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November 26,1976
A WEEKLY
SUPPLEMENT
TO THE

BUSINESS
STATISTICS

V^Ti'

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Billion $
450

Monthly

TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS

425

(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

400
375
350
325
300
(average of Wednesday data)

275
250

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Data: Federal Reserve Board

Thousands

Thousands

1,400

350

Monthly

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION
h* (Passenger cars)

1973

1974

1976

1975

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc.

Billion

Billion $
1,100

1,400

PERSONAL INCOME
(seas, adj., at annual rates)

- 1,000

1,300
Total
(left scale)

1,200

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1976

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monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY

1974

1975

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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

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1976

1975

ITEM

Nov. 15

Nov. 22

Oct. 30

Nov. 6

Nov. 13

Nov. 20

198.2
192.7
202.0

1967=100.
do...
do...

192.9
212.7
180.2

189.7
205.9
179.1

194.3
188.5
198.3

195.2
189.9
198.9

197.0
191.6
200.8

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
mil. $.
Nondurable goods stores
do...
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.

11,853
8,208
372
4,202
3,095
182

12,069
8,408
419
3,927
2,905
210

12,993
8,520
371
3,263
2,517
171

12,554
8,717
388
3,234
2,501
241

12,912
8,893
362
160

169
e92,014
106,276
35,295
466

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials

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...

83,457
94,725
33,764
-37

84,021
97,311
34,741
174

90,149
107,096
34,210
146

90,515
108,477
34,772
448

91,355
104,724
34,109
75

104,530
67,081
380,919
36,608
119,058
59,790

103,468
67,000
377,807
37,059
118,591
59,572

106,619
84,303
387,647
44,231.
113,679
62,837

106,173
84,907
389,508
44,458
114,619
62,869

105,241
85,299
390,036
44,695
114,546
62,787

Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.
Industrial, 400 stocks
do...

9.43
91.19
102.20

9.45
89.98
100.73

8.63
101.76
113.90

8.61
101.92
114.02

8.60
98.81
110.26

thous. sh. tons.
mil. kw.-hr.
number.
thous. bbl.

13,305
35,903
171,628
8,236

13,705
36,231
175,202
8,287

13,080
38,481
183,037
8,083

13,710
38,876
202,510
8,054

13,850
39,800
193,315
8,054

thous. sh. tons.
percent.

2,067

2,088

2,322
75.7

2,350
76.6

2,305
75.1

bil.

15.8

15.7

16.2

16.4

16.3

PRODUCTION:
Bituminous coal
Electric power, by utilities
Motor vehicles (passenger cars)
Petroleum (crude) and condensate 5/
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES

8.60
100.61
112.30

189,899

2,210
72.0

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
II
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES:
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL
bil. $
Personal consumption expenditures, total
do..
Durable goods, total
do..
Motor vehicles and parts
do..
Furniture and household equipment
do..

III

1976
IV

II

III r/

1,482.3
960.3
127.0
49.5
57.0

1,548.7
987.3
136.0
56.3
58.2

1,588.2
1,012.0
141.8
59.2
60.6

1,636.2
1,043.6
151.4
68.0
61.2

1,675.2
1,064.7
155.0
70.4
62.3

1,708.4
1,088.5
157.6
71.7
62.9

Nondurable goods, total
Clothing and shoes.
Food
Gasoline and oil

do..
do..
do..
do..

405.8
69.3
207.8
38.6

414.6
71.3
211.8
39.2

421.6
73.0
215.2
39.9

429.1
73.5
219.2
40.1

434.8
73.2
223.1
40.3

441.8
75.9
225.2
41.6

Services, total
Household operation
Housing
Transportation

do..
do..
do..
do.;

427.4
63.7
148.4
33.6

448.6
65.9
155.8
35.0

do..
do..
do..
do..
do..

164.4
194.3
145.8
48.6
-30.0

201.4
205.7
148.7
57.0
-4.3

474.9
69.6
163.9
37.0
239.2
223.2
157.9
65.3
16.0

Net exports of goods and services
Exports
Imports

do..
do..
do..

