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^ OS) October 12, 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ****** Annual Subscription: domestic, $22.00; foreign, $27.50 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 - INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly (avg. of daily close) J 120 A 110 H 100 -\ 90 H 80 1 70 i i i i i 1 i i i i ' i 1976 ! • • • • • 1977 .1 i i l l 1 . 1 l 1 1978 1979 ,1 J F M A M J J A S O N D : Stand & Poor's Corp. MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION Monthly Weekly (Ingots and all other forms) 16 1979 12h // i2 I . I I I i i i i i i i i 1977 1976 i i i i « i i i i i i i 1978 i i I * ' * ' * 1979 I I I I III, J F M A M J J A S ON D Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 150 2/0 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS 140 - .& INVENTORIES Ixl^r " 250 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240 NEW CONSTRUCTION BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 140 (seas, adj., at annual rates) (seasonally adjusted) 230 130 Shipments (left scale) 120 S t\y\ 110 _B-"^ 100 * 1 ^*~ " Inventories \ ^ ,' / - 190 170 (right scale) 90 U l l l l L L L L L 1976 , 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Data: U.S. Dept of Commerce 1977 ,,,, 1978 210 l l l l l l l l l l 1 1979 150 1976 1977 Data: U.S. Dept of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1978 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1978 1979 ITEM Sept. 30 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 1967*100. do... do. •. INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs 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... Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody*s) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) £/...1941-43=10., Industrial, 400 stocks do..., PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE thous. sh. tons., mil. kw.-hr., number., thous. bbl, thous. sh. tons., percent., TON-MILES....! Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 289.4 259.7 311.7 247.8 253.0 244.2 281.2 258.7 297.8 281.6 261.8 296.0 279.4 256.8 296.1 249 324 311 310 304 1,953 1,766 100 1,928 1,735 110 2,178 2,038 157 2,133 1,993 134 162 171 107,663 132,392 38,441 223 107,954 132,783 38,869 123 119,683 131,849 40,197 134 119,236 133,949 41,124 413 118,642 134,188 41,615 93 ell8,886 135,472 42,092 325 101,455 78,421 420,544 36,855 127,319 76,188 115,159 92,091 470,749 43,046 137,784 86,233 104,333 77,248 491,581 37,014 150,288. 92,942 100,813 76,700 494,147 35,976 151,994 93,503 99,829 76,141 490,378 35,742 152,256 93,712 9.08 101.66 112.62 9.10 103.06 114.33 9.89 107.82 120.07 9.95 108.28 120.76 10.02 109.96 122.83 8.365 40,936 178,750 8,856 16,645 40,449 202,010 8,806 16,555 43,370 158,418 8,498 15,900 41,239 154,259 8,498 16,290 41,172 165,099 8,498 2,714 89.9 2,660 87.4 2,431 81.8 2,445 82.3 2,438 82.1 12.3 19.1 17.9 17.9 18.2 thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. Oct. 7 244.1 250.1 239.9 bil., 10.17 109.59 122.53 158,877 2,404 83.1 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 1978 1979 ITEM July Aug. May June July r/ 113,813 58,902 3,581 9,131 7,158 125,565 65,653 4,081 10,110 8,393 144,304 77,997 4,263 13,055 9,620 147,053 78,976 4,471 12,599 9,787 131,080 67,066 4,016 10,955 8,477 140,577 71,757 4,359 11,486 9,267 do. do. do. do. 10,370 7,271 12,873 2,390 10,992 8,273 13,606 2,716 13,251 8,990 18,190 2,943 14,043 9,851 17,086 3,211 12,039 8,178 13,583 2,765 12,816 9,064 13,466 3,033 do.. do. do. do. 54,911 16,770 821 3,100 59,912 17,947 968 3,744 66,307 19,268 1,040 3,973 68,077 19,604 885 4,207 64,014 18,822 1,126 3,419 68,820 19,370 1,106 3,966 do. do. do. do. 4,592 9,605 8,719 3,001 5,007 10,241 8,925 3,544 5,637 12,898 10,388 3,893 5,770 13,175 10,909 3,923 5,337 11,504 10,084 3,415 5,829 12,253 11,959 3,857 do. 