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US. DEPARTMENT OF GOMIVIERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
600
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
1600
Weekly
(Wednesday data)

Monthly
(average of Wednesday data)

. (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

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Data: Federal Reserve Board

THOUSANDS
1,4001
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION

Monthly

• (Passenger cars)

THOUSANDS
350

Weekly

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300

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1979

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Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc.

1967=100
3001
CONSUMER PRICES

MILLION
3.0
PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS

275

2.5

(seas.adj., at annual rates)

2.0
1.5
1.0
5 I, 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 i 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 M 1 1 I 1 I I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I I I I 1 1

1977
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor

1978

1979

1980

1977

1978

: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

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




1979

1980

0

WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

2

Feb. 24
SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials.
,
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs

270.3
262.1
275 .9

270.9
262.0
277.1

291.3
258.5
316.1

296.0
262.6
321.3

295.0
254.2
326.9

thous.

364

35 7

493

418

412

3,307
3,147
123

3,190
3,033
100

3,678
3,482
177

3,693
3,498
223

111,153
127,213
40,878
35 7

111,057
125,889
39,726
89

121,072
134,968
43,914
556

121,719
134,450
42,360
-171

100,984
76,160
447,966
36,186
133,825
82,236

98,606
76,032
444,5 32
36,132
134,097
82,372

106,631
73,315
506,948
35,380
157,828101,317

106,196
72,990
506,068
35,358
159,300
101,565

9.65
99,07
110.51

9.73
96.28
107.26

12.43
115.72
130.88

13,735
45,270
175,778
8,498

12,645
43,475
184,666
8,691

2,604

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/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks "(Stand. & Poor's) 4/. .1941-43=10.
Industrial, 400 stocks
do...

Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/

thous. sh. tons.
mil. kw.-hr.
number.
thous. bbl.
thous. sh. tons.
percent.

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

Feb. 23

1967=100.
do...
do —

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

PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/

Feb. 16

Mar. 3

bil.

Mar. 1
294.2
253.7
325.8

169

121,962
137,490
44,002
0

el21,556
135,521
42,763
-252

12.74
118.44
134.47

13.18
116.47
132.44

13.54
112,38
127.95

13,905
47,540
133,733
e8,524

14,785
46,274
134,933
e8,524

15,675
44,076
157,439
e8,524

145,351

2,692
89.6

2,455
84.0

2,469
84.5

2,432
83.2

2,491
85.2

16.5

16.8

17.1

18.1

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
1978

1979

ITEM
Dec.

Jan.

Oct.

Nov.

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED
(CPI-W)
1967=100..
ALL ITEMS, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U) 1/
do
Special group indexes:
All items less food
do....
All items less medical care
do....
Commodities
do.
Nondurables
do.
Nondurables less food....
do....
Durables
do.
Commodities less food
do.
Servi ces
do....
Services less rent
do....

202.9
202.9

204.7
204.7

225.6
225.4

227 . 6
227 . 5

230.0
229.9

233.3
233.2

198.6
201.5
194.2
198.8
180.0
181.2
181.3
219.2
228.2

199.8
203,2
195.8
201.0
180.3
182.0
181.9
221.1
230.4

221.8
224.1
215.6
224.5
211.3
196.0
203.4
243.6
255.1

224 . 1
226 . 2
217 . 4
225 . 8
212 . 9
198 . 4
205 . 4
246 . 2
258 .2

226,
228,
219,
228,
215,
199.
207.
249.
261.

