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October 8,1976 . A WEEKLY v". BUSINESS m/ STATISTICS SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS INDEX, 1967=100 170 INDEX, 1967=100 y. ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION A (E.E.I, seas. adj. index) / Monthly 170 V 160 - 150 - 140 - - 130 1 1 1 1 _ L - L _ i „ 1 „ J_J 1 1 1 1 „ 1 -J—L_L 1973 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1975 1974 i 1 i i i i i J 1976 F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric inst. xjsands Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION 1,200 350 Monthly (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 i i i i i I i l l l l i i 1973 I 1 1I l i i 1974 i i I i i i i i I i i i i i i i i i i i J FMAM J J A S O N D 1976 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1967=100 200 CONSUMER PRICES Billion$ 100 Billion $ 160 NEW CONSTRUCTION (seas, adj., at annual rates) 140 ^^?Y Total Pvt in Place (left scale) ^ /^ \S ""' r* 120 ^ ~\ 100 H60 **"-* / - 40 / Private Residential, NonFarm (right scale) »•« I » » i i i 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1974 1975 h i i i i t i i I.I • 80 • i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 J_l_LJ_l_l_LI J 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J.I..I 1 1973 1976 1974 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce • * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis SURVEY 1975 H l l l l l l l l l 1976 20 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1975 1976 ITEM S e p t . 27 Oct. 4 S e p t . 11 Sept. 18 S e p t . 25 1967=100. do... do... 206.8 246.1 183.2 205.8 244.9 182.3 206.8 204.0 208.6 205.5 202.4 207.6 200.2 194.0 204.6 mil. $. do... 11,229 7,574 11,834 8,038 12,180 8,280 12,405 8,326 12,500 8,182 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun § Bradstreet)...number. 342 4,159 3,003 223 365 4,126 2,979 227 281 3,334 2,539 150 327 3,226 2,441 176 328 147 81,688 96,874 34,617 33 81,411 99,535 35,444 462 89,886 103,675 33,579 272 90,340 101,455 33,839 269 89,883 107,051 33,501 52 103,215 65,111 375,093 35,214 119,199 59,410 104,071 65,590 377,392 35,316 119,751 59,282 103,620 81,339 382,564 42,632 111,238 62,082 107,303 81,279 386,007 43,267 111,853 62,260 103,065 81,608 384,054 43,633 112,234 62,274 9.55 85.74 96.23 9.56 82.93 92.85 8.75 104.94 117.47 8.73 104.25 116.71 8.68 107.46 120.50 13,560 34,910 155,160 8,322 13,570 34,261 156,878 8,362 12,350 38,402 148,579 8,281 14,165 38,960 152,526 8,281 14,300 37,810 146,419 8,281 thous. sh. tons.. percent.. 2,160 2,085 2,482 81.8 2,368 78.0 2,381 78.4 bil.. 15.2 16.7 13.8 15.9 15.9 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 5/ mil..$. 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) 4/...1941-43=10.. Industrial, 425 stocks do.... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal thous. sh. tons.. Electric power, by utilities mil. kw.-hr.. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number.. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bbl.. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Oct. 2 199.8 193.8 203.9 e89,450 109,873 34,600 226 8.68 105.37 118.22 134,713 2,330 76.0 1/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2 / Tuesday p r i c e . 3/ Daily a v e r a g e . 4 / Wednesday d a t a . 