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OCTOBtR 18. 1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS* <OFC%. SR*T£S O* * ^A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Thousands Thousands 350 1971 1973 1972 D a t a : Motor V e h i c l e M f g r s . A s s n . of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , I n c . J FMAMJ 1974 J A S O N D 1967=100 1967=100 200 200 1971 Data: Billion $ 50 J 1974 1973 1972 Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. F M A M J J A S O N D Billion 15.0 SALES OF RETAIL STORES (seasonally adjusted) 14.0 C O N S U M E R INSTALLMENT K - CREDIT EXTENDED A N D / \ A REPAID (seasonally adjusted) A / V v / - r 13.0 - vt f Total 30 Extended 12.0 y 11.0 20 Nondurable Goods iy/j f J ' " i / % \ Repaid v / ' 7s—v 4 , i i , 1 . iIIiM . 1i 1 II 1 IIII i 1 1 1 I I II I, I V / A Data: 1971 Federal Reserve Board * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F C U R R E N T BUSINESS, this S u p p l e m e n t a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY provides selected w e e k l y / * r 10.0 9.0 i y / i i y / z U.S. Dept. of Commerce A 19/2 1 V / J — WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1973 1974 ITEM Oct. 6 Oct. 13 1967=100 do.. do.. 193.2 204.5 185.6 194.7 205.7 187.. 3 229.4 252.1 214.7 231.7 261.0 213.2 234.4 272.8 211.0 mil. $ do.. 9.,626 6.,462 9.,648 6,,364 10.,425 7,, 040 10,,618 7.,130 11,,021 7,,504 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 210 1,,400 1.,254 180 207 1.,469 1.,302 171 284 2.,051 ii,759 178 279 2,,063 l],768 285 324 187 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 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.. 68.,366 83.,110 34.,673 457 68.,886 82.,980 343,794 502 75.,302 90.,901 37,,119 109 74.,890 92,,513 36.,972 88 74,,832 92!,720 37,,560 561 97.,664 56.,391 340.,827 22..655 108.,459 533,292 993,862 56,,173 344,,622 23.,179 108.,178 53,,318 100,,708 56,,881 383,,632 20..876 128,,631 59,,693 100.,326 56.,875 379.,791 20,069 128.,377 59,,772 101.,737 57.,225 381.,489 19.,567 129.,004 59;,750 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10 Industrial, 425 stocks ..do.., 7.98 108.78 121.98 7.94 109.22 122.60 9.69 67.72 76.16 9.75 67.57 75.68 9.81 63.38 70.79 11,,870 35 ,505 j 204,,171 9),393 2.,890 118.5 17.5 12 ,250 j 35 ,318 3 195,,005 9,,362 2,,882 118.1 17.2 13,,210 36 ,063 3 165,,746 8,,810 2,,759 113.1 16.5 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal.. Electric power, by utilities. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. MONTHLY 3/ Daily average. 13,,650 34.,573 172,,667 8,.763 * 2,,774 113.7 17.1 12,,905 34,,393 166,871 8,,714 2.,820 115.6 17.2 Oct. 12 232.4 273.3 207.6 75,322 91,027 36,625 -41 9.84 67.82 75.64 167]603 2,829 116.0 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1974 1973 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC CCMMQDITES: 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed , Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products. Fuels and related products, and power. Furniture and household durables Hides, skins, and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment Nonmetallic mineral products 1967=100.. do.... do.... 207.8 236.6 189.8 194.9 208.0 186.3 224.4 219.7 227.5 236.9 250.0 228.2 240.8 266.9 224.2 230.5 255.2 214.7 da.... do.... do.... do.... do.... ......do.... do.... do.... do.... do do.... do.... 142.1 213.3 166.2 126.7 111.0 135.2 115.9 143.0 178.8 122.3 133 7 130.0 139.7 200.4 156.3 127.4 111.5 137.4 116.0 143.8 181 9 134.4 129.9 155.7 168.6 157.4 153.6 142.8 210.5 126.1 146.0 192.2 137.2 174.0 152.3 161.7 180.8 167.6 157.8 148.4 221.7 128.2 146.6 188.6 140.3 180.3 156.4 167.4 189.2 179.7 161.6 158.5 226.0 129.8 146.2 183.7 144.3 185.6 157.6 167.2 182.7 176.8 162.9 161.7 225.0 132.8 148 1 180.4 146.8 187.1 159.8 123.3 113.1 125.2 115.1 119.0 124.4 112.8 126.8 114.5 118.3 147.5 135.6 141.7 122.8 126.1 153.3 139.5 142.1 125.1 128.5 162.9 143.4 142.3 126.7 130.1 164.2 145.6 142.1 127.7 130.6 $0,704 $0,716 $0,642 $0,618 $0,597 $0,598 43,135 14,654 8,519 2,047 2,180 40,916 13,718 7,843 1,972 1,937 45,609 15,150 8,649 2,122 2,193 r46,034 rl5,477 r8,980 r2,178 • r2,266 r48,154 rl5,533 r8,922 r2,210 2,222 43,803 14,149 7,913 2,044 , . r.do.... Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and plastics products do.... do.... Textile products and apparel Transportation equipment Dec:. 1968=100.. 1967=100.. Motor vehicles and equipment PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-1967=$1.00.. Wholesale prices DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED), TOTAL 1/ Furniture and appliance group T 1 lmK r/ Revised. 18,099 Vniilrlinrt Vi a v r t a r a Y*<=> mTVim mil. $.. ......do.... do.... do.... rIn 1/ Data for Sept. 1974 are advance estimates. 122.6 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued v/ 19 74 1973 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. 28,481 1,931 1,303 3,556 9,344 3,023 6,915 27,,198 1,,974 1 ,226 3 ,339 8,,859 2,,837 6.,594 30.,459 1 .,978 1, ,364 3!,702 9.,942 3.,537 7.,070 r30,,557 rl,,879 rl.,364 r3,,734 rlO j ,085 r3,,695 r6,,893 r32 ,621 j r2.,104 rl.,405 r3.,901 rlO.,925 r3.,757 rl,,593 29,654 1,995 1,314 3,502 9,700 3,437 6,907 42,355 14,481 8,645 2,025 1,894 27,874 1,967 1,298 3,158 8,964 2,836 6,923 42.,529 14,,267 8.,457 2,,063 I!,836 28,,262 2,,042 1 .,278 3!,261 8,,992 2,,880 6j,989 44,,593 14.,049 7,,830 2. 137 1. ,996 30.,544 2,,069 1 ,,402 3 ,441 9 ,,782 3,,421 7,,454 r46.,356 rl4,963 r8,,563 r2.,237 r2 ,028 j r31.,393 r2,,148 rl,,421 r3,j,473 rlO,,090 r3 j ,453 r7,,541 r46.,771 rl5.,303 8,,996 2.,178 1. ,936 r31.,468 2.,108 1 .,384 3.,461 1 0 :,178 3.,498 7],494 46,186 14,740 58,909 60,677 60.,148 60.,847 67,,156 66, 580 67,,214 67,,538 66.,525 68!,400 13,008 12,812 12,,447 13.,024 13., 715 13,,984 rl3.,546 rl4,,263 14.,811 14|,292 75,747 62,110 42,249 24,171 634 3,676 19,861 11,692 8,169 51,576 4,617 75 ,961 3 62,,305 42.,423 24,215 633 3,,700 19 ,882 j 11 ,708 = 83,174 ,746 51, 4,,629 77,,101 , 62 ,985 43,,024 24,,225 665 3,,599 19,,961 11,,783 8,,178 52,,876 4,,653 r77,,047 62,,938 r43,,025 r24,,116 r669 r3,,534 rl9,,913 rll,,761 r8,,152 r52,,931 r4,,648 rll.,113 r62,,953 r43.,112 r24.,063 r670 r3.,552 rl9,,841 rll.,687 r8,,154 r53,,050 r4,,653 77,146 62,934 43,070 24,041 675 3,502 19,864 11,717 8,147 53,105 4,646 16,352 4,099 12,253 4,064 12,906 13,637 2,599 11,038 16,,388 4,,111 12,,277 4,078 12,,995 13,,656 2,,613 11,,043 16,,602 4,1215 12,,387 4,,140 13,,365 14,,116 2,,684 11,,432 rl6,,665 r4,,205 rl2,,460 4,,133 rl3,,376 rl4,,109 2,,691 rll,,418 rl6 ,663 3 r4,,217 rl2.,446 4,,143 rl3j,431 rl4j,160 r2,,693 rll,,467 16,651 4,209 12,442 4,154 13,442 14,212 2,700 11,512 51,442 14,611 8,597 51,,592 14,,609 8,,599 52,,003 14,,598 8,,599 r51,,937 rl4.,546 r8,,569 r51,,941 rl4,,475 r8,,498 51,857 14,464 8,502 37.0 37.1 40.5 3.7 41.1 3.9 39.5 3.3 33.0 37.2 36.7 40.8 3.8 41.4 4.0 39.8 3.4 33.2 36.7 37.1 40.1 3.4 40.8 3.4 39.3 3.2 32.8 r36.7 r37.1 40.2 r3.4 40.7 r3.5 39.3 3.2 r32.7 r36.6 36.6 r40.1 3.3 r40.8 r3.5 r39.1 r3.1 r32.5 36.8 36.7 40.1 3.1 40.6 3.2 39.2 2.9 32.7 3.92 4.73 3.96 4. 78 4.20 5.22 6.75 4.38 5.37 3.48 3.81 74 4.22 r5.27 r6.78 4.42 r5.41 3.50 r3.79 4.25 r5.31 r6.92 4.47 r5.42 J.52 r3.82 T-3 . 74 4.29 5.33 6.98 4.51 5.46 3.55 3.88 3.77 158.5 162.6 163.3 155.4 165.9 155.4 148.7 159.3 rl64.0 rl63.9 156.7 rl67.0 rl56.4 rl48.1 169 -rl Sept. jd/ DOMESTIC TRADE—Con. RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED)—Con. 1/ General merchandise group with nonstores.. .......do.... ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 1/ do.... do...o do General merchandise group with nonstores.. .......do.... ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: do do RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total.. .......do.... ...... 31,446 .0.000 ..o.... • 0 ... . LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ. thous.. Transportation, communication, electric, gas , etc..do..«. Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas. adj < .: Average weekly hours per worker, seasoti&lly adjusted: Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: a e s, . . a 4.09 Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc.2_/do. ... ...... 3.23 Finance, insurance, and real estate 2/....,•.o....do.... Services 2 Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars Contract construction 2/ 147.6 147.5 . . . . o . 14405 Transportation, communication, elec. gas, etc • . .do. . . . . o . o . . Wholesale and retail trade 144.4 ......odo.... Finance, insurance, and real estate 2/ • o . o . . j Services 2/ ...3.26 4.13 ,... a a • 149.0 149.5 ,... • . a ,... 145.4 145.7 .... • a c rj Revised. £_/ Preliminary. 1/ Data for Sept. 1974 are advance estimates. 2/ c o r r e c t e d ; revised data will be published later. 18,099 Q rl60.6 rl65.3 rl67.6 rl58.2 rl67.5 rl57.5 rl49.4 • 162.1 165.5 169.2 159.9 168.8 15808 151o9 164.1 Previously published data (Mar. 1971-May 1974) are being 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 ITEM Align 1974 July Au§» Septa June 147.35 119.97 lo40 7.12 41 0 48 9.81 29.40 7.82 22.94 27.38 148.03 120.54 1.41 7.09 41.75 9.76 29.61 7.90 23.03 27.49 149.52 121.11 1.49 6.94 41.51 9.80 29.68 7.92 23.77 28.41 r149.08 rl20.76 rl ® 49 r6.82 r41.36 r9.84 r29.72 r7.89 r23.65 r28®32 rl48o94 rl20.44 rl.50 r6.76 r41.19 9.87 r29.52 r7.93 r23.68 r28.50 110.9 102.9 110.6 101.8 102.6 100.7 107.9 113.0 122.7 111.4 103.7 122.8 rill.1 rl09®0 rl04.7 rl00.5 rl01.3 r99.4 rl07.8 rll3.9 rl22.5 rl26.4 rll0.8 rl09.5 rl04.4 rlOO.O rl00.5 r99.2 107.2 113.8 123.7 123.3 111.5 109.6 106.7 100.9 101.7 99.7 107.5 113.8 123.3 127.0 171,978 140,810 173,035 142,093 183,425 150,615 184,805 152,142 187,369 154,472 15,099 12,501 12,624 11,341 14,641 12,878 15,486 13,959 15,209 12,879 14,294 12,399 13,691 12,332 14,387 13,301 14,635 13,310 14,394 12,882 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con. MAN-HOURS of wage and salary workers, nonagricultural establishments, for 1 week in the month, seasonally adj. at annual ra t e a to tal©o®®©ae®fflos@o©®®®®®e®o©bilo man-hours. Private sector, total. ........... do.., Mining. ...» ... D ............... .do® •, Contract construction. .do.., Manufacturing. odo.., Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc... D .. ..do.., Wholesale and retail trade do.,. Finance, insurance, and real estate. do.0< Services. ......... .do.., Government. . .do.., Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours, production or nonsupervisory workers, seasonally adjusted: Private sector payrolls 1967=100, Mining. do.., Contract construction. . do.., Manufacturing. ....do.., Durable goods. .do.., Nondurable goods do.., Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc .do.., Wholesale and retail trade . do.., Finance, insurance, and real estate do.., Services. . do.., FINANCE CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): Total outstanding, end of month mil. $, Installment credit, total..... . ..do0., Installment credit, extended and repaid: Unadjusted: Extended, total . do 0 . < Repaid, total. ..do.., Seasonally adjusted: Extended, totals ..do.., Repa id, total do.., 110.2 102.6 103.5 101.2 108.1 rll3.1 rl23.0 rl26.5 rJ Revised. jd/ Preliminary. 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