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NOVEMBER 1 , 1974 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS / w \ X ^ * SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion $ 400* Billion $ 425 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 375 400 350 275 (average of Wednesday data) 250 i I i i i i i L i i i 1971 i i l i i i i i I i i i i i 1972 i I i i I I I I I I I I I I 1973 J FMAMJ 1974 J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) Thousands 350 — 1,000 A 400 -W\ r^^\ - V/1 200 — 800 600 \< 0 - ^ f\ ^ -A. / — > \ \ / V Av V \r v / - \ V ~ V - -1 L 1 -J.,, L..I J.. L_.l ! _ L _ . 1 1971 i i i i i 1 L 1 t, _I_..L_L _L L_J.,.,.!,_. - j ™ i , i _ i j—J,„ i i i i i 1973 1972 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1974 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 1967=100 200 200 RAW 150 STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) - ~ ~ \ 100 ~ 50 Monthly 0 __ L 1 _l 1 1 1 1 1 1971 1—J L^ 1 1 1 I _| I 1 1972 J I |__J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1973 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected 1 1 1 —I 1 I LJL-J 1974 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 1974 ITEM Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 1967=100 do.. do.. 193.8 198.0 190.8 191.1 194.6 188.6 234.4 272.8 211.0 232.2 273.3 207.4 mil. $ do.. 9,796 6,504 9,810 6,408 11,021 7,504 10,709 7,365 10,489 7,245 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do.. State programs (50 States, D i C , and Puerto Rico)...do.. FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet).number 218 1,435 1,283 150 201 1,487 1,331 188 325 ,084 ,790 187 359 2,149 1,855 240 325 193 69,156 83,886 35,019 -80 68,970 84,607 35,118 407 74,832 92,720 37,560 561 75,327 91,041 36,635 -31 75,940 90,739 37,445 349 98,062 56,409 340,038 23,019 107,840 53,778 98,046 56,171 339,876 23,108 107,182 53,667 101,460 57,220 380,630 19,766 128,787 59,758 100,374 57,380 383,674 20,104 128,524 59,748 99,339 57,433 381,975 20,520 129,151 59,834 7.95 109.97 123.65 7.98 110.27 124.06 9.81 63.38 70.79 9.84 67.82 75.64 9.82 70.33 78.46 11,910 34,236 214,100 9,324 2,915 119.5 18.0 12,280 33,998 211,377 9,330 2,915 119.5 17.5 12,935 34,393 166,871 8,714 2,820 115.6 17.2 13,420 34,027 167,603 8,641 2,829 116.0 17.3 12,960 34,203 188,701 8,640 2,866 117.5 17.7 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 CCMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores 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 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'sj4/.1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. Oct. 19 231.5 277.2 204.2 Oct. 26 230.9 283.1 200.5 75,848 90,932 36,444 157 9.77 71.03 79.35 192,505 **2,*850 116.8 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 ITEM Sept. June July Aug. Sept. 36,576 5,846 7,566 40,163 6,155 9,352 46,661 8,475 10,040 39,682 7,483 8,032 r42,282 r8,039 r8,080 46,495 8,318 10,253 do.. do.., do.. 38,902 6,165 9,550 39,248 6,266 9,783 42,785 7,665 8,976 44,122 8,136 10,045 r44,825 8.,136 rl0,112 45,023 8,479 10,222 Household durables do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondefense do.., Defense do.. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ Mew orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. 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.., 3,084 10,956 9,445 1,511 3,042 11,118 9,583 1,535 3,281 12,629 11,033 1,596 3,192 12,106 10,675 1,431 r3,200 rl2,205 rl0,708 rl,497 3,226 12,479 10,946 1,533 39,001 41,932 49,061 43,928 r46,332 47,504 41,983 7,150 10,242 41,154 6,325 9,873 46,848 9,293 9,329 47,709 8,724 10,729 r49,463 rl0,010 rll,766 46,300 8,502 10,667 2,996 12,181 10,283 1,898 3,055 11,727 10,389 1,338 3,247 13,763 12,011 1,752 3,184 14,177 12,800 1,377 r3,133 rl5,034 rll,805 r3,229 3,155 13,187 11,415 1,772 100,225 101,994 124,536 128,786 rl32,837 133,849 101,545 14,798 28,522 103,450 14,857 28,612 126,082 17,316 32,082 129,667 17,904 32,764 rl34,305 rl9,438 r34,421 135,578 19,461 34,865 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment mil. $ do.. do.. Supplementary series: r/ Revised. 187109 1/ Data for Sept. 1974 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1973 1974 ITEM Aug . Sept. June July Aug. 2,201 56,898 36,688 20,210 2,213 57,505 37,492 20,0.13 2,337 69,535 47,274 22,261 2,328 71,607 49,399 22,208 r2 ,26.1 r74 ,439 r50 .498 r 2 3 ,941 837 1.14 112 130 396 85 190,147 17,188 21,225 55,207 68,438 39.1 717 105 121 130 301 60 189,473 21,054 44,024 54,935 46,552 22,908 38.6 789 90 152 112 365 70 215,504 14,169 42,814 45,826 87,269 25,426 37.0 782 103 142 124 328 85 r53.403 20,950 30,412 27,312 r47,816 26J913 37.7 709 94 117 119 318 61 232 ,681 12 ,060 17 ,826 78 931 109 ,839 14 ,025 53.4 1967=100. 135.1 135.5 147.1 148.3 150.2 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 130.9 135.0 132.8 136.6 124.7 122.6 139.3 141.9 149.4 184.0 126.6 152.6 135.2 141.1 125.0 147.0 126.3 132.8 125.8 125.3 126.5 124.5 122.3 110.6 121.3 144.9 130.5 137.6 125.7 126.1 131.8 135.4 132.8 136.5 125.5 122.6 140.6 143.4 148.3 180.2 130.3 137.3 136.6 142.9 125.4 149.2 126.8 133.6 126.5 126.1 128.3 123.9 121.6 109.1 120.3 145.5 131.1 138.3 126.3 126.8 143.3 147.1 145.2 150 141 131 150 154 160 155 153.8 183.1 149.2 152.8 129.8 161.2 149 214 144 139 135 140 139.8 116.4 133 148 139 149 136 133 144.7 148.2 1 146.1 150.9 1 141.8 133.0 152.5 j 156.6 160.5 154.6 151.6 178.7 150.9 154.4 130.3 163.2 150.9 218.5 146.2 141.4 135.3 142.6 141.9 118.0 140.2 148.6 141.0 151.4 137.8 134.6 146.5 150.0 148.0 153.0 143.7 134.8 154.2 158.4 162.8 162.1 150.7 168.2 1S2.8 156.1 130.9 165.4 152.6 220.9 148.5 143.9 138.1 143.4 142.8 118.1 144.7 148.7 142.6 153.7 139.3 135.2 1967=$1.00. $0,740 $0,738 $0,680 $0,674 $0,666 147.6 109.4 149.0 109.9 158.5 107.9 159.3 107.6 rl60.6 rl07.0 145.04 107.48 147.31 108.72 154.14 104.90 rl54.87 rl04.61 T155.55 rl03.68 127.11 94.19 128.86 95.10 134.13 91.28 rl34.69 r90.98 rl35.22 r90.13 7.94 8.01 8.17 8.26 8.85 8.84 8.96 9.00 r9.09 r9.13 5,817.1 5,785.2 6,042.0 6,016.5 6,010.5 6,021.2 5,964.6 6,419.8 5,307.4 5,643.8 8,384.4 8,327.5 8,356.7 8,556.5 8,612.5 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS--Con. 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.)--Con. Supplementary series: Household durables mil • $ •« Capital goods industries do Nondefense do Defense do INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun $ Bradstreet, Inc.): Failures, total number., Commercial service do Construction do Manufacturing and mining do Retail trade do Wholesale trade do Liabilities (current), total thous. $. Commercial service do Construction do... Manufacturing and mining do... Retail trade do... Wholesale trade do... Failures annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns. COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation 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 28,089 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Earnings per production or nonsupervisory worker on payrolls of private nonfarm establishments: Average hourly earnings index, seasonally adjusted: Current dollars 1967=100. 1967 dollars do... Gross average weekly earnings: Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted FINANCE MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages): 2/ New home purchase (U.S. average) percent. Existing home purchase (U.S. average) do... FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary, weighting. 18,109 mil. $. do... do... do... do... 7,695. 7,655. 8,307. 9,003. 9,035. 7,998.9 7,929.7 8,370.0 9,166.4 9,501.8 \J Data for Sept. 1974 are advance estimates; 2/ Beginning Jan. 1973, data reflect changes in sampling and 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1973 ITEM Sept. June 1,765 1,737 3,869 1,890 1,876 4,484 127.35 111.45 ....do.... 76.90 64o85 . . . . d o . . . u 1,165.9 Aug. 1 | July Aug. 2,064 2,316 r4,540 1,582 1,944 r4,001 1,705 1,953 4,722 168.70 138.80 95.75 79.45 1,238.9 198.65 I6806O 125.75 111.15 2,050.0 190.80 163.30 105.00 88.00 2,135.8 rl30.10 rll2.60 r89.35 r75.45 r2,176.6 58.30 52.50 33.85 29.35 541.9 61.55 53o50 36.40 32.40 567.1 45.55 37o85 61.45 56.65 636.6 56.60 48.90 47.10 42.40 646.1 32.55 25.20 40.25 35.10 638.4 838 686 152 11.5 9.9 1.7 875 754 121 11.7 10.2 1.5 812 698 114 9.0 7.8 1.2 812 691 121 9.7 8.4 1.3 r811 668 143 11.1 9.5 1.6 726 591 134 10.1 8.4 1.7 1,387 1,553 1.9 1,360 1,478 1.7 1,638 1,420 2.2 1,496 1,400 2.0 1,294 rl,388 1.8 1 385 1^385 2.0 815.9 132.6 240.8 r800.9 rl07.9 r260.6 r842.6 rl23.0 r267.1 814.0 124.9 253.9 .... Sent. METALS AND MANUFACTURES Industrial trucks (electric), shipments: Indc t r u c k s , t r a c t o r s (combustion e n g i n e s ) , MACHINE TOOLS: Metal c u t t i n g type t o o l s : Metal forming type ....do.... shipments l_/..do P145.25 pll8.90 P152.35 j P 128.45 2,169.5 tools: ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... ....do.... P 50.50 P 45.50 P 45.55 P 40.60 P643.4 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RETAIL SALES, NEW PASSENGER CARS: Total, Retail seasonally adjusted inventories, new c a r s a t annual rates.o (domestics), end of ••••.mil.• 1 | i month 1 REGISTRATIONS (new v e h i c l e s ) : 2_/ 979.6 151.1 275.0 1 xj Revised, p / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1_/ Revisions for J a n . - May 1974 a r e as follows (number): 4,490; 4,017; 5,604; 4,594; 5,122. 2 / Courtesy of R. L. Polk & Co.; r e p u b l i c a t i o n p r o h i b i t e d . Data for Aug. and S e p t . 1973 omit one State*, d a t a f o r June - Aug. 1974 omit t w o ~ S t a t e s . 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