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November 14,1975 v A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS •<:;x % *'V1TOO«'' SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUR! )MIC ANALYSIS Billion $ 450 Monthly TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 425 Billion $ 450 425 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) 400 400 1975 375 h 375 350 h 350 ^1974 325 325 300 (Wednesday data) 275 b 250 275 i J i i L_J i i I i L_ 1972 i • i i i i i i i I I I I I I i 1974 1973 I I I I I I I I I I J FMAMJ J A S O N D 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1-43=10 Monthly (avg. of daily close) PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS i i i i i i i i i I i i i i i 1974 1973 1972 I i i i i i 1975 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967 = 100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES 180 Farm Products and Processed Foods and Feeds J\ i \ ^ . 1910-14 = 100 800 PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS 700 , \ i 160 140 Industrial Commodities 120 and wage rates) 1 0 0 1 1 1 300 (average of Wednesday data) ii •1 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1• i • i • i • • . I • i i • • 1 1 1 i i 1 1 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1973 1974 1 1 1 i 1 1 • i i i i 1972 1975 * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected weekly 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 1974 1975 250 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1975 1974 ITEM Nov. 9 Nov. 2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES If 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Nov. 193.2 216.4 178.5 1967=100.. do do 228.6 278.5 199.2 230.7 282.3 200.4 202.7 235.9 182.4 200.2 231.8 180.9 197.3 224.6 180.4 mil. $.. do 10,719 7,379 10,615 7,596 11,629 7,986 11,579 7,820 11,995 7,994 376 2,409 2,104 435 2,541 2,229 229 332 ,112 ,966 195 372 4,044 2,928 195 379 259 192 90,767 36,819 243 76,060 90,658 36,995 323 82,571 95,207 34,722 558 82,462 96,407 34,605 29 82,116 98,428 34,729 286 82,445 99,347 34,979 859 101,052 57,468 378,920 20,522 128,525 59,965 99,178 -57,586 381,447 21,605 129,438 59,945 103,920 65,767 378,423 34,892 119,200 59,327 102,528 65,899 375,098 35,638 118,389 59,382 9.73 74.31 83.29 9.67 74.75 83.68 9.52 89.23 100.00 9.48 90.71 101.67 9.46 89.39 100.19 9.43 89.15 99.86 13,350 35,048 168,382 8,297 13,495 34,502 163,771 8,339 12,770 35,011 159,719 8,343 2,108 86.4 15.8 2,040 83.6 16.2 2,071 84.9 15.7 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 crecTit outstanding, total 3/ do Member bank reserve balances 3f 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 262 75,624 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do 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.. 13,185 34,075 199,361 8,653 14,360 34,484 176,321 8,652 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 2,814 115.3 17.7 2,780 113.9 17.3 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/Tuesday price MONTHLY VDaily average. 161,069 2,038 83.5 4/Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 ITEM Sept. 1975 Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS... .1910-14=100. Crops ps .do. Commercial vegetables do... Cotton do... Feed grains and hay do... Food grains \ do... Fruit do... Tobacco do... 460 496 415 465 467 490 373 892 473 520 448 435 490 545 391 896 476 450 516 342 397 397 392 833 476 454 440 362 423 446 358 864 r492 457 460 377 409 463 383 921 490 449 438 420 394 454 352 923 Livestock and products do... Dairy products do... Meat animals do... Poultry and eggs do... PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do... Family living items do... Production items do... All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates....do... PARITY RATIO do... 429 473 512 220 432 488 509 221 498 478 652 220 495 500 631 228 r522 528 r661 245 525 561 656 236 528 535 523 599 77 530 r538 525 r604 78 557 574 545 636 75 561 575 550 639 74 566 578 558 645 76 564 580 552 642 76 1967=100. do... do... 230.5 255.2 214.7 231.5 276.9 204.4 195.5 236.0 171.5 205.6 249.8 179.6 206.3 242.8 184.2 201.4 233.2 181.9 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 167.2 182.7 176.8 162.9 161.7 225.0 132.8 148.1 180.4 170.2 187.5 183.5 164.8 168.5 228.5 135.5 145.2 169.4 175, 193. 184, 171. 181. 246. 139. 149. 179. 176. 193. 186. 172. 182. 252. 139.8 149.3 179.7 177.7 197.1 186.1 173.1 182.2 254.9 140.1 151.3 179.9 178.9 197.3 186.2 174.7 182.3 256.5 141.1 152.4 179.1 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 r/ Revised. CORRECTION: Sept. 1975 mfrs. new orders, total durable goods, seas. adj. shown in the Nov. 7 issue of the WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT should read $42,326 mil. instead of $42,626 mil. 31,151 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1975 1974 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES--Con. Industrial commodities--Con. 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 1967=100. do... do... do. .. do... do. .. Dec. 1968=100. 1967=100. 