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MARCH 22, 1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967=100 1967=100 170 U ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 1973 (E. E. I. seas. adj. index) 160 170 ( 1W - 160 c ~ l_l 1973 1972 Billion $ Billion $ 1,200 1,000 PERSONAL INCOME l_l I I l_J 1974 140 1974 130 Weekly Monthly 1971 Data: Edison Electric Inst. 150 I I L_ I l l I i I I i- L - L 1 . J F M A M J J A S O N D Billion $ 50 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 900 Total (left scale) 800 700 Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 600 i i I i I I I I I i I M I I i iIi i111 l iIi ii i 1 1 i i i 1 1 i i i i i I 5 0 0 1973 1974 1971 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Dollars 4.40 Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) / J — - V 3.60 Average 1974 Million 3.5 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS 46 3.0 44 2.5 42 2.0 40 1.5 J - Hours Per Week (right scale) • i i i i 1 i i iiiiii i i 1 i i i i i 1973 1971 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 3 1 81 1 1974 1.0 11111111111 I i i i i 1 i i ii ii ii i 11 i i ii ii ii i 111 i i i i 1972 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected weekly 1973 (seas, adj., at annual rates) (Hours seasonally adjusted) 4.00 3.40 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 4.20 3.80 Hours 1971 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1973 1974 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 1974 ITEM Mar . 17 Feb . 23 Mar. 2 Mar. 9 1967-100.. 148.4 148.9 233.7 239.0 231.5 mil. $.. 8,,813 5,,773 9,,168 5,,858 8 3,888 6,,102 9,406 6,309 9,315 6,508 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.. 228 2j,158 1,,977 138 212 2,,104 ,924 1= 280 269 2;,887 2.,673 187 313 2,804 2,586 185 64,,683 78,,562 32,,059 336 65,,157 78,,917 31,,558 25 70,,686 86,,197 35,,393 124 70,438 85,176 34,885 241 70,577 84,042 34,602 92 95,,393 58,,297 317,,465 25,,478 97,,659 47,,198 96,,763 58,,299 317,,277 25,,180 98,,540 47,,230 96,,735 57,,055 352,,598 25,,616 109,,867 55,,715 98,174 57,145 353,853 25,328 110,458 55,661 98,269 57,412 356,708 25,966 111,444 55,691 7.59 114.45 128.40 7.61 114.98 129.06 6*.18 93.44 104.14 8.18 96.40 107.54 8.21 97.98 109.51 11, 420 33, 452 210, 622 9, 382 10,,680 33, 552 210, 318 9j 266 12,,970 34, 794 161,,689 9,,179 11,640 35,657 151,227 9,166 11,345 33,443 143,605 9,140 ,923 2= 119.8 16.0 2,,977 122.0 15.8 2S,887 118.3 16.4 2,891 118.5 16.8 2,896 118.7 16.8 Mar . 10 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES 310 •••••• 217 FINANCE: Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: _4/ Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total do.... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's)3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's!" 4/....1941-43=10.. PRODUCTION: RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. .bil.. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. _4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 Jan. Feb. 989.1 661.7 239.2 187.1 158.7 122.9 140.9 43.0 56.1 24.0 24.8 1974 Nov. Dec. 997.4 667.2 242.2 189.6 159.3 124.1 141.6 43.3 1,079.4 717.8 262.5 204.6 170.8 134.1 150.4 46.7 1,089.0 722.6 264.1 205.1 171.3 135.9 151.3 47.1 rl,087.0 r721.8 r261.0 r203.0 rl71.8 rl36.8 152.2 47.5 56.3 24.3 24.8 26.9 58.6 32.4 25.7 29.8 94.0 123.0 44.3 1,047.5 58.6 29.6 25.8 29.5 r95. 