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WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
November 16, 1979
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
INDEX, 1941-43=10
140
PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS
130
INDEX, 1941-43=10
140
Monthly
(avg. of daily close)
120
110
100
90
80
70
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1977
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1978
1979
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A S O N O
Data: Stand & Poor's Corp.
INDEX, 1967=100
1210
1979 Weekly
/
INDEX, 1967= 100
Monthly
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
. (E.E.I, seas. adj. index)
1976
1977
1979
1978
J F M A M J
J A S O N D
Data: Edison Electric Inst.
THOUSANDS
1,400
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
1,200
— (Passenger cars)
1,000
-
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800
600
400
-
200
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K
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Weekly
THOUSANDS
350
300
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Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States. Inc.
W E E K L Y B U S I N E S S S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data that are published monthly
in the S U R V E Y O F C U R R E N T B U S I N E S S .
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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1978
ITEM
SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs
Nov. 4
1979
Nov. 11
349
353
375
2,058
1,913
177
2,249
2,057
172
2,311
2,124
155
186
108,927
133,496
38,408
113
109,828
129,011
37,927
341
120,257
135,391
42,571
1
119,812
135,305
41,684
151
119,528
135,930
43,621
302
118,184
90,783
476,473
41,484
139,878
87,588
116,067
•90-, 945
478,330
41,330
140,306
87,801
103,121
76,036
493,792
35,644
151,583
95,001
100,842
75,295
490,765
35,160
151,730
95,434
105,220
74,071
493,435
35,282
152,661
95,931
9.39
96.85
107.76
9.42
94.45
105.05
10.74
103.39
115.71
11.11
100.44
112.57
114.07
255.3
250.4
258.6
thous.
303
286
1,953
1,819
110
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation 3/
mil. $ .
Federal Reserve bank credit 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's)" 4/...1941-43=10,
Industrial, 400 stocks
do...
Nov. 3
Oct. 27
278.1
245.9
302.7
256.5
254.0
258.0
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
do...
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
do...
FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet).. .number.
Oct. 20
280.9
247.8
306.3
1967=100.
do...
do...
283.5
251.5
307.9
11.32
101.82
PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleun (crude) and condensate 3/
thous. sh. tons..
mil. kw.-hr..
number..
thous. bbl..
15,975
40,395
217,764
8,803
16,750
40,259
225,313
8,803
16,540
41,213
178,852
8,544
16,865
41,494
170,040
8,544
16,670
41,325
160,713
8^706
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/
thous. sh. tons..
percent..
2,765
90.9
2,733
89.8
2,454
84.8
2,406
83.2
2,410
83.3
bil..
18.6
18.5
18.5
18.6
18.3
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
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
1978
1979
ITEM
Sept.
Oct.
Aug.
July
Sept.
Oct.
COMMODITY PRICES
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS...1910- 14=100..
Crops
Commercial vegetables
Cotton
Feed grains and hay
Fruit
Tobacco
Livestock and products
Dairy products
Meat animals
Poultry and eggs
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS:
All commodities and services
Family living items
Production items
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do....
PARITY RATIO
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over
Agriculture
..do....
Unemployed
Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted
Employed, total
Agriculture
Nonagricultural industries
Unemployed
.'
Long-term, 15 weeks and over
r/ Revised.
,,do....
542
461
r486
475
302
336
634
1,147
544
454
r466
503
302
343
560
1,110
611
539
500
514
394
442
623
1,105
592
528
504
500
383
432
630
1,155
r602
r507
r484
r480
r383
r444
r495
1,186
589
500
512
479
372
449
520
1,143
625
667
805
247
639
691
828
238
687
709
916
237
658
734
857
226
r702
r759
929
232
681
771
891
219
650
628
638
757
72
655
632
643
761
71
731
687
726
853
72
r729
694
721
852
69
740
702
733
862
70
747
709
740
870
68
102,961
100,838
95,041
3,549
91,492
5,797
100,974
95,010
3,406
91,604
5,964
1,268
103,677
101,555
96,095
3,553
92,541
5,460
101,077
95,241
3,374
91,867
5,836
1,317
107,077
104,995
98,891
3,857
95,034
6,104
103,059
97,210
3,262
93,949
5,848
1,052
106,453
104,363
98,226
3,795
94,431
6,137
103,049
96,900
3,322
93,578
6,149
1,191
105,465
103,375
97;576
3,545
94,030
5,798
103,498
97,513
3,400
94,113
5,985
1,133
106,032
103,939
98,158
3,467
94,691
5,781
103,474
97,293
3,288
94,005
6,182
1,223
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
3
1978
1979
ITEM
Sept.