123,079 127,029 142,288 138,960 140,932 142,432 do. do. do. do. 65,106 3,662 9,908 7,621 67,972 3,776 10,370 8,209 75,698 4,124 12,372 9,338 72,629 4,072 11,494 9,040 73,516 4,111 11,887 9,053 74,503 4,029 11,792 9,054 do. do. do. do. 11,376 8,102 15,261 2,598 11,717 8,427 15,840 2,705 13,058 9,157 17,239 2,963 12,902 9,308 15,429 3,028 13,239 9,101 15,527 3,009 13,643 9,256 16,050 3,020 Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS• SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 1 / Durable goods industries, total Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Foods and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products • Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products..... Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products r / Revised. mil. $. do... do... do... do... I/. Includes data for Mother i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1979 1978 ITEM Aug. July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS* SHIPMENTS (SEAS. A D J . ) — COn. By industry group—Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $ Food and kindred products do.. Tobacco products do.. Textile mill products do.. Paper and allied products do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petroleum and coal products do.. Rubber and plastics products do.. MANUFACTURERS* INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do.. Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Stone, clay, and glass products do.. Primary metals do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Instruments and related products do.. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Food and kindred products do.. Tobacco products do.. Textile mill products do.. Paper and allied products do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Petroleum and coal products do.. Rubber and plastics products do.. MANUFACTURERS1 NEW ORDERS, NET: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.. Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries, total .-.. do.. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAJ, do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total do.. Primary metals , do.. Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. Industries with unfilled orders , do. • Industries without unfilled orders do.. MANUFACTURERS* UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSETD, TOTAL do.. Durable goods industries, total do.. Nondurable goods industries, total do.. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do.. By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.. Primary metals do. • Fabricated metal products do.. Machinery, except electrical do.. Electrical machinery do.. Transportation equipment do.. Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..do.. May 57,972 17,540 831 3,673 4,868 10,441 8,635 3,279 59,057 17,909 941 3,707 4,863 10,351 8,852 3,515 66,590 19,418 1,027 3,914 5,613 12,419 10,622 3,809 66,331 19,296 843 3,984 5,479 12,552 10,757 3,704 67,416 19,725 1,142 4,060 5,659 12,504 10,820 3,739 189,434 123,155 66,279 190,783 191,265 124,414 66,851 192,412 212,123 140,697 71,426 211,085 213,818 142,041 71,777 214,339 215,361 142,752 72,609 216,940 123,624 4,614 17,333 16,279 29,034 16,714 22,936 6,157 67,158 16,502 3,389 5,519 5,897 15,023 5,519 4,524 124,952 4,684 17,496 16,380 29,378 16,839 23,286 6,220 67,460 16,619 3,362 5,538 5,802 15,107 5,508 4,580 139,502 5,322 18,191 18,195 33,573 18,479 27,125 7,212 71,583 18,524 3,581 5,666 6,294 15,964 5,063 4,868 141,700 5,372 18,578 18,584 34,120 18,714 27,390 7,336 72,639 19,106 3,716 5,645 6,344 15,901 5,347 4,870 143,369 5,429 18,795 18,533 34,607 19,015 27,994 7,445 73,571 19,220 3,607 5,665 6,464 16,122 5,597 4,985 116,544 61,397 55,148 124,076 128,293 68,396 59,897 129,870 144,733 78,568 66,165 143,594 rl49,983 r81,410 68,073 142,269 131,905 67,926 63,979 139,934 65,935 10,263 7,696 11,644 7,988 15,466 58,141 13,055 45,086 70,593 11,089 8,351 11,859 8,759 17,176 59,277 13,175 46,103 77,027 11,270 9,477 13,140 9,587 18,966 66,567 15,262 51,305 r75,820 11,658 8,878 13,502 9,690 rl7,586 66,449 15,216 51,233 216,339 206,315 10,024 215,403 219,067 209,057 10,010 218,244 265,506 254,745 10,761 265,782 r267,941 r257,179 10,762 r269,086 268,764 258,040 10,724 267,930 205,557 23,153 24,952 50,029 28,361 68,490 9,845 208,178 23,871 25,094 50,171 28,692 69,826 10,066 255,273 31,738 28,132 56,698 33,527 93,177 10,509 r258,457 31,902 27,970 57,296 33,906 r95,333 10,629 257,417 30,953 27,911 57,163 I 33,671 . 95,610 10,513 Aug. PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 1967=100..! 236.2 9 Foodstuffs do 241.4 13 Raw industrials do 232.6 ALL COMMODITIES do 210.6 Farm products do.... 210.3 Industrial commodities do. •.. 211.4 Chemicals and allied products do.... 199.5 Fuels and related products, and power do.. • • 324.9 Furniture and household durables do.... 161.8 Hides, skins and leather products do.... 205.1 Lumber and wood products do.... 281.6 Machinery and equipment do. •.. 197.5 Metals and metal products do.... 231.0 Nonmetallic mineral products do.... 227.2 Pulp, paper, and allied products do.... 195.8 Rubber and plastics products do.... 175.7 Textile products do.... 160.5 Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100.. 173.1 Motor vehicles and equipment 1967*100. J 175.8 PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Producer prices 1967*$1.00..' $0.511' r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 72,476 10,937 I 8,994 13,105 8,867 15,805 67,458 14,475 52,983 | 1979 1978 COMMODITY PRICES July r / June Sept. June July Aug. 243.0 248.7 239.1 212.4 215.1 212.5 200.3 326.7 162.0 210.7 282.8 198.8 231.4 228.2 199.0 176.7 161.3 173.6 175.9 278.1 256.5 293.9 281.2 259.3 297.3 279.5 254.3 298.1 [ 233.1 242.8 233.5 218.9 393.2 169.3 267.2 299.7 211.7 257.6 246.8 216.6 192.8 168.1 187.1 189.7 236.6 246.8 237.2 224 411 170 262 300 214 260 249 218.1 195.5 169.2 188.0 190.4 238.1 238.5 240.3 227.3 432.5 I 170.7 258.0 304.4 215.7 261.6 249.6 221.9 197.9 170.4 187.2 189.2 $0,507 $0,469 $0,463 $0.460' MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1979 1978 ITEM July Aug. May June July Aug. CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL 19,608 15,023 9,153 7,384 3,299 1,006 1,691 4,585 20,540 15,561 9,321 7,560 3,458 1,079 1,752 4,979 rl9,274 rl5,115 r8,460 6,453 3,715 1,209 1,918 r4,159 r20,674 rl6,218 r9,163 r7,133 3,986 1,247 2,116 r4,456 r21,476 r 16,640 r9,473 r7,408 r4,172 rl,344 r2,187 r4,836 21,875 16,886 9,581 7,476 4,243 1,269 2,298 4,989 do.... 212.8 164.6 95.6 77.6 213.7 165.1 95.8 77.7 223.2 174.8 95.0 r75.7 r224.7 178.7 r97.3 77.7 r232.7 rl81.7 r98.8 r77.8 229.2 180.3 98.7 77.1 do.... do.... do.... 37.9 11.6 19.2 48.2 38.1 12.0 19.2 48.6 45.2 14.5 23.6 48.4 46.8 14.7 24.8 r46.0 r47.8 rl5.5 r24.8 rSl.O 46.8 14.1 25.2 48.9 ...mil. $.. .1972=100.. ...mil. $.. 14,791 173 11,285 rl6,022 177 rll,220 16,425 178 12,629 15,645 177 12,332 14,715 165 11,517 14,472 do.... do.... do.... 4,461 6,823 3,506 r4,100 r7,120 r4,802 4,553 8,076 3,796 5,056 7,277 3,313 4,510 7,008 3,198 4,515 7,069 2,889 .1972=100.. 176.2 178.8 rl96.4 rl97.8 rl98.7 201.5 ...mil. $.. do.... do.... do.... ...mil. $.. do.... do Public, total NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL M l - *-- CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION 163 11,584 By type of building: CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised. 1/ Includes additions and alterations. ri-U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1980—311-048/05 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Firstdass Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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