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A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1967-100 170 1967-100 170 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. !. seas. a d j . index) 160 140 1970 1972 1971 1973 J F M A M J J A S O N D Edison Electric Inst. 1967 = 100 200 1967-100 200 1970 1971 1972 1973 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. 1967 = 100 / 125 - TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R.B. seas. a d j . index) / 120 - 1967 = 100 150 CONSUMER PRICES " 115 / 110 - 105 J l l I i I 1 i I l 1 ]_ 1 1 1 1 I I LJLL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1_1 1,1 1970 1971 1972 100 L Data: Federal Reserve Board Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly I i i i i i 11 i i i i l 11 i i i 1 1 i i i 1 1 1 i i i i 1 1 i i i 11 i i i i i 1970 1973 and monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1971 1972 1973 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 Nov. 25 Nov. 18 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ Nov. 3 Nov. 17 Nov. 10 Nov. 24 1967=100.. 125.9 126.5 187.5 191.9 190.8 mil. $.. do.... 9,340 6,221 8,976 6,191 10,223 6,766 10,105 6,890 10,499 7,070 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)....do.... 281 1,624 1,446 175 238 1,810 1,617 132 230 1,666 1,338 153 278 181 189 180 FINANCE: Currency in circulation^ • ........mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/....do...• Member bank reserve balances 3/ do.... Excess reserves, estimated _3/ do.... 64,471 75,528 32,132 786 64,807 69,606 30,728 189 68,776 83,294 34,966 123 69,061 82,648 34,572 202 69,835 78,096 34,728 21 70,181 76,612 34,960 242 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.... 97,917 58,189 300,173 26,318 88,404 45,297 96,268 58,237 298,978 26,597 88,535 45,543 99,610 56,135 341,626 23,195 106,719 53,865 97,395 56,257 345,399 24,180 107,069 53,953 98,284 56,256 342,489 24,126 106,974 54,187 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3J percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do.... 7.53 114.50 127.70 7.49 116.90 130.25 7.99 108.29 121.72 8.01 105.80 118.84 8.02 102.45 115.16 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 12,040 34,089 209,586 9,537 9,895 33,472 165,170 9,571 11,9.95 34,752 219,792 9,309 12,255 35,780 210,520 9,281 11,755 34,712 208,673 9,053 thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. 2,636 108.0 2,683 110.0 2,929 120.1 2,932 120.2 2,907 119.2 bil.. 16.1 13.9 17.6 17.2 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores • PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3_/ Steel, raw Index of production „...eessse RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 194.1 8.02 110.87 162,187 2,959 121.3 17 Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1972 1973 Sept. Oct. July Aug. 36,579 5,122 9,543 37,058 5,138 10,155 36,640 5,536 9,151 37,291 5,846 8,281 r40,945 r6,l55 10,134 42,114 6,330 11,068 35,249 5,212 9,411 36,302 5,437 9,820 40,779 6,023 11,173 39,633 6,165 10,281 r40,l62 r6,266 rl0,697 41,302 6,721 10,613 2,698 10,256 8,705 1,551 2,734 10,539 8,966 1,573 3,095 12,138 10,465 1,673 3,084 11,687 10,135 1,552 r3,042 rl2,032 rl0,425 rl,607 3,188 12,071 10,417 1,654 38,466 37,690 39,411 39,737 r42,703 44,012 37,292 5,441 10,003 37,127 5,512 10,150 42,697 6,658 10,980 42,689 7,150 10,948 r42,259 r6,325 rl0,978 43,427 6,925 11,229 2,796 11,530 9,727 1,803 2,797 11,062 9,625 1,437 3,154 12,603 11,404 1,199 2,996 12,887 11,032 .1,855 r3,055 rl2,832 rll,267 rl,565 3,262 13,168 11,322 1,846 78,295 78,927 98,995 101,441 rl03,198 105,098 78,858 7,799 25,254 79,683 7,874 25,584 99,560 13,815 28,932 102,621 14,798 29,598 rl04,716 rl4,857 r29,878 106,842 15,063 30,495 Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS 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.., Nondefense 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. .. r_/ Revised. 1/ Data for Oct. 1973 are advance estimates. 11,529 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1973 1972 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. 1,972 48,121 28,549 19,572 2,035 48,644 29,208 19,436 2,288 56,773 36,303 20,470 ?., 201 57,974 37,202 20,772 126.2 126.6 132.7 135.1 135.5 do. », do... do. . . do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 126.7 125.9 122.0 122.8 120.8 119.8 134.1 136.7 124.8 130.9 116.9 125.7 127.1 126.2 122.3 123.1 121.3 120.1 134.6 137.2 124.9 131.3 117.1 124.5 130.4 132.5 129.7 132 = 4 124.4 122.4 138.4 141.0 140.9 157.8 124.1 153.7 130,9 135.0 132.8 136.6 124.7 122.6 139.3 141.9 149.4 184.0 126.6 152.6 131-8 135.4 132.8 136.5 125.5 122.6 140.6 143.4 148.3 180.2 130.3 137.3 do... do. . . do. . . do... 130.1 135.7 119.9 141.5 130.4 136.0 120.3 141.8 134.2 139.7 124.4 145.2 135.2 141.1 125.0 147.0 136.6 142.9 125.4 149.2 do... do... do... do... 120. 118. 120. 121. 3 0 5 6 120.6 118.1 120.9 121.8 125.7 131.7 125.5 125.0 126.3 132.8 125.8 125.3 126.8 133.6 126.5 126.1 do... do... do.. . do. •. do... do... 123. 121. 118. 109. 113. 144, 1 0 6 6 6 0 124.3 121.2 118.7 110.1 115.2 144.1 125.8 124.8 122.6 110.9 122.7 144.9 126.5 124.5 122.3 110.6 121.3 144.9 128. 123. 121. 109. 120. 145. do... do... do... do... 126.8 133.1 120.5 123.7 127.2 133.9 120.8 124.0 130.3 137.3 125.3 126.2 130.5 137.6 125.7 126.1 131. 