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M A Y 9, 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ,**T0^c, * * r E s o* * SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1-43=10 /Monthly PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 1972 (avg. 1973 of daily close) 1975 1974 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) 1,000 Thousands 350 ~ ~ \ / \ 800 A /\y 600 \ / \ V 400 - 200 0 -JL-JL 1.-L.I L 1 I 1 I I —1—1—1—L. 1972 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1973 i i i i i i i i i 1974 . i i i i i i J F M A M J J A S O N D 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. Billion $ 110 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES 100 Billion ion $ 220 Billion $ 100 Billion $ 160 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seas, a d j . , at annual rates) 200 (seasonally adjusted) Total Put in Place (left scale) 90 80 180 Shipments (left scale) 80 60 160 70 140 60 120 100 h i i i i I t i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i I i 1972 1973 1974 100 80 Private i i I i I I I i i 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1972 provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY H 40 Nonfarm 20 i i I i I i I i i i I i i i I i I I i I I I 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement Residential, (right scale) 1974 1975 WEEKLY BUS'.NESS STATISTICS1 1975 1974 ITEM Apri. 27 May 4 Apr. 12 Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 3 1967=100. do... do... 231.7 221.2 239.1 229.4 221.9 234.6 199.9 225.2 184.0 201.6 225.9 186.3 202.2 223.8 188.3 mil. $. do... 10,076 6,739 10,546 7,040 10,685 7,375 10,862 7,387 10,935 7,381 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs. thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, al 1 programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)...number. 235 2,471 2,114 170 244 2,392 2,038 170 496 5,729 4,870 203 456 ,663 ,788 294 430 313 315 78,128 97,613 35,544 240 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs.. .. 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve bal ances 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... 72,308 87,526 36,055 139 72,048 88,365 36,845 177 78,453 90,806 34,674 118 78,778 90,719 35,213 136 78,478 93,745 100,587 57,879 363,982 23,483 119,475 56,462 102,010 57,836 369,356 22,960 121,575 56,767 104,982 62,508 378,622 29,146 125,874 59,440 105,614 62,273 378,117 28,968 125,998 59,489 102,642 62,327 374,132 28,035 125,290 59,450 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 8.55 90.30 101.43 8.62 92.22 103.97 9.46 82.84 93.03 9.50 86.60 97.50 9.53 86.12 96.98 35,301 143 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. 12,860 33,209 171,846 9,076 12,760 33,520 155,070 9,001 12,520 34,346 131,391 8,362 13,405 33,502 140,204 8,352 13,180 33,327 137,448 8,387 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. bil. 2,907 119.2 17.4 2,911 119.3 17.5 2,541 104.2 14.7 2,491 102.1 14.9 2,488 102.0 15.1 V Data do not always cover calendar weeks. £_/ Tuesday price. 3/ MONTHLY Daily average. 198.9 215.5 188.1 9.57 87.30 98.42 145,060 2,436 99.8 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 1974 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. 80,025 40,712 2,011 6,597 4,732 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. do. do. do. do. 78,072 40,828 1,993 7,061 4,739 81,391 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. do. do. do. 7,020 5,662 8,855 1,240 7,551 5,777 8,941 1,316 do. do. do. do. ...do. do. ..do. do. .do. 37,244 12,653 509 2,785 3,125 6,452 4,173 1,842 38,562 76,978 6,729 4,374 1,919 78,197 do. do. do. do. 40,073 2,159 6,884 4,823 do. do. do. do. 6,712 5,621 8,262 1,281 Nondurable goods industries, total ]_/ 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 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total V..' Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical.. Electrical machinery Transportation equipment. • Instruments and related products rj Revised. 61,936 ]_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 75,406 38,158 1,830 73,923 37,259 6,690 4,712 6,972 4,579 r80,103 40,467 rl,913 7,026 r4,830 7,443 5,117 7,379 1,344 6,927 4,674 7,550 1,215 r7,758 r5,241 8,560 rl ,290 7,860 5,211 9,066 1,356 37,248 13,372 600 2,262 3,097 6,118 4,970 1,715 36,664 12,846 568 2,060 3,104 6,292 4,847 1,816 r39,636 rl3,629 586 r2,287 r3,293 r7,019 r4,985 rl,923 39,313 13,601 589 2,529 3,126 6,982 4,807 1,945 79,487 79,124 r78,875 76,866 40,635 2,154 7,059 4,836 40,549 2,070 7,379 4,940 40,137 2,144 7,241 5,062 39,653 r2,072 6,852 r4,902 38,555 2,014 6,158 4,639 6,969 5,629 8,177 1,315 7,740 5,076 7,874 1,357 7,385 5,114 7,935 1,351 r7,415 r5,197 7,984 1,328 7,254 5,066 8,299 1,356 42,829 2,150 7,555 4,921 12,939 530 m 1,857 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATiSTiCS — C o n t i n u e d 1975 1974 ITEM Feb. Mar. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total !_/ 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 mil. do. .do. do. do. do. do. do. 36,905 12,693 535 2,816 3,067 6,315 4,077 1,819 37,562 12,730 544 2,759 3,091 6,435 4,404 1,826 38,938 13,494 615 2,342 3,287 6,866 4,915 1,898 38,987 13,690 603 2,241 3,215 6,775 4,835 1,957 r39,222 rl3,656 r616 r2,309 r3,230 r6 ,863 r4,854 rl,899 38,311 13,361 604 2,378 3,003 6,684 4,832 1,850 do. do. do. do. 125,398 82,181 43,217 124,831 127,125 83,515 43 s 610 126,500 149,762 97,198 52,564 150,404 151,943 99,005 52,938 151,624 rl52,692 r!00 9 403 r52,289 rl51,993 152,053 100,625 51,428 151,308 .do. .do. do. do. do. do. do. .do. 81,925 2,861 17,405 13,016 18,460 3,581 83,014 2,952 9,562 9,384 17,693 13,133 18,671 3,627 97,967 3,721 11,861 11,793 21,552 14,684 21,000 4,329 99,124 3,760 12,446 11,825 21,907 14,801 21,245 4,292 r!00,082 r3,741 rl3,015 r!2,045 r22,168 rl4,758 r21 s 392 r4,223 100,012 3,806 13,424 12,128 22,430 15,197 21,066 4,138 Nondurable goods industries, total !_/. Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and al 1 ied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 42,906 10,791 2,589 4,675 3,403 7,563 2,868 2,742 43,486 11,035 2,588 4,733 3,484 7,655 3,002 2,742 52,437 12,425 2,950 4,812 4,737 10,605 3,925 3,267 52,500 12,145 3,069 4,694 4,871 10,924 4,061 3,298 r51,911 rll,930 r3,095 r4,543 r4,877 rl0,875 r4,210 r3,227 51,296 11,689 3,063 4,402 4,900 10,830 4,259 3,193 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 V Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products... Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equi pment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do... do... do... do... 81,480 44,158 37,322 79,127 83,377 44,736 38,641 79,547 72,894 36,024 36,870 76,454 72,026 35,434 36,592 74,958 r78,444 38,811 r39,633 r76,139 77,388 38,008 39,380 73,873 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 42,267 6,624 5,410 7,427 8,822 41,974 6,930 5,165 8,018 7,998 36,062 5,071 4,720 6,837 7,253 36,860 8,902 27,958 37,573 8,908 28,665 120,559 115,522 5,037 118,599 122,546 117,429 5,117 119,955 37,842 6,297 4,387 7,426 8,050 38,612 8,351 30,261 132,345 128,563 3,782 133,832 38,896 8,537 30,359 130,452 126,741 3,711 129,671 37,023 5,378 