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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS September 15, 1978 Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (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 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 _ TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS 475 (Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System) BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 500 Atari* (average of Wednesday data) ~~ 450 425 400 375 350 325 300 I I I I I 1 1 1 1 I I 1975 1976 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1 I 1 1 1 1 l-l 1 1 1 1977 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1978 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 120 - 110 - 100 90 80 70 - 1 11 J INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 (avg. of daHy close) v ^J i rJ - J W—kfy - / F M A M J J A S O N D (Wednesday dose) - 1 1977 1978/ - 130 - 120 - 110 V- - - 100 90 80 1975 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. 1976 1977 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1978 MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS Data: Amer. Iron & Steel lnst WEEKLY BU8INE88 STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. J FMAMJ I I J A S O N D 70 MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1977 ITEM Sept. 3 1978 Sept. 10 Aug. 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 2 1967=100. do... do... 200.9 197.9 202.9 200.9 198.1 202.7 237.9 243.2 234.1 239 .8 245.1 236.0 239.6 246.4 234.8 nil. $. do... 14,176 9,291 12,963 8,840 15,063 9,932 14,978 9,890 10,166 INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, all programs do... State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do... FAILURES, INDUST. AND COWERCIAL (Dun 5 Bradstreet) .. .number. 290 2,542 2,096 135 260 2,728 2,181 113 247 2,430 168 265 2,321 2,107 146 161 107,260 127,156 37, 385 52 107,002 127,898 37,843 304 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do... Member bank reserve balances 3/ do... Exccss 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 priccs, 500 stocks (Stand. 6 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.. Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES thous. sh. tons.. percent.. bil.. 2,208 250 97.484 110,752 35,345 371 98,220 108,300 34 , 797 . 231 107,464 124,347 37,900 289 113,266 93,598 417,134 46.485 119,292 69,999 8.31 96.77 106.58 109,869 93,713 423,357 47,945 119,244 70,390 116,663 91,848 460,840 43,607 135,123 83,720 8.30 98.01 107.97 9.08 104.65 115.82 9.07 104.91 116.18 9.05 103.50 114.63 15,035 44,535 144,216 8,644 13,520 41,332 127,832 8,644 13,775 48,305 98,803 8,901 13,670 46,345 147,550 8,901 14,545 45,327 167,725 8,901 2,287 2,571 2,375 75.3 85.1 78.2 14.3 17.5 16.4 U Data,do not always cover calendar weeks. V Tuesday price. ZJ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data. 5/ based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated. MONTHLY 15,588 2,647 2,656 87.6 87.9 17.8 18.3 Capability for a full order book BUSINESS STATISTICS 1977 ITEM June 1978 July Apr. May June CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE 16,008 mil. $ do.. do.. do.. 12,311 7,697 6,091 16,254 12,598 7,984 6,420 15,126 11,966 7,058 5,669 rl6,948 rl3,125 r7,954 r6,366 rl8,496 rl4,267 r8,635 r7,043 do.. do.. do.. do.. 2,454 650 1,278 3,697 2,536 653 1,343 3,656 2,672 750 1,365 3,159 2,825 735 1,524 3,823 r3,171 r966 rl,627 r4,229 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AT ANNUAL RATES), TOTAL bil. $. Private, total do... Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units , do... 175.8 136.6 82.6 66.6 176.4 137.3 82.9 67.1 192.9 151.3 90.0 74.4 rl98.2 rl53.1 r91.1 r75.1 r203.3 rl58.2 r92.S 76.6 do... do... do... do... 29.0 7.6 15.2 39.2 29.7 7.7 15.7 39.1 33.2 9.2 17.2 41.5 34.2 8.7 18.6 45.1 r37.3 rll.3 rl9.2 r45.1 mil. $. 1967=100. mil. $. 15,417 307 9,009 11,246 209 8,545 13,189 279 10,325 17,785 332 12,189 14,169 249 11,490 do... do... do... 3,063 5,945 6,409 2,997 5,548 2,702 3,470 6,854 2,864 4,538 7,652 5,596 3,768 7,722 2,679 1972=100. 156.1 155.5 167.1 rl67.2 rl69.6 NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL Private, total Residential (incl. farm) New housing units Nonresidential buildings, total 1/. I Industrial Commercial Public, total Nonresidential buildings, total 1/ Industrial Commercial Public, total CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS IN 50 STATES (F.W. DODGE): TOTAL VALUATION Index (seasonally adjusted) Building, total By type of building: Nonresidential .. Residential 1 Non-building construction CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE r/ Revised. 1/ Includes additions and alterations. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1977 1978 ITEM July Aug. May July June COMMODITY PRICES PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 9 Food stuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL COMMODITIES Farm products Food and feeds, processed Industrial commodities Chemicals and allied products Fuels and related products, and power Furniture and household durables Hides, skins and leather products Lumber and wood products Machinery and equipment 1967=100. do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 204.1 203.8 204.1 200.8 198.0 202.7 228.1 243.7 217.8 229.6 240.8 221.1 228.9 234.9 224.7 194.8 190.2 187.2 195.9 193.6 307.0 151.4 180.0 235.6 181.8 194.6 181.8 184.9 196.9 193.6 309.5 152.6 180.2 242.7 182.8 207.9 215.7 202.5 207.3 198.6 319.7 158.4 193.8 273.4 193.7 209.4 219.5 204.6 208.5 199.1 322.8 159.2 195.5 278.5 195.1 210.6 219.9 204.5 209.9 199.8 324.4 do... do... do... do... do... Dec. 1968=100. 1967=100. 210.6 201.7 187.8 168.9 154.5 159.6 161.9 211.7 202.5 187.8 169.3 154.6 160.7 163.2 224.4 219.1 193.0 173.7 158.4 172.1 174.7 225.2 221.7 193.3 174.4 158.9 172.5 175.2 226.9 224.5 195.6 174.7 159.7 172.7 175.3 1967=$ 1.00. $0,513 $0,514 $0,481 $0,478 $0,475 thous. do... do... do... do... do... 101,449 99,314 92,372 3,790 88,582 6,941 101,210 99,073 92,315 3,682 88,633 6,757 101,422 99,309 93,851 3,369 90,483 5,457 104,276 102,178 95,852 3,983 91,869 6,326 104,755 102,639 96,202 3,997 92,204 6,438 do... do... do... do... do... do... 97,307 90,588 3,206 87,382 6,719 1,824 97,614 90,793 3,224 87,569 6,821 1,800 100,261 100,573 94,819 3,473 91,346 5,754 1,231 100,618 94,425 3,387 91,038 6,193 1,292 6.9 5.1 6.9 17.3 6.1 4.2 6.3 16.5 5.2 12.3 5.7 3.9 13.3 7.0 5.1 7.1 17.3 6.1 14.3 14.2 4.9 11.9 6.2 4.1 6.5 16.3 5.3 12.5 Married men, wife present Occupation: White-collar workers Blue-collar workers Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers.. . Construction Manufacturing 3.4 .4.1 8.1 6.9 11.8 6.7 3.5 4.2 8.3 7.0 11.4 6.9 2.9 3.6 6.6 5.9 9.2 5.6 2.7 3.5 6.5 5.6 9.3 5.6 2.7 3.8 6.9 6.0 9.5 5.6 EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ...thous Private sector do.. Nonmanufacturing indus tri es do.. Goods -producing do.. Mining do.. Contract construction