Gov't purchases of goods and services, total
Federal
National defense
State and local

do..
do..
do..
do..

24.4
142.9
118.5
333.2
122.4
83.4
210.9

21.4
148.2
126.8
343.2
124.6
84.6
218.6

21.0
153.7
132.7
353.8
130.4
87.1
223.4

463.
68,
159.
36.
229.
214.
153.
61.
14.8
8.4
154.1
145.7
354.7
129.2
86.2
225.5

489.1
72.8
167.8
37.8

Gross private domestic investment, total
Fixed investment
Nonresidential
Residential
Change in business inventories

436.7
65.0
151.8
34.1
196.7
198.6
146.1
52.6
-2.0

9.3
160.3
151.0
362.0
131.2
86.9
230.9

3.4
166.3
162.9
369.6
134.5
88.5
235.0

r/ Revised
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247.0
231.9
163.0
68.9
15.1

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
1975

1976

ITEM
II
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES- -CON.
NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL
b il. $..
.do
.do....
.do
.do
Rental income of persons with capital consumption
,do
Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capita 1
.do
.do
.do
.do
.do
.do
PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total
Equals:

Disposable personal income

III

1,233.4
935.2 1
95.5
29.2
66.3

1,182.7
912.9
86.8
24.1
62.7

IV

I

II

1,264.6
963.1
97.2
28.3
69.0

1,304.7
994.4
93.2
21.9
71.4

1,337.4
1,017.2
100.3
•27.5
72.8

III

pi,362.5
rl,037.5
96.1
21.7
74.4

22.3

22.4

22.9

23.3

23.1

r23.4

86.6
105.8
61.0
-7.8
-11.4
74.0

105.3
126.9
72.1
-9.0
-12.6
74.9

105.6
131.3
74.1
-12.3
-13.5
75.8

115.1
141.1
79.7
-11.5
-14.5
78.6

116.4
146.2
82.7
-14.4
-15.4
80.3

pl22.0
pl50.2
p84.8
r-12.6
-15.7
r83.5

1,230.3
142.2
1,088.2
983.6
104.5

1,265.5
174.0
1,091.5
1,011.1
80.5

1,299.7
179.8
1,119.9
1,036.2
83.7

1,331.3
183.8
1,147.6
1,068.0
79.5

1,362.0
189.5
1,172.5
1,089.6
82.9

rl,386.0
195.8
rl,190.2
rl,114.3
r75.8

Oct.

July

1,277.1
819.1
279.8
215.5
198.2
162.4
178.8
63.9

1,290.8
828.5
282.9
218.1
200.9
163.6
181.1
64.5

1,380.8
892.7
306.5
238.0
214.9
180.5
190.7
70.4

1,385.5
897.4
306.4
238.8
216.3
183.0
191.7
71.1

rl,391.7
r903.5
r307.9
r239.9
r218.1
rl84.7
192.7
71.7

1,401.9
910.2
309.4
240.1
219.1
186.0
195.7
72.4

29.4
67.0

29.2
68.3

26.0
73.8

21.0
74.4

18.1
r74.9

17.2
75.3

22.4
32.9
112.1
180.7
50.4
1,236.1

22.9
32.9
113.2
182.1
50.7
1,249.9

23.4
35.2
123.0
191.3
54.9
1,342.5

23.2
35.4
125.2
192.9
55.2
1,351.8

r23.6
35.6
rl26.9
rl92.9
55.5
rl,360.8

24.0
36.1
127.9
194.6
55.8
1,371.7

45,285
7,025
10,251

45,491
6,553
10,808

43,746
6,997
9,710

47,084
7,457
10,222

r50,161
r7,741
rll,104

49,168
7,422
11,151

43,192
6,977
9,823

43,607
6,543
9,736

47,779
7,660
11,093

48,338
7,680
11,172

r47,035
r7,676
r9,829

47,198
7,402
10,053

3,526
12,409
10,744
1,665

3,618
13,044
11,178
1,866

3,542
13,632
11,918
1,714

3,701
13,810
11,995
1,815

r3,931
rl3,784
rll,949
rl,835

3,901
14,212
12,218
1,994

.do....

