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MARCH 26, 1976 \ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE BUSINESS STATISTICS / w V \ * * T I S Of * SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967== 100 A 170 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION A (E.E.I, seas. a d j . i n d e x ) / 160 150 140 m Monthly Weekly 170 1 |"~1976 ~ A -*\s - - - 160 " / / 1975 - 150 - 140 130 130 —1 1 ' X - ^ J —J ^ 1 lJ„. H 1 1 1 1—1 1 L_J—1 1 1 I I I 1974 1973 Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1 I 1 1 1 j _ , „!,, ,, 1 illion $ 1,400 1,100 ^m ^y .* ^^ *""\ Wage / 600 i i M i I l I I i , ^** 180 '\''S ,,•** * 1 -"'S^^ •***"* ^S*^ ^ All Items ' S ^ 140 130 .L.JJUU.-I 1.1 L.IJL. ..JH.L.I U . . U . 1 - U 1973 U.S. Dept. of Labor 1974 JASOND PRODUCTION M i l i I il I I I i i I i i i 1975 i i i i i i i 1976 - _ - i i i I.I 1 i i I.I i J. U L U J L L 1 1.1.1 1975 1976 1 .5 1,1,1 I | | I | I I M 1 | , i l , | | I | | | , | | I I I I M I I I I I I I I | | M I I I I I I 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce • * Available only with subscription to t h e SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected ! .. I w PRIVATE H O U S I N G STARTS (seas, adj., at annual rates) 190 150 J FMAMJ 1973 1974 Data: Federal Reserve Board 3.0 „.„.•* LJ^JLJ—L_i 700 CONSUMER PRICES v ™J_J™J 800 MILLION All Services i , ana S a l a r y Disbursements ( r i g h t scale) 1967=100 160 i (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 200 Food i y >** — i X*"* 9 0 0 . . U J J . j J j L J - U - L . -LU-1-J-1,.L.L,.LJ JL JLI L I JL.I L,l 1.1 l„ i i i i i 1 i i i i i, 1973 1974 1975 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 170 1 i 900 1,100 V"""^ i T O T A L INDUSTRIAL 1,000 1,000 i 1967=100 140 k 1,300 ^ S i 1976 PERSONAL INCOME (seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) Total (left scale) l 1975 Billion 1,200 I weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in t h e latest monthly SURVEY 1975 1976 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1975 ITEM Feb. 28 Mar, 6 199.8 227.1 182.7 10,068 7,153 197.8 223.0 182.0 10,392 7,263 195.9 203.4 190.7 11,773 7,571 193.7 199.8 189.4 11,433 7,842 195.3 201.9 190.7 11,559 7,698 495 5,918 5,141 296 499 5,821 5,021 302 353 4,619 3,640 204 367 4,577 3,600 228 343 208 261 e85,260 99,768 33,760 244 Mar. 15 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100 9 Foodstuffs do.. 13 Raw industrials do.. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $ Nondurable goods stores do.. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do. . State programs C50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.. FAILURES, INDUST.AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet) ... .number 1976 Mar. 22 Mar. 20 Mar. 13 196.9 199.9 194.8 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/.. ...do... Member bank reserve balances 5/ do.. . Excess reserves, estimated 5/ do... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted do... Savings depos its do... Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total.......do... U.S. Government obligations do... Commercial and industrial loans (gross) do... Real estate loans (gross) do... 77,715 88,571 34,482 230 77,874 89,381 34,510 20 84,061 103,694 33,664 -106 84,106 102,842 34,094 417 84,787 99,383 33,396 115 103,616 61,177 382,503 26,589 125,942 60,073 100,646 61,152 378,504 26,439 126,027 59,542 101,978 75,269 374,475 40,083 116,098 59,723 101,713 76,031 376,483 40,477 115,977 59,673 104,006 76,448 381,235 40,192 115,907 59,609 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) Z/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. 