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October 3 1 , 1975 . A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^<°'>, SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion $ 450 Monthly TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 425 Bill ion $ 450 425 ( W e e k l y Reporting M e m b e r Banks of Federal Reserve System) - 400 "N. 375 ^ ^ 375 350 - 350 - 325 - 300 (average 400 1975 of Wednesday (Wednesday 300 data) data) 275 250 275 1 1 -1 1 1 1 J I I I ! __ J 1 L_l 1972 1 L_LJ 1 1 1 L_ 1973 l_J L_I L__L 1 L__J_ J 1 i_ i i i i 1 1974 i i i i 250 i i i i i I i i i i i i 1975 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Federal Reserve Board 1941-43=10 1-43=10 Monthly (avg. of daily close) PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS • 1972 1974 1973 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D Stand. & Poor's Corp. INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 - 170 - ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 1170 (E. E. 1. seas. a d j . index) 160 ~ 150 - 140 - 130 Monthly 1 1 l l 1 1 1 l 1972 1 l l i i i i i 1 i 1973 i i i i 1 I l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 _ ± _ ± ..]—1—L. I 1974 Edison Electric Inst. * 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 1 1 1.-J-..I, 1975 , J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1975 1974 ITEM Nov. 9 Nov. 2 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 193.2 216.4 178.5 1967=100.. do do 228.6 278.5 199.2 230.7 282.3 200.4 202.7 235.9 182.4 200.2 231.8 180.9 197.3 224.6 180.4 mil. $.. do 10,719 7,379 10,615 7,596 11,629 7,986 11,579 7,820 11,995 7,994 376 2,409 2,104 262 435 2,541 2,229 229 332 4,112 2,966 195 372 4,044 2,928 195 379 259 192 82,116 98,428 34,729 286 82,445 99,347 34,979 859 9.43 89.15 99.86 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do.... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet) .. .number.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $.. Federal Reserve bank crecTit 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 75,624 90,767 36,819 243 76,060 90,658 36,995 323 82,571 95,207 34,722 558 82,462 96,407 34,605 29 101,052 57,468 378,920 20,522 128,525 59,965 99,178 57,586 381,447 21",605 129,438 59,945 103,920 65,767 378,423 34,892 119,200 59,327 102,528 65,899 375,098 35,638 118,389 59,382 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent.. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand, d, Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do 9.73 74.31 83.29 9.67 74.75 83.68 9.52 89.23 100.00 9.48 90.71 101.67 9.46 89.39 100.19 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. 13,185 34,075 199,361 8,653 14,360 34,484 176,321 8,652 13,350 35,048 168,382 8,297 13,495 34,502 163,771 8,339 12,770 35,011 159,719 8,343 Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. 1967=100.. bil.. 2,814 115.3 17.7 2,780 113.9 17.3 2,108 86.4 15.8 2,040 83.6 16.2 2,071 84.9 15.7 VDaily average. 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. ^/Tuesday price MONTHLY 2,038 83.5 4/Wednesday data. 1974 1975 Sept. Oct. July 460 496 415 465 467 490 373 892 473 520 448 435 490 545 391 896 476 450 516 342 397 397 392 833 476 454 440 362 423 446 358 864 r492 457 460 377 409 463 383 921 490 449 438 420 394 454 352 923 do do do do 429 473 512 220 432 488 509 221 498 478 652 220 495 500 631 228 r522 528 r661 245 525 561 656 236 do do do do do..., 528 535 523 599 77 530 r538 525 r604 78 557 574 545 636 75 561 575 550 639 74 566 578 558 645 76 564 580 552 642 76 1967=100.. I do do 230.5 255.2 214.7 231.5 276.9 204.4 195.5 236.0 171.5 205.6 249.8 179.6 206.3 242.8 184.2 201.4 233.2 181.9 do do do do do do do do do 167.2 182.7 176.8 162.9 161.7 225.0 132.8 148.1 180.4 170.2 187.5 183.5 164.8 168. 