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C May 18. WEEKLY BUSINESS STATES** l l n l Iw I I ww Annual Subscription: domestic, $ 1 5 . 0 0 ; foreign, $ 1 8 . 7 5 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 2 0 4 0 2 . LJ US. DEPARTMENT OF -.COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS THOUSANDS THOUSANDS 1,400 M O T O R VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 • (Passenger cars) 350 Monthly Weekly - 1,000 300 250 1979 800 200 600 150 ^ 400 100 1978 6 50 200 0 J I L_J I I I L_J—I _i l_ 1976 I I I I L I L__i I ! I i i i L-_L J L 1979 1978 1977 J , 1 F M A M J 1 , M i l l 0 J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION Monthly (Ingots a n d all other forms) — 16 12 ~ 8 - ~*s^^ / \ - v^x^^^^ - ,,,,,, 4 1 1 1 1 1 l_l L 1 L_l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1977 1976 I l I 1 1 1 1 1 l l 1979 1978 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 80 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) MANUFACTURING HOURS & 7.00 " EARNINGS -^" 70 - 6.20 50 - 5.80 Nondurable Goods ^,- 5.00 «-—•*"'" i i i i i 1 i i i i i . M i l l 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce IXJ-LX 1978 _ Average Hourly Gross Earnings (left scale) 5.40 " 40 1976 48 6.60 60 1 1 1 I I 1. M i l l 50 (Hours seasonally adjusted) Total 30 HOURS 52 7.40 I l I I I 1 l I l 1 i 1979 4 60 44 A v e r a g e Hours Per W e e k ( r i g h t scale) s * ' v^--'-• 46 ^ ——__»» —\ 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of La or W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S u p d a t e s selected data t h a t are p u b l i s h e d m o n t h l y http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Irs t h e 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 40 \ 1 1 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1I 1I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1976 42 1978 J 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 38 1 1 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1978 ITEM May 6 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ..1967=100. do. . . 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. 19 79 May 13 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 12 May 5 276.9 252.8 294.7 277.4 253.5 295.1 226.0 240.5 216.3 292 269 341 304 308 2,423 2,151 108 2,430 2,094 151 2,621 2,451 180 2,492 2,322 205 201 113,237 129,499 41,828 174 ell3,862 128,368 40,564 25 9.96 99.46 111.09 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.. 103,401 121,240 37,923 315 104,144 122,933 37,183 183 113,976 128,433 41,351 211 113,492 129,448 40,872 156 112,127 93,202 444,668 44,335 131,654 77,936 109,715 93,247 445,001 44,265 132,147 78,241 103,739 77,115 460,846 39,958 138,845 84,161 103,490 76,693 456,322 37,567 138,877 84,289 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do. . 8.95 96.26 106.27 8.99 95.92 105.96 9.82 101.70 113.46 9.86 102.50 114.57 9.92 101.72 113.82 thous. sh. tons . mil. kw. -hr. number. thous. bbl. 15,5 80 37,792 207,865 8,839 15,310 38,609 212,100 8,839 15,780 39,816 202,184 8,618 15,560 39,645 211,502 8,618 15,470 39,522 208,793 8,633 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,691 88.5 2,806 92.3 2,844 93.4 2,810 92.2 ,814 92.4 bil. 17.8 18.0 17.9 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 2 76.3 255.0 291.9 225.0 237.9 216.5 275.9 250.7 294.6 213,643 2,809 92.2 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ Daily a v e r a g e . 4/ Wednesday d a t a . 5/ C a p a b i l i t y for a f u l l order book Fased on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , e / Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1979 1978 Apr. Jan. Feb. r/ Mar. r/ Apr. DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) , TOTAL 1/ Durab le goods stores Bldg. materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers Automotive dealers Furn., home f urn. and equip 64,764 22,777 63,838 23,165 61,878 21,100 60,653 21,131 71,998 25,972 71,495 26,409 do... .do.. . do. . . 3,170 14,560 2,902 3,665 14,382 2,901 2,873 12,805 2,959 2,708 13,100 2,882 3,730 16,123 3,317 4,248 15,996 3,274 do... do... do.. . do... do.. . 