5 / C a p a b i l i t y f o r a f u l l o r d e r book based on c u r r e n t a v a i l a b i l i t y of raw m a t e r i a l s , f u e l s , s u p p l i e s , and i n d u s t r y f a c i l i t i e s , e / E s t i m a t e d . MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 1976 ITEM July Aug. May June July Aug. GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $. do... do... do... do... 76,991 37,487 2,216 5,520 4,844 83,775 40,881 2,355 6,222 5,307 94,864 49,363 2,448 7,913 6,256 99,510 52,042 2,615 8,206 6,446 r87,504 43,746 r2,362 6,997 r5,577 93,541 47,165 2,645 7,450 6,039 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do... do... do... do... 6,650 4,902 7,927 1,319 6,848 5,339 8,748 1,443 8,331 5,987 11,961 1,566 8,833 6,379 12,725 1,692 r7,590 r5,516 9,710 rl,530 7,807 6,052 10,293 1,634 do. do. do. do. 39,504 13,346 621 2,482 42,894 34,059 647 2,986 45,501 14,337 602 3,288 47,468 15,137 657 3,496 r43,758 rl4,184 r617 r2,684 46,376 14,614 622 3,082 do. do. do. do. 3,185 6,630 5,427 1,910 3,471 7,296 5,865 2,065 3,966 8,379 5,946 2,284 4,116 8,376 6,305 2,320 r3,699 r7,272 r6,344 r2,035 4,035 7,731 6,439 2,203 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food 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 do. 83,029 85,210 94,087 94,244 r93,912 94,483 do. do. do. do. 41,354 2,249 6,048 5,184 42,444 2,203 6,424 5,226 48,321 2,352 7,595 6,228 48,475 2,389 7,713 6,021 47,779 r2,399 7,660 r5,986 48,329 2,474 7,673 5,952 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do. do. do. do. 7,285 5,368 9,513 1,412 7,300 5,472 10,037 1,438 8,129 6,208 11,387 1,571 8,028 6,011 11,862 1,592 r8,310 r6,040 11,093 rl,641 8,329 6,201 11,151 1,628 r / Revised. 84,007 1/ I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " not shown. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1976 1975 ITEM July Aug. May June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)—Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industri es, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products , Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubbei and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industri es, total Book value (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 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products., Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders 41,675 13,893 607 2,884 3,382 7,232 5,477 2,070 42,766 14,165 625 . 2,933 3,432 7,496 5,890 2,063 45,766 14,532 595 3,362 3,995 7,867 6,037 2,215 45,769 14,724 610 3,293 3,938 7,893 6,186 2,170 r46,133 r 14,776 r604 r3,134 r3,928 r7,896 r6,406 r2,204 do... . do do.... do 146,494 97.869 48,625 147,189 145,976 97,017 48,959 146,583 150,159 97,401 52,758 149,039 150,953 97.666 53,287 150,911 rl51,014 r97,459 r53,555 rl51,824 do.... do do do do do do.... do.... 98,189 3,651 14,282 11,285 21,984 13,444 21,481 3,922 97,199 3,661 14,090 11,091 21,894 13,325 21,116 3,947 96,579 3,610 14,442 10,638 20,797 13,330 21^648 3,767 97,616 3,654 14,674 10,564 20,955 13,493 22,030 3,786 r97,826 r3,711 rl4,84/ rl0,618 r20,870 rl3,597 r21,860 r3,825 do do do.... do do do do do 49,000 10,679 3,121 4,243 4,489 10,683 4,144 3,022 49,384 10,992 3,149 4,314 4,582 10,821 4,158 2,956 52,460 11,839 3,396 4,728 4,799 11,214 4,361 3,022 53,295 11,968 3,419 4,750 4,866 11,365 4,558 3,009 r53,998 rl2,313 r3,445 r4,814 r4,882 rll,599 r4,582 r2,975 do do do do.. .. 