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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS May 1Z 1978 Annual Subscription: domestic, $1 5.00; foreign, $ 1 8 . 7 5 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES O F 400 I N D U S T R I A L S T O C K S 130 120 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly (avg. of daily close) - — - 110 100 - 90 - l 80 70 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1975 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1976 1 i i i i i 1977 1 1 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 , 1978 INDEX, 1967=100 J F M A M J J A S O N D INDEX, 1967=100 Data.- Ldison Eiecirie Inst. THOUSANDS Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data that are published monthly http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ in the S U R V E Y OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S . Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis THOUSANDS 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1977 ITEM Apr. 30 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores. . May 7 Apr. 15 Apr. 22 Apr. 29 1967=100. .do. .. ...do... 220.9 221.0 220.7 221.7 222.0 221.3 229.2 241.2 221.2 229.1 239.5 222.0 225.5 237.3 217.6 ...mil. $. . .do. . . 13,871 8,608 305 3,316 2,586 151 13,772 9,082 333 3,223 2,506 164 14,621 9,460 280 2,706 2,425 158 14,651 9,437 278 2,597 2,325 150 15,208 9,437 94,108 111,292 35,240 164 94,233 115,390 35,831 302 103,389 114,340 36,040 103,555 116,467 37,786 349 103,251 118,551 37,046 35 109,800 94,700 403,725 47,696 117,447 65,432 106,486 94,904 406,217 48 s 413 117,998 65,545 116,375 94,054 443,442 46,698 129,974 77,239 115,644 93,367 447,204 46,063 130,740 77,550 8.46 97.96 108.50 8.47 99.96 110.70 8.87 90.11 99.08 8.89 93,86 103.38 8.93 96.82 106.80 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials..... 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. 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. . . 144 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. 15,305 36,438 198,588 8,052 13,590 37,438 211,682 8,016 15,065 37,266 213,455 8,882 15,220 38,196 213,522 8,882 15,100 37,753 214,565 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. .percent, 2,624 83.9 2,677 85.6 2,679 88.2 2,709 89.1 2,739 90.1 bil. 17.3 17.7 17.8 18.3 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 8,882 \j 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, ef Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1978 1977 ITEM Feb. r/ Mar. r/ Dec. rj Jan. r/ Feb. i Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS uNUF ACTURERS ' SH IPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products 114,915 61,177 2,955 9,349 7,456 111.,358 58,,211 2,,772 8,,347 6,,815 105, 437 54, 426 2, 692 8,,305 6,,357 119,,488 62,,766 3,,072 9,,515 7,,457 125,217 67,412 3,425 9,873 7,828 do do do 755 6, 919 13, 677 10,550 7,115 15,408 10.,627 7,,566 13,,754 9, 285 7,,135 13, 140 11 ,,039 7,,826 15, 313 11,869 8,110 16,829 .do do do do 52, 257 15,,942 745 3,256 53,738 16,246 793 3,500 53,,147 16.,494 889 3;,437 51 j,011 15, 338 798 3,,216 56,,722 17,487 800 3,,562 57,805 17,670 872 3,653 4,,325 9,509 7, 871 3,,038 4,479 10,264 7,608 3,197 4,,282 9.,161 8,346 2,,980 4,,229 ,366 8,,005 2,820 4,,666 10,,368 8 ,151 , 3,,260 4,753 11,044 8,043 3,402 do 107,,184 111,090 117,,938 114 ,,322 119,,131 121,081 .......do . do . do . do 55,,620 2,,775 83 ,203 6,816 58,428 2,896 8,757 7,392 62,,130 3 ,223 9 ,166 7,,419 59,,973 3,,136 8,,776 7,,003 63,,077 3,,341 9,,591 7,,582 64,389 3,373 9,230 7,756 9,525 5,,816 13,,560 2,,318 9,731 6,944 14,500 2,401 10 ,670 7.,640 14 ,906 2 ,485 10,,051 7.,831 14,,420 2,,397 10,778 7,713 15,, 176 2,,441 10.968 7,917 15,818 2,642 . Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total 1/. Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery. Transportation equipment Instruments and related products........ tJ Revised. 44223 mil. $.. do do do do 107, 640 55, 383 2, 557 8, 151 6,,711 . . . . . do do do . . . . . .'.do do .do. . . . .do do.... 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued Feb. r/ Mar. r/ Dec. r/ 3 Jan. L/ Feb. r/ Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and .allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products.. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products. Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL... Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders .....do do do do do ....do.... ....do do . , .do do do ....do.... ....do.... do do do , do do.... ... do , . , do do . . do do . . , ,do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL . , do Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders.. do UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL... ....do By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do 51,564 15,776 781 3,265 4,260 9,287 7,673 3,002 52,662 16,175 813 3,305 4,421 9,597 7,726 3,035 55,808 16,844 884 3,600 4,558 10,104 8,299 3,270 54,,349 16,,100 836 ,535 4,,424 10,,223 8,080 ,086 56,,054 17,,343 840 3.,583 4,,593 10 ;,147 7.,953 3,,219 56,692 17,631 894 3,453 4,698 10,293 8,184 3,228 173,595 111,394 62,201 171,575 174,042 111,740 62,302 172,536 180,118 114,862 65,256 179,714 182,,745 116,,835 65,910 180,977 184,,450 118,,704 65,,746 182,393 185,371 119,811 65,560 183,776 110,242 4,064 17,750 14,088 24,466 14,096 20,815 5,344 110,579 4,006 17,693 14,105 24,600 14,404 20,725 5,410 115,424 4,259 17,779 14,760 26,379 15,433 21,258 5,727 116,, 278 4,,416 17,,555 14,,849 26 ;,731 15,,539 21.,443 5,,820 117.,511 4,,510 17.,185 15,,225 26,,924 15,,703 21;,867 5,,950 118,560 4,478 16,806 15,494 27,349 15,895 22,290 6,049 61,333 15,913 3,395 5,213 5,262 12,929 5,147 4,058 108,696 56,246 52,450 108,047 61,957 16,099 3,399 5,265 5,331 12,942 5,217 4,114 115,852 61,808 54,044 112,190 64,290 15,575 3,524 5,294 5,622 14,134 5,992 4,281 114,989 61,797 53,192 122,128 64 ;,699 15.,755 3.,427 5 ,432 5:,588 14.,167 6,,016 4,,356 109 ,738 58,,378 51 ,360 118 ,100 64,,882 15,,690 3,,419 5,,450 5,,632 14,,225 5,,986 4.,419 123,,292 66,462 56,,830 122.,815 65,216 16,056 3,372 5,487 5,639 14,473 5,607 4,345 129,765 71,693 58,072 125,895 56,426 8,694 6,783 9,654 6,970 13,637 51,621 11,163 40,458 59,294 8,970 7,502 9,,862 6,716 14,809 52,896 11,564 41,332 66,165 9,347 7,447 11,210 8,000 17,569 55,963 12,289 43,674 63,,536 9 ,857 7.,597 10 ,563 8 ,434 14,,950 54 ,564 12,002 42.,562 177,366 169,050 8,316 177,369 178,303 169,681 8,622 178,469 193,029 184,482 8,547 193,659 197 ,329 188 ,433 8 ,896 197.,436 201 ,132 192,129 9 ,003 201 ,121 205,691 196,424 9,267 205,929 169,072 17,109 22,941 44,405 23,733 52,774 8,297 169,938 17,322 23,051 44,536 23,505 53,083 8,531 184,8 34 18,513 23,203 47,221 25,833 60,527 8,825 188 ,395 19 ,594 23 ,797 47 ,732 26,436 61 ,057 9:,041 192 ,121 19 ,948 24 ,233 48 ,434 27 ,186 62 ,395 9 ,000 196,732 20,845 24,356 48,999 27,455 64,825 9,197 10,052 7,915 4,368 3,536 11,739 9,300 5,353 4,351 13,670 10,943 6,424 5,369 11 ,600 9,,374 5.,321 4 ,309 r 11 ,457 r9 ,245 5:,253 t4 ,271 13,293 10,767 6,281 5,146 1,836 468 915 2,137 2,078 554 1,051 2,439 2,344 644 1,200 2,727 2 ,074 554 1 ,081 2.,226 t2 ,095 r565 rl ,097 r2 ,212 2,436 703 1,221 2,526 156.9 122.4 72.1 58.3 163.8 128.4 76.7 62.2 176.7 140.5 87.2 73.0 r171.3 137.3 81.1 65.4 r 178.2 rl43.6 86.9 70.6 184.5 148.9 90.0 73.5 24,9 6.3 12.5 34.5 26.7 7.2 13.7 35.4 28.0 7.1 rl4. 