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s ^ o , c October 5, 1 9 7 9 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 0 **TES<>** 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 ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=1 INDEX, 1967= TOO 210 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION _ (E.E.I, seas. a d j . index) 200 Monthly — 190 - A J / 180 - 170 150 - ^ 160 ,_. L_l 1_J J. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J 1 . 1976 1 JL..1 - L 1 J . 1977 1 L. I_L, U . . . . I 1978 . 1 . . 1 1979 1 1 J F M A M J J A S O N D : Edison Electric Inst. THOUSANDS 1,4001 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 — f (Passenger cars) THOUSANDS 1350 Weekly Monthly 1,000 800 600 400 200 l I i I 1 i l l 1976 I i I i i I I _J_ I 1977 i I I I 1978 i 1979 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vehicle Wlfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 240 1 CONSUMER PRICES s"£? *•* * 230 r 220 , •/• •X 1 Food 210 ^ > * f y \^r"^s ^ r 1 r 180 k^<190 L ** (seas.adj., at annual rates) 3.0 — 2.0 ^ ^ " / f ^ " 1.5 All Items 170 160 \ ! _J 2.5 All Services 200 MILLION 3.5 PRIVATE HOUSING STARTS _I_1 J-JL.l I I I III . . . uJ . . . . . 1976 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1977 Inn. 1978 -XI I I 1 1 . . . I I 1979 1.0 i i I I I i I i I I 1976 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. • i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i . i i i i i 1978 1979 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1979 1978 ITEM Sept. 23 SPOT MARKET PRICES 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials 243.9 248.9 240.4 1967=100.. do.... do.... 244.1 250.1 239.9 282.3 259.3 299.2 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 281.2 258.7 297.8 281.6 261.8 296.0 Sept. 29 279.4 256.8 296.1 254 249 285 311 309 1,953 1,766 100 2,248 2,111 57 2,177 2,041 157 134 162 108,127 126,849 37,462 175 107,663 132,392 38,441 223 118,984 133,040 40,938 455 119,683. 131,849 40,197 134 119,236 133,949 41,124 413 ell8,651 134,244 41,671 149 102,146 78*, 200 421,504 37,876 127,130 75,869 113,870 91,633 465,804 42,917 136,710 85,882 105,854 77,451 491,356 36,756 149,88292,443 104,333 77,248 491,581 37,014 150,288 92,942 101,089 76,718 494,028 35,928 152,016 93,495 9.03 101.73 112,63 9.08 101.66 112.62 9.83 106.40 118.23 9.89 107.82 120'". 07 9.95 108.28 120.76 14,220 44,673 185,105 8,856 8,365 40,936 178,750 8,856 14,300 44,980 123,614 8,498 16,555 43,370 158,418 8/498 15,900 41,239 154,676 8,498 thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,613 86.5 2,714 89.9 2,464 83.0 2,431 81.8 2,445 82.3 bil.. 17.3 12.3 15.6 17.9 17.9 thous.. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) ...... .do..;. FAILURES, INDUST, AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)....number.. FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/.......'. .mil. $ .. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do Member bank reserve balances 5/ 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) 4/....1941-43=10.. Industrial, 400 stocks do.... Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ Sept. 8 2,033 1,832 123 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate j5/ Sept. 30 thous. sh. tons.. mil. kw.-hr.. number.. thous. bbl.. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 10.02 109.96 122.83 2,438 82.1 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ Capability for a full order book t availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. based on current MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1979 1978 ITEM July Aug. May June July r/ Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/ Value (not sesaonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment mil. $. do. •« do... 58,902 9,131 12,873 65,653 10,110 13,606 77,997 13,055 18,190 78,976 12,599 17,086 67,066 10,955 13,583 71,116 11,217 13,311 do... do.., do... 65,106 9,908 15,261 67,972 10,370 15,840 75,698 12,372 17,239 72,629 11,494 15,429 73,516 11,887 15,527 74,012 11,513 16,067 do.., do.., do... do.. 4,192 19,229 16,649 2,581 4,430 19,925 17,235 2,690 4,577 21,840 19,036 2,804 4,661 21,791 18,762 3,029 4,701 22,169 19,386 2,783 4,602 22,907 19,881 3,026 do.. 61,397 68,396 78,568 r81,410 67,926 70,375 73 035 10 613 15 285 4 22 19 3 Value (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondef ense Defense MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS: 1/ New Orders, net (not seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total New orders,, net (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment Supplementary series: Household durables Capital goods industries Nondef ense Defense Unfilled orders, end of month (unadjusted): Durable goods industries, total Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted): Durable goods industries, total Primary metals Transportation equipment r/ Revised. do.. do.. do.. 65,935 10,263 15,466 70,593 11,089 17,176 77,027 11,270 18,966 r75,820 11,658 rl7,586 72,476 10,937 15,805 do.. do.. do.. do.. 4,103 19,584 17,450 2,133 4,555 21,574 18,358 3,216 4,308 24,583 20,965 3,618 4,855 r24,250 r21,753 2,497 4,530 22,536 20,232 2,304 do.. 206,315 209,057 254,745 r257,179 258,040 257 ,298 do.. do.. do.. 205,55 7 23,153 68,490 208,178 23,871 69,826 255,273 31,738 93,177 r258,457 31,902 r95,333 257,417 30,953 95,610 256 ,443 30 ,053 94 829 1/ Data for August 1979 are advance estimates 630 953 911 042 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1978 ITEM July 1979 Aug. May 3,551 132,668 94,202 38,467 3,675 134,317 95,325 38,993 3,828 165,506 119,836 45,670 4,020 rl67,963 rl22,825 45,138 r3,847 rl68,329 rl23,673 r44,656 3,876 168,378 123,704 44,674 196.7 196.7 197.7 197.8 214.3 214.1 216.9 216.6 219.4 218.9 221.5 221.1 do do do 192.0 195.3 188.6 193.6 174.1 175.3 175.4 211.7 220.4 193.3 196.3 189.3 194.4 175.4 175.9 176.3 213.4 222.2 208.9 212.7 205.8 212.8 193.2 189.2 191.6 229.5 239.8 211.8 215.2 208.4 215.7 197.6 191.1 194.7 232.1 242.6 214.2 217.6 210.5 218.3 201.1 192.6 197.0 234.7 245.6 216.9 219.7 212.2 220.4 205.4 193.6 199.5 237.6 248.8 do do 215.0 214.7 215.4 214.5 234.3 233.4 235.4 234.2 236.9 235.5 236.3 233.9 do do do do do do do do 3/ 203.8 211.3 4 / 164.2 228.3 5 / 218.0 V 294.5 237.2 3 / 178.1 205.2 213.3 165.1 230.6 218.1 294.2 236.9 178.9 222.4 233.5 173.8 254.9 232.2 364.3 251.6 189.2 225.5 236.7 174.7 258.8 239.0 391.2 259.9 190.1 228.4 240.1 175.9 263.0 243.5 412.9 264.5 190.4 231.5 243.9 177.5 267.6 247.2 438.6 266.5 191.2 do do do.... do.... do do do.... 158.0 187.2 186.8 153.9 195.9 187.7 219.4 159.6 188.1 187.7 153.8 196.7 187.6 221.4 166.1 207.7 208.1 165.8 205.4 193.3 236.3 165.7 212.6 213.3 166.3 208.9 194.0 237.7 164.3 216.6 217.4 166.7 209.2 197.1 239.9 166.3 219.6 220.4 166.6 207.0 200.8 241.8 .1967*$1.00.. $0,508 $0,506 $0,467 $0,462 $0,457 $0,452 do do 192.3 192.2 139.3 190.9 190.9 140.0 189.1 189.1 131.2 rl92.0 rl91.8 rl34.5 rl65.2 rl64.4 rll8.3 169.4 116.4 do do 2,104 1,455 2,004 1,431 1,835 1,226 rl,923 rl,288 rl,791 rl,225 1,783 1,209 do do 1,765 1,140 1,716 1,129 1,618 1,047 1,639 1,012 rl,528 rl,001 1,614 994 do do 20.2 255 28.0 267 27.6 271 26.1 279 22.4 282 9,031 10,398 10,401 rl0,939 9,379 1,811 5,756 1,464 1,981 6,830 1,587 2,153 6,547 1,701 r2,132 r7,056 rl,751 1,892 5,981 1,506 mil. $.. do do 10,944.7 10,934.0 11,661.5 11,621.8 11,613.9 12,293.7 14,818.9 14,812.9 13,862.1 15,365.9 15,344.5 15,037.6 14,731.8 14,725.7 15,668.9 15,009.4 14,975.1 15,820.7 do do.... do do do 1,540.6 161.6 992.5 