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M A Y 16, 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^T°'cc, Sf -4TES O? * SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967-100 - H170 160 - -4 160 150 - 140 - 170 ~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (E. E. I. seas. a d j . index) 130 - Monthly 1 1 1 , 1 1, 1972 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I _L 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1973 1974 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1967 = 100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES Billion^ 60 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) Industrial 30 Commodities Nondurable .~~-~ 100 1111 1972 20 i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 1973 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor Hours 54 5.00 MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS ~ 52 (Hours seasonally adjusted) 4.60 - 48 4.40 46 4.20 A v e r a g e Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) ~ I I I I I I I I I I I 1973 1974 i i i i I i i i i i 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Dollars 4.80 - I I I I I I I 1972 1975 Goods Billic 16.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT 15.0 - CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (seasonally adjusted) /S/\ 14.0 Extended fSj \ tsf \ A \ 13.0 - 44 . / 42 4.00 - : Repaid 12.0 / r 3.80 3.60 >*-" ' A v e r a g e Hours Per W I (right scale) I 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 U...1 M M 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1972 1973 40 11.0 38 10.0 . / m i l 1972 1 1 1 1 1 1 1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1, I I, I I I 1 I 1 l_L_ I 1 I I 1 1 I 1 1 1I I1 I I 1 1 Data: Federal Reserve Board * 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 1973 1974 1975 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1974 ITEM 1975 May 11 May 4 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 3 May 10 1967=100. do... do... 229.4 221.9 234.6 224.1 214.3 231.0 201.6 225.9 186.3 202.2 223.8 188.3 198.9 215.5 188.1 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $. Nondurable goods stores do... 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. 10,546 7,040 10,862 7,387 10,935 7,381 11,392 7,675 244 2,392 2,038 170 10,578 7,167 249 2,324 1,977 240 456 5,663 4,790 294 430 5,565 4,676 421 313 315 243 72,048 88,365 36,845 177 72,463 88,238 36,336 136 78,778 90,719 35,213 136 78,478 93,745 78,123 97,578 35,512 208 78,412 98,456 35,320 386 102,239 57,783 368,198 23,024 121,012 56,651 98,142 57,926 367,911 22,847 121,578 56,880 105,614 62,273 378,117 28,968 125,998 59,489 373,626 27,931 125,291 59,459 102,825 62,389 375,530 28,481 125,413 59,358 8.62 92.22 103.97 8.64 91.64 103.30 9.50 86.60 97.50 9.53 86.12 96.98 9.57 87.30 98.42 13,085 33,520 155,070 9,001 12,945 33,769 172,049 8,972 13,405 33,502 140,204 8,352 13,205 33,327 137,448 8,387 12,950 33,702 145,045 8,476 2,911 119.3 17.5 2,915 119.5 17.5 2,491 102.1 14.9 2,488 102.0 15.1 2,436 99.8 15.2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 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, 425 stocks...., do... 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. Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. .T.'.bil. 35,301 143 102,518 62,327 195.4 210.2 185.6 9.56 89.08 100.45 149,894 2,319 95.1 . 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 ITEM Mar. 1975 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power 1967=100 do.. do.. 233.0 226.8 237.2 230.8 220.1 238.4 205.1 247.2 180.1 201.9 236.1 181.1 198.6 224.5 182.3 201.2 224.6 186.4 do.. do.., do.. do.. do.., do.., 151.4 197.0 163.0 142.4 127.3 189.0 152.7 186.2 159.1 146.6 132.3 197 9 171.8 179.7 186.4 167.5 176.0 232.2 171.3 174.6 182.6 168.4 178.1 232.3 170.4 171.1 177.3 168.9 181.8 233.0 172.1 177.7 179.4 169.7 182.4 236.5 121.3 143.4 191.3 129.0 154.7 144.2 137.2 123.8 136.1 119.1 123.2 122.9 145.4 200.2 130.8 161.2 146.7 144.4 129.4 137.5 119.4 123.3 138.8 142.1 164.7 156.6 185.5 168.5 169.8 149.6 137.5 137.1 140.2 139.1 141.7 169.3 157.7 186.3 170.3 169.8 150.0 136.5 138.2 141.5 138.5 143.2 169.6 158.8 186.1 170.8 170.0 149.7 134.3 139.5 143.0 138. 