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March 20, 1981 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27.50 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 160 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 150 INDEX, 1941-43=10 180 /V >i 140 — 130 120 Monthly (avg. °f daily close) — / ~~ — A X\ 110 ^ — / V / — ^ — 100 — 90 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 \ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1978 1 M 1! 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1979 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1980 1 1981 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. THOUSANDS 350 THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,200 1,000 Monthly — — 800 600 400 200 0 — v\ d \J V — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 ! V V 1 — i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1978 r— V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1979 1 1 ! ! ! ! ! i i 1980 1981 i 1 J. F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. DOLLARS 8.60 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS HOURS 52 50 1967=100 325 PRODUCER PRICES 48 46 Average Hourly Gross Earnings eft seal 44 Average Hours Per Week ight scale) V 42 Farm Products and Processed Food and Feed 40 38 1978 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1979 1980 1981 175 I I I I I I I II I I I I II ! ! ! M ! I • I I i i I ! i i i i i I I I I I I ! M I I I 1978 1979 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor W E E K L Y BUSIIMESS STATISTICS updates selected data t h a t are published m o n t h l y In t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1980 1981 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1981 1980 ITEM Mar. 8 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials Feb. 21 Mar. 15 Feb. 28 1967=100.. do.... ......do.... 293.5 254.6 323.8 286.0 245.0 318.2 272.8 258.1 283.4 275.7 259.8 287.1 thous.. 414 398 430 433 3,711 3,465 211 3,705 3,414 174 4,307 3,766 232 121,657 134,863 44,631 531 122,444 134,969 42,409 78 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT,, all programs do.,.. State programs (50 States.,. D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstr.eet) .. .number.. Mar. 7 Mar. 14 272.1 253.1 286.0 273.8 253.1 288.9 236 345 319 132,431 141,281 40,055 295 131,989 140,696 43,693 -165 131,667 140,404 40,176 697 el32,370 139,109 39,028 160 95,658 75,072 541,405 40,816 169,482 113,681 96,689 76,694 546,104 42,629 169,985 113,835 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ , mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... Member bank reserve balances V . . . 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),, e * ......do.... 104,679 72,806 107,261 72,132 515,077 37,382 160,799 102,680 513,043 36,099 160,634 103,126 99,811 75,860 542,970 40,572 170,258 113,591 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do.... 13.64 111.13 126.56 13.72 106.87 121.42 14.32 128.48 145.98 14.30 128.52 146.03 14.44 130.86 148.53 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.. l 15,404 44,911 153,557 8,772 16,305 43,076 149,603 8,772 18,240 42,136 129,048 e8,510 18,925 42,427 129,324 e8,510 18,950 43,190 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,503 85.6 2,580 88.3 2,474 82.6 2,551 85.2 2,560 85.5 bil.. 18.7 19.3 18.4 19.4 19.2 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 14,27 129.95 147.36 e8*510 2,570 85.8 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, ej Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1980 1981 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. r/ Jan. r/ Feb. p / LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS 91,031 74,999 54,028 26,715 999 4,745 91,186 75,099 54,142 26,623 1,007 4,659 90,961 74,79 7 54,515 25,811 1,054 4,475 91,125 74,980 54,668 25,892 1,072 4,508 91,499 75,372 55,022 26,042 1,084 4,608 91,550 75,438 55,066 25,960 1,090 4,500 do do do 20,971 12,681 8,290 70,957 12,715 8,242 20,282 12,146 8,136 20,312 12,160 8,152 20,350 12,192 8,158 20,370 12,198 8,172 do.... do.... do.... do do do do.... do do do 64,316 5,202 20,529 5,278 15,251 5,091 17 462 16 032 2,791 13 241 64,563 5,198 20,637 5,302 15,335 5,101 17,540 16,087 2,826 13 261 65,150 5,132 20,660 5,297 15,363 5,225 17,969 16,164 2,790 13,374 65,233 5,137 20,638 5,302 15,336 5,245 18,068 16,145 2,789 13,356 65,457 5,148 20,782 5,310 15,472 5,265 18,135 16,127 2,786 13,341 65,590 5,147 20,892 5,333 15,559 5,275 18,164 16,112 2,753 13,359 Average hourly earnings per worker, seasonally adjusted: dollars.. Private nonagricultural payrolls do .do.... do do.... Transportation and public utilities do.... Wholesale and retail trade do Finance, insurance, and real estate.. do.... 6.41 8.88 9.46 6 93 8.55 5 28 5.53 5.60 6.91 9.51 10.21 7 58 9.26 5.66 6.01 6.08 6.95 9.58 10,32 7.63 9.51 5.67 6.00 6.10 7.02 9.78 10.39 7 68 9.34 5 72 6.12 6.15 7.03 9.84 10.37 7.71 9,38 5.76 6.21 6.21 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Construction * Manufacturing Nondurable goods Service-Producing Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Federal r/ Revised. „ p_/ Preliminary. thous.. do do do do o ... do 6.45 8.90 9.64 f> 99 8.58 5 31 5.60 5.64 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1980 Jan. Feb. 1981 Nov. Jan. Dec. Feb. COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 287.1 249.5 316.2 294.1 257.2 322.5 298.4 289.4 304.7 287.7 272.6 298.4 281.7 267.7 291.6 273.4 258.5 284.2 254.9 236.4 228.5 260.6 246.0 508.0 183.4 255.7 290.0 227,6 284.6 268.4 237.4 207.8 175.2 198.7 200.7 260.2 242.3 233.1 265.9 248.7 532.7 185.6 250.9 294.7 230.2 288.9 274.0 239.2 210.7 176.5 198.2 200.1 278.4 264.9 256.5 282.7 266.9 597.6 190.4 255.5 293.4 247.7 290.7 288.4 255.5 223.0 189.3 216 = 0 218,0 280.3 265.3 250.8 286.1 267, 611, 192, 256, 299, 249. 290. 290. 257, 223, 190, 224, 225.9 283.5 264.4 252.4 289.9 273.6 625.9 193.2 258.5 296.6 252.7 293.6 296.3 262.0 224.9 192.4 226.4 228.5 286.9 262.3 250.0 294.8 277.2 663.8 194.6 257.4 294.5 254.8 292.7 297.7 266.2 226.5 193.1 228.5 230.2 r$0.427 r$0.421 r$0.391 r$0.389 3.385 0.381 percent. 11.74 12.92 13.63 14.04 13.80 14.22 do.., do.., do.., do.., 11.09 11.56 11.88 12.42 12 .38 12 .73 12.99 13 .57 12 .9 7 13 .34 13.59 14 .64 13 .21 13 .78 14 .03 15 .14 12.81 13.52 13.83 15.03 13.35 13 .89 14.27 15 .37 .do.., do.., do. ., 11.35 12.12 10.68 12.35 13 .48 11.06 13.20 14 .07 12 .02 13.60 14 .48 12 .22 13.37 14.22 12.42 13.60 14 .84 12 .61 63.74 72.67 52.61 37.08 64.22 66.06 76.42 57.92 36.22 61.84 78.15 92.32 77.23 38.35 67.21 76.69 90.37 75.74 37.84 67.46 76.24 89.23 74.43 38.53 70.04 73.52 85.74 72.76 37.59 68.48 , 307.16 860.74 108.13 263.83 320.70 878.22 110.64 290.40 373,14 971.08 114.43 393.29 368.40 945.96 114.23 394.05 371.59 962.13 113.51 394.64 365.26 945.50 108.86 392.60 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, Railroad (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.. 