6 36.3 r28.4 7.6 15.0 r34. 6 31.4 9.1 15.9 35.6 150.5 150.9 165.3 66,,803 9 ,946 8 ,019 11 ,482 8 ,460 16 , 5] 4 56,012 12 ,047 43 ,965 69,008 10,127 7,880 11,534 8,187 18,251 56,887 12,433 44,454 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial 7 Commercial Public, total ..mi 1. $.. do . do NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised. 1972=100.. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Digitized for44223 FRASER 2/ Includes additions and alterations. 28. 5 7.5 15.0 33.9 rl66.6 rl67.0 167.5 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1978 ITEM Mar, Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. FINANCE SECURITY M A R K E T S : STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 s t o c k s ) . I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . Public u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k s ) . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) . . 309.63 946.11 106.48 225.94 308.71 929.10 107.71 231.00 273,04 781.57 106.97 209.90 Standard Poor's C o r p o r a t i o n : C o m b i n e d index (500 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1941-43-10 I n d u s t r i a l , t o t a l (400 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . C a p i t a l goods (111 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . Consumer goods (189 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . U t i l i t i e s (40 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1970=10 Railroads (10 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1941-43=10 F i n a n c i a l (40 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 7 0 = 1 0 New York C i t y b a n k s (6 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . . . 1941-43=10 Banks outside N . Y . C . (10 stocks)............ d o . . P r o p e r t y - C a s u a l t y Insurance (6 s t o c k s ) . . . . . . d o . . 100.57 111.88 111.52 86.85 52.14 14.08 50.21 11.57 49.34 100.68 107.00 99.05 109,89 110.76 84.03 52.57 14.38 52.83 11.41 47.94 97.47 108.19 90.25 99.34 99.43 80.14 52.40 13.13 46.13 10.46 40.32 90.14 101.86 88 „ 98 97.95 96.25 79.11 51.60 12.91 44.69 10.33 38.74 89.56 99.37 88.82 97.65 93.12 78.68 51.72 12.70 43.61 10.50 38.66 90.36 101.01 N e w Y o r k S t o c k E x c h a n g e c o m m o n stock indexes: Composite...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12/31/65=50 Industrial..........................................do.. Transportation. .do.. Utility. ....... .do. . Finance.............................................do.. 54.67 59.56 40.52 40.18 54.84 53.92 58.47 41.51 40.24 54.30 49.89 53.45 39.15 39.09 50.91 49.41 52.80 38.90 39.02 50.60 49.50 52.77 38.95 39.26 51.44 1,084 896 189 12.2 10.3 1.9 1,029 822 207 11.8 9.4 2.5 687 545 142 9.8 8.0 1.9 777 1,076 883 193 11.9 9. 2.1 TRANSPORTATION 267.80 763.57 104.32 208.14 265.75 756.24 105.48 204.50 EQUIPMENT P a s s e n g e r cars (new): Retail s a l e s , t o t a l , not s e a s o n a l l y adj ..............thous Domestics.........................................do.. Imports. do.. T o t a l , s e a s , a d j u s t e d at annual r a t e . . . . . . . . . . mil Domestics do.. Imports do. . 628 149 10.5 8.5 1.9 tJ R e v i s e d . p/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USC0MM--DC--44223 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS P O S T A G E AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C0M-209
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