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May 7, 1976
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
*^OF^
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A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Billion $
Bill ion $
450
450
Monthly
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
425 ~~ ( W e e k l y R e p o r t i n g M e m b e r Banks o f Federal Reserve System)
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400
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325
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425
1976
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1975
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Data: Federal Reserve Board
INDEX, 1941-43-10
INDEX, 1941-43 = 10
Monthly
135 _
PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
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Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.
Short tons
Short tons
20,000
R A W STEEL P R O D U C T I O N
Monthly
(ingots and ail other forms)
5,000
Weekly
16,000
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4,000
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1975
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8,000
4,000
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SURVEY
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WEEKLY
2
BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1975
Apr. 26
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores
1976
May 3
Apr. 10
Apr. 17
Apr. 24
1967=100
do. .
do..
202.2
223.8
188.3
198.9
215.5
188.1
199.6
201.5
198.2
201.7
204.7
199.4
204.8
206.4
203.6
mil. $
do. .
10,719
7,378
11,169
7,675
12,303
8,211
12,753
8,648
12,188
7,969
430
5,537
4,65.6
313
421
5,456
4,559
315
365
4,003
3,093
176
316
3,949
3,052
178
311
188
157
78,384
93,730
35,249
70
78,137
97,557
35,495
189
85,733
98,018
33,580
131
86,800
97,018
33,775
215
87,132
102,579
34,481
206
e86,643
102,400
34,388
134
102,940
62,804
375,044
28,097
125,414
59,818
102,619
62,396
374,397
28,528
125,345
59,373
105,731
79,061
382,401
43,949
113,938
60,527
107,718
78,814
380,601
44,021
113,559
60,651
107,331
79,167
380,018
43,520
113,655
60,717
9.53
86.12
96.98
9.57
87.30
98.42
9.08
102.21
114.99
9.04
100.31
112.82
9.01
103.32
116.30
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
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $
Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3_/
do..
Member bank reserve balances 5/
do. .
Excess reserves, estimated 5/
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:
Bi tuminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3_/
thous . sh. tons
mil. kw.-hr
number
thous. bbl
12,610
33,327
137,448
8,387
13,040
33,702
145,045
8,476
13,720
35,434
195,545
8,146
13,410
35,287
145,888
8,146
14,110
35,614
199,469
8,146
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
thous. sh. tons
percent
bil
2,488
2,436
2,655
2,660
88.1
14.8
2,681
88.8
15.3
87.9
14.6
14.7
15.4
203.2
204.4
202.3
9.01
102.13
114.89
186,741
2,695
89.3
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book
Fased on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated.
MONTHLY
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1975
Feb.
1976
Mar.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS:
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
mil. $ . .
do. .. .
do....
do'. .. .
do....
80,210
40,574
1,913
7,133
4,830
80,283
40,901
1,997
6,679
4,783
82,693
40,760
1,966
5,876
5,152
83,362
41,265
2,016
6,554
5,106
r91,827
46,129
r2,209
6,910
5,663
95,892
49,325
2,483
7,588
6,060
do... .
do... .
do.. . .
.do. . ..
do. ...
do....
do... .
do. .. .
7,758
5,241
8,560
1,290
39,636
13,629
586
2,287
7,900
5,211
9,062
1,358
39,382
13,548
591
2,543
7,413
5,471
9,229
1,565
41,933
13,867
651
3,026
7,162
5,298
9,695
1,425
42,097
13,726
615
2,971
r8,063
r5,927
11,236
1,484
r45,698
rl4,302
r604
r3,266
8,559
6,103
12,052
1,595
46,567
14,673
670
3,536
do....
do. .. .
do....
do. . ..
3,293
7,019
4,985
1,923
3,164
7,011
4,875
1,914
3,475
7,151
5,858
1,825
3,602
7,385
5,839
1,932
r3,992
r8,239
r6,132
r2,199
3,917
8,661
5,757
2,329
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
do
79,354
77,635
87,616
89,276
90,912
92,782
do. .. .
do. ...
do. .. .
do....
40,132
2,072
6,992
4,902
39,250
2,000
6,269
4,690
43,681
2,223
6,409
5,396
44,570
2,329
6,775
5,621
45,700
r2,392
6,780
5,735
47,446
2,485
7,127
5,941
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
do
do. . ..
do. ...
do
7,415
5,197
8,323
1,328
7,291
5,066
8,776
1,358
7,730
5,434
10,296
1,580
7,654
5,813
10,268
1,585
r7,723
r5,878
10,946
rl,531
7,894
5,923
11,733
1,592
r_/ R e v i s e d .
