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BUSINESS STATISTICS U| ^ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF 1941-43 = 10 140 PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 120 iKJWl *\ - —1 S**^~***~^ N^ 1 H 100 H 90 Monthly fovg. of daily close) _i_J 1 1 1 1 1 1 .1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 [ 1 1 1 ,, i i \ i i 1 I r r i i_ 1971 1970 ANALYSIS 1941-43=10 140 110 80 11/ ] 1-1. 1-1 , J-., f _L,.I -±... J _L. 1972 J F M A M J J A S O N D 1973 Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1967=100 170 ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) 1967=100 170 (E. E. 1. seas. adj. index) 160 150 *~\r - 140 - 130 — Month/ 120 i_t i_i._..i_l_..i_ . i i t 1 1 1 1 I 1970 i 1 1 1 1 1 I i i i i 1 i i i I_J -JL.J i_,,l 1972 1971 J_L _1_.L _L_L_L 1973 J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Edison Electric fnst: Billion$ - 14.0 ~ CONSUMER INSTALLMENT CREDIT EXTENDED A N D 13.0 — REPAID (seasonally adjusted) ^ / 120 Extended 10.0 9.0 K/ * V/y 11.0 fV~" A " vV./U^ ^ - - * f f 1967 = 100 200 WHOLESALE PRICES — / — Repaid - 8.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1J - 1 U -1 t 1 1 1,1, I I 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1U M l l l l l l 1970 1971 1972 i i i 1973 Data: Federal Reserve Board * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription t o the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ provides selected weekly a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published in the latest monthly Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 1111 i 111 111 i 1970 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor SURVEY 1971 1972 1973 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 2 1972 1973 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100. 122.0 122.4 213.1 210.9 202.0 196.6 ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $. ....do... 8,779 5,920 8,032 5,597 9,469 6,281 9,584 6,368 9,876 6,561 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 (Dan & Bradstreet)..number. 203 1,683 1,500 168 178 1,622 1,447 129 207 1,598 1,460 192 201 1,549 1,414 208 190 166 162 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ .mil. $ . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total ^/....do... Member bank reserve balances 3J do... Excess reserves, estimated^/ do... 62,544 75,900 32,978 227 62,868 76,184 33,362 796 68,619 82,087 33,796 286 68,463 82,015 33,592 34 68,208 82,301 33,818 145 68,499 82,369 34,144 502 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... 91,156 57,837 286,132 25,656 84,919 43,490 92,700 57,899 290,648 26,404 85,499 43,499 100,061 56,809 340,407 23,018 108,137 51,511 96,117 56,612 335,539 22,491 107,896 51,706 96,441 56,299 335,037 22,000 106,957 5 1 , 799 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.59 110.57 123.66 7.58 110.55 123.63 8.06 103.01 115.90 8.12 100.53 112.97 8.12 104.03 117.07 8.09 104.64 117.56 11,740 36,137 168,442 9,609 10,085 32,949 146,694 9,638 11,905 39,633 74,120 9,392 12,235 38,170 124,509 9,429 12,160 41,794 148,850 149,220 thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. 2,524 103.5 2,496 102.3 2,781 114.0 2,803 114.9 2,730 111.9 bil. 15.8 13.8 16.1 16.7 16.9 • PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) • Petroleum (crude) and condensate jJ/ Steel, raw Index of production thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. • number.. thous. bbl. RAIL FREIGHT, REVENE TON-MILES 1/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. 2/ Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY 3J Daily a v e r a g e , kj Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1972 1973 ITEM July Aug. May June July Aug. COMMODITY PRICES SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 1967=100 9 Foodstuffs do. . 