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W \^r\ BUSINESS u M\ STATISTICS Ml %r,so«** November 12,1976 A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion $ 450 TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 425 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve Monthl Y System) ~~ - 400 * ^ 375 ""^ y 350 325 - - ^s*— 300 _ 275 — 250 (average of Wednesday data) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 —1—1 i.„. L...I 1973 Lj„—L„-.L-JL..JL- —1—»—" ' ' J—J- 1 l 1 i 1974 —L 1 1 l_JL..L 1 1 1 ..1 1 1975 1976 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43=10 Monthly (avg. of daily close) 135 _ PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 125 - ~ ^ \ \ 115 105 - - - - 95 - 85 - 75 i i i i i I i i i i i i i i 1973 i i 1 i i i i i 1 1 i i .,I,..J l i i i i J , 1975 1974 i i i i i L.,1 i i i 1976 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 1910-14 = 100 8001 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 700 h WHOLESALE PRICES X Industrial Commodities All Commodities 120 '-••'**'** • i I 11 i i i 111 i 1973 1974 •• i i i i i i I I I l I I l I I I I i I I I I I l l I 1975 1976 1973 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor • * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1974 1975 1976 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1975 1976 ITEM Nov. 8 Nov, 1 1977i~~ Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Oct. 23 194.3 188.5 198.3 1967=100. do... do... mil. $. do... 224.6 180.4 11,849 7,849 11,864 8,213 12,564 8,416 195.7 188.1 201.1 12,558 8,427 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. 379 4,023 2,920 259 414 3,970 2,902 192 326 3,264 2,493 134 361 3,227 2,476 174 82,075 98,415 34,715 278 82,404 99,245 34,886 804 90,633 105,077 33,792 192 90,510 107,603 34,710 121 104,587 66,322 374,729 35,209 118,398 59,792 9.46 89.39 100.19 104,493 66,044 380,775 36,825 118,643 59,485 9.43 89.15 99.86 105,439 83,259 386,326 44,469 112,497" 62,540 8.62 102.12 114.30 106,223 83,886 388,034 43,918 113,302 62,740 8.62 101.74 113.80 106,753 84,246 387,256 43,954 113,525 62,822 8.63 101.76 113.90 12,685 35,011 159,719 8,343 13,775 34,449 163,965 8,300 13,505 36,723 151,924 8,041 13,695 38,128 180,616 8,041 13,020 38,481 183,037 8,041 thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,071 2,038 2,337 76.2 2,345 76.4 2,322 75.7 bil. 15.9 16.1 16.6 16.5 16.2 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 balances 5/ 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's) £/...1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 193.2 216.4 178.5 197.9 191.5 202.4 Nov. 6 195.2 189.9 198.9 13,037 8,448 371 171 241 90,149 107,096 34,210 146 e90,515 108,446 34,741 417 8.61 101.92 114.02 202,510 2,350 76.6 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 1975 ITEM Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products 1976 Sept. June July Aug. Sept. mil. $. do... do... do... do... 83,775 40,881 2,355 6,222 5,307 90,068 45,285 2,424 7,025 5,677 99,510 52,042 2,615 8,206 6,446 87,504 43,746 2,362 6,997 5,577 r93,483 47,084 r2,625 7,457 r6,000 98,761 50,302 2,655 7,724 6,123 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... do... do... do... 6,848 5,339 8,748 1,443 7,660 5,807 10,251 1,611 8,833 6,379 12,725 1,692 7,590 5,516 9,710 1,530 r7,796 r6,090 10,222 rl,646 8,593 6,581 11,336 1,758 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products do... do... do... do... 42,894 14,059 647 2,986 44,783 14,872 582 3,209 47,468 15,137 657 3,496 43,758 14,184 617 2,684 r46,399 rl4,520 r620 r3,133 48,459 15,513 646 3,343 do. do... do... do... do... 3,471 7,296 5,865 2,065 3,609 7,878 5,742 2,153 4,116 8,376 6,305 2,320 86,200 94,244 r4,042 r7,767 r6,438 r2,200 r94,524 4,174 8,425 6,436 2,222 85,210 3,699 7,272 6,344 2,035 93,912 93,641 do... do... do... do... 42,444 2,203 6,424 5,226 43,192 2,265 6,977 5,304 48,475 2,389 7,713 6,021 47,779 2,399 7,660 5,986 48,338 r2,455 7,680 r5,914 47,135 2,482 7,659 5,725 do. do. do. do. 7,300 5,472 10,037 1,438 7,398 5,453 9,823 1,481 8,028 6,011 11,862 1,592 8,310 6,040 11,093 1,641 r8,314 r6,239 11,172 rl,640 8,310 6,181 10,014 1,615 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. 84,039 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1975 Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products... 