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IVlareh 27, 1981

WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
650
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
(Weekly Reporting M ember Banks of Federal Reserve
600
550

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
650
Monthiy
(average of Wednesday data)

System)

-—«—^^^

500
450

—

—

—
_

400
350

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1978

1 1 1 1

1979

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1980

1981

J F M A M J

J A S O N

D

Data: Federal Reserve Board

MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS

MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS
20
RAW STEEL PRODUCTION

Weekly

Monthly

(Ingots and all other forms)

16

vV
4 1 I I I I I I I I M

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1978

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1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I

1979

I I I I M

1980

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1981

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BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2,200

_ (seas, adj., at annual rate)

2,000

MILLION
3.0
PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS
2.5

(seas.adj., at annual rates)

1,800
2.0
1,600
1.5
1,400
•y

.

Wage and Salary
Disbursements
(right scale)
I I I I I II i I I II I I II I I I I I II

1978
Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

.-**"*

1979

1980

I M
1 I Ii lI lI I I I I I

1981

1,200

1.0

1,000

.5

I M
I I Ii lI lI I I I I I

I I I I I II

1978

1979

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly
In the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.




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1980

I

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A S O N D

Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
2,800
PERSONAL INCOME

n

11 i

1111

1981

WEEKLY

BUSINESS

STATISTICS1

1980

1981

ITEM
Mar. 15

Mar. 22
281.2
241.1
312.7

1967=100
doB.
do..

286.0
245.0
318.2

thous

398

393

INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do..
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)......do..
FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet).....number

3,705
3,414
174

3,633
3,332
238

122,444
134,969
42,409
78

122,783
137,163
43,445
180

107,261
72,132
513,043
36,099
161,634
103,126

Mar. 21

433

414

386

4,218
3,625
236

4,134
3,541
345

319

291

131,989
140,696
39,037
-165

131,667
140,404
40,176
697

132,388
139,184
39,087
219

el32,772
141,438
39,715
224

102,923
71,590
511,136
34,631
162,354
103,466

95,658
75,072
541,405
40,816
169,482
113,681

96,718
76,694
546,104
42,629
169,983
113,835

99,256
76,711
540,496
41,986
168,936
114,015

13.72
106.87
121.42

13.67
104.31
118.27

14.30
128.52
146.03

14.44
130.86
148.53

14.27
129.95
147.36

17,029
43,076
149,603
8,712

16,390
42,125
140,923
8,712

18,925
42,427
129,324
e8,572

18,950
43,190

17,510
42,743

e8,572

e8,587

....thous. sh. tons.
percent.

2,580
88.3

2,589
88.6

2,551
85.2

2,560
85.5

2,570
85.8

...bil.

19.3

19.5

19.4

19.2

18.9

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

percent
1941-43=10
do..

PRODUCTION:
....thous. sh s tons..
Bituminous coal
mil. kw.-hr..
Electric power, by utilities
...
number..
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
thous. bbl..
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/

„

Mar. 14
273.8
253.1
288.9

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

Mar. 7
272.1
253.1
286.0

SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials

Steel, raw
„
Rate of capability utilization 5/

Feb. 28

aese

275.7
259.8
287.1

275.1
254.4
290.3

14.08
134.22
151.92

2,620
87.5

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

1979

ITEM

1980

III

II

III

IV r/

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, CURRENT DOLLARS, TOTAL
bil.
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do
Durable goods, total
do
Motor vehicles and parts
do
Furniture and household equipment
do
Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes
Food
Gasoline and oil
Services, total
Household operation
Housing
Transportation
Gross private domestic investment, total..
Fixed investment
Nonresidential
Residential.
Change in business inventories
Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports
Gov T t purchase of goods and services, total
Federal
National defense
State and local
r/

Revised.




2,441.1
1,529.1
213.3
94.7
82.4

2,496.3
1,582.3
216.1
95.4
83.8

2,571.7
1,631.0
220.9
100.6
83.6

2,564.8
1,626.8
194.4
77.5
81.3

2,637.3
1,682.2
208.8
87.0
84.6

2,730.6
1,751.0
223.3
94.6
88.9

do
do
do
.do

611.5
100.
314.
72.

639.2
102.5
329.0
77.6

661.1
102.2
336.2
89.4

664.0
102.3
338.4
90.9

674.2
105.3
347.7
85.3

702.2
109.4
360.4
90.5

do
do
do
do

704.3
99.5
244.9
58.2

727.0
102.7
253.0
59.9

749.0
104.2
259.8
61.4

768.4
109.3
267.3
61.6

799.2
116.1
275.7
65.8

824.2
116.9
285.3
67.5

do
do
do
do,
do

421.7
408.3
288.5
119.8
13.3

410.0
410.8
290.2
120.6

415.6
413.1
297.8
115.2
2.5

390.9
383.5
289.8
93.6
7.4

377.1
393.2
294.0
99.2
-16.0

397.7
415.1
302.1
113.0
-17.4

17.9
293.1
275.2

7.6
306.3
298.7

8.2
337.3
329.1

17.1
333.3
316.2

44.5
342.4
297.9

23.3
346.1
322.7

475.4
165.1
112.0
310.4

496.4
178.1
118.7
318.3

516.8
190.0
125.0
326.8

530.0
198.7
128.7
331.3

533.5
194.9
131.4
338.6

558.6
212.0
141.6
346.6

........do
do
do
do
do
do,
do

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1979

1980

ITEM

III

IV

I

II

IV

III

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES--Con.
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, 1972 DOLLARS, TOTAL,,
bil. $..
Personal consumption expenditures,.total.„
do....

1,490.6
941.6
146.0
361.3
434.3

1,501.9
943.4
145.4
361.5
436.5

1,463.3
919.3
126.2
356.6
436.5

...do
...do....
...do....
...do....
...do....

232.6
225.0
166.4
58.6

221.5
222.2
164.1
58.1

218.3
219.2
165.0
54.2

200.5
199.2
156.1
43.1

7.6

-.7

-.9

1.3

44.7
-5. 0

200.5
207.6
157.0
50.6
-7.2

...do
...do....
... do

41.1
151.3
110.2

42.2
154.8
112.6

50.1
165.9
115.8

51.7
160.5
108.9

57.6
160. 5
102. 8

48.5
157.4
108.9

281.1
99.9
181.2

285.3
103.1
182,2

290.1
107.6
182.5

291.9
110.7
rl81.2

288 e 2
106. 9
181. 3

289.8
107.4
I82o4

1,986.2
1,476.7
132.9
30.2
102.7

r2,031.3
1,518.1
136.3
29.5
106.8

2,088.5
1,558.0
133.7
25.7
107.9

2,070.0
1,569.0
124.9
23.3
101.6

2,122. 4
1,597. 4
129. 7

2,204.5
1,661.8

107. 6

134.0
22.5
111.6

30.3

31.0

31.2

31.5

32. 0

32.4

262.0
88.4
173.6
-46.5
-16.1
146.8

255.4
87.2
168.2
-50.8
-15.1
156.5

277.1
94.2
182.9
-61.4
-15.4
165.4

217.9
71.5
146.5
-31.1
-17.6
175.3

237. 6

78.5
159. 1
-41. 7
-17. 9
185. 3

249.2
85.1
164.1
-48.4
-17.8
193.3

1,972.2
308.4
1,663.8
1,574.5
89.3

2,032.0
321.8
1,710.1
1,629.4
80.7

2,088.2
323.1
1,765.1
1,678.7
86.4

2,114.5
330.3
1,784.1
1,674.1
110.0

2,182. 1
341. 5
1,840. 6
1,729. 2
111. 4

...do....
...do
Gross private domestic investment, total
Fixed investment
Nonresidential
Residential

Net exports of goods and services
Imports

Gov't purchases of goods and services, total.. ...do
Federal
...do
...do
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL.

...do....
...do....
Proprietors income, total 1/
...do....
Farm.
. s ..
...do
...do
Rental income of persons with capital consumption
1

Corp. profits, total 1/
Profits before tax, total
Profits after tax, total

Net interest
PERSONAL INCOME, QUARTERLY TOTAL
Equals:

Disposable personal income

Equals:

Personal saving

1,485.6

1,488.2
933.4
146.7
355.4
431.3

... do....
... do....
...do
...do
...do....
t8Sdo,..8
...do
...do
...do
...do
...do

1,471. 9
930. 8
132. 6
354. q
443. 3
195. 3
200. ?,
155. S

22. 1

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:

Feb.

2,256.2
359.2
1, 897.0
1, 799.4
97.6

1981

1980
Jan.

946.8
139.1
360.4
447.3

Nov.

Dec. r/

Jan.

Feb.

2,077.2
1,306.1
459.3
345.4
321.2
279.6
246.0
129.1

2,086.4
1,315.0
462.6
348.3
322.5
283.2
246.8
130.8

r2,257.6
1,400.4
485.2
366.2
341.4
310.5
263.3
143.5

2,276.6
1,411.2
491.1
369.9
341.7
313.7
264.8
145.0

2,298. 8
1,431. 9
500. 4
375. 5
347. 8
317. 8
265. 9
146. 6

2,313.7
1,438.9

27.6
109.5

25.2
108.2

r22.6
111.5

22.6
111.6

22. 1
111. 6

21.4
112.0

31.4
51.6
235.2
272.7
86.1
2,027.4

30.8
52.4
240.0
270.4
86.4
2,038.3

32.4
55.9
r269.4
313.2
91.4
r2,209.7

32.5
56.7
274.1
314.7
91.9
2,228.5

32.5
57.4
280. 3
318. 2
101. 8
2,250.9

32.7
58.2
286.4
318.0
101.9
266.4
2,

.bil. $..
...do
...do
...do....
... do
...do
...do....

1,756.9
1,676.7
1,629.3
232.0
657.0
740.4
80.2

1,763.3
1,671.7
1,623.9
218.9
658.8
746.2
91,6

rl,897.7
1,800.3
rl,752.0
223.4
706.8
r821.9
r97.4

1,913.1
1,819.7
1,771.0
224.2
713.1
833.7
93.3

rl,929. 6
rl,843. r;
rl,795. 0
r234. 2
r723. 8
r837. 0
r86. 1

1,942.8
1, 867.0
1,818.2
240.6
736.5
841.2
75.8

...do....
Personal consumption expenditures in 1972 dollars. ...do
...do....
...do....
...do
Implicit price deflator for personal consumption
expenditures
„
index, 1972=100..

1,028.9
954.2
153.7
364.4
436.1

1,020.7
940.0
144.4
360.8
434.7

rl,026.4
r947.6
139.0
362.4
r446.2

1,027.4
951.1
139.2
362.8
449.1

1,030. 1
958, 2
144 5

170.8

172.8

184.9

186.2

187. 3

Wage and salary disbursements, total

Government and government enterprises

.bil. $..
...do
...do....
...do
...do....
...do....
...do
...do

500.2
377.9
349.8
321.9
267.0
148.0

Proprietors' income 1/
...do
...do
Nonfarm
o
Rental income of persons with capital consumption
Dividends

...do
...do
...do....
Less: Personal contrib. for social insurance. ...do
Total nonfarm income
...do....
DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL INCOME

r/ Revised.

1/ With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustment.




365 9
447. 8

BUSINESS $TAT!S?ICS-~e©nt§nu®d
1980

ITEM
Jam

Feb.

Dec.

Nov.

Jan.

Feb.

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total (private and public)B.......... D................ thous.
P r i v a t e l y o w n e d . ,, <> <* oo0o0o <>., 0oo *oo0 „ „o „oo 0 » » o « , =, c«, „ <> <, O d o « . <*
One-family structures,,............................do...
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total privately o w n e d o . . o . . o . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oo .. O d o 0 . .
One-family structures,,0o e0 „ =>«,o = <= o » o o „o0 „o = 0., o <, „oo * „ O d o . . .
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS (16,000 permit-issuing p l a c e s ) :
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
T O t a l o . . „ . . . . . . . . . . . . „ o . . . . . o . . . . o . a . . . . o . . o . . o . o a . . .o d O „ . .

One-family structures,,..... „..... „ „.. „... „ „........O do 0 ..
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES:
Unadj ust ed,....„............. „....... „.... „........0o.„.do...
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates,.,.,,,,.,..^,^,,,,.^,.,
New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations,
estimated total. oo ..»„.„ „. .o . „.... „.......,„..o..„.omils $ 8
By purpose of loan:
Home construction..o »..o........ .............*>.....,.»do0 „ „
Home purchase....... . „..... „.. „. „.. „..........„.......do...
All other purposes,.,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,^^,,

73»4
73.1
49 O 3

80D6
79.9
49O9

113.5
112.9
71O2

r96.4
r95.9
r56 a 6

r82,6
r82,0
r48 o 2

72.1
47e5

1,389
965

1,273
777

1,550
1,019

rl,535
r974

rl,615
r992

1,218
779

1,271
780

1,168
708

1,355
812

1,235
743

rl,228
r715

1,143
672

18,3
261

18.9
274

17.8
239

16oO
261

15,8
233

4,116

4,344

6,574

981
2,316
819

928
2,544
872

1,391
3,821
1,362

ri ? 454
r3,748
rl,740

958
2,192
899

r214 o 3
rlCO
rl7.8
r788.9

rl85,7
r9.3
rl5,5
r768.2

rl51e7
r6.3
rl2,9
r570.5

rl45.7

rl53.0
r8 0 6
rl3.5
r575o2

4,049

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Trucks (new), retail sales and inventories, seasonally adj.:
Retail sales:
Light-duty, up to 14,000 lbs, GVWO „... „ „......„„„..a.thous.
Medium-duty, 14,001-26,000 lbso GVW Oo .. 0 .........„....do...
Heavy-duty, 26,001 lbs and over G V W . 0 0 0 , » 0 0 8 , . 0 0 8 8 0 0 8 e d o 8 o e
Retail inventories, end of period o ...................». o do 8 . „
r/

rl3.6
r590.5

Revised,

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