31,411
1/
:
I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " n o t shown.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
3
1976
1975
ITEM
Mar.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con.
By industry group--Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Book value (unadjusted), total
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Stone, clay, and glass products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Instruments and related products
Jan.
Feb.
mil. $.
do.. .
do. . .
do...
do. . .
do. . .
do. . .
do. . .
39,222
13,656
616
2,309
3,230
6,863
4,854
1,899
38,385
13,313
606
,391
,037
,711
,901
,821
43,935
14,007
667
3,122
3,686
8,016
5,784
2,021
44,706
14,597
652
228
729
931
818
2,084
r45,212
rl4,362
r635
r3,295
r3,911
r8,057
r5,972
r2,173
do.. .
do...
do...
do.. .
152,692
100,403
52,289
151,993
151,930
100,482
51,448
151,194
146,177
95,167
51,010
146,574
147,458
95,625
51,833
147,030
rl48,093
r96,039
r52,054
rl47,328
do. . .
do.. .
do. . .
do. ..
do. . .
do. . .
do.. .
do. . .
100,082
3,471
13,015
12,045
22,168
14,758
21,392
4,223
99,879
3,781
13,381
12,090
22,400
14,347
21,120
4,132
95,754
3,630
13,924
10,979
20,988
13,196
21,171
3,830
95,664
3,622
13,903
11,011
20,976
13,168
21,113
3,850
r95,696.
r3,576
rl3,924
rl0,958
r20,821
rl3,136
r21,542
r3,790
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
51,911
11,930
3,095
4,543
4,877
10,875
4,210
3,227
51,315
11,752
3,069
4,380
4,856
10,887
4,203
3,173
50,820
11,738
3,255
4,589
4,552
10,861
4,313
2,989
51,366
11,858
3,244
4,681
4,684
11,037
4,321
3,053
r51,6-32
rll,774
r3,371
r4,709
r4,686
rll,039
r4,378
r3,036
do...
do. . .
do...
do. . .
78,446
38,813
39,633
76,694
77,343
37,912
39,431
74,175
81,877
40,032
41,845
86,754
83,037
40,724
42,313
88,190
r92,040
46,181
r45,859
r90,243
do...
do. . .
do. . .
do . . .
do. ..
do. . .
do. . .
do...
do. . .
37,578
5,594
4,784
6,805
4,931
8,369
39,116
8,641
30,475
35,785
4,773
4,449
6,759
4,662
8,186
38,390
8,484
29,906
42,837
6,657
5,163
7,118
4,941
10,477
43,917
10,138
33,779
43,284
6,615
5,405
7,363
5,860
9,621
44,906
10,597
34,309
45,017
6,678
r5,575
r7,404
r6,043
10,643
r45,226
rl0,711
r34,515
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL
do. . .
Durable goods industries, total
do.. .
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders
do...
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL
do...
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
do . . .
Primary metals
do. . .
Fabricated metal products
do. . .
Machinery, except electrical
do. . .
Electrical machinery
do. . .
Transportation equipment
do. . .
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do...
132,289
128,581
3,708
131,499
129,349
125,590
3,759
128,043
119,739
114,698
5,041
120,659
119,417
114,158
5,259
119,576
rll9,636
114,212
r5,424
rll8,907
127,806
18,120
19,253
28,438
20,113
33,742
3,693
124,344
16,624
19,013
27,905
19,709
33,153
3,699
115,494
14,084
17,686
25,044
18,564
31,848
5,165
114,209
13,920
17,470
24,755
18,612
31,201
5,367
113,524
13,817
rl7,310
r24,435
rl8,778
30,899
r5,383
76
74
2.7
1.2
4.5
.9
2.9
3.2
1.3
4.2
1.0
2.5
2.2
1.3
3.4
.9
1.9
3.8
2.1
3.7
1.3
1.6
r3.5
r2.1
r3.1
rl.2
1.1
do. .
do. .
do. .
3.3
1.6
5.3
1.2
3.0
3.4
1.5
4.7
1.1
2.7
3.8
2.4
3.9
1.5
1.3
4.2
2.4
3.5
1.5
1.2
r4.2
r2.7
r3.5
rl.6
1.1
number
do. .
300
530
370
5 70
278
428
288
474
thous
do. .
do. .