Oct.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con.
LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and o v e r — C o n .
Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted:
Unemployed:
Rates (unemployed in each group as a 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
Black and other races
5.9
4.1
5.9
16.3
5.2
11.3
5.8
4.0
5.6
16.2
5.1
11.3
5.7
4.1
5.5
15.3
4.9
10.8
6.0
4.2
5.9
16.5
5.3
11.0
5.8
4.2
5.5
16.4
5.1
10.6
6.0
4.3
5.8
16.6
5.2
11.7
Married men, wife present
Occupation: White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers..
Construction
Manufacturing
2.6
3.5
6.8
5.8
10.6
5.3
2.6
3.3
6.8
5.6
11.2
5.1
2.9
3.2
6.8
5.7
9.5
5.8
3.0
3.6
7.6
6.1
9.5
6.2
2.8
3.3
7.1
5.8
8.8
6.1
2.9
3.5
7.3
6.0
10.1
6.2
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS.. ADJ...thous.
Private sector
do...
Nonmanufacturing industries
do...
Goods -producing
do...
Mining
do...
Construction
do...
r87,032
r71,558
r51,047
r25,767
r904
r4,352
r87,424
r71,956
r51,323
r25,941
r910
r4,398
r89,713
r74,078
r52,999
r26,723
r956
r4,688
r89,762
r74,063
r53,106
r26,599
r968
r4,674
r89,845
r74,136
r53,182
r26,591
r972
r4,665
p90,151
p74,448
p53,490
p26,623
p972
r4,693
do...
do...
do...
r20,511
r12,308
r8,203
r20,633
rl2,419
r8,214
r21,079
r12,786
r8,293
r20,957
rl2,714
r8,243
r20,954
rl2,742
r8,212
r20,958
pl2,686
r8,272
do...
.do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
do..,
do...
do...
do...
r61,265
r4,941
rl9,653
r4,999
rl4,654
r4,774
^6*423
rl5,474
r2,755
rl2,719
r61,483
r5,014
rl9,744
r5,025
rl4,719
r4,793
rl6,464
r15,468
r2,760
rl2,708
r62,990
r5,169
r20,122
r5,182
rl4,940
r4,972
rl7,092
rl5,635
r2,785
rl2,850
r63,163
r5,194
r20,126
r5,185
r14,941
r5,003
r17,141
r15,669
r2,813
r12,886
r63,254
r5,181
r20,149
r5,187
rl4,962
r4,995
rl7,220
rl5,709
r2,798
rl2,911
p63,528
p5,229
p20,281
p5,224
pl4,057
p5,025
pi7,290
pl5,703
p2,791
pl2,912
Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted:
Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workres):
Current dol lars
1967-100.
1967 dollars
do...
Mining
do...
Construction
do...
Manufacturing
do...
r216.5
rl08.9
r246.7
r210.0
r219.2
r218.1
rl08.7
r248.9
r210.5
r220.8
r230.9
rl05.6
r266.9
r222.1
r235.4
r232.2
rl05.1
r265.6
r223.1
r236.9
234.2
104.8
265.6
224.3
238.7
p234.9
p267.0
p224.5
p240.3
do...
do...
do...
do...
r234.4
r210.1
rl98.2
r215.2
r205.4
r211.7
rl99.6
r217.2
r251.3
r223.8
r210.8
r227.0
r252.6
r225.4
r211.5
r228.4
255.0
226.8
214.4
231.4
p255.5
p227.1
p213.3
p232.0
..number,
453
389
554
493
513
thous.
do...
448
4,446
106
2,277
202
3,128
135
3,423
174
2,693
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...