78,524 38,839 39,685 83,304 83,716 40,707 43,009 85,137 94,457 48,896 45,561 95,378 100,246 52,935 47,311 95,596 r89,676 45,980 r43,696 r94,803 do do..., do do do do do do... do 41,435 5,943 5,111 7,368 5,279 9,793 41,869 9,740 32,129 42,175 6,397 5,179 6,929 5,809 9,758 42,961 9,806 33,155 49,565 8,805 6,094 8,033 6,618 11,284 45,813 10,954 34,859 49,926 8,075 6,075 7,992 6,657 11,918 45,670 10,691 34,979 48,721 7,662 r6,250 r8,639 r5,936 11,483 r46,082 rl0,698 r35,384 do.. . do do do... 123,807 119,417 4,390 123,545 123,749 119,243 4,506 113,477 120,175 114,436 5,739 120,624 120,907 115,329 5,578 121,974 rl23,083 117,564 r5,519 rl22,870 do... do... do do... do... do... do... 119,203 14,452 18,253 26,855 19,084 32,514 4,342 118,940 14,424 18,206 26,485 19,422 32,237 4,537 115,015 15,424 16,587 23,942 18,486 31,300 5,609 116,465 15,785 16,642 23,908 20,131 31,354 5,509 117,410 15,787 rl6,906 24,237 r20,028 31,746 r5,460 12,106 8,364 4,415 3,189 2,237 704 1,060 3,742 12,534 8,556 4,578 3,333 2,279 693 1,103 3,978 11,919 8,836 4,768 3,711 2,096 580 1,018 3,083 rl3,209 r9,668 r5,550 r4,173 2,145 583 1,034 3,541 rl3,239 r9,919 r5,818 r4,494 r2,143 r533 rl,078 r3,320 133.1 92.0 46.1 33.4 26.0 8.2 12.3 41.1 132.2 92.1 46.3 33.6 26.0 8.0 12.3 40.1 140.1 103.8 54.9 43.8 25.3 7.0 12.3 36.2 rl46. rl07. r59, r45, 25 6. 12. 38. rl45.2 rl08.4 r60.6 r46.9 r24.8 6.1 rl2.6 r36.8 189.2 188.7 rl95.6 rl98.1 r200.9 5,498 5,731 6,631 8,334 r7,779 1,055 3,118 1,325 980 3,500 1,251 1,272 4,053 1,306 1,436 5,305 1,593 rl,381 r4,980 rl,418 mil. $.. do do do do.... do.... do.... do.... CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do... Nonresidential building, total 2/ do... Industrial do... Commercial do... Public, total do... NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do... Nonresidential buildings, total 2/ do... Industrial do... Commercial do... Public, total do... CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100. New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, mil estimated total - $• By purpose of loan: Home construction do... Home purchase do. .. All other purposes do... r/ Revised, p/ Preliminary. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Except farm and public utilities. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 4 1976 1975 ITEM July May Aug. July June Aug. p / LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation: Accession rate, total mo. rate per 100 employees. Mew hires do... Separation rate, total do... %iit do... Layoff do... Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total do... New hires do.., Separation rate, total do.,. Quit do... Layoff do... WORK STOPPAGES: Number of stoppages: Beginning in month number. In effect during month do... Workers involved: Beginning in month thous. In effect during month do... Days idle during month do... 4.5 2.6 4.4 1.5 2.0 5.1 3.1 4.6 2.4 1.3 4.4 3.0 3.4 1.7 .9 4.8 3.6 3.5 1.8 .9 4.2 2.8 r4.3 1.8 rl.6 4.2 2.4 4.0 1.5 1.5 4.0 2.4 3.6 1.5 1.5 3.9 2.7 3.8 1.7 1.3 3.8 2.7 3.8 1.8 1.3 4.0 2.7 r3.9 i.7 rl.l 3.8 1.8 1.5 518 899 420 836 653 912 712 1,072 463 917 379 718 231 382 4,465 172 325 ,377 222 402 4,633 276 457 5,463 338 633 6,438 112 396 5,223 i ! 1976 1975 Aug. 5.1 3.S 4.9 Sept. June July 246.02 818.28 77.32 155.11 304.34 985.59 86.16 218.84 310.90 993.20 90.31 225.92 Aug. Sept. FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Dow-Jones average (65 stocks).. I n d u s t r i a l (30 s t o c k s ) P u b l i c u t i l i t y (15 s t o c k s ) . . . T r a n s p o r t a t i o n (20 s t o c k s ) . . . 246.22 815.51 77.92 156.32 307.85 981.63 92.91 220.06 r / Revised. £ / Preliminary. USCOMM— DC--84,007 WAITED STATES V£~**3rtE:\3Y PRINTING OJViC UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ASSISTANT ?»;..-;«J?„?C P!3iNT£ft S»0*TA<38 AND * £ e S PMO DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS O f P l C i A L BUSINESS 311.79 994.38 96.63 219.55
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