43,907

43,933

45,377

46,909

r49,292

49,875

.do
.do

42,256
6,294
9,982

42,307
6,579
9,371

48,122
7,662
10,884

48,051
7,264
11,305

r46,648
r7,462
r9,912

48,044
7,101
10,667

.do....
.do
.do

3,555
12,205
10,214
1,991

3,629
11,885
10,689
1,196

3,627
13,633
12,644
989

3,733
13,742
11,779
1,963

r3,788
rl3,553
rl2,085
rl,468

4,007
15,247
12,566
2,681

,do

117,868

116,306

116,961

116,788

rll5,918

116,625

do....
.do
.do

118,004
13,740
32,396

116,710
13,778
32,033

116,811
15,787
31,147

116,522
15,372
31,280

rll6,133
rl5,157
r31,365

116,988
14,858
31,979

.do
.do
.do....
.do

1,701
70,589
44,578
26,011

1,710
69,429
44,090
25,339

1,809
67,916
42,020
25,896

1,841
67,845
41,802
26,043

rl,697
r67,612
r41,936
r25,676

1,804
68,648
42,287

.do....
.do
.do
.do
.do

1976

1975
Sept.

Aug.

Oct. £/

Sept.

PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE:
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES:
Commodity-producing industries, total

Government and government enterprises

.do....
.do
.do
.do
.do....
.do
.do

Proprietors' income: 1/
.do
.do
Rental income of persons with capital consumption
.do....
.do
.do
.do
Less personal contributions for social insurance. .do
.do
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 2/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
m il. $..
.do
.do
Value (seasonally adjusted):
.do
.do
.do
Supplementary series:
.do
.do
MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 2/
New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted):
New orders, net (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Supplementary series:

Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted):
Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted):

Supplementary series:

r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary.
84,057




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26,361

1/ Includes inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments. 2/ Data for Oct. 1976 are advance estimates.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

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ITEM

1

19*75
Sept.

1
Oct.

1976

July

1

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES:
Unadjusted i n d e x e s :
S p e c i a l group i n d e x e s :

1
do
do
do
do
do
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do
do....
do.... 1
do....
do....
do....
do....

Reading and r e c r e a t i o n
PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY—

do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do....
do

1

163.6

164.6

171.1

171.9

172.6

173.3

159.5
163.2
160.8
165.4
153.8
148.2
169.1
174.6
177.8
190.3
156.3
167.4
168.9
171.6
138.4
183.9
170.9
238.7
174.0
160.1
143.5
155.4
153.9
126.5
156.6
169.5
155.4
172.2
152.1
146.0

160.4
164.1
161.7
166.4
154.6
148.9
170.1
175.7
179.0
192.9
159.4
165.5
169.8
172.5
139.3
184.8
172.0
243.3
174.2
160.9
144.6
156.1
154.8
129.9
156.5
168.8
156.3
173.5
152.9
146.6

167.9
170.3
166.0
169.7
158.1
155.8
180.7
187.2

168.9
171.1
166.6
170.4
159.1
156.4
181.8
188.4

170.0
171.7
167.0
170.7
160.4
156.9
183.2
189.8

182.1
184.0
168.0
177.3
177.5
179.5
145.0
192.2
182.5
248.1
189.6
168.9
146.5
167.6
166.8
134.4
177.5
174.4
163.7
185.5
160.5
151.2

182.4
181.5
169.0
178.3
178.4
180.6
145.6
193.4
183.7
249.3 !
190.3
169.1
148.1
168.5
167.8
134.4
179.6
174.6
164.4
186.8
161.6
151.4

181.6
179.3
171.1
170.8
179.5
181.5
146.2
194.4
185.1
250.8
192.2
170.2
150.2
169.5
168.6
134.2
180.1
176.9
165.3
187.9
162.8
152.8

170.8
172.4
167.4
171.0
161.0
157.8
184.1
190.8
181.6
174.8
172.7
175.5
180.1
182.0
146.9
194.8
186.5
253.1
193.9
170.9
150.9
170.9
170.2
139.1
179.9
177.4
166.1
188.9
163.9
153.5

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