147. 174. 159. 185. 173. 169. 149. 134. 139. 143. $0,661 $0,655 $0,582 $0,584 $0,587 $0,581 42,709 44,200 14,445 8,272 2,034 2,008 41,315 12,051 r39,802 r!2,279 r7,258 r44,941 rl3,237 r7,610 45,728 14,164 6,732 1,931 1,498 r1,793 1,439 r!,975 1,944 Furniture and household durables do.., Hides, skins, and leather products do.., Lumber and wood products 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... Texti 1 e products and apparel do... Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100. Motor vehicles and equipment 1967=100. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Wholesal e pri ces 1967=$1.00. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automoti ve deal ers Furniture, home furn,, and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers,...eo mil. $ do.. do.. do.. ,.doe. r/ Revised. 1/ Data for April 1975 are advance estimates. 61,944 13,603 7,798 2,077 1,781 1,642 8,094 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d 1974 ITEM Mar. 1975 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. p_/ DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED)—Con. 1/ Nondurable 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 1/ Durable goods stores mil. $.. do do do do do.... do do.... [do do do 29,106 1,848 1,329 3,238 9,734 3,088 6,735 43,872 12,660 7,403 2,191 2,028 29,755 2,130 1,363 3,288 9,348 3,181 7,166 44,283 13,941 7,644 2,163 2,012 do do..'.. do do do do do 30,212 2,149 1,376 3,318 9,594 3,154 7,543 do.... do. do Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn,, and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers Nondurable 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 RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total do do 29,264 1,770 1,379 3,443 10,568 3,278 5,588 45,955 r27,523 r l ,606 rl,332 r3,288 r9,678 r3,053 5,524 r46,819 r31,704 r2,092 rl,439 r3,646 r!0,818 r3,360 r7,048 r45,937 r!3,326 7,308 2,049 1,833 31,564 1,972 1,456 3,718 10,326 3,441 7,163 46,584 14,075 7,696 2,040 1,895 rU,569 30,342 2,010 1,408 3,429 9,689 3,236 7,438 31,880 2,118 1,436 3,784 r32,250 r2,l89 rl,449 r3,828 10,672 3,465 7,261 r!0,643 r3,465 r7,533 r32,611 2,114 1,497 3,798 10,917 3,432 7,610 67,002 66,195 67,759 66,355 71,706 74,024 72,003 72,918 73,169 72,273 13,414 14,036 13,648 14,008 12,693 14,390 rl2,047 r!4,661 14,475 15,017 78,089 63,986 43,870 24,880 662 78,226 64,069 43,922 24,899 665 77,227 62,597 43,879 23,207 700 4,087 20,147 11,913 8,234 3,789 18,718 11,010 7,708 r76,346 r61,545 r43,391 r22,338 r706 r3,478 rl8,154 r!0,641 r7,513 76,293 61,450 43,392 22,220 700 4,102 20,116 11,862 8,254 r76,708 r61,923 r43,626 r22,595 r702 r3,596 r!8,297 rl0,722 r7,575 53,209 4,708 16,914 4,237 12,677 4,145 13,339 14,103 2,699 11,404 53,327 4,704 16,945 4,251 12,694 4,154 13,367 14,157 2,705 11,452 54,020 4,607 16,863 4,242 12,621 4,173 13,747 14,630 2,733 11,897 r54,113 r4,561 rl6,832 4,222 rl2,610 r4,164 rl3,771 rl4,785 2,733 r!2,052 r54,008 r4,511 rl6,788 r4,207 r!2,581 r4,156 r!3,752 rl4,801 r2,732 12,069 54,073 4,499 16,794 4,207 12,587 4,164 13,773 14,843 2,734 12,109 52,907 52,958 14,719 8,645 14,744 51,445 13,392 7,838 r50,768 rl2,996 r7,567 r50,430 r!2,871 7,502 50,345 12,804 7,416 36, 36, 40, 3 40, 3, 7 7 3 6 9 7 36, 36, 39, 2, 39, 2, 36.2 37.1 39.2 2.3 40.0 2.5 r36.0 36.6 38.8 r2.3 r39.6 r2.4 35.9 r34.9 r38.8 r2.3 r39.4 r2.3 36.0 36.9 39.0 2.2 39.6 2.3 4. 10 5. 03 6. 57 4.1 5.C 6.6 4.39 5.61 7.03 r4.42 5.71 r6.97 r4.44 r5.77 7.15 45 75 16 4.62 5.63 3.63 3.96 3.90 4.67 r5.68 3.67 r4.02 r3.95 r4.71 r5.73 3.67 r4.07 3.96 72 72 68 03 96 165.9 174.9 170.2 164.6 173.8 162.6 155.0 169.1 H67.2 rl77.9 H68.9 165.9 r!75.2 r!64.0 r!57.2 r!71.0 rl68.8 H78.8 rl72.9 rl67.6 H76.9 H64.6 rl59.3 rl71.8 168.8 178.7 173.6 168.3 176.7 164.6 157.5 171.1 r8,325 r2,051 rl,892 13,665 32,919 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB. SEAS. ADJ.. .thous. Private sector .do... Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durabl e goods Nondurabl e goods do... do... !!!! .'do!!! do... !do!!! '.do.!! do... Service-producing do... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc.*. ".do!.". Wholesale and retail trade do... Wholesale trade do.!'