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MAY 10, 1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS " " ^ t e s O* * A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967=100 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 170 (E. E. I. seas. a d j . i n d e x ) 160 Monthly i i i ii i i i i i 1971 Data: Fdison F.iectric Inst. 1972 1973 Billion $ 90 Billion $ 130 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) 80 j 1974 F M A M J Dollars 4.40 i J A S O N D Hours 48 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS 46 yv 70 Inventories _ (right scale) \ Shipments - (left scale) r 60 44 / L J w / 42 — 40 Average / 50 1 1 1 1 1 1 11111111111 11 1 11 1971 i i i i i 1 i ii ii ii ii i I i i i i i 1972 1973 IData: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Billion $ 100 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seas, adj., at annual rates) (right scale) Week 1972 1973 1974 1973 1974 Billion $ 15.0 80 140 Per I i i i i i 1 i i i i ii iI ii ii ii Ii ii i 3 8i i 1974 Billion $ 160 Hours CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (seasonally adjusted) Extended Private 80 Residential, (right scale) i i i i i I i 1971 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce - 60 - 40 Nonfarm 20 i I I i I I l I i I i I I I I I M 1973 1974 1971 Data: Federal Reserve Board • A v a i l a b l e o n l y w i t h subscription t o t h e S U R V E Y O F C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S , this S u p p l e m e n t provides selected w e e k l y a n d m o n t h l y d a t a s u b s e q u e n t t o t h o s e p u b l i s h e d in t h e latest m o n t h l y S U R V E Y 1972 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1974 1973 ITEM Apr. 28 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2J May 5 Apr. 13 Apr. 20 Apr. 27 .1967=100. 153.5 156.2 229.8 231.0 231.7 mil. $. do... 9,552 6,014 9,709 6,339 10,601 7,416 10,092 6,756 10,111 6,763 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. 195 1,752 1,595 217 214 1,689 1,539 200 2 79 2,585 2,269 224 255 2,34a 2,233 184 235 mil. $. do... do... do... 66,296 81,390 32,402 338 66,133 81,418 32,502 231 72,008 85,286 35,179 236 72,616 87,387 36,308 394 72,308 87,513 36,109 190 do... do... do... do... do... do... 96,661 58,181 322,474 24,873 102,014 48,215 97,247 58,095 322,578 24,495 102,487 48,200 102,732 58,395 366,302 25,694 119,040 56,242 102,783 58,036 368,604 24,783 120,699 56]464 100,378 57,926 365,371 23,431 120,1.06 56•716 percent. 1941-43=10. do... 7.62 108.34 121.31 7.59 108.43 121.41 8.49 92.40 103.42 8.50 94.36 105.80 8.55 90.30 101.43 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3_/ Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: kj Demand deposits, adjusted Savings deposits Loans and investments, gross adjusted, total U.S. Government obligations Commercial and industrial loans (gross) Real estate loans (gross) Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/ Industrial, 425 stocks 170 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.. 11,825 32,793 215,444 9,340 11,520 32,85/ 210,737 9,374 12,170 33,280 133,603 9,016 12,965 32,654 160,198 9,035 12,960 33,209 171,846 9,076 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 2,987 122.4 16.5 2,981 122.2 2,904 119.0 16.1 2,895 118.7 2,907 119.2 17.2 1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2_/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 16.6 3/ Daily average. 16.6 Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. 9,216 7,008 4,023 3,328 1,862 360 1,051 10,030 7,608 4,316 3,559 2,063 418 1,154 2,422 10,686. 