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BUSINESS STATISTICS A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS* NOVEMBER 1971 1941-43 = 1941-43 = 10 130 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 120 (aygm ^"dai'iy dose) — — 110 y^\/ 100 \ / \ / A 7 \ ~ / \ / - 90 80 . 1 1 1 1 1 I ! I 1 . 1 1 L_l 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1969 1968 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _1_J LJ 1 1 1 1 i Weekly (Wednesday close) I I I I I I, I I I I J F M A M J J A S O N D 1 I 1971 1970 70 Data: Standard & Poor's Group 1967 = 1 1967=100 150 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index) 140 y/^V 130 120 - 110 Monthly 100 ™J—1 1 L-J—1 1 L™L™I—1— - J 1969 1968 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L_J 1 —1 1 J—J J 1970 1—L-I.-J.-..L....L-,. J 1971 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric Inst. Thousands Thousands 350 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — 1,000 (Passenger cars) ~ - A 800 . A /\J \ A 600 ^ \ / 400 " \/ 200 Monthly 0 i i i i i 1 i i 1968 . . i . . ! _ ! _ 1 _.J—1 1 1 L_J 1 1 , 1969 ,L- 1- J-JL 1 1 1 1 ! I, 1 —i—i—I—i 1970 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn. * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected i 1—i—I—i—i—I— 1971 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS 1971 1970 ITEM Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 O c t . 30 1967=100.. 111.1 111.2 106.8 107.0 106.4 106.5 mil. $.. do.... 7,186 5,053 7,365 5,015 7,946 5,344 7,989 5,379 7,942 5,348 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.. 280 1,937 1,754 213 284 1,952 1,769 223 281 2,098 1,680 215 234 2,144 1,726 125 251 55,228 65,331 28,890 189 55,015 64,556 28,447 191 58,830 72,273 31,092 297 59,316 72,197 30,766 101 59,347 72,999 31,161 304 79,344 47,472 242,301 26,062 80,750 34,312 80,780 47,013 240,145 25,593 79,968 34,049 82,535 53,486 262,072 24,984 83,242 37,223 82,613 53,498 262,329 24,981 83,293 37,388 82,062 53,575 262,428 25,193 83,071 37,472 percent.. kj..1941-43=10.. do.... 8.63 83.66 92.04 8.65 83.43 91.83 7.93 99.82 110.24 7.90 99.03 109.15 7.89 96.65 105.35 thous. sh. tons.. mile kwo-hr,. number.. thouso bbl.. 2,079 27,454 90,331 10,028 2,057 27,828 90,159 10,036 1,578 30,153 185,840 9,397 1,568 29,188 185,117 9,320 1,332 29,632 189,525 9,307 thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. 2,397 98.2 2,453 100.5 1,756 72.0 1,843 75.5 1,886 77.3 bil.. 15.8 15.5 13.0 13.2 13.4 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation^/... Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total Member bank reserve balances 3J Excess reserves, estimated 3/ mil. $.. 3J....do.... do.... do.... Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/ Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $.. 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/ Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) Industrial, 425 stocks PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal 3/ • Electric power, by utilities e s B Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3J e = s Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1_/ Data do n o t always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3J D a i l y a v e r a g e . Oct. 9 59,174 72,060 30,424 44 93.79 103.33 185.538 1,902 78.0 4/ Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1971 1970 Aug. Sept. June July Aug. 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.. . Defense products (old series) do... Defense products (new series). ....... do... Producers' capital goods industries 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... Defense products (old series) do... Defense products (new series) do... Producers' capital goods industries 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. . . xj R e v i s e d . 