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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Billion $
450
425
Bill ion $
450
Monthly
TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS
425
(Weekly Reporting Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)
1976
400
375
400
375
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1975
350
350
325
325
{Wednesday data)
300
300
(average of Wednesday data)
275
275
250
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1910-14 = 100
8001
PRICES RECEIVED AND
PAID BY FARMERS
700
Billion $
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SALES OF RETAIL STORES
(seasonally adjusted)
Total
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1976
WEEKLY
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BUSINESS STATISTICS1
1975
1976
ITEM
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
1967=100.
do.. .
do...
206.9
243.0
185.1
206.0
237.5
186.5
207.8
203.9
210.5
206.7
202.0
209.8
204.9
201.0
207.6
206.8
204.0
208.6
ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES
mil. $ .
Nondurable goods stores
do.. .
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.
11,162
7,867
11,200
7,698
12,464
8,379
12,604
8,363
13,059
8,779
331
4,390
3,203
158
342
4,303
3,109
202
320
3,416
2,621
266
301
3,396
2,594
164
323
157
150
81,979
93,814
34,529
301
82,242
92,736
34,098
-6
89,882
104,254
34,435
372
89,453
107,869
33,953
248
89,256
107,783
34,078
306
e89,886
103,666
33,570
263
102,593
65,246
373,589
34,288
119,084
59,003
105,114
65,223
376,505
35,243
118,979
58,979
103,766
80,556
382,650
43,546
110,782
61,960
102,903
80,640
381,310
43,376
110,688
61,894
9.53
86.03
96.54
9.54
93.79
93.90
8.82
104.56
117.04
8.80
102.03
114.17
8.78
104.06
116.50
8,75
104.94
117.47
Sept. 6
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/
9 Foodstuffs
13 Raw industrials
FINANCE:
Currency in circulation
"hi
mil. $.
Federal Reserve bank creZit outstanding, total ZJ
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) 5/
percent.
Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. S Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10.
Industrial, 400 stocks
do...
Sept. 13
Aug. 21
Aug. 28
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.
9,375
37,797
126,633
8,335
13,425
37,047
166,733
8,240
14,020
41,195
121,045
8,178
14,565
43,758
152.411
8,177
14,215
40,198
159,830
8,281
Steel, raw
Rate of capability utilization 5/
thous. sh. tons.
percent.
2,078
2,174
2,546
83.9
2,480
81.7
2,466
81.2
bil.
12.5
15.0
15.7
15.9
16.0
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
based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies, and industry facilities, e/ Estimated.
MONTHLY
148,579
2,482
81.8
a full order book
BUSINESS STATISTICS
1975
1976
ITEM
July
COMMODITY PRICES
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS
Crops
Commercial vegetables
Cotton
Feed grains and hay
Food grains
Fruit
Tobacco
Aug.
May
July
June
Aug.
1910-14=100.
do...
do...
do...
do...
do. ..
do...
do...
477
456
475
343
398
396
349
831
486
477
436
367
428
446
318
863
477
446
403
482
398
384
313
877
490
475
433
574
412
384
289
877
r488
r483
r439
r603
421
375
r271
850
468
453
449
515
394
334
310
923
Livestock and products
do...
Dairy products
do. ..
Meat animals
do. ..
Poultry and eggs
do...
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS:
All commodities and services
do...
Family living items
do...
Production items
do...
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates....do...
PARITY RATIO
do. ..
498
503
627
237
494
526
605
244
508
564
624
233
505
557
625
228
r492
r576
588
235
481
591
557
241
540
539
535
621
77
543
540
539
624
78
568
557
568
656
73
575
561
576
663
74
r577
565
r578
r665
r73
574
567
573
663
71
1975
June
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.) , TOTAL
Private, total
Residential (incl. farm)
New housing units
Nonreasidential building, total 1/
Industrial
Commercial
Public, total
r_/ Revised.
31,614
1/ Except farm and public utilities.
mil. $
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
do..
11,596
8,055
4,164
2,951
2,178
692
1,026
3,541
1976
July
12,106
8,364
4,415
3,189
2,237
704
1,060
3,742
April
11,190
8,289
4,401
3,379
2,061
582
1,008
2,901
May
rll,919
r8,836
r4,768
r3,711
2,096
580
1,018
3,083
June
rl2,932
r9,391
r5,233
r4,159
r2,145
r583
rl,034
r3,541
July
12,889
9,592
5,549
4,458
2,079
531
1,027
3,297
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued
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1976
1975
ITEM
July
June
April
May
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE--Con.
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 1/
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,
estimated total
mil. $
By purpose of loan:
Home construction
do..
Home purchase
do..
Al 1 other purposes
do..
129.7
90.6
44.7
32.2
25.8
8.1
12.2
39.1
133.1
92.0
46.1
33.4
26.0
142.0
104.1
56.0
44.2
25.4
7.2
12.6
37.9
rl40.1
103.8
r54.9
43.8
25.3
7.0
12.3
r36.2
rl43.7
104.7
r56.3
45.2
r25.0
6.7
rl2.0
r38.9
189.7
189.2
195.5
196.3
rl98.9
5,971
5,498
6,545
6,631
r8,334
989
3,636
1,346
1,055
3,118
1,325
1,344
3,881
1,320
1,272
4,053
1,306
rl,436
r5,305
rl,593
1976
1975
July
DOMESTIC TRADE*
RETAIL TRADE, ALL RETAIL STORES:
ESTIMATED SALES (UNADJUSTED) , TOTAL 2/
Durable goods stores
Automotive dealers
Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores
Building materials and hardware dealers
Aug.
May
June
July
mil. $ .
do...
do...
do...
do...
50,026
16,374
9,611
2,167
2,244
50,663
15,575
8,812
2,177
2,189
54,460
18,511
11,140
2,306
2,460
r55,449
rl9,617
rll,876
r2,424
r2,641
r55,983
rl9,041
rll,383
r2,422
2,633
do...
do...
do. ..
do...
do...
do...
do...
33,652
1,970
1,473
4,228
11,433
4,067
7,288
35,088
2,279
1,515
4,373
11,754
4,100
7,983
35,949
2,194
1,598
4,564
11,770
3,935
7,949
r35,832
r2,213
rl,615
r4,544
rll,657
r4,079
r8,144
r36,942
r2,218
rl,603
r4,809
rl2,624
r4,287
r8,010
do...
do...
do...
do...
do...
49,411
15,372
8,834
2,159
1,978
49,774
15,410
8,802
2,182
1,986
52,868
17,419
10,249
2,380
2,292
r53,983
rl7,803
rl0,523
r2,417
r2,312
r53,797
rl7,679
rl0,319
r2,399
2,309
do...
do...
do...
do. ..
do...
do...
do...
34,039
2,219
1,518
3,946
11,241
3,763
7,878
34,364
2,317
1,520
3,938
11,166
3,821
8,091
35,449
2,265
1,609
4,355
11,629
3,809
8,187
r36,180
r2,324
rl,625
r4,283
rl1,765
r3,922
r8,488
r36,118
r2,412
rl,621
r4,408
rl 1,701
r3,911
8,440
do...
do...
71,503
71,268
72,578
70,295
75,710
77,018
76,671
77,555
77,287
77,056
do...
do...
14,729
15,351
15,710
15,578
15,901
15,978
rl6,001
rl6,402
16,427
16,366
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ...thous
Private sector
do..
Nonmanufacturing industries
do. .
Goods-producing
do..
Mining
do..
Contract construction
do..
Manufacturing
do..
Durable goods
do..
Nondurable goods
do..
76,679
61,863
43,779
22,222
743
3,395
18,084
10,465
7,619
77,023
62,168
43,914
22,418
749
3,415
18,254
10,563
7,691
78,923
63,852
44,888
23,123
773
3,386
18,964
11,046
7,918
r78,943
r63,882
r44,932
r23,091
r779
r3,362
rl8,950
rl1,046
r7,904
r79,192
r64,062
r45,125
r23,094
r788
r3,369
rl8,937
rll,035
r7,902
Service-producing
do..