4 „ 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 1976 Sept. June July Aug. .mil. $ do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 42,766 14,165 625 2,933 3,432 7,496 5,890 2,063 43,008 14,073 562 3,053 3,516 7,618 5,731 2,106 45,769 14,724 610 3,293 3,938 7,893 6,186 2,170 46,133 14,776 604 3,134 3,928 7,896 6,406 2,204 r46,186 rl4,626 r598 r3,092 r3,996 r7,935 r6,465 r2,198 do.. do.. do.. do.. 145,976 97,017 48,959 146,583 145,037 95,927 49,110 146,413 150,953 97,666 53,287 150,911 151,014 97,459 53,555 151,824 rl52,061 r97,896 r54,165 rl52,773 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 97,199 3,661 14,090 11,091 21,894 13,325 21,116 3,947 96,640 3,613 13,789 11,028 21,713 13,212 21,357 3,835 97,616 3,654 14,674 10,564 20,955 13,493 22,030 3,786 97,826 3,711 14,847 10,618 20,870 13,597 21,860 3,825 r98,109 r3,794 rl4,936 rl0,606 r20,997 rl3,720 r21,612 r3,867 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 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 49,384 10,992 3,149 4,314 4,582 10,821 4,158 2,956 49,773 11,362 3,113 4,384 4,573 10,783 4,212 2,941 53,295 11,968 3,419 4,750 4,866 11,365 4,558 3,009 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.. 83,716 40,707 43,009 85,137 88,835 r43,907 44,928 85,482 100,246 52,935 47,311 95,596 53,998 12,313 3,445 4,814 4,882 11,599 4,582 2,975 r89,073 r45,377 43,696 r94,204 r54,664 rl2,628 r3,511 r4,912 r4,989 rlli768 r4,560 2,954 r93,126 46,909 r46,217 r94,143 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 42,175 6,397 5,179 6,929 5,809 9,758 42,961 9,806 33,155 42,256 6,294 5,196 7,120 5,144 8,982 43,226 10,166 33,060 123,749 119,243 4,506 123,477 122,519 117,868 4,651 122,761 r48,122 7,662 6,250 8,639 r5,936 rl0,884 46,082 10,698 35,384 rl22,480 rll6,961 5,519 rl22,271 48,051 7,264 r5,909 r8,155 r6,311 11,305 r46,092 rl0,711 r35,381 do.. do.. do.. do.. 49,926 8,075 6,075 7,992 6,657 11,918 45,670 10,691 34,979 120,907 115,329 5,578 121,974 rl22,125 116,788 r5,337 rl21,885 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 118,940 14,424 18,206 26,485 19,422 32,237 4,537 118,004 13,740 18,097 26,209 19,112 32,396 4,757 116,465 15,785 16,642 23,908 20,131 31,354 5,509 rll6,811 15,787 16,906 24,237 20,028 31,147 5,460 116,522 15,372 rl6,901 r24,078 r20,098 31,280 r5,363 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 equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders 1976 1975 Sept. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS 1910-14=100. Crops do... Commercial vegetables do... Cotton do... Feed grains and hay do... Food grains do.., Fruit do.., Tobacco do.., Livestock and products do.., Dairy products do.., Meat animals do.., Poultry and eggs do.. PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and servcies do.., Family living items do.. Production items do.. All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates do.., PARITY RATIO do.., r/ Revised. 84,039 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. Oct. July Aug. Sept. 497 472 440 399 409 464 351 918 521 564 636 256 487 456 440 420 392 453 318 r917 519 593 628 246 488 483 439 603 421 375 271 850 492 576 588 235 468 453 440 510 394 336 310 923 482 596 557 241 r468 r460 r468 r545 394 r326 r296 981 r474 r604 538 239 549 542 548 631 79 543 543 538 629 r77 577 565 578 665 73 574 567 573 663 71 574 569 571 662 r71 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1975 ITEM Sept. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES; ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and plastics products Textile products and apparel Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— Wholesale prices 1976 Oct, July Aug. Sept. Oct. 1967=100. .do... do... 206.3 242.8 184.2 201.4 233.2 181.9 216.0 218.8 214.1 206.9 202.9 209.6 203.1 198.5 206.2 196.5 189.2 201.6 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 177.7 197.1 186.1 173.1 182.2 254.9 140.1 151.3 178. 197. 186. 174. 182. 256.5 141.1 152.4 184. 196, 182. 182, 187. 265, 145. 169.8 183.7 189.3 176.8 183.6 187.7 269.1 146.1 171.3 184.7 191.8 177.1 184.7 188.5 270.9 146.5 173.6 185.2 186.6 174.9 186.3 188.4 277.0 147.0 170.8 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Dec. 1968=100. 1967=100. 179 163 185 176 170 150.8 138.4 141.1 143.9 179.1 164.1 187.2 177.1 170.9 151.5 141.3 146.6 150.0 203.7 171.0 198.7 186.9 180.5 158.2 149.0 149.2 151.7 207.5 171.4 199.0 187.7 181.0 161.0 149.2 150.2 152.8 212.7 172.9 200.0 188.2 181.6 163.6 149.0 151.0 153.5 213.6 174.2 199.9 189.1 181.4 164.5 149.3 156.0 159.0 1967=$1.00. $0,563 $0,559 $0,543 $0,544 $0,541 $0,540 thous. do... do... mil. do... do... 726 591 136 9.0 7.5 1.6 889 774 115 9.1 7.6 1.5 865 737 128 10.1 8.7 1.4 762 616 146 10.5 8.9 1.6 792 645 147 9.9 8.2 1.7 p869 p731 pl38 p9.4 p7.6 pi.9 thous. do... ratio. 1,513 1,608 2.6 1,484 1,589 2.5 1,455 1,436 2.0 1,394 1,547 2.1 1,415 1,509 2.2 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted Domestics Imports Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate Domestics Imports Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics) 2/ Preliminary. 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