Chemicals
do...
Manufactured goods
do...
Machinery and transport equipment, total
do..,
12,714.4
12,713.1
13,274.2
13,157.4
13,153.6
12,901.1
14,731.8
14,725.7
15,668.9
15,009.4
14,975.1
15,820.7
14,939.6
14,919.6
15,832.4
1,645.7
176.9
1,111.9
348.0
156.3
1,197.9
1,132.5
5,141.5
1,597.9
251.3
1,470.4
422.1
113.9
1,085.0
1,120.8
5,584.4
2,053.3
176.4
1,434.6
534.0
157.6
1,433.2
1,230.3
5,651.0
2,055.9
"178.1
1,539.4
496.3
140.1
1,546.8
1,341.6
5,600.7
2,056.5
141.8
1,555.6
438.0
163.7
1,589.6
1,360.7
5,645.4
GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL
Seasonally adjusted
By commodity groups and principal commodities:
Food and live animals
Beverages and tobacco
Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels
Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc
Oils and fats, animal and vegetable
Chemicals
Manufactured goods
Machinery and transport equipment
do...
do...
14,416.9
14,819.7
15,118.3
14,851.6
17,115.0
16,776.6
17,931.0
18,177.3
18,075.5
18,665.8
do...
do...
do...
do...
do..,
do..,
do...
do...
1,048.9
168.2
827.0
3,698.9
30.2
537.9
2,215.4
3,832.0
1,152.2
211.5
827.6
3,491.6
40.9
541.4
2,344.5
4,294.6
1,172.9
204.2
919.1
5,075.0
35.0
570.9
2,481.2
4,328.6
1,177.1
198.7
958.3
5,460.4
66.3
648.1
2,627.6
4,314.3
1,163.2
222.5
942.0
6,084.4
56.8
612.1
2,484.0
4,183.5
Manufacturing
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Service-Producing.:
Transportation . and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
Government
Federal
State and local
Transportation and public utilities
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance, insurance, and real estate
Services
WORK STOPPAGES:
Number of stoppages:
Beginning in month
Workers involved:
Beginning in month
Days idle during month
:
FOREIGN TRADE
r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3
1979
1978
ITEM
Sept.
Oct.
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
FINANCE
STOCKS:
Prices:
305.26
878.64
106.67
250.25
294.58
857.69
103.88
234.64
297.04
836.95
107.43
248.42
310.60
873.55
108.80
265.75
309.44
878.50
107.03
262.04
293.20
840.39
102.68
241.91
.1941-43*10..
do....
103.86
115.11
113.94
91.30
100.58
111.56
111.37
88.00
102.71
113.63
114.08
82.40
107.36
118.93
119.82
87.54
108.60
121.06
119.95
88.06
104.47
116.95
114.66
83.76
Utilities (40 stocks)
Transportation (20 stocks)
Railroad (10 stocks)
.1941-43=10..
Financial (40 stocks)
..
New York City banks (6 stocks)
.1941-43*10..
Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks)
do....
Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks).
do....
52.54
15.46
48.19
12.76
48.01
114.25
115.64
51.28
14.62
47.63
12.23
48.13
111.80
110.98
51.73
15.20
54.73
13.01
46.61
109.29
122.13
52.52
16.18
57.62
13.69
49.26
117.81
125.91
51.16
15.72
56.00
13.39
47.44
113.53
125.33
49.05
14.64
53.18
12.32
43.04
104.08
120.03
828
662
166
11.1
9.1
2.0
1,034
884
150
11.2
9.3
1.9
886
689
197
10.5
8.3
2.2
916
706
211
11.0
8.9
2.1
775
601
174
10.8
8.7
2.1
900
730
170
9.4
7.3
2.1
1,606
1,652
2.2
1,629
1,665
2.2
2,026
1,932
2.8
rl,753
rl,788
2.4
1,752
rl ,693
2.3
1,775
1,709
2.8
Public utility (15 stocks)
Standard § Poor's Corporation:
Industrial, total (400 stocks)
Capital goods (111 stocks)
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Retail s a l e s , new passenger cars:
Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rate
Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end jof month:
r/ Revised.
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