3 rl25.9 r47.0 rl,048.1 Jan. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income .....bil. $, Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing industries, total do.., Manufacturing do... Distributive industries. . ..do. .. Service industries do... Government. do. .. Other labor income do... Proprietors' income: Business and professional do... Farm.••..••••••..•....•••.•••.••••••••••.••••..•.do... Rental income of persons. .............do... Dividends do. .. Personal interest income.. ... .................do... Transfer payments. .do. ., Less personal contributions for soc. insurance.....do.., Total nonagricultural income. do... INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Products, total do... Final products. 0 do... Consumer goods. .do..c Durable consumer goods. ........do... Automotive products. . .do. o. Autos. . ........••• .do. .. Auto parts and allied goods do... Home goods do... Nondurable consumer goods. Clothing Consumer staples rj Revised, 11,603 p/ Preliminary. Odo... do... .....do0.. 81.9 112.5 41.7 957.4 113.8 41.9 965.3 58.7 31.6 25.7 28.7 92.6 121.9 44.3 1,039.0 122.2 123.4 127.5 rl26.5 rl25.6 129.8 136.0 138.6 130.2 155.0 134.5 121.5 119.3 130.2 137o8 141.7 131.5 161.4 135 0 8 rl25.3 rl23.7 rl33.5 rl38.5 rl33.7 124.8 rl50.9 141.2 rl23.9 rl22.1 rl30.7 rl33.7 rl20.6 rl22.9 rl20.8 rl28.9 rl29.8 rl08 o 4 90.0 rl43.6 141.7 127.4 115.1 130.7 127„3 115.2 130.5 rl31.5 rll7.3 rl35.2 rl29.6 117.7 rl32.8 26.8 120.7 118.6 82.6 106.2 rl47.8 rl41.2 rl28.6 rl31.7 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1974 1973 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. 2J GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)—Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INC. UTIL )--Con. BY MARKET GROUPINGS—Con. .1967-100.. Defense and space equipment.. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do do do do do do do Foods Tobacco products............«..< do MINING Coal UTILITIES Electric 102.9 116.9 79.8 128.4 124.5 124.1 126.3 120.6 104.1 118.2 80.6 129.5 126.7 126.6 127.7 122.7 rllO.l rl27.8 r80.9 rl3l .1 rl31.5 rl33.0 rl30.7 rl24.9 rll0.3 127.3 r81.9 rl30.7 rl30.9 rl33.4 rl29.0 rl22.0 rl09.3 rl26.2 r 81.1 rl30.5 r130.1 r130.1 rl31.6 rl22.7 109.2 125.9 81.4 130.8 129.0 129.0 130.7 120.9 121.4 117.5 123.1 125.7 118.4 122.7 118.7 124.7 126.2 119.1 127.4 rl24.3 rl28.9 rl33.1 rl30.4 rl26.7 rl23.5 rl31.4 rl31.5 rl30.7 rl25.5 rl22.0 rl31.6 133.2 rl28.7 124.7 120.6 131.6 130.3 126.6 107.6 130.1 125.8 126.8 119.1 110.0 131.9 128.5 126.6 122.3 rl09.8 rl42.6 rl27.3 130.4 127.9 rl03.0 rl43.5 rl32.0 rl29.2 124.9 r95.8 rl44.8 133.0 132.5 124.2 94.1 145.7 127.0 125.3 112.3 81.3 131.8 112.1 128.4 126.1 112.6 85.1 134.1 113.0 131.3 rl29.4 rll5.3 r82.9 136.2 112.3 rl31.1 rl28.2 117.6 r82.9 rl36.7 110.8 rl30.7 127.4 130.4 146.4 127.3 157.1 120.5 107.9 147.2 124.1 160.4 122.9 110.3 rl53.0 129.5 rl64.5 rl25.4 115.8 rl54.5 rl25.5 rl62.3 rl24.9 104.2 rl53.9 122.6 160.8 rl26.6 154.0 108.5 130.3 99.1 107.7 151.0 159.1 110.2 131.9 103.9 109.1 150.5 158.3 rill.3 135.2 104.1 rl09.6 rl54.6 rl63.4 rll0.7 135.2 rl06.4 108.0 146.0 153.5 rill.6 132.9 rl09.0 109.5 rl42.2 rl49.5 110.7 102.3 109.8 141.6 148.9 147.3 146.6 77.1 139.5 138.0 73.6 134.6 133.3 r70.5 90.5 90.4 r46.8 r86.7 r84.9 r43.4 104.3 104.1 57.4 r2,472 rl,418 r2,423 rl,363 1,675 938 rl,403 r767 rl,470 r794 1,800 1,041 2,233 1,062 2,209 1,079 1,314 647 1,237 606 rl,301 r638 1,304 715 145.15 117.67 1.32 6.57 40.94 9.66 29.12 7.69 22.38 27.47 146.28 118.69 1.34 6.76 41.37 9.62 29.37 7.74 22.49 27.59 149.62 121.78 1.43 7.43 42.19 9.85 29.80 7.88 23.20 27.85 rl49.11 rl21.09 1.45 r7.25 r42.14 r9. 