146.8 187.1 159.8 164.2 145.6 142.1 127.7 130.6 150. 186. 162. 166. 147. 140. 134. 138. 161.7 183.4 174.7 170.0 150.1 136.8 140.1 143.1 162.2 184.3 175.8 170. 150. 137. 140. 143. 163.1 185.5 176.1 170.3 150.8 138.4 141.1 143.9 $0,598 $0,588 $0,569 $0,566 $0,563 thous do.. do. . do.. do.. do.. 93,661 91,444 86,242 3,563 82,679 5,202 94,105 91,891 86,847 3,536 83,312 5,044 97,046 94,859 86,650 4,090 82,560 8,209 96,493 94,308 86,612 3,886 82,726 7,696 94,965 92,795 85,274 3,626 81,647 7,522 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 91,705 86,402 3,489 82,913 5,303 989 91,844 86,304 3,440 82,864 5,540 1,016 92,916 85,078 3,450 81,628 7,838 2,998 93,146 85,352 3,468 81,884 7,794 2,842 93,191 85,418 3,546 81,872 7,773 2,856 5.8 3.9 5.7 16.7 5.3 9.9 6.0 4.3 5.6 17.1 5.5 10.9 8.4 7.0 7.9 19.1 7.9 13.0 8.4 6.6 7.7 21.1 7.6 14.0 2.8 3.5 7.0 6.0 12.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 3.3 7.4 6.2 12.0 6.4 6.1 5.4 4.8 12.1 9.2 20.8 11.1 11.5 5.0 4.6 11.5 9.1 19.9 10.5 11.3 5.3 4.7 11.5 9.1 19.2 10.6 11.3 78,830 64,531 44,427 24,714 708 3,902 20,104 11,943 8,161 78,790 64,437 44,465 24,572 728 3,872 19,972 11,870 8,102 76,679 61,863 43,779 22,222 743 3,395 18,084 10,465 7,619 r77,023 r62,168 r43,914 r22,418 r749 r3,415 rl8,254 rl0,563 r7,691 rp77,275 rp62,445 rp44,035 rp22,575 p749 rp3,416 rpl8,410 rpl0,650 rp7,760 54,116 4,683 17,143 4,239 12,904 4,224 13,767 14,299 2,746 11,553 54,218 4,686 17,154 4,246 12,908 4,228 13,797 14,353 2,745 11,608 54,457 4,464 16,984 4,161 12,823 4,203 13,990 14,816 2,745 12,071 r54,605 r4,466 17,016 r4,159 rl2,857 r4,218 rl4,050 rl4,855 2,756 rl2,099 rp54,700 rp4,466 rpl7,042 rp4,180 rpl2,862 rp4,236 rpl4,126 rpl4,830 p2,765 rpl2,065 53,255 14,652 8,674 53,153 14,515 8,599 50,825 12,840 7,348 r51,136 rl3,011 r7,450 rp51,388 rpl3,160 rp7,534 36.5 36.7 39.9 3.2 40.7 3.4 36.5 37.1 40.0 3.1 40.7 3.3 36.0 36.2 39.4 2.6 39.8 2.5 36.2 36.7 r39.7 r2.8 r40.2 r2.7 rp36.1 rp36.6 rp39.8 rp2.8 rp40.2 rp2.7 4.54 5.92 7.33 4.82 5.90 r3.74 4.14 4.06 r4.57 5.97 r7.30 4.86 r6.05 r3.78 r4.18 r4.08 rp4.60 rp6.01 rp7.30 rp4.88 rp6.04 rp3.79 rp4.17 rp4.10 1967=$1.00. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over 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 Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers B l u e - c o l l a r workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurab le goods thous. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Service-producing do... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Wholesale trade do... Retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate .-.. .do... Services do... Government do... Federal do. .. State and local do... Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Employees, total thous. Manufacturing do. .. Durable goods do... Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours. Contract construct ion do... Manufacturing do... Overtime hours do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars. Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... r / R e v i s e d . ^/Preliminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 31,151 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ,31 ,37 ,92 ,53 ,52 .54 .91 .82 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 ITEM Aug. 1975 Sept. July June Aug. Sept. FINANCE AGRICULTURAL LOANS AND DISCOUNTS OUTSTANDING OF AGENCIES SUPERVISED BY THE FARM CREDIT ATM.: Total, end of month Farm mortgage loans: Federal land banks Loans to cooperatives Other loans and discounts mil. $. do... do... do... r25,765 12,941 3,026 r9,798 r26,172 13,185 3,092 r9,895 bil. $. do... do... do... do... 21,481.7 9,240.8 12,241.0 5,173.0 7,068.0 22,017.5 9,970.8 12,046.7 5,092.1 6,954.7 mil. $. do... 187,369 154,472 187,906 155,139 186,099 152,668 187,211 153,930 188,821 155,263 190,069 156,332 do... do... 15,209 12,879 13,294 12,627 14,682 13,624 15,259 13,997 14,663 13,330 14,791 13,722 do... do... 14,394 12,882 14,089 13,412 13,959 13,537 14,378 13,509 14,358 13,858 14,973 13,916 Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt.^ annual rales, seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's) ratio of debits to deposits. New York SMSA do... 123.4 286.4 125.1 310.5 124. 328. 126.4 331.0 130.4 r335.0 129.0 330.7 86.3 132.0 68.9 83.8 127.5 66.9 80, 115. 66. 81.7 116.4 68.2 86.2 124.4 r71.2 85.4 124.8 70.0 Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas. adj.: Total (233 SMSA's) New York SMSA Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) 6 other leading SMSA's 226 other SMSA's CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month Installment credit, total Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total Seasonally adjusted: Extended, total Repaid, total Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) 6 other leading SMSA's 226 other SMSA's do. do. do. 29,951 15,437 3,371 11,143 22,504, 10,612, 11,892, 4,755, 7,136. 30,421 15,654 3,520 11,247 22,830. 10,709. 12,120. 4,841. 7,279. 30,837 15,851 3,738 11,248 r23,268.6 10,628.8 rl2,639.7 r5,125.1 r7,514.6 r_/ Revised. 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