228, 135. 145. 169. 175, 193. 184. 171. 181. 246. 139, 149. 179. 176.7 193.2 186.3 172.2 182.1 252.4 139.8 149.3 179.7 177.7 197.1 186.1 173.1 182.2 254.9 140.1 151.3 179.9 178.9 197.3 186.2 174.7 182.3 256.5 141.1 152.4 179.1 COMMODITY PRICES PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS, .1910-14=100. ps Crops .do. Commercial vegetables do... Cotton do... Feed grains and hay do Food grains '. do Fruit do Tobacco do Livestock and products Dairy products Meat animals Poultry and eggs PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services Family living items Production items All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates PARITY RATIO 161,069 BUSINESS STATISTICS ITEM SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 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 Nov. 8 I | Aug. Sept. Oct. r/ Revised. CORRECTION: Sept. 1975 mfrs. new orders, total durable goods, seas. adj. shown in the Nov. 7 issue of the WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT should read $42,326 mil. instead of $42,626 mil. 31,151 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1975 1974 ITEM Sept. Oct. July Aug. Sept. COMMODITY PRICES—Con. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES--Con. Industrial commodities—Con. Machinery and equipment Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and plastics products Textile products and apparel Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-Wholesale prices 1967=100. do... do... do. .. do... do. .. Dec. 1968=100. 1967=100. 146.8 187.1 159.8 164.2 145.6 142.1 127.7 130.6 150. 186. 162. 166. 147. 140. 134. 138. 161.7 183.4 174.7 170.0 150.1 136.8 140.1 143.1 162.2 184.3 175.8 170.0 150.0 137.6 140.5 143.5 163.1 185.5 176.1 170.3 150.8 138.4 141.1 143.9 $0,598 $0,588 $0,569 $0,566 $0,563 thous do.. do. . do.. do.. do.. 93,661 91,444 86,242 3,563 82,679 5,202 94,105 91,891 86,847 3,536 83,312 5,044 97,046 94,859 86,650 4,090 82,560 8,209 96,493 94,308 86,612 3,886 82,726 7,696 94,965 92,795 85,274 3,626 81,647 7,522 do.. do. . do.. do.. do.. do.. 91,705 86,402 3,489 82,913 5,303 989 91,844 86,304 3,440 82,864 5,540 1,016 92,916 85,078 3,450 81,628 7,838 2,998 93,146 85,552 3,468 81,884 7,794 2,842 93,191 85,418 3,546 81,872 7,773 2,856 5.8 3.9 5.7 16.7 5.3 9.9 6.0 4.3 5.6 17.1 5.5 10.9 8.4 7.0 7.9 19.1 7.9 13.0 8.4 6.6 7.7 21.1 7.6 14.0 8.3 7.0 7.5 19.3 7.6 14.3 2.8 3.5 7.0 6.0 12.0 6.0 5.3 3.0 3.3 7.4 6.2 12.0 6.4 6.1 5.4 4.8 12.1 9.2 20.8 11.1 11.5 5.0 4.6 11.5 9.1 19.9 10.5 11.3 5.3 4.7 11.5 9.1 19.2 10.6 11.3 78,830 64,531 44,427 24,714 708 3,902 20,104 11,943 8,161 78,790 64,437 44,465 24,572 728 3,872 19,972 11,870 8,102 76,679 61,863 43,779 22,222 743 3,395 18,084 10,465 7,619 r77,023 r62,168 r43,914 r22,418 r749 r3,415 rl8,254 rl0,563 r7,691 rp77,275 rp62,445 rp44,035 rp22,575 p749 rp3,416 rpl8,410 rpl0,650 rp7,760 54,116 4,683 17,143 4,239 12,904 4,224 13,767 14,299 2,746 11,553 54,218 4,686 17,154 4,246 12,908 4,228 13,797 14,353 2,745 11,608 54,457 4,464 16,984 4,161 12,823 4,203 13,990 14,816 2,745 12,071 r54,605 r4,466 17,016 r4,159 rl2,857 r4,218 rl4,050 rl4,855 2,756 rl2,099 rp54,700 rp4,466 rpl7,042 rp4,180 rpl2,862 rp4,236 rpl4,126 rpl4,830 p2,765 rpl2,065 53,255 14,652 8,674 53,153 14,515 8,599 50,825 12,840 7,348 r51,136 rl3,011 r7,450 rp51,388 rpl3,160 rp7,534 36.5 36.7 39.9 3.2 40.7 3.4 36.5 37.1 40.0 3.1 40.7 3.3 36.0 36.2 39.4 2.6 39.8 2.5 36.2 36.7 r39.7 r2.8 r40.2 r2.7 rp36.1 rp36.6 rp39.8 rp2.8 rp40.2 rp2.7 4.54 5.92 7.33 4.82 5.90 r3.74 4.14 4.06 r4.57 5.97 r7.30 4.86 r6.05 r3.78 r4.18 r4.08 rp4.60 rp6.01 rp7.30 rp4.88 