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BUSINESS STATISTICS %^>* 0 A WEEKLY T l u ii If} SUPPLEMENT fry Pn n n UJ November 2 8 , 1 9 7 5 nU TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — (Passenger cars) A1 °"",/y - — A. 600 400 .A. /^\ >~^ A - 1974 A - , - A V y 1972 i i i i i i i 150 ™ \/ i 1973 i t i i i i i i 1 i i i i i 1974 - i i i i i 1 i i i i 200 / / \ i i-. J. 1 i i i i i - V \K V \ r^J -A \ i i 250 Av \ / \ 200 0 300 - 1,000 800 Thousands 350 Weekly 100 50 1975 _ I _ J - 1 1 „,_L.J 1 _L. . i l J F M A M J J A S O N D i 1975 0 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 200 1967=100 200 Weekly - 150 1974 100 1975 50 i i i. I i l l I I I I F M A M J J A S O N D J Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion 1,300 Billion $ 1,000 1967 = 100 180 CONSUMER PRICES H900 170 PERSONAL INCOME (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 1,200 Total (left scale) 1,100 / ........ 160 r '* H800 150 1,000 Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 900 800 700 LjJ_U 1972 • ' • ' ' ' • 1973 i i I i i i i l 1 i i hi i I i i i i I 1 5 0 0 1974 1975 130 120 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce * 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 Food All Services - __,\ ^^^ -f*i i i i 1 i i i i i \s sr, y^ - • ~" /%./ x . / >*""' 140 H600 1 ,*••..•** - 7 A ' All Items ^ £/^ " i i i i 11 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1973 I I I I I I I I I . I I 1974 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1975 -L_ WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1974 1975 ITEM WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967=100. do... do... ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $. 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. Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 232.1 290.3 198.8 225.1 277.9 194.4 197;3 224.6 180.4 193.2 216.4 178.5 192.9 212.7 180.2 189.7 205.9 179.1 10,764 7,684 10,950 7,800 11,789 7,892 11,709 8,186 11,793 8,238 451 2,763 2,437 195 532 2,742 2,437 188 379 4,025 2,922 259 414 3,958 2,895 192 372 182 210 84,031 97,289 34,719 153 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/...do... Member bank reserve balances 3_/ 7 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'sj4/.1941-43=10., Industrial, 425 stocks do... 77,025 89,689 36,479 144 77,209 91,667 36,812 27 82,116 98,428 34,729 286 82,445 99,311 34,943 803 83,514 94,750 33,790 12 102,372 57,614 296,885 22,012 128,827 59,893 9.61 73.35 82.00 102,195 57,766 383,165 22,721 129,376 60,127 9.56 67.90 75.77 104,146 65,828 373,282 35,010 118,190 59,502 104,493 66,044 380,775 36,825 118,643 39,485 104,438 66,564 378,318 36,314 118,778 59,514 9.46 89.39 100.19 9.43 89.15 99.86 9.43 91.19 102.20 9.45 89.98 100.73 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ 7,270 35,078 168,657 8,606 4,790 35,040 139,573 8,668 12,685 35,011 159,719 8,343 13,775 34,449 163,965 8,300 13,580 35,903 171,628 175,202 2,751 112.8 2,642 108.3 2,071 84.9 2,038 83.5 2,067 84.7 15.8 15.3 15.7 15.9 15.6 Steel, raw Index of production thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. .thous. bbl. thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1/ bil. , 2/ Tuesday price. Data do not always cover calendar weeks. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 8,236 2,088 85.6 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1975 II III r/ III IV 1,383.8 869.1 129.5 50.6 59.5 1,416.3 901.3 136.1 56.2 60.4 1,430.9 895.8 120.7 43.7 57.8 1,416.6 913.2 124.9 46.8 57.9 440.9 938.6 130.6 49.4 60.7 1,503.6 968.8 138.6 55.2 61.9 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... Automobiles and parts do... Furniture and household equipment do... Nondurable goods, total Clothing and shoes Food and beverages Gasoline and oil do... do... do... do... 375.8 74.4 183.5 36.8 389.0 75.7 191.3 37.9 391.7 73.7 196.0 37.5 398.8 76.2 201.4 37.8 410.1 78.7 204.8 39.6 422.7 81.2 209.2 41.8 Services, total Household operation Housing Transportation do... do... do... do... 363.8 51.7 124.9 25.6 376.2 54.6 127.7 26.5 383.5 56.0 130.9 27.1 389.5 57.0 134.1 28.1 397.9 59.5 136.6 28.8 407.5 62.1 139.3 29.7 Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential Residential structures Change in business inventories do... do... do... do... do... 211.8 198.3 149.4 48.8 13.5 205.8 197.1 150.9 46.2 8.7 209.4 191.6 151.2 40.4 17.8 163.1 182.2 146.9 35.3 -19.2 148.1 179.1 142.7 36.4 -31.0 179.1 184.6 143.6 41.0 -5.5 Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports do... .do... do... -1.5 138.5 140.0 -3.1 143.6 146.7 1.9 147.5 145.7 8.8 142.2 133.4 16.2 136.0 119.8 12.2 142.0 129.8 Gov't purchases of goods and services, total....do... Federal do National defense do... State and local do 304.4 114.3 76.6 190.1 312.3 117.2 78.4 195.1 323.8 124.5 84.0 199.3 331.6 126.5 84.7 205.1 338.1 128.4 84.8 209.7 343.5 130.5 86.1 213.0 r/ Revised. ,31,183 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1974 ITEM II III 1,130.2 848.3 89.9 60.7 29.1 26.3 105.6 139.0 83.1 60.1 1,134.6 168.2 966.5 894.9 71.5 1,155.5 868.2 92.1 62.3 29.8 26.6 105.8 157.0 94.3 62.8 1,168.2 175.1 993.1 927.6 65.5 1975 IV II GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT—Con. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES—Con. NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $ Compensation of employees, total do.. Proprietors' income, total do.. Business and professional do.. Farm do.. Rental income of persons do.. Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj., total...do.. Corporate profits before tax, total do.. Corporate profits after tax do.. Net interest do.. PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total do.. Less: Personal tax and nontax payments do.. Equals: Disposable personal income do.. Less: Personal outlays do.. Equals: Personal saving do.. 1,165.4 877.7 91.6 62.5 29.1 26.8 103.4 131.5 79.5 65.9 1,186.9 178.1 1,008.8 922.3 86.5 1,150.7 875.6 84.9 62.7 22.2 27.0 94.3 101.2 62.3 68.9 1,193.4 178.0 1,015.5 939.5 75.9 1975 1974 Sept. PERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $ Wage and salary disbursements, total do.. Commodity-producing industries, total do.. Manufacturing do.. Distributive industries do.. Service industries do.. Government do.. Other labor income do.. Proprietors1 income: Business and professional do.. Farm do.. Rental income of persons do.. Dividends do.. Personal interest income do.. Transfer payments do.. Less personal contributions for soc. insurance do.. Total nonagricultural income do.. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total mil. $ Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondefense do.. Defense do.. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. New orders, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables .do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondef ense do.. Defense do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals do.. Transportation equipment do.. Supplementary series: Household durables do.. Capital goods industries do.. Nondef ense do.. Defense do.. COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: Al 1 items less food All items less medical care. 1967=100. do... do... Oct. July Aug* Sept. ,178.0 767.7 278.3 217.8 183.1 146.4 159.9 52.9 1,185.0 773.0 279.5 219.4 183.8 146.9 162.8 53.5 1,238.9 782.2 266.4 208.4 187.8 155.0 173.0 57.7 1,255.9 792.3 271.4 212.9 190.4 156.7 173.8 58.2 rl,270.9 r799.6 r275.1 r216.0 rl91.3 rl58.2 rl75.0 58.7 62. 