7953. 1_/ Data for September 1971 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . 28,239 4,598 5,764 30,815 4,845 6,714 34,949 5,810 8,657 r28,485 r4,923 r5,852 r29,709 r3,843 r6,443 32,412 4,222 7,706 30,483 4,809 7,641 29,900 4,895 6,761 32,650 5,404 8,011 r32,123 r5,312 r7,749 r31,464 r3,991 r7,915 31,303 4,257 7,665 2,091 3,920 2,112 6,034 2,170 3,897 2,121 5,947 2,407 4,338 2,589 6,396 r2,328 r3,548 r2,010 r6,304 r2,4!9 r3,584 r2,077 r6,435 2,360 3,397 1,758 6,500 27,334 29,645 32,805 r28,834 r29,916 31,944 29,748 4,694 7,227 28,355 4,547 6,036 30,666 4,536 7,065 r31,955 r4,434 r8,062 r31,758 r4,184 r7,923 30,515 4,446 7,029 2,124 3,666 1,846 5,683 2,173 3,186 2,005 5,614 2,338 3,628 1,678 6,237 r2,401 r4,246 r2,900 r 6,146 r2,457 r3,634 r2,154 r6,551 2,360 2,971 1,552 6,200 79,325 78,155 74,211 r74,559 r74,763 74,300 79,568 6,910 27,103 78,023 6,562 26,378 74,748 6,049 24,297 r74,584 r5,173 r24,610 r74,879 r5,366 r24,618 74,095 5,556 23,983 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1970 1971 Aug. Sept. June 1,634 27,638 19,670 22,723 1,637 26,927 19,554 22,390 1,672 23,787 18,211 23,028 rl,747 r24,486 19,101 r22,867 rl,786 r24,535 rl9,177 r22,986 6,142 135 4,604 5,396 118 4,106 8,077 147 6,285 7,670 151 5,978 7,712 153 5,375 2,111 2,183 4,301 4,151 r4,lll 369 1,147 595 388 1,100 695 718 2,109 l.,474 686 2,087 1,378 r641 r2,225 rl,245 Aug. July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' O R D E R S — C o n . 1/ Unfilled orders, end of month (seas. adj.)--Con. Supplementary series: Household durables Defense products (old series) Defense products (new series) Producers' capital goods industries mil. $.. do.... do.... ...do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 48 STATES (F.W. Dodge): TOTAL VALUATION mil. $.. Index (seasonally adjusted) 1967=100.. Building, total mil. $.. New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total niiL $.. By purpose of loan: Home construction do.... Home purchase do.... All other purposes do.... LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation: Accession rate, total. mo. rate per 100 employees.. New hires do.... Separation rate, total do.... Quit do.... Layoff do.. . . Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total do.... New hires do. Separation rate, total do.... Quit do.... Layoff do. STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS: Beginning in period: Work stoppages number. . Workers involved. thous. . In effect during month: Work stoppages number. . Workers involved thous. . Man-days idle during period do.... 4.9 3.5 3.8 1.8 1.2 4.0 2.7 4.8 1.8 2.1 3.8 2.6 4.4 2.0 1.9 3.7 2.4 4.1 1.9 1.5 3.7 2.5 4.4 1.8 1.5 527 127 560 591 610 272 410 820 390 166 950 341 ,852 971 785 ,670 850 384 3,923 670 967 7,906 660 472 4,505 10,550.5 4,770.6 10,552.0 4,668.1 11,815.7 5,202.8 rll, 770.0 5,147.4 rl2,369.5 5,704.9 5,779.9 2,478.8 3,301.1 5,883.9 2,502.9 3,381.0 6,612.9 2,765.2 3,847.7 r6,622.6 2,773.9 r3,848.8 r6,664.7 2,795.7 r3,869.0 75.7 162.8 75.3 161.0 80.1 179.3 79.8 178.9 do.... do.... do.... 52.5 77.9 42.2 53.0 77.9 42.8 55.8 82.4 45.3 55.7 82.7 45.2 56.0 83.4 r45.3 mil. $.. do.... 311.80 442.43 400.69 516.87 667.64 798.58 603.44 702.30 678.45 789.83 do.... do... . 289.98 401.69 358.08 443.37 613.16 727.51 564.20 646.00 627.76 718.02 mil. $.. millions. . 8,026 299 11,027 427 15,186 462 13,563 409 15,327 460 mil. $.. millions.. 6,443 216 8,721 304 12,249 337 10,903 296 12,271 337 mil. $.. do.... do. 3,304.7 3,263.9 3,591.4 3,373.5 3,334.6 3,552.7 3,740.0 3,685.5 3,660.6 3,397.7 3,340.0 3,494.5 3,423.8 3,366.2 3,677.7 3,115.9 3,346.1 3,346.6 3,423.0 4,283.1 4,023.2 3,699.1 3,798.6 3,847.2 3,937.4 FINANCE Bank debits to demand deposit accounts, except interbank and U.S. Govt, accounts, annual rates, seas, adj.: Total (233 SMSA's) bil. $.. New York SMSA do Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) do 6 other leading SMSA's do.... 226 other SMSA's do Turnover of demand deposits except interbank and U.S. Govt., annual rates,seasonally adjusted: Total (233 SMSA's) ratio of debits to deposits. . New York SMSA do. . . . Total 232 SMSA's (except N.Y.) 6 other leading SMSA's 226 other SMSA's SECURITY MARKETS: BONDS: Sales, excl. U.S. Govt, bonds (SEC): All registered exchanges: Market value Face value New York Stock Exchange: Market value Face value STOCKS: Sales (Securities and Exchange Commission): Total on all registered exchanges: Market value Shares sold On New York Stock Exchange: Market value... Shares sold 83. 198. FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments Seasonally adjusted GENERAL IMPORTS , TOTAL Seasonally adjusted. r_/ Revised. 1_/ Data 7953 - do. . . . do. .. . for September 1971 are advance estimates MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1971 1970 Aug. Sep t 0 June July Aug. Sept. CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INORGANIC CHEMICALS, PRODUCTION: Accetylene...... Amonia, synthetic anhydrous^ .«... = .. thous. sh. tons. Carbon dioxide, liquid, gas, and solidSo.ao.,.a8a(,„.»9.do.., 1,124 1,082.2 106.6 1,155 1,102.6 103.5 rl,317 rl,139.5 rll7.0 1,185 1,060.6 120.2 1,276 1,149.1 130.6 Chlorine, gas (1007. C12) ..,,.,.„.. do.., Hydrochloric acid (100% HCl)............................do... Nitric acid (100% HNO3)....................... do.., Oxygen (high purity).............................mil. cu. ft. 811.7 161.0 502.1 22,974 805.2 163.8 522.7 23,003 776.5 rl80.2 r523.8 r27,344 784.5 173.5 488.3 26,322 511.4 21,217 Phosphoric acid (l007o T^ O5).................thous. sh. tons. Sodium carbonate (soda ash), synthetic (587. Na20).......do... Sodium bichromate and chromate..........................do... Sodium hydroxide, (1007, Na 0H>..........................do... 456.9 332.7 10.7 879.1 r478.8 362.0 12.4 r798.2 472.1 349.9 10.1 815.6 • ....mil. cu. ft. Sodium silicate, anhydrous..............................do... Sodium sulfate, anhydrous. ...............^.....do... Sulfuric acid (1007, H2 SO4).............................do... 481. 355. 12, 829, 472.4 48.7 97.9 2,312.4 48.8 117.6 ,409.0 46.2 119.8 r2,379.9 36.1 111.5 2,289.5 2,242.0 639 526 112 580 489 92 955 798 158 817 668 149 725 566 159 884 756 129 7.6 1.3 8.9 7.8 1.1 9.7 8.1 1.7 9.8 8.1 1.7 10.1 8.3 rl.9 12.2 10.8 1.5 1,269 1,521 2.4 1,261 1,496 2.3 1,799 1,609 2.4 1,582 1,580 2.3 rl,569 1,681 2.4 1,591 1,691 1.9 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT Retail sales, new passenger cars: Total, not seasonally adjusted.........................thous, Domestics...•••••................. ....................do. ., J-ITLp 0 2 7 X l S © © ^ © o © © © e > Q © o o o o © © o o © o e © o o © o o © o o o © © o © < i ) o © o e © © o © o © G O © o 1 T o t a l , s e a s o n a l l y adjusted a t annual r a t e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m i l , Domestics. . . . . . . . • . . • . . • • • • • . . . . • . . . . • . . . .do.., Imports .« do.., R e t a i l i n v e n t o r i e s , new c a r s ( d o m e s t i c s ) , e n d o f p e r i o d : Not s e a s o n a l l y adjusted................................thous, Seasonally adjusted .....do.., I n v e n t o r y - s a l e s r a t i o , new c a r s (domestics)..............ratio rj R e v i s e d . 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