5- Poor's) 4/. .1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 9.24 83.59 93.60 9.28 84.34 94.60 9.19 101.69 114.31 9.20 99.98 112.38 9.20 100.94 113.57 9.18 100.86 113.48 11,780 36,199 130,845 8,368 12,275 34,519 124,800 8,370 12,805 36,680 168,999 8,062 12,325 36,420 174,481 8,049 13,230 37,511 184,634 8,049 177,97c 2,718 2,669 14.4 14.6 2,458 82.3 15.5 2,468 82.7 14.8 2,538 85.0 15.0 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. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. percent. .bil. 2,508 84.0 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 1975 II in GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $. Compensation of employees, total do... Proprietors' income, total 1/ do... Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment do.. . Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, total do. .. Profits before tax, total do... Profits tax liability do... Profits after tax do... Inventory valuation adjustment do... Capital consumption adjustment do... III 1,151.3 886.3 82.1 1,161.3 898.1 83.6 1,155.2 897.1 79.6 1,180.8 905.4 78.6 1,232.5 928.2 88.0 pi,264.0 955.1 r87.1 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.5 20.9 22.0 96.6 108.2 41.6 66.6 -6.6 -5.0 113.1 129.5 50.7 78.8 -9.9 -6.5 pll4.1 pl33.8 p53.2 p80.6 r-^13.1 -6.6 89. 146. 59. 87. -54. -2. 82.0 123.9 49.2 74.7 -37.7 -4.2 78. 97. 37. 59. -13. -4. 1975 Jan. 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 and government enterprises do.. Other labor income do.. Proprietors' income: 1/ Farm do.. Nonf arm do.. Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment do.. r_/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 31,344 IV 1976 Feb. Dec. Jan. Feb. p / 1,202.6 782.1 271.7 207.8 189.9 152.4 168.1 58.6 1,203.2 779.1 266 204 190 153 169 59 1,295.9 831.2 283.2 219.7 202.4 165.3 180.3 63.8 1,300.2 836.8 286.9 223.3 202.9 165.7 181.2 64.4 rl,315.0 r847.8 r291.4 r226.7 r207.0 rl67.4 rl81.9 65.1 1,327.9 853.1 292.5 227.7 208.5 169.6 182.6 65.8 24.0 58.8 21.0 58.5 28.3 58.8 25.8 58,9 25.3 r59.1 24.7 59.6 20. 22.0 22.2 20.9 1/ Includes inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments. 22.7 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1976 1975 ITEM Jan. Feb. Nov. Dec. .....bil. $.. do do Less personal contributions for social insurance... do.... 32.1 115.9 159.0 48.9 32.1 116.0 165.4 48.8 33.4 rl30.4 rl84.7 r53.3 rl,278.0 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL) 1967=100.. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: 1,171.3 31.7 129.0 182.9 51.6 1,262.9 33.5 131.8 190.2 53.4 1,291.4 1,167.6 33.8 127.9 181.4 51.2 1,256.3 111.2 rll7.5 rll8.6 rll9.2 119.9 113.7 115.4 114.9 120.1 104.0 80.3 62.6 114.4 117.5 126.3 95.0 134.5 107.8 122.3 83.8 117.6 110.5 110.3 109.2 117.8 113.7 113.4 118.9 101.0 78.2 58.9 115.5 114.0 125.6 94.5 133.6 105.3 119.3 82.4 115.1 107.4 107.0 105.7 118.1 rll7.9 rll7.9 rl28.5 rll8.8 rl09.4 100.0 rl27.3 124.2 rl32.7 rl06.2 139.6 rl02.6 rll6.7 r79.3 rll8.5 rll6.7 rll0.6 rl25.0 rl20.7 rll9.5 rll9.3 rl29.7 rll9.8 rill.8 rllO.l rl34.1 rl24.5 rl33.9 107.9 rl40.7 rl03.7 rll8.4 r79.7 rll9.6 rll7.0 rlll,2 rl25.6 rll7.1 120.6 rl20.5 rl31.6 rl21.8 rll3.1 r99.2 rl39.7 rl26.6 rl35.3 120.9 120.7 132.6 123.2 118.6 105.1 140.0 125.9 135.9 rl41.6 rl04.2 rll8.8 r80.2 rl22.6 rll7.6 rll2.6 rl26.3 rll7.3 142.1 104.2 118.8 80.3 122.5 118.5 113.0 126.9 116.7 109.3 104.8 102.1 113.7 115.6 77.1 134.2 99.6 107.8 110.6 115.6 93.3 92.6 66.7 109.5 104.7 134.6 123.7 132.0 122.3 108.4 108.6 131.1 117.5 105.0 150.9 161.1 rll6.6 rl08.0 r98.2 rll7.3 rll4.2 r94.0 137.0 rll5.1 rill.2 rlll.O rl28.8 rl25.2 rl01.4 r83.6 127.3 106.2 rl55.2 rl26.7 rl51.4 rl29.2 rll3.8 rl06.6 122.1 rll9.8 rl03.8 rl53.8 rl64.9 rll7.1 rl08.5 r95.3 rll8.1 rll5.2 95.4 rl38.1 rll6.8 rll2.2 rll2.3 rl30.0 rl25.7 104.1 81.4 rl29.0 rl08.6 rl56.1 rl27.4 rl53.7 rl31.1 104.6 rl04.2 rl21.0 rl04.5 rl02.6 rl56.0 167.8 rll7.7 r!09.1 r97.0 rll8.3 rll5.5 r94.1 rl40.6 120.1 117.8 113.5 rl30.6 125.1 105.1 79.1 131.4 rll2.2 rl55.4 rl23.0 155.5 rl32.1 118.6 110.0 98.1 119.3 115.8 96.2 141.5 do do do do do.... do do.... do do do do do do do do do do 111.8 108.2 107.2 118.2 119.6 78.9 139.1 99.9 115.3 110.6 117.2 95.6 94.0 66.1 114.3 104.1 139.0 126.8 135.4 122.3 104.7 107.0 133.8 111.3 102.9 152.1 162.5 rl04.9 123.5 rl07.2 rl02.2 rl57.2 102.7 1967=100.. 