30. 26, 33. 106. 146. 48. ,137. 62.5 29.2 26.7 33.5 108.0 147.6 48.9 1,145.7 64.1 27.5 27.2 34.2 119.8 176.3 50.2 1,199.5 64.8 29.9 27.4 34.5 121.4 178.0 50.7 1,214.0 65.2 r32.1 27.7 34.8 rl23.8 rl80.0 r51.1 rl,226.6 46,329 8,251 10,199 47,165 8,467 10,871 37,412 5,445 7,927 40,798 6,139 8,748 r45,185 r6,925 rl0,251 44,828 8,415 10,136 45,857 9,022 9,803 41,227 5,921 9,513 42,492 6,472 10,037 r43,280 r7,065 r9,823 3,287 12,648 11,010 1,638 3,345 12,950 11,287 1,663 3,366 12,315 10,748 1,567 3,431 12,544 10,812 1,732 r3,526 rl2,409 rl0,744 rl,665 47,429 45,418 38,807 40,585 r44,039 46,214 8,611 10,435 44,393 8,378 9,321 41,681 6,189 9,793 42,688 6,909 9,758 r42,227 r6,265 r9,982 3,128 13,510 11,832 1,678 3,294 12,784 11,383 1,401 3,440 12,546 10,728 1,818 3,466 12,440 10,392 2,048 r3,555 rl2,205 rl0,214 rl,991 133,935 132,191 116,845 116^635 rll5,492 135,695 19,636 34,721 134,224 18,993 34,234 117,206 12,455 32,514 117,408 12,892 32,237 rll6,356 rl2,092 r32,396 2,100 75,302 51,323 23,979 2,052 75,128 51,413 23,715 1,635 70,891 45,523 25,368 1,670 70,791 45,106 25,685 rl,701 r70,589 r44,578 r26,011 151.7 153.0 162.3 162.8 163.6 147.8 151.5 149.1 152.8 157.6 162.0 158.3 162.4 159.5 163.2 r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Oct. 1975 are advance estimates. 31,IB3 1,175.4 885.4 86.1 63.4 22.7 27.1 104.9 113.3 70.3 71.9 1,220.5 142.0 1,078.5 964.7 113.8 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1975 1974 Sept. July Aug. Sept. Oct. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES--Con. Unadjusted indexes--Con. Special group indexes—Con. Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables Housing Shelter Rent Homeownership Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation . Private New cars Used cars Public Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— Consumer prices 1967=100. do... do... do... do... do... 149.4 154.8 145.3 134.8 156.0 160.3 150.7 155.8 146.1 136.8 157.3 161.9 160.1 165.0 152.2 146.9 166.6 171.9 160.4 165.2 153.0 147.5 167.4 172.7 160.8 165.4 153.8 148.2 169.1 174.6 161.7 166.4 154.6 148.9 170.1 175.7 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 165.0 166.3 151.1 162.9 154.9 158.2 131.8 167.9 166.1 163.7 151.7 162.4 156.7 160.0 132.5 170.1 178.6 187.7 153.4 188.8 167.1 170.2 137.3 182.3 178.1 189.7 154.3 177.9 167.7 170.7 138.0 182.8 177.8 190.3 156 167 168 171 138 183.9 179.0 191.4 159.4 165.5 169.8 172.5 139.3 184.8 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do.., do... do.., do.., do.., 154.0 222. 150. 146. 139. 142. 141, 118. 135.9 148.8 144.0 155.2 141.2 137.0 155. 225. 151. 149. 141. 142. 142.3 123.7 139.4 148.8 145.2 156.3 143.0 137.8 168.0 234.1 170.4 158.3 141.1 152.6 152.3 126.6 153.2 155.0 154.0 169.8 151.2 144.4 168.9 235.7 171.2 158.8 142.3 153.6 153.4 126.8 156.1 155.0 154.6 170.9 151.4 144.7 170 238 174, 160 143 155 153 126.5 156.6 169 155 172 152 146 172.0 243.3 174.2 160.9 144.6 156.1 154.8 129.9 156.5 168.8 156.3 173.5 152.9 146.6 1967=$! .00, $0,659 $0,654 $0,616 $0,614 $0,611 $0,608 USCOMM--DC—31,183 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-202 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail ^6-ltfT* • WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS