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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^TESO** November lo 19/ 8 Annual Subscription: domestic, $1 5.00; 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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Weekly BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS Monthly (average of Wednesday data) (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 300. 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1978 1977 1976 (Wednesday data) J MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS F M A M J I II I I J A S O N D 300 MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 220 NEW CONSTRUCTION 200 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 (seas, adj., at annual rates) 120 100 1975 i: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1976 1977 1978 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1976 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1977 1978 2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1978 Nov. 5 Oct. 29 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100 do. . do. . - INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 201.9 199.8 203.2 309 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/ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ Member bank reserve balances 3/ Excess reserves, estimated 3/ 2, 710 2,125 134 Oct. 14 203.3 204.8 202.1 248.6 253.0 245.5 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 251.3 254.5 248.9 251.0 251.1 250.8 353 262 287 280 2,638 2,081 124 2,075 1,860 105 2,019 1,816 127 144 108,912 134,149 38,119 367 mil. $ do.. do.. do.. 98,856 112,779 35,502 202 99,006 112,993 35,981 265 108,901 131,768 38,053 384 109,259 134,320 38,804 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.. 112,047 93,038 42 3,766 45,153 122,389 72,265 113,077 9 2,844 427,897 44,816 123,508 72,490 118,500 91,834 469,285 42,532 138,365 86,618 117,060 91,668 470,556 41,897 138,191 86,956 percent Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do.. 8.46 92.10 101.59 8.48 90.71 99.88 9.15 105.39 116.96 9.21 100.49 111.37 9.29. 97.31 107.92 15,225 40,042 209,283 8,892 15,460 40,108 202,813 8,892 16,455 40,049 214, 791 8,892 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. 15,365 37,759 204,458 8,575 16,025 38,032 199,805 8,455 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5[ thous. sh. tons. ....percent. 2,351 77.5 2,349 77.4 bil. 17.6 18.1 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 2, 739 90.0 -102 2,730 89.7 2,769 91.0 19.6 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 19 77 ITEM Aug. 1978 Sept. June July Aug. Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS ^NUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment ... Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products . ..... .T„ 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 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 110 ,477 56 ,253 ,294 8,,373 l\ 217 117 ,609 61 ,989 3.,198 8,,956 7,633 131,727 71,839 4,039 10,609 8,510 114,,380 59 ,296 3,,581 9 ,131 7,158 rl26.,166 r65.,991 r4,,081 rlO.,110 r8, 393 133,870 72,289 4,069 10,674 8,566 9 ,510 7,,060 11 :,837 10,,381 7,,699 14.,825 12,453 8,627 17,540 10 ,446 7,,271 13,,185 rll ,074 r8.,273 13 ,858 j 12,324 9,033 17,383 54,,224 16,,200 832 3;,483 55,,620 16,,560 806 3;,667 59,888 18,204 1,003 3,818 553,084 16j,983 821 3j,100 r60;,175 rl8..209 r968 r3a,744 61,581 18,661 927 3,926 4;,501 9.,465 8;,083 •3a,094 4j,413 10.,055 8,,077 33,239 5,066 11,161 8,721 3,491 4, ,592 r5,,007 rl03,241 r8j,926 r3j,544 4,975 10,892 9,162 3,514 112 ,019 j 1123,586 124,839 ,871 127,842 58,,649 ,061 8 ,562 j 7, ,074 593,285 23,950 8,,637 7,240 66,293 3, 710 9,860 7,899 653,222 3,644 9, ,905 7,539 68,,684 r3,,791 103,346 8j,241 68,870 3,753 10,274 8,134 10,,155 7,, 250 14,070 2, 370 10,,142 7, ,243 14,,503 2,402 11,425 8,167 15,887 2,674 H 3 ,454 H 3 ,831 12,042 8,518 16,708 2,696 9,,605 8j,679 3 ^,001 123, ,106 8,071 15,510 2,579 127, 8,,495 16,324 r2,,714 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued Aug. Sept. June 3 July Sept. Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred 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 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 53,370 16,113 790 3,442 4,364 9,450 8,037 3,065 53.,301 15.,822 801 ,440 4.,282 9, ,618 8,,041 3;,152 58.,546 17.,844 960 33,606 4,,815 10,,719 8, ,590 3;,283 57,,884 17,,599 824 3,,639 4.,861 10,,399 8,,600 3,,258 59,,187 18,,122 921 3,,706 4,,859 10,,188 8,,863 3,,515 58,972 17,839 921 3,683 4,820 10,374 9,114 3,418 ... do ... do ...do ... do 176,603 113,240 63,363 178,082 177,,031 113,,341 63,,690 179.,011 . 188,,846 122,,891 65,,955 189,,557 189,,439 123,,160 66,,279 191,,167 191,,281 124,,430 66,,851 192,,882 191,886 124,729 67,157 194,071 ...do.... ...do. ... .. .do ...do ...do ... do ...do ... do 113,917 4,187 18,090 14,714 25,314 15,031 21,339 5,596 114,,467 4,,219 18,,082 14,,732 25.,431 15.,173 21.,492 5;,642 122,,688 4,,569 17.,209 16.,130 28.,766 16,,628 22,, 784 6;,203 123,,830 4,,606 17,,335 16,,313 29,,062 16,,758 23,,010 6;,199 125,,206 4,,688 17,,546 16,,425 29.,374 16,,860 23,,400 6,,282 126,006 4,739 17,717 16,362 29,504 16,982 23,672 6,381 ...do ... do ...do ... do ... do ...do ... do ...do ... do ...do... . do ... do 64,165 16,129 3,449 5,353 5,639 13,751 5,827 4,296 111,623 57,598 54,025 112,615 64,,544 16.,268 3;,531 5,,303 ,634 13.,949 5.,926 4.,296 117,,770 62,,243 55,,527 113,680 66,, 869 16,,643 ,501 5,,475 5.,869 14,,861 5;,397 4,,521 134.,171 74,,237 59,,934 127,,580 67,, 337 16,,525 3;,385 53,542 ,939 15,,054 5,,530 4,,521 117,,023 61,,702 55,,321 123,,2 79 67,,676 16,,674 3;,359 5;,554 5;,816 15,,182 5.,512 4,,581 128 ,873 69,,713 60,,160 130,,952 68,065 16,959 3,469 5,646 5,895 15,300 5,372 4,561 136,192 74,624 61,568 131,372 ...do ...do.... ...do... . ...do do . , do.... ...do ... do ,. ,do 59,269 8,918 7,033 10,469 7,439 13,721 53,346 11,782 41,564 60.,364 8.,988 7,,124 10.,576 7,,381 14 ,518 53,,316 11 ,730 41:,586 68,,840 10.,428 7.,736 11,,477 8,,239 17 ,953 58.,740 12.,934 45,,806 65,,187 10,,095 7,,524 11.,669 7,,902 15.,226 58,,092 13.,070 45,,022 71.,582 10,,876 8,,294 11 ,830 8,,730 18 ,516 59,,370 13,,208 46 ,162 72,297 11,190 7,990 12,666 8,868 18,423 59,075 12,948 46,127 183,813 175,296 8,517 182,453 183,,975 175,,551 8,,424 183.,547 215,,098 205,,310 9,,788 216,,754 217 ,738 207,,714 10.,024 216,,922 221,,444 .211,,434 10,,010 219,,999 223,768 213,071 9,988 223,532 173,887 17,501 22,849 45,358 24,585 54,908 8,566 174,,966 17,,852 22,,733 45,,792 24,,723 54 ,923 8,,581 207,,067 23 ,043 24,,956 50,,055 28,,529 70,,029 9 ,687 207.,026 23.,232 24,,941 50,,268 28,,358 69,,745 9,,896 209 ,922 23 ,760 24 ,993 50 ,266 28 ,594 71 ,938 10 ,077 213,351 24,677 24,849 50,892 28,942 73,651 10,181 16,885 12,973 8,151 6,586 16,,842 12,,922 7,989 6;,571 18,,752 14,,511 8,,881 7,,041 rl9,,010 rl4,,572 8 ,989 7.,382 19 ,715 14 ,856 9 ,079 7,,553 19,573 14,805 8,870 7,423 2,684 714 1,417 3,913 2,,745 711 1 ,469 3 ,920 3 ,171 , 966 1 ,627 r4.,240 3,,207 950 1 ,661 r4,,439 3,,359 1,057 1 ,697 4 ,859 3,453 1,129 1,735 4,768 176.4 137.6 82.9 67.1 177.8 138.3 83.0 67.6 205 .8 160.6 r94 .9 76.6 208.3 159.9 94.0 77.7 206.5 158.1 92.6 77.2 207.0 159.3 92.4 76.7 30.0 8.1 15.7 38.8 30.5 8.1 16.2 39.4 37.3 11.3 19.2 45.2 37.7 11.2 19.4 48.4 37.6 12.0 18.8 48.4 38.4 12.8 19.1 47.8 .mil. $. . ...do ...do ...do ...do ...do ... do ... do 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. ADJ.), 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 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ Industrial Commercial Public, total .mil. $.. , ..do , , do do ...do , ,do do 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/ Industrial Commercial Public, total r/ Revised. ...do ,. do.... do... . do 1/ Includes data for "other industries" now shown. 