocks) 1941-43=10. Financial (40 stocks) 1970=10. New York City banks (6 stocks) 1941-43=10. Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks) do... Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks) do... New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite Industrial Transportation Utility Finance r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 44146 12/31/65=50 do.. do.. do.. do.. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1977 ITEM Dec. FINANCE--Con. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT-AND INTERMEDIATE-Tl-RMS) Installment credit extended and liquidated: Unadjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement . Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Liquidated, total 1/ Automobile paper Mobile home Home improvement Total installment credit outstanding, end of year or month 1/ By credit type: Automobile Mobile home Home improvement By h o l d e r : Commercial Finance companies C r e d i t unions Retailers Others Jan. Oct. Dec. mil. $ do.. do.. do.. 19,588 5,162 382 551 14,051 4,297 272 410 18,784 5,898 do.. do.. do.. do.. 15,337 4,514 371 452 14,813 4,483 16,937 366 443 415 525 do.. do.. do.. do.. 17,677 5,869 470 624 17,241 5,511 372 571 do.. do.. do.. do.. 15,236 4/667 385 463 15,084 4,712 393 do.. 19,721 5,924 442 701 21,432 16,788 5,013 372 16,932 5,040 526 521 19,787 19,680 6,083 457 6,330 20,138 6,721 718 464 761 460 722 463 17,160 5,234 413 517 16,826 5,089 390 550 17,402 5,424 384 549 185,489 184,728 209,141 212,074 216,572 do.. do.. do.. 66,116 14,572 10,990 65,930 14,479 10,956 77,845 14,929 12,703 78,757 14,999 12,879 79,352 15,014 12,952 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 89,511 38,639 30,546 19,052 7,741 89,393 38,790 30,410 18,378 7,757 102,504 42,704 35,993 18,961 8,978 103,469 43,322 36,488 19,629 9,166 105,291 44,015 464 696 5,260 5,635 379 595 365 37,036 21,082 9,149 \J Includes d a t a not shown s e p a r a t e l y . 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