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November 2 1 , 1975 v A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS *t**or c< * « « I s 0» SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 - 170 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (E. E. I. seas. a d j . index) , 160 ^/~~ 150 - 140 130 Monthly _J_J 1 l 1 I 1 l—l l — l _ - J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1972 i 1 l l 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1973 i i i i 1974 1 i i i -1—J J 1975 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Billion $ 60 SALES OF RETAIL STORES 1967=100 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 140 A (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) (seasonally adjusted) 50 Total - 130 - 40 y 120 - "-'CI 30 ^ — ~ 110 11111111111 20 J_J_L_I 1 1 .LI 1 1 1 i i i i i 1 i i i I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1972 1973 1974 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1I 11 1 1973 1 I 1 1 1 1I M 1 1I I 1 1 1 1i I 1974 1975 [a: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Billion $ 16.0 CONSUMER INSTALLMENT 15.0 - CREDIT EXTENDED AND REPAID (seasonally adjusted) A/\ Dollars 5.00 4.80 Nondurable Goods _ L I _ I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1972 1975 - MANUFACTURING HOURS & EARNINGS (Hours seasonally adjusted) 4.60 14.0 Exfendec V 13.0 A- s'\ 12.0 Repaid I 42 V 11.0 Average Hours Per Week \ ' (right scale) 1 1 1 1 1 N^ — I • • • • 1972 1973 40 \ J I 1974 • i • • i 38 10.0 1975 ta: 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 ^ - ^ iM, i . u 1 i i i i i-1 1 1,1 1 1 1 1 l.-L-L. .,j-i I l I 1 l i i I l 111 i 1 1 1 i i i i 1972 Data: Federal Reserve Board SURVEY 1973 1974 1975 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 1975 1974 ITEM Nov. 16 Nov. 9 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 8 232.1 290.0 198.8 1967=100. do... do... 230.7 282.3 200.4 232.1 290.3 198.8 200.2 231.8 180.9 mil. $. do... 10,615 7,596 10,764 7,684 11,425 7,734 11,789 7,892 11,709 8,186 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. 435 2,541 2,229 229 451 2,763 2,437 195 372 4,039 2,924 195 379 4,017 2,913 259 414 192 182 76,060 90,658 36,995 323 77,025 89,689 36,479 144 82,462 96,407 34,605 29 82,116 98,428 34,729 286 82,445 99,311 34,943 803 e83,483 94,729 33,801 23 99,404 57,542 380,261 21,669 128,980 59,787 102,372 57,661 384,100 21,948 129,296 60,051 102,528 65,899 375,098 35,638 118,389 59,382 104,146 65,828 373,282 35,010 118,190 59,502 9.67 74.75 83.68 9.61 73.35 82.00 9.48 90.71 101.67 9.46 89.39 100.19 104,368 66,050 379,267 36,907 118,675 59,468 9.43 89.15 99.86 9.43 91.19 102.20 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. 8, Poor's) 4/. .1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 197.3 224.6 180.4 193.2 216.4 178.5 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. 14,195 34,484 176,321 8,652 7,355 35,078 168,657 8,606 13,495 34,502 163,771 8,339 12,685 35,011 159,719 8,343 13,990 34,449 163,965 8,300 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. bil. 2,780 113.9 17.3 2,751 112.8 15.8 2,040 83.6 16.2 2,071 84.9 15.7 2,038 83.5 15.9 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 2,067 84.7 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data, e/ Estimate. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1975 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. Oct. j)/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL) 1967=100 BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Products, total do.. Final products do.. Consumer goods do.. Durable consumer goods do.. Automotive products do.. Autos •. do.. Auto parts and allied goods do.. Home goods do.. Nondurable consumer goods do.. Clothing do.. Consumer staples do.. Equipment Business Defense and space equipment Intermediate products Materials Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Fuel and power, industrial BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Durable manufactures Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Transportation equipment Instruments Lumber and products Clay, glass, and stone products Furniture and fixtures r_/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 31,167 125.6 124.8 112.2 114.0 rll6.0 116.5 123.6 122.6 128.8 129.1 111.6 99.6 134.5 139.0 128.7 106.0 134.8 122.9 122.3 128.2 126.5 114.7 108.4 126.9 133.2 128.9 104.5 135.4 rll5.3 115.7 rl25.5 rll5.9 106.9 97.7 124.8 rl21.0 rl29.0 101.6 rl36.3 rll5.8 rll6.0 rl25.5 rll6.1 rl05.9 96.8 rl23.2 rl21.9 rl29.2 101.6 rl36.5 rll6.8 rll6.9 rl26.6 rll7.8 rl07.3 r97.9 rl25.3 rl23.7 rl30.0 117.1 117.1 127.4 119.2 109.2 100.5 126.0 124.9 130.6 rl37.4 138.0 do.. do.. do.. do.. do. . do.. do.. do.. 113.8 132.3 83.1 127.6 129.3 129.2 129.3 129.0 114.0 132.0 84.1 125.3 128.1 129.3 126.8 126.4 102.2 rll3.9 82.6 114.3 106.8 rl00.3 rll4.0 rl21.1 rl02.5 rll4.8 r82.3 rll5.2 rill.2 rl06.2 rll7.7 rll7.1 rl03, rll5. r82, rll6. rll4, rl08. rl22 rl20 102.8 115.6 81.7 117.3 115.2 108.8 124.0 120.5 do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. 125.5 122.1 123.0 132.0 132.5 124.6 121.6 126.0 129.6 131.1 rll0.6 103.5 r92.8 109.7 108.4 rll2.6 105.4 r96.5 rll2.7 rllO.O rll4.2 rl06.9 r95.8 rll5.3 rill.5 114.7 106.7 95.2 115.0 111.5 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 100.4 144.9 116.6 123.0 129.4 102.1 142.0 109.3 122.9 125.5 91.0 rl32.4 112.0 rl06.2 rl09.4 r92.9 rl31.8 rll2.0 rl07.9 r!09.2 r95.4 rl33.6 112.8 111.0 110.2 94.9 134.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1974 1975 ITEM Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. IND. PROD. (F. R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)--Con. SEAS. ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)—Con. BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS--Con. MANUFACTURING--Con. Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Foods Tobacco products MINING Metal mining Coal. Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric Oct. July Aug. Sept. 1967=100 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. do. . do. . do.. 130.5 121.9 102.5 74.2 135.3 114.4 158.3 121.9 168.6 125.7 106.0 128.9 119.1 102.8 70.6 133.9 111.9 155.9 125.4 161.8 124.8 110.3 120.8 rll0.7 r92.9 r73.5 111.7 104.4 143.4 rl24.6 141.6 rl26.3 104.8 123.1 rll4.9 94.0 r72.5 rll6.4 rl06.8 146.0 rl26.5 rl47.7 rl26.3 105.7 rl24.9 119.7 do. . do. .do.. do. do. do. 109.2 130.5 112.1 107.1 153.1 162.4 110.5 141.4 110.3 107.4 151.2 161.2 106.4 rll0.3 120.6 rl04.5 rl53.7 164.7 rl04.8 rl22.3 rl01.9 rl04.2 rl54.5 165.6 rl06.1 118.9 113.6 rl04.8 rl56.0 43,800 13,858 7,591 2,116 2,057 46,758 14,501 7,978 2,175 2,161 50,026 16,374 9,611 2,167 2,244 r50,663 rl5,575 r8,812 r2,177 r2,189 r48,188 rl5,359 r8,518 r2,160 2,180 78.1 121, rl07, 148, rl27, 149, rl26, DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Durab le goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... do.... Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food stores Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores do. ... do... . do. .. . do. ... do. ... do.... do... . 29,942 1,997 1,330 3,583 9,841 3,426 7,034 32,257 2,096 1,399 3,685 10,304 3,546 7,771 33,652 1,970 1,473 4,228 11,433 4,067 7,288 r35,088 r2,279 rl,515 r4,373 rll,754 r4,100 r7,983 r32,829 r2,224 rl,465 r3,954 rl0,704 r3,754 r7,677 ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive dealers Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores Building materials and hardware dealers do do.... do do.... do. ... 45,858 14,100 7,874 2,198 1,958 45,844 13,686 7,555 2,111 1,957 49,655 15,432 8,850 2,171 1,993 r49,925 rl5,506 r8,871 r2,202 rl,977 r49,473 rl5,350 r8,678 r2,190 2,042 do... do... do... do... do... do... do. .. 