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May 14,1976 v A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 170 - INDEX, 1967=100 A ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION J (E.E.I, seas. a d j . index) / Monthly 170 V 160 - 150 - \ / - 140 - - 130 I_J—l_J—I I Li—I—I—I—I— 1973 J X J... J J—L™L>JL__ I 1974 i 1, 1 i i i 1975 i 1 i i i i i 1976 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1967=100 220 WHOLESALE PRICES 200 ~ Billion $ 160 NEW CONSTRUCTION A' 160 V v^= % Total Put in Place (left scale) 120 " ~ - — ^ J^ ,»t / * All 140 H60 - Tk- S \ //-< S^ / 80 140 h 180 1 (seas, a d j . , a t a n n u a l rates) ~ Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds - Industria C o m m o d i t i e s " C o m m o c ities / 100 Private 120 ^••v,",",","! 1 1973 ionc> 100 - l 1 J-L 1 1 I I 1 1 i 1i 1974 1975 i i i 1 i I.I I I 80 NonFarm 1973 1974 20 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 „.1.-.L,1-LJ..1.JL1J,-I-J.,. 1 1 1 U 1 I 1 1 U . 1976 U.S. Dept. of Labor Resid sntial, (right scale) 40 1976 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Billion $ 17.0 Billion $ 60 SALES OF RETAIL STORES CONSUMER INSTALLMENT 16.0 - CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (seasonally adjusted) (seasonally adjusted) Total 50 15.0 14.0 40 j Extended - *J - N i\s - A A 13.0 30 \ / 12.0 Nondurable Goods - / 20 i i l i I I I l l I I I I I I I I l i i I i I l II I I 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1974 1975 11.0 1976 M i l iJjULi, 1 1 H 1973 Data: Federal Reserve E •& Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY i M 1 i I I ii i i i l i 1 l i i I 1 1974 1975 . . . I I I 1976 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1976 1975 ITEM May 10 May 3 Apr. 17 May 1 Apr. 24 May 8 202.9 202.9 202.7 198.9 215.5 188.1 195.4 210.2 185.6 201.7 204.7 199.4 204.8 206.4 203.6 203.2 204.4 202.3 mil. $ . do. .. 11,169 7,675 11,358 7,859 12,753 8,648 12,188 7,969 12,621 8,076 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. 421 5,456 4,559 315 433 5,352 4,439 243 316 3,951 3,055 178 321 3,861 2,977 188 324 157 247 78,137 97,557 35,495 189 78,405 98,377 35,237 311 86,800 97,018 33,775 215 87,132 102,579 34,481 206 86,643 102,414 34,403 149 e86,797 105,289 35,307 490 103,041 62,874 374,755 28,690 125,484 59,737 101,119 62,726 374,698 29,314 125,162 59,189 107,718 78,814 380,601 44,021 113,559 60,651 107,196 79,169 380,184 43,594 113,573 60,708 104,694 79,350 376,570 41,561 113,308 60,717 9.57 87.30 98.42 9.56 89.08 100.45 9.04 100.31 112.82 9.01 103.32 116.30 9.01 102.13 114.89 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs. ' 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do. . . do.. . ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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 e s t a t e loans ( g r o s s ) do... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) _3_/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate j5/ thous . sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number. . thous. bbl.. 13,040 55,702 145,045 8,476 13,415 33,660 148,809 8,405 13,410 35,287 145,888 8,146 14,125 35,614 199,469 8,146 14,005 35,798 186,498 8,146 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. percent.. bil. , 2,436 2,319 14.7 14.7 2,660 88.1 14.8 2,681 88.8 15.3 2,695 89.3 15.9 9.03 100.88 113.40 190,265 2,707 89.6 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 ITEM Mar, 1976 Apr. Feb. Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, process ed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products 1967=100 do. . do. . do.. do.. do.. do. . do.. do.. Machinery and equipment do. ., Metals and metal products do.. , Nonmetallic mineral products do.., Pulp, paper, and allied products .do.. Rubber and plastics products do. ., Textile products and apparel do.., Transportation equipment Dec. 1968-100, Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100, PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00, 170.4 171.1 177.3 168.9 181.8 233.0 138.5 143.2 169.6 172.1 177.7 179.4 169.7 182.4 236.5 138.5 147.5 174.9 rl79.3 192.8 179.4 177.3 184.2 257.3 143.1 157.5 190.5 179.3 191.0 176.4 rl78.0 184.9 255.7 143.4 159.9 196.0 rl79.6 187.2 175.8 rl78.9 185.6 255.7 143.9 162.0 202.3 181.3 192.9 178.0 180.0 187.1 256.9 144.4 165.4 203.3 158,8 186.1 170.8 170.0 149.7 134.3 139.5 143.0 159,7 185.7 173.0 169.7 149.4 134.4 139.9 143.0 167. rl87. 181. 174. 152. 145. 148. 151.3 167.7 rl89.2 181.3 175.8 154.2 146.3 148.8 151.3 168.2 rl90.6 182,5 176.9 155.5 146.7 149.1 151.7 168, 192. 185. 178. 156. 147. 149.2 151.9 $0,587 $0,581 $0,557 $0,557 r$0.557 $0,552 Jan. Feb. Mar. r8,925 r6,586 r3,072 r2,417 rl,974 r573 r937 r2,339 10,038 7,348 3,572 2,793 2,053 590 995 2,690 1975 Feb. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.) , TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total r/ Revised. 1/ Except farm and public utilities. 31,421 mil. $ do. . do. . do.. do.. do.. . . do.. do.. 3,728 946 433 780 110 612 069 782 9,093 6,172 2,637 1,883 2,024 606 994 2,921 10,951 7,899 3,883 3,007 2,134 679 997 3,052 r9,353 r6,879 r3,328 r2,603 1,848 563 854 r2,474 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1975 ITEM Mar. Feb. Feb. Dec. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Con. NEW CONSTRUCTION P U T IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED A T ANNUAL R A T E S ) , 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 COSTS INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100. New mortgage loans o f all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $ . By purpose o f loan: Home construction do. . . Horae purchase do. . . All other purposes do.. . 128.9 89.0 38.5 27.4 29.6 •8.7 15.0 39.8 125.5 85.7 38.0 26.9 26.3 7.9 13.0 39.8 138.0 96.5 49.1 37.6 25.6 7.5 12.4 41.5 rl34.3 r97.0 r49.0 r37.5 r25.1 r7.5 rll.8 r37.3 rl34.1 r99.3 r49.6 38.2 r27.7 r8.2 rl3.2 r34.8 189.2 189.3 192.6 rl93.6 rl93.5 2,277 3,110 5,254 3,941 r4,161 430 1,285 562 644 1,675 791 941 3,012 1,301 724 2,314 903 1976 r811 r2,425 925 Apr. Jan. 1975 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, A L L RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 2/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurab le goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL 2 / Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable goods stores Apparel a n d accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food s tores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED RETAIL I N V E N T O R I E S / E N D Of MONTtf: Unadjusted, total. . Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS W I T H 11 O R MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally a d j u s t e d ) , total Feb. Mar. m i l . $. do. .. do. . . do... do.. . 44,937 13,270 7,641 1,971 1,631 45,896 14,588 8,422 2,010 1,879 46,767 14,213 8,299 2,138 1,710 r45,243 rl4,764 r8,954 r2,064 rl,773 r51,663 rl7,634 rl0,837 r2,320 2,135 do. .. do.. . do.. . do. . . do. .. do... do. . . do. . . do. . . do . . . do... do. . . . . . do. . . . . . do. . . . .. do. .. .. .do. .. . . do. . . ....do... . do.. . 31,667 2,077 1,430 3,668 10,706 3,424 7,039 45,951 13,378 7,361 2,046 1,819 31,308 1,949 1,407 3,773 10,178 3,468 7,059 46,813 14,165 7,901 2,132 1,883 32,554 1,,976 1,,481 3,,889 ,723 3,,654 ,247 6, 51,592 16,730 9,605 2,273 2,255 r30,479 rl,768 r1,462 r3,723 rl0,507 r3,475 r6,213 r52,601 rl7,397 rl0,346 r2,332 r2,291 r34,029 r2,045 rl,573 r4,076 rll,245 r3,739 r7,708 r53,304 rl7,325 rl0,076 r2,407 2,394 32,573 2,099 1,488 3,821 10,805 3,497 7,599 32,648 2,179 1,455 3,898 10,598 3,532 7,638 34,862 2,311 1,522 4,213 11,433 3,867 8,022 r35,204 r2,369 rl,572 r4,174 rll,424 r3,861 r8,401 r35,979 r2,371 rl,645 r4,313 rll,639 r3,851 r8,621 do... do.. . 