41,987 7,366 14,529 13,482 40,673 7,472 6,010 13,865 12,862 40,778 5,946 4,747 14,944 13,769 39,522 5,925 4,700 14,215 13,024 46,026 7,932 6,303 16,212 14,923 45,086 8,128 6,473 15,084 13, 789 do... do.. . do. .. do... 4,906 2,940 5,579 2,070 4,889 2,816 5,719 1,940 5,059 2,689 5,389 2,139 4,89 8 2,416 5, 339 2,058 5,435 3,143 6,311 2,214 5,499 3,366 6,361 2,204 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL 1/ do. . . Durable goods stores do Bldg. mat., hdwre, garden supply, etc. dealers...do... Automotive deal ers do. .. Furn., home furn. and equip do... Nondurable goods stores do. .. General merch. group stores do... Department stores do. .. Food stores do.. . Grocery stores do. .. 64,075 21,813 3,397 13,132 2,924 42,262 7,952 6.420 14,177 13,153 65,146 22,617 3,609 13,537 3,061 42,529 8,048 6,462 14,298 13,273 70,855 25,250 3,956 15,011 3,337 45,605 8,402 6,791 15,659 14,358 71,122 25,035 3,676 14,932 3,333 46,087 8,378 6,734 15,639 14,357 71,852 25,356 4,043 14,893 3,358 46,496 8,680 6,942 15,609 14,335 72,197 25,253 4,069 14,648 3,414 46,944 8,599 4,996 2,983 5,787 2,050 4,994 3,064 5,794 2,042 5,353 3,2 73 6,041 2,278 5,566 3,214 6,274 2,257 5,512 3,428 6,499 2,225 5,606 3,390 6,504 2,2 70 Nondurable goods stores General merch. group stores Department stores Food stores Grocery s tores Gasoline service stations Apparel and accessory stores Eating and drinking places Drug and proprietary stores mil. $ . do.. . Gasoline service stations do... Appparel and accessory s t o r e s Eating and d r i n k i n g p l a c e s Drug and p r o p r i e t a r y s t o r e s do... do.. . do... r / Revised. 1/ Data f o r April 1979 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . 5,894 6,864 15,832 14,530 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — C o n t i n u e d 1979 1978 ITEM Mar. Apr. Feb. 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 C i v i l i a n labor force s e a s o n a l l y adjusted Employed, t o t a l Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemp loyed Long-term^lS weeks and over EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanuf a c t u r i n g i n d u s t r i e s Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Service-Producing T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , communication, e l e c , g a s , e t c Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e Wholesale t r a d e Retai 1 trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal S t a t e and l o c a l r87,818 r72,350 r51,455 r26,199 r919 r4,385 r88,240 r72,740 r51,780 r26,413 r921 r 4 , 5 32 20,230 12,041 8,189 20,282 12,076 8,206 20,825 12,562 8,263 r20,895 rl2,647 r8,248 r20,960 rl2,697 r8,263 59,799 4,817 19,169 4,854 14,315 4,605 15,773 15,435 2,739 12,696 60,105 4,847 19,252 4,872 14,380 4,623 15,866 15,517 2,745 12,772 61,413 4,974 19,817 5,020 14,79 7 4,809 16,352 15,461 2,755 12,706 r61,619 r5,001 rl9,883 r5,035 rl4,848 r4,829 rl6,438 rl5,468 2,755 rl2,713 r61,82 7 r5,024 rl9,949 r5,056 rl4,893 r4,842 rl6,512 rl5,500 r2,754 rl2,746 119.1 103.6 111.3 111.5 102.0 103.9 129.8 109.1 125.9 126.1 135.4 143.3 120.4 106.0 144.2 118.8 102.5 104. 2 130. 5 108. 7 126. 4 126. 6 137. 5 144. 1 122.6 108.7 149.2 120.6 rl05.2 108.8 132.3 111.2 127.6 127.3 141.7 145.8 rl23.2 rl09.1 rl49.3 rl22.4 rl05.4 rl09.6 rl32.9 rill.2 rl28.4 rl28.2 142.0 rl46.6 rl24.7 rlll.l rl50.6 rl31.8 rl06.0 rll0.2 rl34.1 rll2.4 rl29.7 rl29.4 rl42.4 rl47.8 208.3 109.5 222.5 203.0 211.0 225.6 201.5 188.9 208.7 210.3 109.6 237.1 203.5 212.2 228.4 203.5 192.3 210.5 r222. 108. 251. 213. 225. r223.9 rl07.8 r253.3 r216.3 227.1 r225.3 pl07.3 p255.0 r216.8 r228.8 r240.7 217.8 202.3 221.7 r241.6 r218.1 203.9 r222.2 r243.4 r219.5 r204.3 r223.6 265.75 756.24 105.48 204.50 276.65 794.66 105 e 85 214.50 283.85 837.39 102=24 216.85 280.06 825.18 103.75 210.41 286.50 847.84 10 3. 85 216.44 88.82 97.65 93.12 78.68 92.71 102.07 97.86 82.69 99.71 111.15 112.08 84.42 98.23 109.49 110.66 81.80 100.11 111.66 114.50 82.70 51.72 12.70 43.61 10.50 38.66 90.36 101.01 52.16 13.30 44.77 11.20 42.04 9 7.09 107.52 50.33 13.46 44.45 11.68 44.12 102.32 108.73 50.74 13.08 44.92 11.28 41.91 97.54 108.22 50.62 13.48 46.64 11.63 42.54 99.28 116.11 84,726 69,291 49,061 24.927 698 3,999 do.. do.. do. . do.. do.. do. . do. . do.. do. . do. . do. . do. . do. . do.. do.. do. . do. . 1941-43=10. do... do... do. .. Utilities (40 stocks) do.., Transportation (20 stocks) 1970=10. Railroad (10 stocks) 1941-43=10. Financial (40 stocks) 1970=10. New York City banks (6 stocks) 1941-43=10, Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks) ...do.. Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks) do.. p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 87,524 72,063 51,238 26,111 905 4,381 do.. do.. do. . do.. do. . do.. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks) r / Revised. 85,418 69,901 49,619 25,313 867 4,164 102,961 100,867 94,436 2,762 91,673 6,431 102,183 Indexes of average h o u r l y e a r n i n g s , s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d : P r i v a t e nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory w o r k e r s ) : Current d o l l a r s do. . 1967 d o l l a r s do.. Mining do. . Contract construction do. . Manufacturing do. . Standard & Poor's Corporation: Combined index (500 stocks) Industrial, total (400 stocks) Capital goods (111 stocks) Consumer goods (189 stocks) 103,755 101,665 95,501 2,925 92,576 6,165 102,714 96,842 3,343 93,499 5,871 1,305 100,9 84 98,866 93,180 3,151 90,029 5,685 99,767 93,704 3,274 90,430 6,063 1,486 Indexes of aggregate weekly employee-hours (prod, w o r k e r s ) : Private nonagric. p a y r o l l s , t o t a l , (seas, adj.)...1967=100 Goods-producing do. . Mining do. . Contract c o n s t r u c t i o n do. . Manufacturing do. . Durab le goods do. . Service-producing do.. T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , communication, e l e c t r i c i t y , g a s . . . d o . . Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e do. . Retail trade do. . Finance, i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e do.. Servi ces do.. Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services 93,068 5,883 1,251 103,343 101,249 94,765 2,796 91,969 6,484 102,527 96,647 3,311 9 3,335 5,881 1,260 100,565 98,443 91,964 2,913 89,051 6,479 99,435 93,282 3,334 89,948 6,153 1,488 thous. do... do. . . do. .. do. . . do=, , do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . do. . . 96,300 3,2 32 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 19 78 Feb. Mar. Mar. Apr. EXPORTS (MDSE.). INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL................ .mil. $ Excl. Department of Defense Shipments................... do.. Seasonally adjusted................................... do.. By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals................................ .do. . Beverages and tobacco do.. Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels.................do.. Mineral fuels,, lubricants, etc. ....................... do.. Oils and fats, animal and vegetable...................do.. Chemi cals............................................. do.. Manufactured goods.................................... do.. Machinery and transport equipment, total.............. do. . 12,079.4 12,074.2 11,146.5 12,069.7 12,064.2 11,630.4 12,561.3 12,558.1 13,131.8 12s932.5 12,928.5 13,506.8 15,586.7 15,584.4 14,452.0 1,465.7 213. ,337, 165. 141. ,031. 067. 140. ,472 144 ,388 284 145 9 71 988 5,095.1 ,313, 135. ,550. 350. 145. ,235. ,121, 040.1 1,314.3 171.2 1,513.5 292.0 173.2 1,155.6 1,135 . 3 5,394.3 1,581.0 223.2 1,837.5 435.7 171.3 1,522.3 1,384.1 6,325.1 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.................................... do.. Seasonally adjusted...................................do.. By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals................................. do.. Beverages and tobacco................................. do.. Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels................ .do.. Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc........................do.. Oils and fats, animal and vegetable.................. .do. . Chemi cals............................................. do.. Manufactured goods .................................... do.. Machinery and transport equipment..................... do. . 14,547. 14,004. 14,486.0 14,491.5 15,846.3 16,231.1 13,776.3 14,806.3 15,764.8 15,273.3 1,257.5 174.7 768.5 3,431.2 46.0 604.2 2,334.1 4,050.7 1,161.5 201.5 712.4 3,513.5 42.7 611.6 2,383.0 4,085.5 1,278.3 204.8 812.7 4,228.0 89.5 5 32.2 2,255.8 4,515.9 1,102.5 156.2 738.0 3,524.9 50.6 440.5 2,120.7 3,932.6 1,242.6 221.9 859.3 3,947.9 55.7 655.1 2,424.0 4,438.3 1,078 883 195 11.8 9.8 2.1 1,043 86 3 180 12.3 10.2 2.1 784 645 138 11.0 9.0 2.0 840 6 76 164 11.4 9.1 2.2 1,116 865 251 12.6 9.8 2.7 1,991 1,866 2.3 2,008 1,877 2.2 1,885 1,819 2.4 1,957 1,851 2.4 1,9 74 1,846 2.3 FOREIGN TRADE TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted. ........................thous Domestics do.. 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