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WEEKLY
BUSINESS
STATISTICS
W
September 1, 1978
Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign,
$18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from
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Printing Office, Washington, D C. 20402.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF C O M M E R C E / B U R E A U OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
500
TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS
475 (Weekly Reporting Member Bonks of Federal Reserve System)
BILUONS OF DOLLARS
AWWy
(average of Wednesday data)
450
425
400
375
350
325
300 ..-JL1.UI.-I 1 1 1 1 1 1
1975
i . . i rl
1976
Data: Federal Reserve Board
i i i i i
1978
1977
MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS
20
RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms)
J FMAMJ
JASOND
MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS
5
Weekly
16 1937
12 -
8 -
1 I1
I i i i ii
1975
1976
Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst
I i i i i i
1977
HOURS
52
DOLLARS
7.40
MANUFACTURING HOURS &
EARNINGS
50
{Hours seasonally adjusted)
i i i i ii Ii i i i i
1978
J FMAMJ
JASOND
MILLION
3.0
PRIVATE H O U S I N G STARTS
48
46
^roct lomiitgs
(Mr seal*)
44
42
40
1975
Data: U&Dept of labor
1976
1977
1978
38
1975
Data: U.& Dept of Commerce
1976
WEEKLY BU8INE88 STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly
in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.
1977
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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1
2
1978
1977
ITEM
Aug. 20
Aug. 27
Aug. 5
Aug. 12
Aug. 19
1967*100,
do...
do...
200.2
196.9
202.4
201.2
199.3
202.4
230.1
234.5
227.0
234.0
238.0
231.0
237.9
243.2
234.1
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
Nondurable goods stores
mil. $.
do...
13,468
8,881
13,750
8,941
15,127
9,915
14,875
9,816
15,063
9,932
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs...
INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs
State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico)
FAILURES, INDUST, AND COHWERCIAL (Dun & Bradstreet)
thous.
do...
do...
number.
299
2,753
2,336
179
282
2,648
2,241
163
376
2,545
2,281
134
326
2,541
2,302
115
285
168
98,080
110,161
35,401
202
97,719
111,224
34,800
28
106, 715
126,309
38,037
378
107,080
123,460
37,222
47
107,464
124,347
37,900
289
110,775
94,485
419,795
47, 354
118,860
70,484
108,691
93,912
416,266
46,718
119,036
69,656
116,948
91,855.
455,623
42,859.
135,470
82,600
115,665
91,880
458,616
42,613
134,577
83,155
116,663
91,848
460,840
43,607
135,123
83,720
8.35
97.74
107.53
8.34
97.23
107.01
9.16
102.92
113.98
9.07
104.50
115.53
9.08
104.65
115.82
12,940
45,796
75 , 758
8,901
13,775
48,305
98,803
8,901
SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation V
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: £/
Deman d depos i ts, ad j us ted
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...
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.
11,700
42,789
102,104
8,458
12,460
42,072
122,985
8,458
13,070
45,218
103,233
8,901
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/
thous. sh. tons.
percent.
2,331
76.7
2,389
78.6
2,640
87.4
2,614
86.5
2,571
85.1
bil.
15.3
15.9
17.2
17.2
17.5
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES
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
1977
ITEM
June
July
Apr.
May
June
r/
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: 1/
Value (not seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Value (seasonally adjusted):
Durable goods industries, total
Primary metals
Transportation equipment
Supplementary series:
Household durables
Capital goods industries
Nondefense
Defense
mil. $,
do...
do...
62,943
9,504
15,833
52,831
7,844
12,712
68,379
10,252
17,087
67,357
10,086
16,833
71,839
10,609
17,540
do...
do...
do...
58,049
8,836
14,345
57,463
8,507
14,221
66,493
9,824
16,288
65,417
9,628
15,971
66,293
9,860
15,887
do...
...do...
do...
do...