31,758 2,122 1,415 3,530 10,363 3,503 7,578 32,158 2,087 1,429 3,623 10,431 3,507 7,533 34,223 2,236 1,525 3,933 11,282 3,790 7,903 r34,419 r2,336 rl,526 r3,901 rll,167 r3,832 r8,091 r34,123 r2,284 rl,540 r3,911 rl0,961 r3,800 r8,069 do. .. do... 70,166 70,700 74,316 73,087 71,268 71,503 70,295 72,578 72,216 72,943 do. .. do... 13,499 14,524 14,597 14,579 14,729 15,388 rl5,710 rl5,625 14,710 15,495 113.3 103.4 116.0 114.7 101.0 102.6 120.2 108.0 116.5 117.3 125.8 129.1 112.9 102.7 119.9 114.9 100.0 101.7 120.0 107.7 116.3 117.0 125.0 129.1 106.4 89.3 118.8 96.2 87.1 84.9 118.3 100.3 114.6 116.0 122.3 130.4 rl07.6 r91.2 rll8.6 r98.3 r89.0 r86.7 rll9.0 rl00.5 rll5.2 rll6.8 rl22.9 rl31.4 rpl08.0 rp92.3 rpll9.7 rp98.0 rp90.3 rp87.8 rpll8.9 rplOl.O rpll4.8 rpll6.2 rpl23.4 rpl31.3 162.0 107.0 167.6 167.3 159.7 170.3 158.7 152.6 165.9 163.3 106.8 168.8 167.3 161.3 172.4 159.6 152.9 167.0 173.1 106.6 184.0 177.4 172.2 182.4 168.3 161.5 175.8 rl74. rl07, rl86. rl76, 173, rl86 rl70 rl63, rl77 rpl75 rpl 07 rpl 8 7 pi 76 pi 74 rpl 86 rpl70.5 rpl63.0 rpl77.5 Nondurable goods stores Apparel and accessory stores Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking p] aces Food stores Gasoline service stations ' General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Unadjusted, total Adjusted, total RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted) , total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Indexes of aggregate weekly hours, seasonally adjusted: Private nonagric. payrolls", total 1967=100. Goods-producing do... Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Service-producing do. .. Transportation, comm., e l e c , gas do... Wholesale and retail trade do. .. Retail trade do. .. Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... 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... Mining do. . . Contract construction do. . . Manufacturing do... T r a n s p o r t a t i o n , comm., e l e c , g a s , e t c do... Wholesale and r e t a i l t r a d e do. . . F i n a n c e , i n s u r a n c e , and r e a l e s t a t e do. . . Services do... r_/ Revised. 31,167 £/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Oct. 1975 are advance estimates. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued Sept. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Yields: Domestic corporate (Moody' s) By ratings: Aaa Aa A Baa By group: Industrials Public utilities Railroads STOCKS: Prices: Standard § Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks) Industrial, total (425 stocks) Capital goods (116 stocks) Consumers • goods (184 stocks) Public utility (55 stocks) Railroad (20 stocks) 1975 1974 ITEM July Oct. Sept. Aug. 9.67 9.80 9.43 9.51 Oct. 9.55 9.51 do. .. do. . . do... do.., 9 9 9 10 24 35 90 12 9.27 9.40 10.10 10.41 8 84 8 94 9 63 10 .33 8.95 9.03 9.70 10.35 8 95 9 .10 9 .74 10 .38 8.86 9.06 9.74 10.37 do... do... do.. , 9 .44 10 .11 9 .46 9.53 10.31 9.64 9 .26 9 .81 9 .37 9.29 9.93 9.41 9 .35 9 .98 9 .42 9.32 9.94 9.40 1941-43=10 do.., do.. do.. do.. do.. 68 .12 76 .54 76 .03 63 .51 30 .93 31 .55 69.44 77.57 77.49 62.79 33.80 33.70 92.49 103.84 101.15 86.58 43.67 38.04 87.51 96.21 93.05 78.29 40.61 35.13 84.67 94 .96 93 .61 77 .25 40 .53 34 .93 88 .57 99 .29 95 .77 83 .07 42 .59 36 .92 do. . do.. do.. 42 .00 58 .99 60 .47 44.15 65.48 66.22 58.13 90.44 95.98 51.33 83.01 85.19 46 .72 78 .64 79 .71 44 .84 79 .21 88 .23 thous do.. do. . mil do.. do.. 726 591 134 10.1 8.4 1.8 757 628 129 7.8 6.3 1.5 794 637 157 9.2 7.5 684 534 150 9.2 7.5 1.7 726 591 136 8.9 7.2 1.7 889 774 115 9.5 8.1 1.4 1,385 1,385 2.0 1,595 1,610 3.1 436 495 2.4 1,513 1,540 2.6 1,484 1,480 2.2 percent. 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