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M A Y 30, 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS jf"0"*.. *«w«* SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion 450 B i l l o n q> 450 TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS - ( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve System) 425 400 " 1 9 7 5 V / _J^° 375 350 ^1974 - 325 (Wednesday 300 data) 1972 1973 1974 275 250 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board Thousands T h o u i> a n d s ,400 ,200 ~~ ,000 - 800 600 400 350 Weekly MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) ~~ - 300 - ~-^\ A - 250 \<)1A \ h^y \ / \ ~W^\f\ thy \l ft / V 200 150 V 100 - 200 , 0 50 1975 i i i i 1972 i I i i i i i 11 11 1973 i i i 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1974 i i i i i i i 1975 i i i i i i l l i i i i A J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 180 CONSUMER PRICES 170 Million 3.0 PRIVATE H(DUSING STARTS - 150 130 120 2.5 - 2.0 - 1.5 - ,•*" 160 140 (seas, adj., at a nnual rates) ....... Food yy ;•....'** - "T,y^ •y\ ' All Items - _T"~ •T*TI i l l i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i i i i i i 1 i i I I i ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1972 1973 1974 1.0 .5 r-^ i . i i . 1 i . i i i ... 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly i . 1 i i i . . i i i . i 1 i . i i i 111 i 111 111 i 1973 a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1974 1975 0 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 1975 1974 ITEM WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores May 18 May 25 May 3 May 10 May 17 225.1 218.3 229.7 10,259 6,923 220.6 215.0 224.5 10,374 6,966 198.9 215.5 188.1 11,169 7,675 195.4 210.2 185.6 11,314 7,930 194.7 207.9 185.9 11,182 7,770 238 2,299 1,943 190 247 2,184 1,855 257 421 5,460 4,565 315 433 5,359 4,446 243 411 1967=100 do.. do.. mil. * $ 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 275 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank crecTit 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 7. .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... 72,997 89,065 36,646 222 72,959 90,227 36,616 -129 78,123 97,578 35,512 208 78,412 98,455 35,319 385 79,117 97,448 34,518 -15 99,670 57,821 367,403 22,326 121,183 57,068 98,532 57,867 368,983 22,186 121,019 57,375 102,619 62,396 374,397 28,528 125,345 59,373 101,119 62,726 374,698 21,314 125,162 59,189 102,006 69,961 373,682 29,524 124,399 59,206 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's~4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 8.76 90.45 102.23 8.71 87.09 98.30 -9.57 87.30 98.42 9.56 89.08 100.45 9.56 92.27 104.04 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons.. 13,410 mil. kw. -hr.. 35,237 number.. 162,829 thous. bbl.. 8,973 12,750 35,792 163,386 8,978 13,040 33,702 145,045 8,476 13,415 33,660 148,809 8,405 13,510 33,512 148,198 8,384 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 2,840 116.4 17.7 2,436 99.8 15.2 2,319 95.1 15.2 2,227 91.3 15.3 2,871 117.7 17.4 2/ Tuesday price. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 1974 ITEM IV II III IV GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCCME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL , bil. Personal consumption expenditures, total do. Durable goods, total do. Automobiles and parts do. Furniture and household equipment do. 1,344.0 823.9 124.3 51.2 55.4 1,358.8 840.6 123.9 48.0 57.5 1,383.8 869.1 129.5 50.6 59.5 416.3 901.3 136.1 56.2 60.4 1,430.9 895.8 120.7 43.7 57.8 do. do. do. do. 352.1 70.9 174.5 29.8 364.4 72.8 180.1 31.5 375.8 74.4 183.5 36.8 389.0 75.7 191.3 37.9 391.7 73.7 196.0 37.5 do. do. do. do. 347.4 48.7 119. 