3,790
16,610
13,957
2,653
3,640
17,071
14,426
2,645
4,369
19,536
16,598
2,938
4,133
19,058
16,257
2,801
4,361
19,653
16,782
2,871
do...
63,955
53,776
71,890
70,723
74,237
do...
do..
do...
59,111
8,330
15,563
56,367
8,638
13,260
70,033
10,308
17,721
70,045
10,754
18,019
68,840
10,428
17,953
do...
do...
do...
do...
3,723
18,080
15,490
2,590
3,695
16,000
13,936
2,064
4,513
21,440
17,409
4,031
4,150
22,202
18,124
4,078
4,263
21,592
18,155
3,437
do...
173,006
173,951
199,549
202,915
205,310
do...
do...
do...
174,363
17,014
56,218
173,267
17,145
55,257
199,895
21,349
65,915
204,516
22,476
67,963
207;067
23,043
70,029
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
Nondefense
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. 1/ Data for July 1978 are advance estimates.
3
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued
1977
ITEM
1978
June
July
Apr.
2,796
114,138
82,265
31,873
2,851
113,067
81,775
31,292
3,625
129,310
91,528
37,782
3,644
132,453
93,395
39,058
r3,546
rl34,393
r94,768
r39,625
thous.
do...
do...
197.8
197..6
149.1
189.8
189.8
138.2
197.5
197.5
139.9
r211.1
r211.0
rl54.9
r215.9
r215.8
rl54.6
do...
do...
1,931
1,406
2,072
1,453
2,165
1,492
r2,054
rl,478
r2,124
rl,445
NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING
PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places):
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total
One-family structures
do...
do...
1,739
1,114
1,678
1,114
1,740
1,157
1,597
1,058
rl,821
rl,123
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE HOMES:
Unadjusted
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
do...
do...
26.8
264
22.3
251
23.1
252
26.5
258
11,265
9,660
9,027
rl0,438
11,370
2,104
7,102
2,059
1,840
6,180
1,640
2,011
5,261
1,755
r2,260
r6,424
rl,754
22,590
7,260
1,851
4.9
3.7
3.5
1.9
.8
4.2
3.0
4.3
1.9
1.5
4.0
2.9
3.5
2.0
.7
4.7
3.6
3.6
.7
p4.9
p3.9
p3.8
p2.2
p.7
do...
do...
do...
do...
3.9
2.8
3.8
1.8
3.8
2.7
3.9
1.8
4.2
3.2
4.0
2.3
4.1
3.1
3.9
2.1
p3.9
p3.0
p4.0
p2.1
number.
580
552
460
568
545
thous.
do...
197
2,874
243
3,582
132
2,055
171
3,072
130
2,724
mil. $ .
do...
do...
do...
do...
137,763
114,757
2*0
102,239
141,394
11,620
133,932
110,203
788
98,711
11,595
1,750
103,500
11,718
141,977
116,607
1,167
102,826
11,718
rl48,127
rl24,439
1,428
110,146
11,706
do...
do...
do...
do...
137,763
40,872
24,562
86,326
133,932
36,748
26,912
86,674
141,394
36,663
28,321
92,331
141,977
33,647
30,135
94,570
rl48,127
r40,595
r27,920
95,345
percent.
8.38
8.33
8.88
9.02
9.13
do...
do...
do...
do...
7.95
8.19
8.46
8.91
7.94
8.12
8.40
8.87
8.56
8.73
8.93
9.32
8.69
8.84
9.05
9.49
8.76
8.95
9.18
9.60
8.18
8.48
8.02
8.72
9.05
8.49
8.84
9.19
8.92
9.33
8.68
May
June
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con.
MANUFACTURERS' O R D E R S — C o n . 1/
Unfilled orders, end of month (seasonally adjusted)--Con.
Supplementary series:
Household durables
mil. $ .
Capital goods industries
do...
Nondefense
do...
Defense
do...
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED:
Unadjusted:
Total (private and public)
Privately owned
One-family structures
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates:
Total privately owned
One-family structures
New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations,
estimated total
mil. $.