rp6.04 rp3.79 rp4.17 rp4.10 1967=$1.00. LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted Civilian labor force Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted Employed, total Agriculture Nonagricultural industries Unemployed Long-term, 15 weeks and over Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group): All civilian workers Men, 20 years and over Women, 20 years and over Both sexes, 16-19 years White Negro and other races Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing Durable goods EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries Goods-producing Mining Contract construction Manufacturing Durable goods Nondurab le goods thous. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... Service-producing do... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Wholesale trade do... Retai 1 trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate .•.. .do... Services do... Government do... Federal do. .. State and local do... Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.: Employees, total thous. Manufacturing do. .. Durable goods do... Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted: Total private hours. Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Overtime hours do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars. Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Transportation, communication, elec., gas, etc do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do... r/Revised. 2/Preliminary. http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 31,151 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1974 1975 ITEM Aug. Sept. June July Aug. Sept. p_/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS--Con. Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): 1/ Current dollars 1967=100. . 1967 dollars do Gross avg. weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls): 1/ Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): 1/ Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted rl60.6 107.2 rl62.0 107.0 rl72.2 107.3 rl73.1 106.6 rpl74.2 107.1 174.9 107.0 156.28 104.37 157.32 103.85 162.36 101.16 163.44 100.67 165.07 101.51 164.88 100.92 135.78 90.68 136.58 90.16 146.91 91.53 147.76 91.01 149.03 91.64 148.88 91.13 9.09 9.13 9.19 9.33 8.96 9.05 8.89 9.08 r8,89 r9.13 8.94 9.14 mil. $..| do.. do.. do.. do. , 130.10 112.60 89.35 75.45 2,176.6 144.10 118.20 151.35 127.55 2,169.4 82.45 60.10 179.70 154.10 1,460.6 76.95 65.30 149.05 116.80 1,388.5 r72.80 r58.85 rl21.85 rl01.95 1,339.4 92.30 86.10 170.45 .143.40 1,261.2 do.. do.. do.... do.. do.. 32.55 25.20 40.25 35.10 638.4 49.60 44.45 45.10 40.30 642.9 36.25 27.35 39.90 34.85 334.4 17.45 15.00 33.35 27.65 318.5 r29.95 24.60 r51.80 r43.20 r296.6 19.80 17.50 39.75 33.40 276.6 FINANCE MONEY AND INTEREST RATES: Home mortgage rates (conventional 1st mortgages) : 2/ New home purchase (U.S. average) percent. Existing home purchase (U.S. average) do... METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE TOOLS: Metal cutting type tools: Orders, new (net), total Domestic Shipments, total Domestic Order backlog, end of month Metal forming type tools: Orders, new (net), total Domestic Shipments, total Domestic Order backlog, end of month r / Revised. £ / P r e l i m i n a r y . 1/ Data r e f l e c t adjustment to Mar. 1974 benchmarks and r e v i s e d seasonal f a c t o r s ; p r e v i o u s l y p u b l i s h e d f i g u r e s back t o 1970 a r e s u b j e c t to~~revision. 2/ Beginning January 1973, d a t a r e f l e c t changes i n sampling and w e i g h t i n g . — USCOMM-DC--31,108 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS
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