24. 352.4 49.2 122.2 25.0 363.8 51.7 124.9 25.6 376.2 54.6 127.7 26.5 383.5 56.0 130.9 27.1 Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential Residential structures Change in business inventories do. do. do. do. do. 224. 195. 141. 53. 28. 210.5 193.6 145.2 48.4 16.9 211.8 198.3 149.4 48.8 13.5 205.8 197.1 150.9 46.2 8.7 209.4 191.6 151.2 40.4 17.8 Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports do. do. do. 9.3 113.6 104.3 11.3 131.2 119.9 -1.5 138.5 140.0 -3.1 143.6 146.7 1.9 147.5 145.7 Gov't purchases of goods and services, total Federal National defense State and local do. do. do. do. 286.4 108.4 75.3 177.9 296.3 111.5 75.8 184.8 304.4 114.3 76.6 190.1 312.3 117.2 78.4 195.1 323.8 124.5 84.0 199.3 Nondurable Clothing Food and Gasoline goods, total and shoes beverages and oil Services, total Household operation Housing Transportation r/ Revised. 61,952 MONTHLY BUSINESS 1974 1973 ITEM '6 STATISTICS—Continued 1975 III IV IV I r/ 1,165.4 877.7 91.6 62.5 29.1 26.8 103.4 131.5 79.5 65.9 1,186.9 178.1 1,008.8 922.3 86.5 )1,149.8 875.6 84.9 62.7 22.2 27.0 p93.4 pl00.3 p61.8 68.9 1,193.4 178.0 1,015.5 939.5 75.9 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $ Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors' income, total ....do.. Business and professional do.. Farm do.. Rental i ncome of persons do.. Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total...do.. Corporate profits before tax, total do.. Corporate profits after tax do.. Net interest do.. PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do.. Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do.. Equals: Disposable personal income do.. Less: Personal outlays do.. Equals: Personal saving do.. ,106.3 814.8 103.2 58.4 44.9 26.4 106.4 122.7 73.2 55.5 ,099.3 159.9 939.4 850.1 89.3 1,118.8 828.8 98.4 59.3 39 26 107 135 83 57 1,112 161 950 866 84 1,130.2 848.3 89.9 60.7 29.1 26.3 105.6 139 83.1 60.1 1,134.6 168.2 966.5 894.9 71.5 1,155, Apr. Jan. Feb. 92.1 62.3 29.8 26.6 105.8 157.0 94.3 62.8 1,168.2 175.1 993.1 927.6 65.5 1975 1974 Mar. MANUFACTURERS* SHIPMENTS: \[ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total. Primary metals Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total. Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense Mar. Apr. il. $. do... do... 42,829 7,555 8,941 42,699 7,757 9,195 37,259 6,972 7,550 40,467 7,026 8,560 r40,802 r6,580 r9,062 42,171 6,581 9,608 .do... .do... .do... 40,635 7,059 8,177 41,232 7,047 8,699 40,137 7,241 7,935 39,653 6,852 7,984 r38,643 r6,143 r8,295 40,758 5,964 9,122 .do... .do... .do... .do... 3,335 12,019 10,407 3,284 12,143 10,557 1,586 2,914 12,434 10,790 1,644 2,898 12,729 10,976 1,753 r2,918 rl2,484 rlO,770 rl,714 3,207 12,816 11,025 1,791 44,736 44,904 35,434 38,811 r38,107 39,729 41,974 6,930 7,998 44,124 7,510 8,758 36,062 5,071 7,253 37,023 5,378 8,030 r35,492 r4,961 r7,705 38,977 5,423 8,802 3,375 12,762 11,300 1,462 3,336 12,452 11,925 1,527 2,781 11,712 10,077 1,635 2,842 12,117 9,970 2,147 r2,830 rll,224 r9,522 rl.702 3,239 12,224 10,500 1,724 117,429 119,632 126,741 125,089 rl22,392 119,945 114,927 13,645 31,430 117,817 14,106 31,490 125,873 15,033 33,694 123,246 13,560 33,742 rl20,099 rl2,379 r33,153 118,313 11,837 2,249 65,406 43,728 21,678 2,300 66,716 45,094 21,622 1,636 74,208 49,605 24,603 1,580 73,598 48,600 24,998 rl,495 r72,339 r47,353 r24,986 1,527 71,745 46,828 24,917 156.1 157.2 157.8 158.6 154.9 158.2 155.7 160.1 149.8 143.6 164.1 169.2 MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total mil. $. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total .do., Primary metals .do.., Transportation equipment .do.., Supplementary series: Household durables .do.., Capital goods industries •do.., Nondefense .do.., Defense .do.., Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total .do.., Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total .do.., Primary metals .do... Transportation equipment .do... Supplementary series: Household durables , .do... Capital goods industries , .do... Nondef ense , .do... Defense .do... 1,612 32,830 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: Al 1 i terns Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodities Nondurabl es Nondurables less food Durabl es Services Services less rent 1967=100. 143.1 143.9 do... do... do... ......... .'do.' '. °........ '.'.do'.'.'. do... do... do... 138.4 143.1 141.0 147.2 136.1 124.3 147.0 150.4 139, 143. 141, 147, 137. 125. 147. 151. 151, 155. 153. 158. 147. 139. 161. 166. 153.0 156.9 154.4 159.6 148.2 140.3 162.6 167.5 153.9 157.5 155.0 159.7 148.8 142.1 163.2 168.3 Food Meats, p o u l t r y , and f i s h Dairy products F r u i t s and vegetables do... do... do... do... 159.1 171.6 151.5 162.5 158.6 164.4 153.7 163.0 170.9 163.5 155.2 163.5 171.6 162.7 155.6 166.7 171.3 161.8 155.4 167.4 171.2 161.8 154.8 167.8 Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership do... do... do... do 144.9 149.4 128.4 157.2 146.0 150.2 128.8 158.2 161.2 164.3 134.0 175.6 162.7 165.8 135.1 177.3 163.6 166.6 135.5 178.2 164.7 167.6 135.9 179.4 r/ Revised. 61,952 £/ Preliminary. ]_/ Data f o r A p r i l 1975 are advance estimates. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 ITEM Mar. 1975 Apr. Jan. Feb. Mar.. Apr. COMMODITY PRICES--Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES--Con. Unadjusted indexes--Con. Fuel and utilities 1967=100 Fuel oil and coal do.. Gas and electricity...............................do.. Household furnishings and operation .do.. Apparel and upkeep Transportation ...... Private New cars Used cars Public. Health and recreation. Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Consumer prices 144.9 201.5 140.0 132.6 146.9 206.5 141.9 134.0 160.5 228.9 160.2 153.2 162.2 229.5 162.7 154.7 163.0 228.3 164.0 155.6 164.6 229.0 166.3 156.8 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. . .do.. 132.2 132.0 130.4 112.8 102.2 146.6 133.6 133.7 132.4 113.3 107.0 146.3 139.4 143.2 142.2 123.4 134.9 152.2 140.2 143.5 142.5 124.5 133.5 152.3 140.9 144.8 144.0 127.3 135.3 152.3 141.3 146.2 145.5 127.5 135.3 152.4 do.. .do.. do.. do.. 135.4 144.8 131.8 129.5 136.3 145.6 133.1 130.4 148.9 161.0 146.5 141.0 150.2 163.0 147.8 141.8 151.1 164.6 148.9 142.0 152.1 165.8 149.5 143.5 1967=$1.00. $0,699 $0,695 $0,641 $0,636 $0,634 $0,631 .percent. .27 8.51 9.55 9.33 9.28 9.49 .do... do... do... do... .01 8.83 8.99 9.75 10.62 8.62 8.81 9.47 10.43 8.67 .34 .65 8.25 8.28 8.61 8.80 9.33 10.29 8.95 9.02 9.63 10.34 do... do... do... .12 .44 .34 3.39 3.68 3.51 9.19 10.10 9.52 9.01 9.83 9.32 9.05 9.67 9.25 9.30 9.88 9.39 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Yields: Domestic corporate (Moody's) By ratings: Aaa Aa A. 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