156.1 157.2 165.6 166.3 166.7 167.1 do do do do do do do.... do do do do do do do do do do do do 151.9 156.0 153.4 158.7 147.2 139.3 161.3 166.2 170.9 163.5 155,2 163.5 161.3 164.4 134.5 175.6 160.5 228.9 160.2 153.2 153.0 156.9 154.4 159.6 148.2 140.3 162.6 167.5 171.6 162.7 155.6 166.7 162.8 165.9 135.1 177.3 162.2 229.5 162.7 154.7 161.5 165.2 162.2 167.1 155.1 149.2 172.0 177.7 179.8 191.4 162.8 168.7 171.3 174.1 139.9 186.8 174.4 246.5 176.8 161.6 162.1 165.8 162.7 167.6 155.4 149.3 173.1 179.0 180.7 189.2 165.5 172.1 172.2 175.0 140.6 187.8 176.1 248.7 179.0 162.0 162.6 166.2 162.4 167.3 154.7 149.0 174.9 181.0 180.8 186.5 168.2 173.3 173.2 175.9 141.2 188.8 176.3 248.9 179.5 163.7 163.4 166.5 162.3 167.2 155.2 149.3 176.1 182.2 180.0 183.0 168.5 173.2 173.8 176.0 142.1 188.6 177.9 249.4 181.9 165.2 ..1967=$1.00.. $0,641 $0,636 $0,604 $0,601 $0,600 $0,598 Jan. Feb. p/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE--Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES--Con. do.... do do do.... do.... do.... do do do ..do do.... do.... do.... BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL do do do do do do do.... do.... do MINING UTILITIES 131.1 125.7 105.6 79.5 112.0 155.3 120.9 133.2 103.1 99.6 157.5 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: Special group indexes: PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 31,344 1 1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1976 1975 ITEM Jan. Dec. Feb. Jan. Feb. p/ CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public)............................thous Privately owned do.. One-family structures .do.. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned do.. One-family structures do.. NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total .... do.. One-family structures. .do.. Manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes: Unadjusted. .do.. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates .do.. 56.9 56.1 39.8 56.2 54.7 40.0 97.2 96.9 71.6 r77.0 r76.1 r55.6 r72.3 r71.9 r52.8 91.9 90.2 72.8 1,005 748 953 722 1,381 1,048 rl,283 r962 rl,224 r950 1,555 1,303 689 508 701 515 1,085 787 1,028 766 rl,120 r828 1,127 860 11.7 185 14.7 219 16 4 8 232 14.0 228 15.3 263 166.3 106.2 167 .8 106 .7 178.2 107.7 178.6 107.3 179.8 107.6 180 .7 108 .0 159.64 102.01 159. 92 101. 67 69,88 02.65 170.35 102.37 173.12 103.60 173. 38 103. 63 138,38 88.42 138. 59 88. 11 52.76 92.30 153.12 92.02 154.08 92.21 154. 28 92. 22 108.9 94.5 118.9 107 .0 90 .7 118 .4 108.8 92.9 119.8 109.3 r94.3 119.7 rll0.5 r95.5 rl20.9 110 .8 95 .3 121 .5 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars.. 1967=100 1967 dollars ...do.. Gross avg. weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted...................,.. .. 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted. Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Indexes of aggregate weekly hours, seasonally adjusted: Private nonagric. prod, workers on payrolls, total...1967=100 Goods-producing industries do.. Service-producing industries do.. T/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. USC0MM--DC--31,344 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail •CA-UT/O/v ^e-i^6 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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