110.87 124.72 126.68 85.09 50.26 15.51 58.64 12.64 44.57 105.74 129.12 115.34 130.91 131.27 83.14 49.04 17.22 69.61 11.95 42.26 97.02 121.98 135.65 155.08 153.68 92.28 52.08 24.65 106.28 12.68 43.19 103.58 128.25 133.48 152.19 149.78 90.30 51.66 24.55 106.74 12.89 46.63 109.74 126.00 132.97 151.06 147.23 94.61 52.01 24.25 102.31 13.57 48.70 117.50 129.13 128.40 145.70 143.14 94.45 49.81 23.64 97.69 13.41 48.18 116.43 126.73 806 588 218 11.9 8.8 3.2 812 592 220 10.8 7.9 2.9 698 530 169 9.3 6.8 2.5 650 472 178 8.9 6.4 2.5 r648 470 rl78 r9.7 7.0 2.6 764 544 220 10.5 7.5 3.0 1,598 1,462 2.0 1,610 1,437 2.2 1,440 1,351 2.4 ,448 ,350 2.5 1,421 rl,241 2.1 1,335 1,124 1.8 1967=100 do.. 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.. s Transportation equipment , e Dec. 1968=100 Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100 PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR A S MEASURED RY-Producer prices 196 7=$ 1.00 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS BOND YIELDS: Domestic corporate (Moody's) By ratings: Aaa Aa A Baa By group: Industrials Public utilities Railroads .. u STOCKS: Prices: New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite 12/31/65=50. Industrial do... Transportation do.., Utility do.., Finance „ „.. .do.., Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks). „ Public utility (15 stocks).. „ Transportation (20 stocks) ,. „ , TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not sesaonally adjusted thous Domestics do.. Import s..... ......do.. Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate mil Domestics do.. Import s do.. Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted , thous Seasonally adjusted .do.. Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics) do.. r / Revised. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1980 1979 ITEM Sept. Aug. Aug. July June Sept. PETROLEUM? COAL, AND PRODUCTS PETROLEUM AND PRODUCTS: Crude Petroleum: Gross input to crude oil distillation units.. ....mil. bbl.. Refinery operating ratio,,,.....,,,,..,...,,,^ of capacity.. All oils s supply, demand, and stocks: o o o 0 m i l 5 bbl,,. Production: ........do. . ........do.... Imports: ,,, ( .,, 8 do..,, , e .,..,.do. l t . ........do.... Change in stocks, all oils (decrease, -) 3/ 474.0 86 r447.1 84 421 O 7 77 421.9 74 412.3 73 407.9 74 581.6 r545.0 511.4 500.9 498.4 490.8 265.0 50.4 r255.7 r48.6 256.4 48 O 2 265.2 48.2 261.1 48.2 258.6 46.8 212.9 53.4 27.8 rl94.2 46.5 r26.0 166.5 40.3 23.3 145.1 42.4 14.8 147.0 42.1 23.7 140.7 43.2 -2.4 ,, 90 , a ,,do ... 577.1 r534.4 506.0 511.3 497.4 513.1 ........do.... ........do..,» 7a6 6.9 5.2 7.2 11.0 8.6 7.4 9.1 2.4 7.5 9.6 7.1 ........do.... ........do.... ........do.... ........do.... Residual fuel oil,.,.,,..,...,..,,.,,.,., ........do.... *.»....,do.... ........do.... ........do.... Asphalt Liquefied gases... ,....<>....a........... ........do.... 562.6 228.8 4.9 85.6 79.0 33.6 5.9 23.2 44.2 r522.0 r207.8 4.8 r79.4 r78.3 r33.0 4.8 rl9.5 41.7 486.4 201.0 3.6 69.9 69.7 31.7 4.6 16.2 36.5 494,8 210.0 3.6 69.0 70.9 34.4 4.3 18.2 35.7 487.5 207.3 4.3 66.2 70.9 32.3 4.3 17.8 35.5 496.4 196.5 3.9 77.7 70.8 31.7 4.9 17.3 39.6 ........do.... Crude petroleum. ........do.... Unfinished oils, natural gasoline,, etco 3/n ........do.... 1,282.8 412.2 125.6 745.0 rl,308.8 r415.1 rl26.8 r766.9 1,410.4 473.2 149.4 787.8 1,425,2 470.5 149.5 805.2 1,448.9 478.8 148,2 821.9 1 5 446 O 5 468.8 149.7 828.0 Exports: rj Revised, 1/ Includes small amounts of "other hydrocarbons and hydrogen refinery input," not shown separately. 2/ Includes data for items not shown separately, 3/ Beginning Jan. 1979S data r e f l e c t coverage of additional processing f a c i l i t i e s ; not~~comparable with data shown for e a r l i e r periods. TwTU.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1981--340-999/29 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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