By purpose of loan:
Home construction
do...
Home purchase
do...
All other purposes
do...
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS
LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Unadjusted for seasonal variation:
Accession rate, total
m o . rate per 100 employees.
New hires
do...
Separat ion r ate, tot al
do...
Quit
do...
Layoff
do...
Seasonally adjusted:
Accession rate, total
New hires
Separation rate, total
Quit
WORK STOPPAGES:
Number of stoppages:
Beginning in month
Workers involved:
Beginning in month
Days idle during month
2.1
FINANCE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS, CONDITION, END OF MONTH:
Assets, total
Reserve bank credit outstanding, total
Time loans
U . S . Government securities
Gold certificate account
Liabilities, total
Deposits, total
Member-bank reserve balances
Federal Reserve notes in circulation
SECURITY MARKETS:
BOND YIELDS:
Domestic corporate (Moody's)
By ratings:
Aaa
Aa
A
Baa
By group:
Industrials
Public utilities
Railroads
r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary.
8.23
do...
8.53
do...
8.06
do...
1/ Data for July 1978 are advance estimates.
116,621
8.60
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3
1978
1977
ITEM
June
July
Apr.
May
June
July
FINANCE—Con.
SECURITY MARKETS:
STOCKS:
Prices:
Dow-Jones average (65 stocks)..
Industrial (30 stocks)
Public utility (15 stocks)...
Transportation (20 stocks)...
311.38
916.56
113.63
237.48
Standard § Poor's Corporation:
Combined index (500 stocks)
Industrial, total (400 stocks)
Capital goods (111 stocks)
Consumer goods (189 stocks)
Utilities (40 stocks)
Transportation (20 stocks)
Railroads (10 stocks)
Financial (40 stocks)
New York City banks (6 stocks)
Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 stocks)
Property-Casualty Insurance (6 stocks)
311.20
908.20
117.11
236.39
276.65
794.66
105.85
214.50
288.45
838.56
104.85
225.96
288.53
840.26
105.48
224.33
287.85
831.71
105.54
227.06
100.18
50.04
98.88
121.13
92.71
102.07
97.86
82.69
52.16
13.30
44.77
11.20
42.04
97.09
107.52
97.41
107.70
104.69
86.84
51.71
14.01
46.05
11.87
45.20
102.28
107.88
97.66
107.96
106.36
87.51
52.25
13.88
44.92
11.87
44.85
101.70
108.43
97.19
107.39
105.16
86.68
52.32
14.00
43.97
11.75
43.62
100.76
106.90
1941-43=10.
do...
do...
do...
do...
1970*10.
1941-43=10.
1970=10.
1941-43=10.
do...
do...
99.29
109.46
108.17
84.36
55.29
14.82
53.06
11.74
47.61
95.30
121.39
New York Stock Exchange common stock indexes:
Composite
12/31/65=50.
Industrial
do...
Transportation
do...
Utility
do...
Finance
do...
54.30
58.44
43.29
41.59
55.29
54.94
58.90
43.52
42.44
57.29
51.75
55.48
41.19
39.69
55.04
54.49
59.14
44.21
39.47
57.96
54.83
59.63
44.19
39.41
58.31
54.61
59.35
44.74
39.28
57.97
1,117
920
198
11.7
r9.4
913
731
182
10.9
r8.8
r2.1
1,043
863
180
rl2.3
rl0.2
r2.1
1,159
963
196
12.1
rlO.O
r2.1
1,137
950
187
rll. 8
r9.7
2.0
p930
p762
pl68
pll.O
p9.1
pi.9
110.12
107.69
85.21
56.95
14.68
53.12
12.11
TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
Passenger cars (new):
Retail sales, total, not seasonally adj
Domestics
Imports
Total, seas, adjusted at annual rate
Domestics
Imports
thous.
do...
do...
mil.
do...
do...
2.1
r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary.
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