8,240 4,286 3,464 2,393 622 1,286 r2,446 9,368 7,110 3,639 2,953 2,155 509 1,183 2,258 r9,189 r6,738 r3,291 r2,667 r2,174 r553 rl,170 r2,451 136.4 104.1 61.5 49.4 5.2 14.9 32.3 137.5 103.8 60.7 49.6 26.7 5.5 15.1 33.6 133.4 39.6 52.7 42.0 28.8 7.1 15.7 33.8 132.8 98.4 50.4 39.7 29.4 6.9 16.3 34.4 rl34.9 99.2 49.9 39.3 30.7 r8.0 rl6.6 r35. 7 145 147 158 159 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.) TOTAL mil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do... Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ do... Industrial do... Commer c ial do... Public, total do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do... Nonresidential buildings, total 1_/ do... Industrial do... Commercial do... Public, total do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100. 2,208 26.2 rl61 1974 1973 Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 89,686 87,325 82,814 3,131 79,683 4,512 89,823 87,473 83,299 3,295 80,004 4,174 91,354 89,096 84,088 3,197 80,891 5,008 91,692 89,434 84,294 3,283 81,011 5,140 91,884 89,633 84,878 3,334 81,544 4,755 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed xj Revised. 11,617 1_/ Except farm and public utilities. thous do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued | 1974 1973 ITEM Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. £_/ 88,162 83,782 3,469 80,313 4,380 869 88,272 83,854 3,356 80,498 4,418 787 90,543 85,811 3,794 82,017 4,732 768 90,556 85,803 3,852 81,951 4,753 830 90,496 85,863 3,699 82,164 4,633 815 90,313 85,775 3,511 82,264 4,538 857 5.0 3.4 4.9 14.2 4.4 9.0 2.5 2.9 5.5 4.9 8.7 4.6 4.4 5.0 3.4 4.8 15.2 4.5 9.2 2.4 3.1 5.4 4.9 9.3 4.4 3.8 5.2 3.4 5.2 15.6 4.7 9.4 2.3 3.2 6.0 5.3 9.1 5.1 5.0 5.2 3.5 5.1 15.3 4.7 9.2 2.4 3.2 6.1 5.4 7.9 5.3 5.1 5.1 3.4 5.0 15.0 4.6 9.4 2.4 2.8 6.1 5.1 8.4 5.2 5.0 5.0 3.6 4.9 13.8 4.5 8.7 2.5 2.8 6.4 5.3 10.3 5.0 5.0 74,914 61,340 41,697 23,857 610 75,105 61,491 41,764 23,906 608 r76,526 62,642 42,636 24,296 654 r76,813 r62,819 r42,915 r24,317 r656 r76,785 r62,746 r42,892 r24,227 r656 76,911 62,817 42,888 24,231 658 3,604 19,643 11,463 8,180 3,571 19,727 11,534 8,193 3,636 20,006 11,774 8,232 r3,757 r19,904 rll,683 r8,221 r3,717 rl9,854 r11,644 r8,210 3,644 19,929 11,722 8,207 51,057 4,580 16,163 4,029 12,134 51,199 4,591 16,217 4,044 12,173 r52,230 4,684 16,417 4,184 12,233 r52,496 r4,691 rl6,472 r4,192 rl2,280 r52,558 r4,675 rl6,480 r4,183 rl2,297 52,680 4,669 16,518 4,187 12,331 4,024 12,716 13,574 2,631 10,943 4,031 12,746 13,614 2,628 10,986 4,109 13,136 rl3,884 r2,651 11,233 r4,124 rl3,215 rl3,994 2,670 rll,324 r4,128 rl3,236 rl4,039 r2,675 rll,364 4,132 13,267 14,094 2,667 11,427 50,830 14,451 8,425 50,947 14,521 8,483 51,781 14,682 8,624 r5l,948 rl4,563 r8,524 r5l,845 rl4,528 r8,495 51,904 14,601 8,574 .hours.. 37.1 37.0 40.9 3.9 41.6 4.1 39.8 3=5 33.4 37.2 37.0 40.9 4.1 41.8 4.4 39.8 3.6 33.4 36.7 36.2 40.3 3.4 40.8 3.5 39.6 3.4 32.8 r37.0 r37. 7 40.5 3.5 41.1 3.6 39.6 3.3 r33.0 36.8 37.2 r40.4 r3.6 40.9 r3.7 39.5 3.3 r32.9 36.6 36.1 39.5 2.8 39.9 2.8 38.9 2.7 33.1 dollars.. 3.81 4.54 6.31 3.98 4.92 3.13 3.54 3.30 3.84 4.59 6.35 4.01 4.97 3.15 3.58 3.32 4.02 4.97 6.69 4.20 5.20 3.33 3.73 3.49 4.04 r4.96 6.72 4.20 r5.24 3.34 r 3.72 3.52 r4.07 r4.98 r6.78 4.23 r5.26 r3.36 r3.74 r3.54 4.08 5.03 6.82 4.24 5.29 3.37 3.75 3.56 143.3 142.5 152.6 140.4 152.1 140.2 136.9 143.6 144.4 144.0 153.4 141.1 154.6 141.2 139.1 144.7 151.7 154.2 160.5 148.5 161.1 148.8 145.2 152.1 rl52.5 rl54.8 rl62.5 149.3 rl62.2 r149.1 rl45.2 rl52.9 rl53.5 rl55.8 rl63.6 r150.1 rl63.0 rl50.1 rl45.6 rl53.9 154.6 157.3 164.2 151.5 163.8 150.9 146.7 155.0 109.9 101.6 110.4 102.5 1.11.0 101.8 rill.8 rlOl.5 rill.2 rl00.9 110.5 99-4 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS--Con. LABOR FORCE, total—Con. .thous.. Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): ..do White Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers... SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS of nonagric. estab., total .thous.. Nonmanufacturing industries ..do Contract construction ..do Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc... ..do... . Services Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments (seas, adj.): .thous. . Average weekly hours per worker, seas, adj.: Nondurable goods Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls Manufacturing Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc....do Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy: Current dollars 1967-100.. Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc...do Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours, production or nonsupervisory workers, seasonally adj.: Manufacturing xj Revised. 11,617 £_/ Preliminary. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1973 Apr. Apr. Jan Feb. 161,491 131,02.2 178,686 146,575 177,522 145,92 7 177,572 145,768 13,661 12,014 12,375 13,237 11,22 7 11,875 13,246 13,405 13,465 1.2,061 13,714 12,797 13,541 12,870 13,823 13,206 58.67 64.41 40.57 38.97 69.42 51.39 55.77 36.85 35.28 64.80 50.01 54.02 36.26 35.27 62.81 52.15 56.80 38.39 35.22 64.47 170.80 149.10 98.80 83.95 888.6 159.95 145.90 76.30 68.80 972.2 169.55 144.95 84.1.0 72.50 1,539.2 rl74.05 rl49.25 r95.85 r86.30 rl,617.4 p255« 75 P219.35 pl29.40 pllO.95 pi,743.8 76.70 72.05 35.35 33.55 375.4 80.95 74.45 30.60 28.60 425.8 41.80 39.85 38.50 34.85 623.9 r45.75 r38.05 r37.95 r33.05 r63U7 p67.00 p56.95 p47.45 p40.60 p651.2 Mar. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT-AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM) : 159,320 Total outstanding, end of month................oo,»..mil. $. Installment credit, total. ... .......u... .do..» 129,375 Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: 13,681 Extended, total „00000CB0..0.000000000«...........«.....do... 12,265 Repaid, total. ..... .do. .. Seasonally adjusted: Extended , total. . . .do. „ . 13,852 11,808 Repaid, total..........................................do.... SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes: Composite................................. 12/31/65=50» 60.15 Industrial............. ... „....................do... 66.20 Transportation.................................do... 40.92 39.13 Utility........................................do... 72.32 F inanee.......................... .„„.„..„do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total...................... mil. $. Domestic.................................... ..do... Shipments, total.............................. ..do... ..do... Domestic.................................... ..do... Order backlog, end of month........... Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total................. .......do Domestic. ........a..................do Shipments, total do Domestic .do Order backlog, end of month...............«„„„„„.... .do rj Revised. j>/ Preliminary. USC0MM--DC—11,617 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 First-Class Mail OV-UTIQV ^e-191 6 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 49.21 53.95 35.8 7 32.59 58.72
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