321.7 130.7 1,716.2 213.3 1,083.4 335.4 120.9 1,584.8 183.1 1,626.7 471.2 104.4 1,905.2 175.8 1,605.2 499.8 187.6 2,053.3 176.4 1,434.6 534.0 157.6 2,055.9 178.1 1,539.4 496.3 140.1 June July Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. MANUFACTURERS' ORDERS—Con. 1/ U n f i l l e d o r d e r s , end of month ( s e a s o n a l l y adjusted)—Con. Supplementary s e r i e s : do do do COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICE INDEXES: ALL ITEMS, WAGE EARNERS AND CLERICAL WORKERS, REVISED (CPI-W) 1967=100.. S p e c i a l group i n d e x e s : do do do.... do PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y - CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s : NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (16,000 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) : S e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d a t annual r a t e s : Total MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES: New mortgage l o a n s of a l l s a v i n g s and loan a s s o c i a t i o n s , By purpose of l o a n : do do do FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL By commodity groups and p r i n c i p a l commodities: r / Revised. 1 / Data f o r August 1979 a r e advance e s t i m a t e s . 2/ Beginning J a n . 1978, data a r e f o r consumer p r i c e index a l l urban consumers. 3 / I n c l u d e s TV and sound equipment and r e p a i r s formerly i n " h e a l t h and r e c r e a t i o n . " 4 / R e s i d e n t i a l . 5 / Includes a d d i t i o n a l items not previously p r i c e d . 6/ Includes b o t t l e d gas. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1979 1978 ITEM July Aug. May June July FOREIGN TRADE—Con. EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL—Con. By commodity groups and principal commodities—Con. Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment, total GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL Seasonally adjusted By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals Beverages and tobacco Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc Oils and fats, animal and vegetable Chemicals Manufactured goods Machinery and transport equipment mil. $, do.., .do.., 1,077.2 939.4 4,478.9 1,149.1 1,024.7 4,592.7 1,320.8 1,355.0 6,047.2 1,513.2 1,468.1 5,984.1 1,433.2 1,230.3 5,651.0 do.. do.. 14,703.9 14,544.7 14,024.0 14,132.6 16,511.5 16,341.9 17,435.6 16,937.4 17,115.0 16,776.6 do.. do.. do.. djo.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 1,126.1 177.4 785.3 3,380.1 49.4 546.9 2,418.3 4,108.2 924.0 170.2 813.6 3,677.1 43:0 514.9 2,218.6 3,578.5 1,245.1 217.1 1,006.0 4,165.9 40.6 698.3 2,596.4 4,509.3 1,357.3 210.9 960.9 4,528.2 61.6 663.6 2-, 669.8 4,712.5 7,608 8,293 10,187 8,977 8,319 393 393 694 111 1,272 457 426 697 123 1,463 505 535 905 1,88 1,786 505 461 768 169 1,556 421 443 762 147 1,427 661 359 643 175 472 3,455 1,176 1,430 845 436 698 211 498 3,720 1,316 1,512 1,030 513 754 237 578 4,699 1,672 1,888 893 459 768 213 531 4,006 1,536 1,525 838 406 678 194 528 3,719 1,407 1,438 1,172. 204. 919. 5,075. 35. 570. 2,481. 4,328. METALS AND MANUFACTURES STEEL PRODUCTS, NET SHIPMENTS: Total (all grades) thous. short tons By products: Semifinished products do.. Structural shapes (heavy), steel piling do.. Plates do.. Rails and accessories do.. Bars and tool steel, total do.. Bars: Hot rolled (incl. light shapes) do.. Reinforcing do.. Pipe and tubing do.. Wire and wire products do.. Tin mill products do.. Sheets and strip (incl. electrical), total do.. Sheets: Hot rolled do.. Cold rolled do.. ' f r u . S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1979—281-051/63 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COM-209
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