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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS May 26 Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (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, 1967=100 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 200 — (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) 190 INDEX, 1967=1 Monthly - - 180 170 VV / / - A v/ ^^y 1 / - 160 150 1 — L 1 1 1., • 1 1 j 1975 1 1 t—s—i—L^ 1976 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 )—1— 1 1977 1 i 1978 Data: Edison Electric Inst THOUSANDS 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 (Passenger cars) 1 1 I J F M A M J J A S O N D THOUSANDS 350 Weekly Monthly _ 1977 1,000 - \ 250 - 800 200 J 600 400 T 1978 150 100 y> 50 200 0 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1,500 - ^ - 1,000 - 900 <r r \ \ Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 1,200 800 -J... L I 1 1 I I I I I 1 i i i i i 1 i i i i i _ I _ L . I I 1 1 1 1 U 1 - L L J U U L L I i I . I it 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1,200 / - 1,300 I 1976 1977 1978 I 1977 1,100 / Total (left scale) I BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1,300 y 1,100 _l 1976 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1,700 PERSONAL INCOME 1,600 — (seas, adj., at annual rates) 1,400 300 700 I—L. I I I I i I I 1978 I I I I I I 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1967=100 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 150 (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 140 130 120 110 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1976 *VEEKLY B U S I N E S S STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the S U R V E Y OF C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S . 1977 1978 t 0 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1977 ITEM May 14 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 1978 May 21 Apr. 29 May 6 May 13 1967=100. do... do... 219.5 217.1 221.1 219.7 219.7 219.6 225.5 237.3 217.6 225.0 237.9 216.5 226.0 240.5 216.3 mil. $. do... 13,335 8,616 13,466 8,650 15,056 9,417 14,595 9,588 14,867 9,653 309 3,164 2,463 197 294 3,098 2,408 154 269 2,496 2,228 144 292 2,491 2,149 108 268 104,144 123,023 37,265 256 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. 151 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... 94,929 114,342 34,678 46 95,152 112,988 34,946 218 103,251 118,551 37,046 35 103,409 121,286 37,972 365 106,837 95,009 407,498 48,713 117,928 65,768 105,798 94,889 408,575 48,390 117,752 65,957 113,808 93,150 443,021 44,515 130,611 77,600 112,292 93,180 444,570 44,309 131,702 77,909 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. S Poor's) 4/... 1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 8.48 98.78 109.14 8.48 100.30 110.74 8.93 96.82 106.80 8.95 96.26 106.27 8.99 95.92 105.96 15,580 37,792 207,865 9,029 15,360 38,609 212,100 9,029 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. 14,495 37,412 218,709 8,016 14,885 39,709 215,948 8,016 15,170 37,753 214,565 9,012 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,763 88.3 2,768 88.5 2,739 90.1 2,691 88.5 2,806 92.3 bil. 16.8 17.2 18.3 18.0 18.1 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. £/ 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 1976 ITEM 1977 IV II III IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL bil. $. Personal consumption expenditures, total do... Durable goods, total do... Motor vehicles and parts do... Furniture and household equipment do... 1,755.4 1,139.0 166.3 75.7 66.5 1,810.8 1,172.4 177.0 85.3 67.4 1,869.9 1,194.0 178.6 84.5 69.3 1,915.9 1,218.9 177.6 81.2 70.9 1,961.8 1,259.5 186.0 84.2 74.3 Nondurable goods, total Clothing and shoes Food Gasoline and oil do... do... do... do... 458.8 79.9 232.0 43.5 466.6 79.3 237.9 44.1 474.4 80.4 244.8 44.3 481.8 83.3 248.3 44.2 499.9 89.0 