13 Raw industrials • do.. WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: ALL COMMODITIES 1967=100 Farm products • do*. Food and feeds, processed..........................do.. Industrial commodities do.. Chemicals and allied products do.. Fuels and related products, and power..... do.. Furniture and household durables .....do.. Hides, skins, and leather products do.. Lumber and wood products do.., Machinery and equipment do.. Metals and metal products do.., Nonmetallic mineral products do.., Pulp, paper, and allied products do... Rubber and plastics products.. do.., Textile products and apparel do.., Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100, Miscellaneous products 1967=100, PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Wholesale prices 1967=$1.00, 119.8 114.4 123.7 121.0 115.8 124.6 161.1 158.6 162.9 171.2 172.8 170.1 181.9 187.2 178.1 208.5 236.6 191.0 119.7 128.0 121.5 118.1 104.2 118.6 111.4 131.6 119.9 128.2 121.0 118.5 104.4 119.7 111.7 134.6 133.5 170.4 145.0 125.8 109.3 135.5 115.1 142.2 136.7 182.3 151.8 126.9 110.4 142.8 115.2 140.9 134.9 173.3 146.5 126.9 110.8 142.8 115.2 141.4 142.7 213.3 166.2 127.4 111.0 142.9 115.9 143.0 146.1 118.3 123.5 126.2 113.7 109.2 114.0 114.1 114.9 148.1 118.3 123.7 126.7 114.1 109.5 114.1 114.2 115.1 186.9 121.5 131.7 130.5 120.7 111.5 122.3 115.1 119.5 183.1 121.9 132.5 131.1 122.0 112.6 123.7 115.0 120.2 177.8 122.0 132.8 130.0 122.3 112.9 124.2 115.0 120.9 178.8 122.3 133.7 130.0 123.3 113.1 125.2 115.1 121.0 $0,835 $0,834 $0,749 $0,732 $0,741 $0,701 36,961 12,624 7,486 1,749 1,837 37,994 12,785 7,406 1,817 1,952 43,190 15,465 9,428 1,953 2,098 r43,597 rl5,410 r9,242 r2,032 r2,185 r 41,612 rl4,524 r8,716 rl,956 2,086 43,489 14,655 8,488 2,106 DOMESTIC TRADE RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES: ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores.. Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group r_/ Revised. 11,466 mil. $. do... .do.•. do... do... 1/ Data for August 1973 are advance estimates. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1973 1972 July July Aug. May mil. $• do... do... do... do... do... do... 24,337 1,580 1,163 3,063 8,092 2,752 5,660 25,209 1,759 1,222 3,127 8,100 2,758 6,224 27,725 1,920 1,281 3,233 8,745 2,947 6,713 r28 J 187 rl,986 rl,300 r3,353 r9,135 r3,008 r6,771 r27,088 rl,756 rl,252 r3,311 r9,022 r3,060 r6,221 do. do. do. do. do. 37,342 12,468 7,399 1,781 1,679 37,969 12,842 /,/23 1,797 1,714 41,735 14,299 8,503 1,995 1,939 r41,179 rl3,731 r7,943 r2,006 rl,946 r42,712 rl4,413 8,662 2,016 1,900 do... do.. • ...do... do... do... do... ...do... 24,874 1,801 1,204 2,818 7,956 2,577 6,267 25,127 1,813 1,246 2,797 8,039 2,622 6,288 27,436 1,974 1,291 3,096 3,665 2,884 6,917 r27,448 r2,009 rl,314 r3,085 r8,598 r2,843 r6,939 r28,299 2,047 1,318 3,077 9,174 2,881 6,997 do... do... 10,892 11,449 11,465 11,592 12,665 12,742 rl2,956 r12,646 12,227 13,174 LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over, not seasonally adjusted... thous. Civilian labor force • do... Employed, total do... Agriculture.. .....do... Nonagricultural industries ...do... Unemployed do... 91,005 88,617 83,443 4,061 79,383 5,173 90,758 88,362 83,505 4,031 79,475 4,857 89,891 87,557 83,758 3,467 80,291 3,799 92,729 90,414 85,567 4,053 81,514 4,847 93,227 90,917 86,367 4,165 32,201 4,550 86,597 81,782 3,443 78,339 4,815 1,151 86,941 82,061 3,610 78,451 4,880 1,170 88,405 84,024 3,275 80,749 4,381 802 88,932 84,674 3,403 81,271 4,258 775 88,810 84,614 3,516 81,098 4,196 750 5.6 3.9 5.7 15.5 5.0 10.. 0 2.. 7 3. 4 6.. 5 5.. 7 10..7 5.6 5.7 5.6 3.9 5.5 16.7 5.1 9.7 2.6 3.5 6.4 5.8 11.0 5.5 5.2 5.0 3.4 4.6 15.4 4.4 9.4 2.3 2.8 5.4 4.9 9.0 4.5 4.1 8 2 9 3 3 8.5 2.3 2.8 5.3 4.7 7.9 4.4 3.7 4.7 3.0 4.9 14.4 4.1 9.3 2.1 2.9 5.3 4.7 9.6 3.8 3.3 72,694 59,423 40,530 73,016 59,693 40,718 75,321 61,679 41,897 r75,526 r61,867 r42,011 r75,515 r61,858 r42,060 Goods-producing doMining do. Contract construction.....••..•••.....••.••••••....do. Manufacturing. •• •• • .do. Durable goods.••.....•• ...do. Nondurable goods •.••••......•.••• .do. 22,993 601 3,499 18,893 10,867 8,026 23,122 603 3,544 18,975 10,933 8,042 24,010 608 3,620 19,782 11,602 8,180 r24,139 r629 r3,654 rl9,856 rll,654 r8,202 r24,108 r631 r3,679 rl9,798 rll,639 r8,159 Service-producing. Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate. Services Government Federal. ••..........•...••.«..