do.. 82,437 67,184 47,518 24,412 833 3,913 82,474 67,235 47,641 24,305 818 3,893 r85,466 r69,792 r49,534 r25,429 903 r4,268 r85,820 r70,114 r49,827 r25,554 912 r4,355 r86,003 r70,343 r50,027 r25,614 r919 r4,379 do.. do.. do.. 19,666 11,548 8,118 19,594 11,527 8,067 r20,258 r12,029 8,229 r20,287 r12,049 r8,238 r20,316 rl2,110 r8,206 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 57,995 4,572 4,394 13,928 58,169 4,581 18,377 4,398 13,979 r60,037 r4,714 rl8,967 r4,568 r 14,399 r60,266 r4, 728 r 19,064 r4,581 rl4,483 r60,389 r4,696 rl9,126 r4,575 rl4,551 do.. do.. do.. do.. do.. 4,506 15,372 15,223 2,721 12,502 4,524 15,448 15,239 2,732 12,507 r4, 712 rl5,970 rl5,674 2,753 rl2,921 r4,737 rl6,031 rl5,706 . r2,772 rl2,934 r4,754 rl6,153 rl5,660 r2,763 r12,897 Metals and metal products Nonmetallic mineral products Pulp, paper, and allied products Rubber and plastics products Textile products Transportation equipment Motor vehicles and equipment PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED B Y — Producer prices 160.8 197.6 277.5 196.4 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 oyer 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 Black and other races Manufacturing Durab le goods Nondurab le goods ' Service-producing Transportation, connumication, elec., gas, etc Wholesale and retail trade Who 1 es al e trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Services Government Federal State and local r/ Revised. j>/ Preliminary. 6.1 18,222 94,112 3,235 90,877 6,149 1,358 6.1 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 4 1978 1977 ITEM June July Apr. May June July FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL Excl. Department of Defense Shipments 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, total mil. $. do... do... 10,282.4 10.279.3 10,090.6 9,742.8 9,739.6 10,372.3 12,069.7 12,064.2 11,634.9 12.494.6 12,478.9 11.753.7 12,487.3 12,477.3 12,125.7 10,944.7 10,934.0 11,792.5 do... do... do... do... do... do.., do... do... 1.148.0 142.5 rl,071.8 398.1 120.1 917.6 r949.0 r4,261.0 1,165.1 156.6 r937.1 r398.4 rl26.2 r945.7 r854.2 r3,798.7 1,472.8 144.3 1,388.6 284.5 145.4 971.3 988.7 5,098.2 1,684.2 143.6 1,466.5 363.6 119.3 1,018.7 1,100.4 5,132.2 1.737.1 141.5 1,353.9 424.0 132.1 1.063.4 1.092.5 5.075.2 1,540.6 161.6 992.5 321.7 130.7 1.077.2 939.5 4,486.8 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 do.., do.., 14.046.4 13,334.3 12,430.5 12,482.9 14.486.0 14.496.1 14,199.2 13,992.1 14,514.5 13,722.7 14,703.9 14,779.3 do.., do... do.., do.. do.., do... do.., do.., 1,156.8 145.5 839.1 4,305.8 70.6 449.2 2,010.5 3.419.1 980.3 111.2 714.7 3,91].3 41.8 399.4 1.784.1 2.995.2 1,161.5 201.5 712.4 3,513.5 42.7 611.6 2,383.0 4,085.5 1,143.4 189.2 841.4 3,234.1 51.5 583.9 2 , 359 .3 4,020.4 1,045.9 212.7 769.8 3,471.5 46.7 547.2 2,301.0 4,132.9 1,126.1 177.4 788.0 3.380.1 49.4 546.9 2.418.3 4.108.2 Trucks (new), retail sales and inventories, seasonally adj.: Retail sales: Light-duty, up to 14,000 lbs. GVW thous. .Medium-duty, 14,001-26,000 lbs. GVW do... Heavy-duty, 26,001 lbs. and over GWV do... Retail inventories, end of period do... 251.9 14.7 14.7 591.3 222.0 13.5 14.3 622.1 305.9 14.7 16.5 717.0 296.7. 14.0 17.1 696.0 316.9 14.7 17.6 675.2 281.7 14.0 18.6 658.2 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. -&U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1978--261--769/8 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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