254.0 46.2 Services, total Household operation Housing Transportation do... do... do... do... 513.9 78.8 173.7 38.7 528.8 80.7 177.6 39.5 541.1 79.2 181.9 40.5 559.5 85.2 186.7 42.3 573.7 86.6 191.4 43.8 Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential Residential Change in business inventories do... do.. . do... do... do... 243.4 244.3 167.6 76.7 -.9 271.8 258.0 177.0 81.0 13.8 294.9 273.2 182.4 90.8 21.7 303.6 280.0 187.5 92.5 23.6 306.7 293.2 193.5 99.7 13.5 Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports do... do... do... 3.0 168.5 165.6 170.4 178.6 -8.2 -9.7 178.1 187.7 -7.5 179.9 187.4 -18.2 170.6 188.8 Gov't purchase of goods and services, total Federal National defense State and local do... do... do... do... 370.0 134.2 88.4 235.8 374.9 136.3 89.7 238.5 390.6 143.6 93.4 247.0 400.9 148.1 95.6 252.9 413.8 153.8 98.5 260.0 r/ Revised. 44251 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1976 ITEM 3 1977 IV I II 1978 III IV I r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. ATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT--Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES- -Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $.. Compensation of employees, total .do .do Proprietors' income, total 1/ Farm .do.... Nonfarm .do Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .do.... Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, total .do.... Profits before tax, total .do.... Profits after tax .do.... Inventory valuation adjustment .do Capital consumption adjustment .do Net interest .do PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total Less: Personal tax and nontax payments Equals: Disposable personal income Less: Personal outlays. Equals: Personal saving .do .do.... .do .do .do 1,402.1 1,074 .2 88,.7 16 .6 72,.0 1,450,.2 1,109..9 95,.1 20..7 74.3 1,505,.7 1,144..7 97,.0 19..7 77..3 1,540.5 1,167..4 95.5 15,.5 80,.0 1,585.7 1,203.3 105.0 22.7 82.4 1,609.9 1,243.5 103.1 20.2 82.9 24,.1 24,.5 24,.9 25,.5 26.4 26.9 123,.1 154.8 90,.9 -16 .9 -14,.8 92..0 125.A 161..7 97.2 -20,.6 -15.6 95..3 140,.2 174,.0 104.3 -17,.8 -15..9 98..9 149,.0 172.,8 103..6 -5.,9 -17..9 103..1 144.8 178.3 105.0 -14.1 -19.4 106.1 126.8 172.2 102.9 -24.8 -20.6 109.6 1,432..2 209,.5 1,222,.6 1,166,.3 56,.3 1,476,.8 224,.4 1,252,.4 1,201,.0 51..4 1,517,.2 224.8 1,292,.5 1,223,.9 68..5 1,549,.8 226..1 1,323..8 1,250,.5 73..3 1,603.0 234.7 1,368.3 1,292.2 76.1 1,638.8 236.7 1,402.1 1,315.9 86.2 Feb. Mar. Apr. 197'7 ERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $.. Wage and salary disbursements, total .do...-. Commodity-producing industries, total .do Manufacturing .do.... Distributive industries .do Service industries .do Government and nongovernment enterprises .do Other labor income .do Proprietors' income: 1/ Farm .do Nonfarm .do Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment .do.... Dividends .do Personal interest income .do Transfer payments .do Less personal contrib. for social insurance .do Total nonfarm income .do Mar. 1978 Apr. Jan. 1,499,.1 964,.9 337,.6 260,.7 236,.8 194,.9 195.6 84.4 1,510,.1 974..1 341..7 262,.8 239.6 196..4 196,.4 85.,5 1,625..2 1,046..3 363.8 283,.3 257..1 216..3 209.2 96.5 rl,634..5 rl,055.,6 r368..9 r287..7 260.3 r216.4 210..0 97.7 r1,656.8 rl,073.1 r378.1 r294.0 r264.3 r220.3 210.4 99.0 1,680.1 1,091.2 387.4 296.2 268.6 224.2 211.1 100.3 21,.7 76.0 20..9 76..9 23,.0 81,.9 rl9.0 r83.0 rl8.5 r83.8 19.0 84.5 24,.6 39.0 141,.8 206,.9 60.2 1,463.7 24,.3 39..3 143..5 206..0 60.,6 1,475..3 26..8 43..7 158..5 215..4 67,.0 1,586..0 26..9 43.,8 rl60..2 215,.5 67..4 r1,600..0 27.0 44.0 rl62.7 r216.8 r68.2 rl ,622.7 27.2 44.4 165.1 217.6 69.1 1,645.4 NDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100.. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL .do Final products .do Consumer goods .do Durable consumer goods .do.... Aut omo t i ve pro due t s .do.... Autos and utility vehicles .do Autos .do Auto parts and allied goods .do Home goods .do 135.3 136..1 rl38,.8 rl39..2 pl41.0 el42.5 135..1 133..3 142.,9 152..4 178..3 176..1 155,.8 184..1 137..9 135..8 134..1 142.9 151..5 173..9 171..2 150.6 181.,3 138.8 138,.5 rl34..9 rl41,.8 rl46..5 rl57,.5 rl45..5 127,.4 187..8 rl40.3 rl39.,6 rl36..4 rl43..7 rl51..3 rl62.7 rl53.9 131..5 rl85..3 rl44.,7 pl41.5 pl38.8 pl46.1 pl57.5 pi76.2 pl71.0 pl49.7 pl89.1 pl47.2 el42.6 el40.0 el47.3 el61.1 el85.1 el83.5 el59.1 el89.0 el47.7 Nondurable consumer goods .do.... Clothing .do Consumer staples .do Equipment .do.... Business .do Industrial equipment .do.... Commercial, transit, and farm equipment.. .do.... Defense and space equipment .do.... 139,.1 123..9 143.3 120..0 144..8 134..4 156..9 78..5 139..4 124..4 143..6 122,.1 147..1 136..3 159,.5 79.9 rl39.9 118..3 rl45..9 rl25..4 rl52.,6 144..3 rl62..2 r79..7 rl40.6 121.9 145,.7 rl26,,3 rl54.2 rl44. 8 rl65,.3 r79.1 pl41.5 el41.8 pl46!3 pl28.8 pl57.4 pl46.8 pl69.8 p80.6 el46.5 el29.9 el58.9 el48.0 el71.5 881.2 .do .do.... .do .do.... .do.... .do .do.... 141,.8 136..4 147..3 135..5 131..9 153..3 121.8 142.3 137..2 147.,5 136..5 133.,8 153..7 121..3 rl51..6 rl49..2 rl53..8 rl39..2 138,.2 rl55..0 rl22.,2 rl51.5 rl48.7 rl54,,2 rl38..6 137..0 rl58..5 rll7..7 pl51.8 pl49.3 pl54.2 pl40.1 pl38.7 pl59.3 pll9.7 el52.6 el50.1 do .do.... .do.... .do.... .do .do .do.... 136..6 120,.6 133,.8 124..1 117..5 154.,8 171..8 135.,7 119..2 126..1 118..4 .117, 154.,0 170.4 rl37..4 rll5.,0 121,.4 54.8 rl21..1 rl61..3 183.,6 rl36.,9 rll4.,9 rll9..9 56.,5 rl21..1 159..6 pl38.6 pl21.0 pl27.9 p78.6 pl25.3 pl56.3 Intermediate products Construction supplies Business supplies MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Energy materials BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary, 442*51 e/ Estimated. 1/ With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustment. el42.4 el41.1 el59.5 el24.3 el41.6 el27.3 el29.0 el26.6 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1977 ITEM Mar. 1978 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar. £/ Apr. e/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)- -Con. SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)--Con. BY INDUSTRY G R O U P I N G S — C o n . MANUFACTURING, Nondurable manufactures Foods TOTAL Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather products Durable manufactures Ordnance, pvt. and govt Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures Clay, glass, and stone products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments ,., 135. 1 147.,0 138.7 104..3 134..4 122.2 135..5 135.,8 147.,0 138.,0 112..1 134..6 121..4 136.,3 138.7 149.,8 rl39.,3 113..4 137.1 118.,6 139..9 rl39.,3 rl50.5 rl40..6 118..7 rl37.0 121.,1 rl43..7 141.3 151. 5 141.1 144..6 145.3 ..do.... . .do ..do.... ..do.... do 124..8 180..0 143..3 225.,6 73,.8 123.4 180..6 143.4 226..0 74..7 rl29.,9 rl84..4 139.7 238.,7 74..5 rl27..8 rl83 .5 rl39..0 r240,.0 r73..0 128.,3 184.,5 140..4 243..5 75.,2 129.1 ..do.... ..do.... ..do.... do ..do.... .,do.... 126..8 72..8 132,.1 135 ,1 143,.7 108,.3 128,.0 74,.6 130,.6 135,.4 145 .0 112,.2 rl31..1 r72,.3 rl38,.5 146,.4 rl52..2 107,.4 rl31..6 r71,.2 rl35,.5 150,.6 rl52.5 rl06,.2 134,.3 72.,5 137..3 151..0 152..8 106.6 136.2 73.0 .do.... .do.... ..do.... . .do ..do.... 127.5 139,.8 137 .6 120,.5 156,.9 127.6 142 .9 139 .6 119 .8 157 .8 136,.9 rl50,.1 144,.0 rll6,.2 163,.4 rl36,.7 rl50 .2 rl46 .4 rll8 .4 rl63,.5 138.3 151..5 149 .2 127,.5 166,.5 139.5 152.8 150.4 130.7 167.3 137. 8 P/ 1 USCOMM--DC--44 251 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 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 142.7 152.0 1967=100. . ..do.... ..do.... . .do do ..do.... ..do.... POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE C0M-209 141.4 110.6
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