•... State and local 49,701 4,477 15,685 3,917 11,768 3,927 12,341 13,271 2,613 10,658 49,894 4,487 15,762 3,939 11,823 3,940 12,382 13,323 2,624 10,699 51,311 4,593 16,256 4,046 12,210 4,044 12,776 13,642 2,641 11,001 r51,387 r4,597 rl6,262 r4,072 rl2,190 4,049 rl2,820 rl3,659 2,613 rl1,046 r51,407 r4,599 rl6,273 r4,069 r12,204 r4,047 rl2,831 rl3,657 2,603 rll,054 June DOMESTIC T R A D E — C o n . RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES—Con. ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED)—Con. 1_/ Nondurable goods stores..... Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places.• Food group Gasoline service stations General merchandise group with nonstores ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAL 1/ Durable goods stores Automotive group Furniture and appliance group Lumber, building, hardware group Nondurable goods stores Apparel group Drug and proprietary stores Eating and drinking places Food group • Gasoline service stations General merchandise group wiLh nonstores• RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES: Estimated sales (unadjusted), total Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted do... Employed, total • do... Agriculture • do... Nonagricultural industries do. • . Unemployed.•. •• do... Long-term, 15 weeks and over do... 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 • • Occupation: White-collar workers...... ••••• Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.. Construction • Manufacturing Durable goods.•.••..••.••••.•••...•••••••••••••• SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS of nonagric. estab., total Private sector Nonmanufacturing industries r/ Revised. 1 AAA £/ Preliminary. thous. do... do.. • do.. do....! do.. do.. do., ..do., do.. do., .do., do., 1/ Data for August 1973 are advance estimates. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 1972 ITEM CONSUMER CREDIT (SHORT- FINANCE AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM): m i l . $.J ,.o....do...J do.... .......do.... ..do.... do.... 145,214 117,702 41,603 35,470 5,799 34,832 161,491 131,022 46,478 40,441 6,408 37,695 164,277 133,531 47,518 41,096 6,541 38,376 167,083 136,018 48,549 41,853 6,688 38,928 102,909 54,883 29,722 15., 786 2,518 13,456 243 27,447 11,181 9,831 1,350 7,610 5,689 1,921 8,656 104,132 55,688 30,065 15,910 2,469 13,570 248 27,512 11,235 9,900 1,335 7,644 5,664 1,980 8,633 115,727 62,459 33,078 17,455 2,735 15,295 278 30,469 12,686 11,237 1,449 8,036 6,129 1,907 9,747 118,165 63,707 33,859 17,832 2,767 15,366 284 30,746 12,817 11,359 1,458 8,319 6,387 1,932 9,610 120,450 64,999 34,367 18,269 2,815 15,568 13,096 3,938 4,779 4,379 10,914 2,982 4,177 3,755 11,833 3,480 4,544 3,809 10,496 2,896 4,115 3,485 143,812 116,365 41,019 35,041 5,717 34,588 ! i By t y p e of h o l d e r : do.... .......do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... .« do.... .......do.... .......do.*.. do.... do.... f 1 i f I n s t a l l m e n t c r e d i t extended and r e p a i d : Unadjusted: ..do.... .......do.... i Seasonally | • ..do.... | do..., ....*..do.... .......do.... do...J do.... •• 12,057 3,412 4,577 4,068 10,671 2,922 4,164 3,585 11,687 3,298 4,684 3,705 10,593 2,917 4,249 3,427 I 1 i ! i [ 1 31,065 12,990 11,520 1,470 8,555 6,544 2,011 9,520 289 14,792 4,409 5,698 4,685 12,283 3,369 5,043 3,871 14,608 4,313 5,678 4,617 12,121 3,282 4,921 3,918 14,812 4,177 5,753. 4,882 12,618 3,374 5,031 4,213 13,465 3,822 5,563 4,080 12,061 3,218 4,963 13,932 3,989 5,504 4,439 11,941 3,261 4,917 13,646 3,762 5,505 4,379 12,034 3,253 4,955 14,518 3,930 5,901 4,687 12,551 3,333 5,145 4,073 3,880 I 3,763 1 3,826 POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U S . GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 OFFICIAL BUSINESS First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 169,148 138,212 49,352 42,575 6,845 39,440 122,469 66,065 35,020 18,517 2,877 15,733 293 30,936 12,968 11,491 1,477 8,479 6,424 2,055 9,489 USCOMM—DC--11,466 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISIOH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 ! [ 13,661 4,101 5,378 4,182 12,014 3,233 4,888 3,893 adjusted: July June May Apr. July June [
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