72,475 71,728 72,847 71,483 71,256 73,610 73,350 74,344 75,914 75,089 do. . . do... 14,342 14,882 13,917 14,624 14,124 15,663 rl3,349 rl6,079 15,469 16,534 93,593 91,395 83,036 2,988 80,048 8,359 91,880 84,110 3,268 80,842 7,770 1,978 93,564 91,369 83,549 3,171 80,377 7,820 92,254 84,313 3,301 81,012 941 278 94,805 92,665 84,491 2,853 81,638 8,174 93,484 86,194 3,343 82,851 7,290 2,785 94,944 92,798 84,764 2,802 81,963 8,033 93,455 86,319 3,170 83,149 7,136 2,515 95,260 93,112 85,588 2,897 82,691 7,525 93,719 86,692 3,179 83,513 7,027 2,294 8.5 6.6 8.3 20.1 7.8 13.8 5.0 4.6 12.0 9.1 18.0 11.0 10.8 6.8 8.5 19..7 7.9 14.1 5.3 4.8 12.6 9.6 19.0 11.8 12.2 7.8 5.8 7.5 19.9 7.1 13.2 4.1 4.7 9.4 8.1 15.4 8.1 8.2 7.6 5.7 7.5 19.2 6.8 13.7 4.1 4.6 9.3 8.0 15.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 5.6 7.3 19.1 6.8 12.5 4.1 4.6 9.1 7.7 16.0 7.3 7.4 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, A N D EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years o f age and over, not seasonally adjusted thous . Civilian labor force do. . . Employed, total do. . . Agriculture do. . . Nonagricultural industries do. . . Unemployed do. . . Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do... Employed, total do. .. Agriculture do. . . Nonagricultural industries do. . . Unemployed do. . . Long-term, 15 weeks and over do. . . Rates (unemployed in each group as percent o f total in the g r o u p ) : All civilian workers M e n , 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both s e x e s , 16-19 years White Negro a n d other races Married m e n , wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers Construction Manufacturing Durable goods rj Revised. 31,421 p_/ Preliminary. 1_/ Except farm and public utilities. 2/ Data for April 1976 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1975 Apr. Mar. FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total. Repaid, total Installment credit, total STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks) 1976 Feb. Apr. Mar. .mil. $. do. .. 12,261 13,595 13,592 13,766 13,907 14,980 13,116 13,768 16,458 15,930 do. .. do.. . do. . . 12,735 13,217 153,304 13,168 13,409 153,131 16,205 14,910 160,745 15,824 14,656 160,094 16,318 14,805 160,621 240.18 765.06 78.90 162.28 244.32 790.93 75.77 166.35 285.28 929.34 89.17 190.80 297.84 971.70 89.27 203.17 301.60 988.55 670 524 146 7.9 6.3 1.6 660 518 142 7.6 5.9 1.7 679 588 91 9.6 8.4 1.2 758 651 107 10.2 8.9 1.4 947 816 131 10.9 9.5 1.4 p914 788 pl26 pl0.3 8.9 pi.4 ,482 ,360 2.6 1,568 1,440 2.9 1,520 1,476 2.1 1,567 1,461 2.0 587 464 1.8 1,609 1,482 2.0 635.4 149.0 177.6 581.3 126.4 176.8 676,7 89.3 205.0 634.5 87.3 194.6 763,9 102.4 233.3 207.80 302 992 87 208 68 86 15 34 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted. . .thous Domestics do.. Imports do.. Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate .mil Domestics . . do. . Imports . . do.. Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted thous Seasonally adjusted . .do. . Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics) ratio Registrations (new vehicles) : 1_/ Passenger cars thous Imports, including domestically sponsored do. . Trucks do. . p/ Preliminary. 1 / C o u r t e s y of R. L. POLK CO.; r e p u b l i c a t i o n p r o h i b i t e d . J a n . - M a r . 1976, one S t a t e . USCOMM--DC--31,421 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^e-1916 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Data f o r Mar. and Apr. 1975 omit two S t a t e s and f o r t h e months, POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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