2/ Includes additions and alterations. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 1978 1977 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Con. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION. . . . . . . . . . Index (seasonally adjusted). ..1967-100.. Bui 1 ding, total. . . . . By type of building: Nonresidential.............................. ....... do.... Residential do.... Non-building construction. . do 14,231 267 9,933 13,713 2 79 9,135 3,785 6,148 4,297 3,617 5,518 4,578 157.,3 EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL ........... . . . ..mil. $.. Excl. Department of Defense Shipments........... ....... do.... Seasonally adjusted........................... .......do.... By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals .......do.... Beverages and tobacco. .......do.... Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels......... .......do.... Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc................ .......do.... Oils and fats, animal and vegetable........... ....... do.... Chemi cal s ................. . . . ....do Manufactured goods............................ .......do.... Machinery and transport equipment, total...... . do GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL............................ .......do.... Seasonally adjusted. .do.... By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals ....... do.... Beverages and tobacco......................... .......do.... Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels do... . Mineral fuels, l ubricants, etc .. do. .. . Oils and fats, animal and vegetable. . .. ....do.... Chemi cal s ....... do... . Manufactured goods do. . . . Machinery and transport equipment .......do.... 12.,044.,5 12,,101.,4 CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE................ 1972=100.. 14,169 249 11,490 14,711 286 11,244 15,597 289 10,855 13,816 300 10,890 3,768 7, 722 2,679 4,534 6, 710 3,466 3,945 6,910 c4,742 4,572 6,317 2,926 158,,8 173,,9 173,.6 rl75.,4 175.7 8.,987,,1 8,,984. 1 9,,683,.2 10,,371.,1 ,5 103, 367, 11,,038.,6 12,,487.3 12,,477.3 12,,125,,7 10,,944,.7 10;,934,,0 11;,792,.5 11 ,621.,8 11 ,613,.9 12 ,469,.3 12., 714.4 12,, 713.1 13,,428.9 1.,137,,1 ,247,.6 201.,8 822,.7 401,,8 105 .7 , 1;,064,,9 1,,014,,3 4.,303.,4 1:,540,.6 161,.6 992,.5 321,.7 130,.7 1;,077 .2 939,.5 ,486,.8 1 ,716,.2 213,.3 1 ,083,.4 335,,4 120.9 1 ,149..1 1 ,024.,7 4.,599,.8 1 ,645.7 176.9 1 ,111.9 348.0 156.3 1 ,197.9 1 ,132.5 5.,142.1 14 ,703,,9 14., 779. ,3 14 ,024..0 14 ,090.,2 14,,416.9 15,,120.0 924,.0 170,,2 817,.4 3.,677..1 43.0 514,,9 2 ,218,.6 3.,578,.5 1.,048.9 FOREIGN TRADE tJ Revised. 155.,6 720..5 333..7 102.. 8 878,.7 831.,6 .4 ,622, 3. 884., 8 162,.3 771., 3 3:,651..4 52.,6 421., 8 ,863,.5 2,,761..3 12,,452,.4 12,,941,,6 873. 7 182,.9 744.6 ,720.5 41.. 7 436,,4 1 , 888. , 7 2.,995,.9 1;, 737, ,1 141.,5 1.,35 3..9 424,,0 132,,1 1.,063,,4 1:,092,.5 5,,075,,2 14,,514,.5 13.,722.,7 1,,045.,9 1.,126,, 1 212,,7 769.,8 3 ,471.,5 46,,7 547,,2 2 ,301,,0 4,,132.,9 177,.4 788,.0 3;,380.,1 49..4 546,,9 2,,418,.3 4,,108,.2 c_/' Corrected. ^fU.S , GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 19 79--2 8.1— 051/16 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND F E E S PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209 168.2 829.3 ,898.9 30.2 537.9 2,,215.4 3;,832.0
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