101
183
1,737
90
171
1,770
54
100
1,120
74
114
726
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/
Food and kindred products
Tobacco products
Textile mill products
Paper and allied products
Chemicals and allied products
Petroleum and coal products
Rubber and plastics products
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL
Durable goods industries, total
Nondurable goods industries, total
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL
By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery, except electrical
Electrical machinery
Transportation equipment
Nondurable goods industries, total
Industries with unfilled orders
Industries without unfilled orders
do. .
do..
do. .
do. .
do..
do. .
do. .
.do. .
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX..1967=100.
LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Unadjusted for seasonal variation:
Accession rate, total
mo. rate per 100 employees
New hires
do. .
Separation rate, total
do. .
Quit
do. .
Layoff
do. .
Seasonally adjusted:
Accession rate, total
do. .
New hires
do. .
Separation r a t e , t o t a l
Quit
Layoff
WORK STOPPAGES:
Number of s t o p p a g e s :
Beginning i n month
In e f f e c t during month
Workers i n v o l v e d :
Beginning i n month
In e f f e c t during month
Days i d l e d u r i n g month
r / Revised,
p/ Preliminary.
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n . a . / Not a v a i l a b l e .
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
1 / I n c l u d e s data f o r " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
4
ITEM
Dec.
Feb.
FINANCE
AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES
SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ADM.:
Total, end of month
rail.
$
Farm mortgage loans : Federal land banks
do. .
Loans to cooperatives
do. .
Other loans and discounts
.....'................do..
Jan.
Mar.
28,332
14,326
3,821
10,185
r28,769
14,641
3,741
rl0,386
31,741
16,564
3,979
11,198
32,265
16,746
4,356
11,162
r32,751
16,930
4,546
11,274
33,400
17,264
4,656
11,480
mil. $
do. .
.do. .
8,543.8
8,498.1
8,754.6
9,441.9
9,413.0
8,685.2
9,328.7
9,303.5
9,249.9
8,769.8
8,760.2
9,103.4
8,742.4
8,737.6
8,800.1
9,847.4
9,842.2
8,955.6
do ..
do. .
do..
do. .
.do..
.do. .
do..
do..
do. .
.....do..
do..
do. .
1,338.3
86.3
839.0
337.4
104.5
668.5
847.4
3,538.7
571.0
1,422.9
426.4
226.6
1,276.6
120.1
892.3
399.6
120.8
788.2
949.6
4,026.6
651.8
1,571.5
488.0
237.0
1 382.0
139.6
819.9
346.9
68.8
780
895
038
633
563
478
265
1,333.3
187.9
835.8
268.4
78.9
748.7
894.0
3,589.3
665.1
1,212.2
477.9
254.0
1,159.8
137.6
794.. 1
281
73
714
890
3,879
688
1,477.0
500.4
201.6
1. 244.3
118.1
904.5
303.9
77.9
863.8
019.0
330.9
792.2
541.1
611.8
216.5
do..
do. .
7,169.7
7,927.6
7,404.5
7,466.5
8,888.9
8,525.7
9,009.0
9,176.0
8,111.2
8,940.9
10,199.2
9,606.5
do. .
do. .
do..
do. .
do. .
do. .
do..
do. .
do. .
do..
626.8
106.4
394.9
1,940.1
44.7
306.2
1,259.0
657.5
143.7
460.6
1,480.7
55.1
340.8
1,313.3
r2,079.5
687.8
185.4
712.1
137.2
524.4
,547.5
46.0
372.9
,211.1
,269.4
878.7
234.6
759.7
141.5
483.7
,790.7
37.8
350.0
,190.5
,229.7
838.7
186.6
669.
158.
439.
,302.
51.
316.
,108.
,104.
790.2
169.7
890.1
167.8
539.6
2,748.2
34.4
410.1
1,470.7
2,724.0
999.2
215.0
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL
Excl. Department of Defense Shipments
Seasonally adjusted
By commodity groups and principal commodities:
Food and live animals
Beverages and tobacco
Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels..
Mineral fueIs, lubricants, etc
Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes
Chemicals
Manufactured goods
Machinery and transport equipment, total
Electrical
Transport equipment, total
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Commodities not classified
GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL
Seasonally adjusted
By commodity groups and principal commodities:
Food and live animals
Beverages and tobacco
Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels
Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc
Animal and vegetable oils and fats
Chemical s
Manufactured goods
Machinery and transport equipment
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Commodities not classified
,
621.9
181.0
TJ Revised.
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