. Retail trade !!!!!do!!! Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... Government !!!!!!!! .do.!. Federal !!!!!!!!!! .do!!! State and local !..!!!! .".do!!! Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of pri-' vate nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Empl oyees, total thous. Manufacturing !!!! .do..! Durable goods !!!!!!!!!!!! !do!!! Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private nours . Contract construction do... Manufacturing !!!...!!!!.do.!! Overtime hours !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .'do!!! Durabl e goods ...!!!!!...!.'! .".do!!! Overtime hours !.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !do!!! Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars Mining do_ ] Contract construction do Manufacturing do... Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc!!! !!do!!' Wholesale and retail trade do..!! Finance, insurance, and real estate do Services do Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dol 1 ars ] 967=100 M n i i ng !!!!!!!!!! do..!! Contract construction d0 Manufacturing !!!!!!!!.'!!!'.!!! do." * Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc.. do Wholesale and retail trade !!! !!do.'!*.' Finance, insurance, and real estate !.!!!!"'do Services rj Revised. 61,944 !! !do!!!! £ / Preliminary. 8,693 ,24 28 36 70 65 153, 157 159, 150, 163, 150, 143. 158. 1 / Data f o r A p r i l 1975 are advanoe estimates. 154.3 158.8 159, 151, 163, 150, 144, 159. 3,462 18,058 10,534 7,524 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 ITEM FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.: Total, end of month................................... mi 1. $ Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks...............do.. Loans to cooperatives..................................do.. Other loans and discounts.............. .........do.. CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month. .mil. $ Installment credit, total..............................do.. Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total............................. .......do.. Repaid, total..........................................do.. Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total........................................do.. Repaid, total..........................................do.. SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks)............................ Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks)........ .......... Transportation (20 stocks)............................. Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks)................1941-43=10 Industrial, total (425 stocks) do.. Capital goods (116 stocks) ....do.. Consumers' goods (184 stocks)................do.. Public utility (55 stocks).....................do.. Railroad (20 stocks).................... ...do.. Banks: New York City (9 stocks),.......... ..........do.. Outside New York City (16 stocks)................do.. Property liability insurance (16 stocks)...........do.. 1975 Mar. Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. 23,171 11,467 3,143 8,561 23,641 11,878 2,891 8,872 27,964 14,086 3,910 9,968 28,304 14,326 3,821 10,157 28,808 14,641 3,741 10,426 177,572 145,768 179,495 147,047 187,080 153,952 185,381 152,712 184,253 151,477 13,246 13,405 14,856 13,577 11,561 13,733 11,031 12,271 12,411 13,646 13,823 13,206 14,179 13,026 12,859 13,260 13,465 13,228 12,797 13,234 277.49 874.00 92.79 193.83 264.53 847.79 85.48 181.13 215.31 659.09 77.46 240.18 765.06 78.90 162.28 244.32 790.93 75.77 153.06 231.85 724.89 81.02 159.91 97.44 108.98 109.22 92.24 47.90 42.80 92.46 103.66 104.19 87.73 44.03 40.26 72.56 80.50 77.10 67.91 38.19 37.31 80.10 89.29 88.50 75.06 40.37 37.80 83.78 93.90 92.78 80.42 39.55 38.35 84.72 95.27 96.76 80.75 38.19 38.55 67.63 110.38 103.67 63.93 103.39 96.25 50.58 73.52 81.68 53.46 76.33 84.98 52.58 76.76 86.29 54.75 79.64 84.76 USC0MM—DC—61,944 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-202 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^e-isi6 WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS Apr. 166.35
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