138. 126. 126.8 1967=$1.00. $0,792 $0,790 $0,754 $0,740 $0,738 73,268 59,883 40,814 23,226 606 3,551 19,069 11,003 8,066 50,042 4,507 15,794 3,946 11,848 3,953 12,403 13,385 2,633 10,752 73,584 60,178 40,968 23,379 608 3,561 19,210 11,112 8,098 50,205 4,540 15,839 3,958 11,881 3,969 12,451 13,406 2,639 10,767 r75,478 61,883 42,079 24,115 631 3,680 19,804 11,646 8,158 r51,363 4,598 16,294 4,071 12,223 4,048 12,828 rl3,595 r2,588 11,007 r75,747 r62,110 r42,249 r24,171 r634 r3,676 rl9,861 rll,692 r8,169 r51,576 r4,617 rl6,352 r4,099 rl2,253 4,064 rl2,906 rl3,637 2,599 rll,038 r75,972 r62,301 r42,425 r24,203 r633 r3,694 rl9,876 rll,707 r8,169 r51,769 r4,632 rl6,393 r4,125 rl2,268 r4,077 rl2,996 rl3,671 r2,609 rll,062 139.3 110.4 140.4 110.9 146.9 110.9 rl47.6 rl09.3 rl48.7 rl09.8 137.64 109.07 139.13 109.89 145.45 109.77 145.04 107.39 rl46.94 rl08.45 122.26 96.89 123.43 97.49 127.42 96.16 127.11 94.11 rl28.57 r94.89 Sept. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con. 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas, adj.)—Con. Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondefense Defense mil. $, do... do. ., do... r2,213 r58,771 r38,042 r20,729 COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: Unadjusted indexes: All items Special group indexes: All items less food All items less medical care Commodities Nondurables Nondurables less food Durables Services Services less rent Food Meats, poultry, and fish Dairy products Fruits and vegetables 1967=100. , Housing Shelter Rent Homeowner ship Fuel and utilities Fuel oil and coal Gas and electricity Household furnishings and operation Apparel and upkeep Transportation Private New cars Used cars Public o Health and recreation Medical care Personal care Reading and recreation PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Consumer prices LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS of nonagric. estab., total Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurable goods Service-producing Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local thous. do. .. do... do... do... do... do... do. . . do. . . do. . . do... do... do... do. . . do... do. .. do. . . do... 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... Gross average weekly earnings: Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted r_/ Revised. 11,529 _p_/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Oct. 1973 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1973 1972 ITEM July Sept. Aug. Sept. Oct. FINANCE Commercial bank credit (last Wednesday of momth, except for June 30 and Dec, 31 call dates), seas= adj.*. Total loans and investments Jl/...... ...... ..........u . .bil. $. Loans 1/ .......... .......«..... a ..... .,,.. .. .»o ..... . „ . = . do. . » U.S. Government securities............................. .do. . „ Other securities.............................. ....do... 535 u 6 360.1 62.0 113.5 540-.5 366.9 59.9 113.6 601-4 423.3 53. 7 119.5 610.9 433.7 56.6 120.6 r618.2 r438.1 r56.3 123.8 621.7 440.0 54.9 126.8 97.50 76.80 76.25 65.00 599.0 94.45 84.35 63.85 56.05 629.6 131.30 108.20 72.65 63.15 1,115.4 rl27.35 rill.45 r76.90 r64.85 rl,165.9 rl63.70 rl38.80 r95.75 r79.45 r1,238.9 P 185.40 42.25 38.05 19.95 18.10 206.3 47.35 42.10 27.40 25.95 226.2 52.90 48.40 30.05 27.45 517.4 r58.30 r52.50 r33.85 r29o35 r541.9 r61.55 r53.50 r36.40 r32.40 r 567.1 P73.50 879 741 138 11.9 10.2 1.6 1,069 932 137 11.2 9.6 1.6 808 152 11.9 10.0 1.8 838 686 152 11.6 9.9 1.7 875 754 121 11.6 10.2 1.5 979 858 121 9.8 8.4 1.3 ; 300 1,288 1,492 1.9 1,612 1,592 1.9 1,387 1,553 1.9 1,360 1,478 1«,7 479 664 2.4 METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal catting type tools: Orders, new (net), total«.«, . .. „. . .......... «. n . . . . . . .mil. $. Domestic. .....................a ......................do... Shipments, total ...................................... .do. .. Domestic* .......».->»«.............. • .........«........ do... Order backlog, end of month............. ............... do... Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total. . . ....... . . . . .......... . ..... .do. . . Domestic........................ ...................««do..» Shipments, total.........................a.............do... Domestic.............. .........„„».... «... 0 .......... do.. . Order backlog, end of month.........................„..do. . « P 166.75 P 96.85 p84.30 pi. ,327.5 P 66.45 P 38.40 P 31.85 P 602.2 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RETAIL SALES, NEW PASSENGER CARS: Total, not seasonally adjusted....... ...................thous. Domestics..............................................do.•. Imports. .do... Total, seasonally adjusted at annual rates................mil. J Domestics.............................................. do. Imports. ..do. Retail inventories, new cars (domestics), end of month: Not seasonally adjusted. . « .thous. *| a SE Seasonally adju sted. n............. . ,.... . . ,:....»a ........... . do. Inventory-sales ratio, new cars (domestics)...............ratio. .| r_/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ ,485 1.7 Excludes interbank 1c ICOMM—DC—11,"529 USCOMM- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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