229.9
231.9
222.4
232.0
220.5
201.3
210.4
253.1
266.1

Food
Food at home
Housing
Shelter
;
Rent
Homeownership
Fuel and utilities...
Fuel oil and coal
Gas and electricity
Household furnishings and operations

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

219.4
217.9
211.5
221.0
169.5
239.5
219.9
311.8
236.2
184.0

223.9
223.1
213.1
222.8
170.3
241.6
221.5
316.4
239.5
184.8

238.2
235.4
2/237.7
251.5
3/181.4
276.7
4/252.9
5/470.8
272.5
2/193.3

239
236
240
255
182
282
252
477
267
195

1
0
8
9
1
4
0
4
3
1

241
238.
243.
259.
182.
286.
255.
488.0
270.8
195.8

243.8
240.6
247.3
264.0
184.1
292.5
258.6
514.0
273.0
196.9

Apparel and upkeep
Transportation
Private
New cars
Used cars
Public
Medical care

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

163.2
192.6
192.5
159,8
194.0
189.1
227.8

160.7
193.9
193.8
161,2
193.6
190.0
230.7

171.0
222.7
223.1
167.5
199.9
209.1
245.9

171
224
225
170.
198
216.
248.

7
9
0
6
4
5
0

172.2
227.7
227.5
171.7
198.2
223.0
250.7

171.0
233.5
233.5
173.9
197.2
226.8
253.9

1967=$ 1.00..

$0,493

.489

3.440

$0,435

$0,429

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y —
Consumer prices

r_/ Revised. 1/ Beginning Jan. 1978, data are for consumer price index all urban consumers. 2/ Includes TV and sound equipment and repairs
formerly in "health and recreation." 3/ Residential. 4/ Includes additional items not previously priced. 5/ Includes bottled gas.




MONTHLY

BUSINESS

STATISTICS—Continued

Jan.

3

Oct.

Dec.

CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total (private and public)
Privately owned
One-family structures
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total privately owned
One-family structures
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS (16,000 permit-issuing places):
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total
One-family structures

thous ,
do..,
do..,

121.4
119.5
81.4

88.4
88.2
57.5

169.0
169.0
107.9

119.2
118,7
r72.0

do..,
do.. ,

r2,052
rl,495

rl,727
rl,175

rl,710
rl,139

rl,522
r980

rl,517
rl,036

1,827
1,268

1,451
929

1,542
927

1,263
751

rl,244
r780

do..
do..

17.0
r287

rl9.2
r295

27.2
r287

19.8
r251

14.6
241

New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations,
estimated total
mil. $

8,426

6,678

9,626

r7,615

5,077

uo,.
do..,
do..,

1,692
5,117
1,617

1,420
3,960
1,298

1,844
6,100
1,682

rl,469
r4,854
rl,292

1,100
3,026
951

mil. $,
do,.
do..,
do..,
do. .
do..
do..,

113,248
203.092
144^438
5,309
981
34,086
258,061

101,765
176,356
124,481
5,364
1,411
29,036
258,293

105,151
191,304
134,689
5,089
1,306
32,840
261,568

103,216
185,166
130,639
4,562
786
30,612
264,662

122,796
219,175
155,717
5,956
862
35,894
267,383

do. .
do..

77,865
141,940

76,480
142,539

74,030
154,659

72,559
158,937

74,613
159,955

Loans (adjusted), total 2/
Commercial and industrial
For purchasing or carrying securities
To nonbank financial institutions
Real estate loans
Other loans

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

347,246
134,038
10,655
24,166
80,655
119,560

341,886
131,604
10,979
23,297
81,849
124,743

387,169
152,749
9,810
26,492
95,948
123,935

385,653
151,006
9,882
26,053
97,236
122,402

402,052
158,296
10,271
27,383
99,799
138,138

Investments, total
U.S. Government securities
Other securities

do. .
dp..
do..

97,953
35,549
62,404

98,848
34,984
63,864

106,098
35,281
70,817

106,356
35,782
70,574

108,046
36,090
71,956

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES:
Unadjusted
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates

By purpose of loan:
liOrne construction.
Home purchase
All other purposes

do..,
do..

r90.3
r90.. 1
r56.9

FINANCE
Large commercial banks of Federal Reserve System
condition, Wednesday nearest end of the month:
Deposits:
Demand, adjusted 1/
Demand, total 2/
,
,.,
!!?>!
Individuals, partnerships, and corp
State and local governments
U.S. Government
Domestic commercial banks
Time, total 2/
Individuals, partnerships, and corp:
Savings
Other time

1978
Aug.

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, supply, demand, and stocks:
New supply, total 3/
mil. bbl.
Production:
Crude petroleum
do...
Natural-gas plant liquids
....do...
Imports:
Crude and unfinished oils.
do...
Refined products
do. ..
Change in stocks, all oils (decrease,-)
do...
Demand, total
Exports:
Crude petroleum
Refined products
Domestic product demand, total 2/
Gasoline
Kerosene
Distillate fuel oil
Residual fuel oil
Jet fuel
Lubricants
Asphalt.
Liquefied gases
r/ Revised,
separately.

Sept. TJ

June

Aug.

July

477.9
87

474.0

483.8
91

462.2
90

578.5

583.1

550.5

558.0

271.5
50.0

264.0
48.0

252.3
50.5

259.0
52.7

269.7
52.1

201.1
55.9
-1.0

212.3
58.8
41.5

199.5
48.3
31.2

192.6
53.7
45.8

210.3
50.1
24.1

do....

590.5

552.9

543.9

539.7

574.5

do....
do....

5.6
7.1

7.5
6.8

7.0
6.6

7.6
8.0

7.5
6.5

577.8
245.6
3.5
86.8
90.8
34.9
5.8
24.3
33.7

538.6
223.3
5.2
79.9
81.5
32.3
5.1
19.9
40.0

530.2
216.9
4,
81
76,
32,
5,
19.9
38.6

524.1
213.8
4.0
79.1
71.4
34.3
5.5
19.8
42.8

560.5
228.9
5.0
85.9
76.8
33.7
5.8
23.0
44.7

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

1/ Other than domestic interbank and U.S. Gov't., less cash items in process of collection. 2/ Includes data not shown
_3_/ Includes small amounts of "other hydrocarbons and hydrogen refinery input," not shown separately.




MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1979

1978
Sept.

Oct.

METALS AND MANUFACTURES
STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS:
...thous. short tons.
Total (all grades)
By products:
Semifinished products. ... . . „ „ „.. .. .. ... = = = = = ..do.
...
Structural shapes (heavy) , steel piling.. „ . .. . ..do.
.
.do.
Plates.
.do.
Rails and accessories
Bars and tool steel, total.................. a ... .do.
Bars:
Hot rolled (incl. light shapes)............. .do.
Reinforcing................................. .do.
Pipe and tubing................................. .do.
Wire and wire products.......................... .do.
Tin mi 11 products ............................... .do.
Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total...... .do.
Sheets: Hot rolled........................... .do.
Cold rolled.......................... .do.

7,813

8,196

7,929

423
424
690
145
1,370

461
424
746
154
1,430

513
462
773
173
1,349

313
744
181
1,459

421
476
709
167
1,318

796
411
652
199
410
3,499
1,292
1,398

856
408
619
184
524
3 653
1 384
1,420

756
411
659
193
543
3,263
1,185
1,298

793
468
723
218
522
3,512
1,291
1,395

701
444
66 3
179
468
2,984
1,071
1,197

.mil.
...do.
...do.
...do.
...do.

35 2 90
335 9 5
188 85
164 60
,897.9

301.15
238.70
218.50
196.95
2,980.6

475.10
397.60
273.60
243.55
4,283.9

476.35
354.65
289.40
266.80
4,470.8

r352.40
r283.55
r267.15
r241.95
r4,556.1

p293.80
p259.75
p306.65
p266.00
p4,543.2

Metal forming type tools:
Orders, new (net), total............................do.
Domestic ......................... .... .............do.
Shipments, total....................................do.
Domestic............................
...........do.
Order backlog end of month............. 0 ............do.

88 15
81 45
85 55
70 85
528.9

80.25
73.75
91.40
74.40
517.7

70.50
54.25
73.20
60.00
620.8

88.70
83.40
90.65
83.50
618.9

r80.50
r67.95
r94.15
r84.95
r605.2

p98.55
p84.40
p84.40
p73.75
p619.4

MACHINE TOOLS:
Metal cutting type tools:
Orders, new (net), total.....
Domestic...................
Shipments, total.............
Domestic...................
Order backlog, end of month..

r/

Revised.

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