Transportation, communication, elec, gas, etc
do..
Wholesale and retail trade
do..
Wholesale trade
do..
Retail trade
do..
Finance, insurance, and real estate
do..
Services
do..
Government
do..
Federal
do..
State and local
do..
Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments, seas, adj.:
Employees, total
thous
Manufacturing
do..
Durable goods
do..
54,457
4,464
16,984
4,161
12,823
4,203
13,990
14,816
2,745
12,071
54,605
4,466
17,016
4,159
12,857
4,218
14,050
14,855
2,756
12,099
55,800
4,498
17,439
4,262
13,177
4,278
14,514
15,071
2,727
12,344
r55,852
r4,477
rl7,460
4,254
rl3,206
r4,297
rl4,557
15,061
2,725
12,336
r56,098
r4,492
rl7,559
r4,262
rl3,297
r4,300
rl4,617
rl5,130
r2,721
rl2,409
50,736
12,840
7,348
51,052
13,011
7,450
52,524
13,656
7,900
r52,525
rl3,630
r7,890
r52,690
rl3,610
r7,877
Nondurable goods stores
Apparel and accessory stores
Drug and proprietary stores
Eating and drinking places
Food stores
Gasoline service stations
General merchandise group with nonstores
ESTIMATED SALES (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL 2/
Durable goods stores
Automotive dealers
Furniture, home furn., and equip, stores
Building materials and hardware dealers
Nondurable goods stores
Apparel and accessory stores
Drug and proprietary stores
Eating and drinking places
Food stores
Gasoline service stations
General merchandise group with nonstores
ESTIMATED RETAIL INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH:
Adjusted, total
Unadjusted, total
RETAIL FIRMS WITH 11 OR MORE STORES:
Estimated sales (unadjusted), total
Estimated sales (seasonally adjusted), total
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
r_/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 1/ Except farm and public utilities. 2/ Data for Aug. 1976 are advance estimates.
CORRECTION: Data shown in the August 1976 Survey of Current Business, p. S-22 for exports of agricultural products, nonagricultural products,
and food and live animals for June 1976 should read: 1,823.8; 7,906.9; and 1,281.3, respectively.
Digitized for31,614
FRASER
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
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ITEM
July
Aug.
May
June
July
|
Aug. £/
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS--Con.
Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private
nonagricultural establishments--Con.
Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted:
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do
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do
36.0
36.2
39.4
2.6
39.8
2.5
36.2
36.7
39.7
2.8
40.2
2.7
36.2
37.2
40.2
3.2
40.9
3.3
36.1
37.1
40.2
3.1
r40.8
r3.3
36.2
r36.8
r40.2
r3.2
r40.8
3.2
36.2
36.9
39.9
3.0
40.8
3.2
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do....
do
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do....
do
4.54
5.92
7.33
4.82
5.90
3.74
4.14
4.06
4.57
5.97
7.30
4.86
6.05
3.78
4.18
4.08
4.83
6.36
7.65
5.13
6.44
3.94
4.36
4.34
4.84
6.35
r7.69
5.16
r6.47
r3.96
4.36
r4.36
r4.87
r6.41
r5.21
r6.45
r3.99
r4.37
r4.35
4.88
6.26
7.73
5.24
6.49
3.98
4.43
4.40
1967=100..
do
do
do....
do
do
do....
do
173.1
184.0
177.4
172.2
182.0
168.3
161.5
175.8
174.6
186.2
176.7
173.3
186.2
170.5
163.0
177.1
183.7
197.6
185.1
182.4
198.5
177.3
170.4
188.2
184.5
rl97.7
rl85.8
rl83.6
rl99.4
rl77.5
rl70.0
rl89.3
185.6
rl99.1
rl88.3
rl85.2
rl99.5
rl78.8
rl70.7
rl89.0
186.5
202.1
186.9
186.3
200.0
178.9
173.4
191.2
Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted:
Transportation, communication, elec, gas, etc..
rl.ll
Hourly earnings index, production or nonsupervisory
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