r4,784 r6,805 8,030 r39,116 r8,641 r30,475 rl28,797 125,089 r3,708 r126,939 35,541 4,977 4,369 6,803 7,879 38,332 8,425 29,907 126,158 122,385 3,773 123,948 do... do... do... do... do... do \..' do... 113,584 13,773 16,073 23,156 21,018 31,607 5,015 114,927 13,645 16,401 24,207 21,140 31,430 5,028 129,944 17,202 19,710 29,592 20,575 34,375 3,888 125,873 15,033 19,369 29,046 20,378 33,694 3,798 123,246 13,560 r!9,253 r28,438 r20,113 33,742 3,693 120,236 12,377 18,983 27,983 19,632 33,324 3,712 9,345 6,762 3,268 2,670 2,170 552 1,167 2,583 9,969 7,276 3,500 2.839 2,314 569 1,246 2,693 10,544 7,444 3,218 2,431 2,482 750 1,256 3,100 r9,142 r6,331 r2,605 r2,013 r2,206 r634 rl,128 r2,811 r8,487 r5,803 r2,3T3 rl,760 r2,lT0 r612 rl,069 r2,684 9,169 6,105 2,504 1,861 2,057 619 1,008 3,064 136.3 98.8 48. 38, 30. 7. 16. 37. 135.1 98.6 48.6 39.1 30.5 7.5 16.7 36.4 132.8 90.9 40.0 29.8 29.9 8.8 15.4 41.9 H30.3 r88.5 r37.7 r27.9 r29.4 8.5 rl5.1 r41.8 r!25.6 r86.6 36.2 26.7 29.8 8.7 rl5.2 r39.8 125.8 84. 35. 26. 27. 8. 13. 41. 164 166 183 184 185 186 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do... Industrial do... Commercial .' !do*.'..' Public, total d o " NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL*' RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) ....,!do'.'* New housing units do..! Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do... Industrial do... Commerci al '.../..'..'.'.'.'. .....do... Public, total do*"* CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100. rj Revised. 61,936 9,523 9,264 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Except farm and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1975 1974 ITEM Mar. Feb. Jan. Apr. Apr. Mar. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted... thous. Civilian labor force.....................................do... Empl oyed, tota 1 do... Agriculture ....do... Nonagricultural industries do... Unemployed ........do.., Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted .. do... Employed, total .do... Agriculture. do... Nonagricultural industries do... Unemployed do... Long-term, 15 weeks and over .......do... Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years... White Negro and other races ... Marri ed men, wi fe present...................... Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-col lar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers Construction Manufacturing Durable goods 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... 91,884 89,633 84,878 3,334 81,544 4,755 91,736 89,493 85,192 3,437 81,756 4,301 93,342 91,149 82,969 2,888 80,082 8,180 93,111 90,913 82,604 2,890 79,714 8,309 93,593 91,395 83,036 2,988 80,048 8,359 93,564 91,369 83,549 3,171 80,377 7,820 90,381 85,779 3,653 82,126 4,602 820 90,324 85,787 3,515 82,272 4,537 875 92,091 84,562 3,383 81,179 7,529 1,537 91,511 84,027 3,326 80,701 7,484 1,822 91,829 83,849 3,265 80,584 7,980 1,991 92,262 84,086 3,238 80,848 8,176 2,403 5.1 3.4 5,0 15.0 4.6 9,2 2. 3 2. 9 6,0 5,1 8,7 5.0 4.8 5.0 3.5 5.0 14.0 4.5 8.8 2.4 2.9 6.3 5.2 9.9 5.0 4.9 8.2 6.0 8.1 20.8 7.5 13.4 4.5 4.6 11 8, 15, 10 10 8.7 6.8 8.5 20.6 8.0 14.2 5.2 4.6 12.5 8.9 7.0 8.6 4.0 3.0 4.4 2.3 1.1 4.4 3.3 4.2 2.4 .9 3.0 1.3 6.2 1.1 4.1 15.9 n.o 10.9 2.7 1.2 r4.5 .9 r2.9 First-Class Mail 7 ^6-l9lfe WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 5.6 4.7 13.0 9.8 18.1 11.4 11.3 19.3 12.2 12.8 P3.2 pi.3 p4.2 pi .0 p2.5 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-202 OFFICIAL BUSINESS 8.1 14.6 9.3 r / Revised. p_/ Preliminary. 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