74 r29.36 r7.94 23.20 r28.02 rl48.14 rl20.18 rl.44 r6.83 r4l.63 r9.91 r29.27 r7.90 r23.20 r27.97 148.83 120.91 1.48 7.27 41 = 51 9.78 29.51 7.93 23.43 27.92 108.4 95.9 101.4 99.3 99.6 98.8 106.6 112.0 121.1 119.6 109.8 97.5 105.0 101.7 102.1 101.2 106.1 113.1 122.0 120.2 112.5 105.1 115.3 103.6 104.6 102.0 108.3 114.6 123.4 124.1 rill.8 rl07.2 112.3 103.5 104.6 102.0 rl07.1 rll2.8 rl24.0 rl24.2 rll0.8 rl05.9 rl05.3 rl01.8 rl02.1 rl01.4 rl09.0 rll2.2 rl23.4 rl24.2 111.5 108.3 112.5 101.3 101.2 101.5 107.8 113.2 123.9 125.3 78.5 136.0 rll0.8 112.0 126.7 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: .thous.. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Man-hours of wage and salary workers, nonagricultural establishments, for 1 week in the month, seasonally ad j. •hours.. Transportation, communication, elec., g;as, etc. . .do.... Finance, insurance, and real estate... Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours, production or nonsuper• visory workers, seasonally adjusted: .1967-100.. Mining Transportation, comrauaication, elec., gas, etc Finance, insurance, aad real estate... rj Revised, 11,603 jd/ Prelirtriaary. ..do.. .. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1973 Dec. Nov. Jan® Feb. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Yields: Domestic corporate (Moody' s) By rating: Aaa Aa A Baa By group: Industrials. Public utilities Railroads. . .0 percent. 7.49 7.57 8.02 8.05 8.15 8.17 do. . . doc. . do... do. . . 7.15 7.37 7.53 7.90 7.22 7.47 7.60 7.97 7.67 7.90 8.07 8.42 7.68 7.92 7.83 7.97 7.85 7.97 7.27 7.51 7.87 7.34 7.61 7.92 7.81 8.11 486.8 284.9 r218.4 285.2 472.3 r457.3 r379.2 727.9 876 736 140 .do... do... . .do. . . 8.11 8.22 8.26 8.48 8.58 8.59 8.28 7.84 8.17 8.28 7.97 8.27 8.34 448.9 252.3 224.5 240.0 452.8 417.2 318.2 775.3 299.8 325.4 244.4 264.3 470.8 420.8 362.1 871.8 348.5 279.1 233.8 231.2 423.7 316.9 288.7 624.5 497.6 253.5 209.8 242.3 441.2 407.3 319.3 674.1 r921 775 146 12.3 10.3 r913 778 rl35 694 574 rl20 9.5 7.7 1.8 679 551 rl27 r9.3 7.7 rl.6 684 568 116 9.1 7.6 1,600 1,765 2.7 1,705 1,713 2.7 1,737 1,644 8.01 8.33 8.27 METALS AND MANUFACTURES ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT: Household electrical appliances, factory sales: Air conditioners (room) Dishwashers Disposers (food waste) Ranges. Refrigerators. .. Washers Dryers ( incl. gas) .» Vacuum cleaners. ... .thous. ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... ..do... TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RETAIL SALES, NEW PASSENGER CARS: Total, not seasonally adjusted. Domestics. Imports. Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rates Domestics. Imports. Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted. Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics) .thous. do. .. doo .. mil. do. .. do. . . thous. .do... ratio. 12.1 10.2 10.1 1.9 2.0 8.4 1.8 1,528 1,535 1,649 1,563 1,628 1,812 1.8 1.8 2.6 r/ Revised. USCOMM—DC—11,603 UNITED STATES G O V E R N M E N T PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS ^CENT-^ WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS First-Class Mail 1.6 2.6
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