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BUSINESS STATISTICS « U M I t U OlttICO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PUBLICATION 7¥\ A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* SEPTEMBER 2 1 , 1973 US- BlIARfMINT OF COft/llll^BUREAtl OF ECON0MIG ANALYSIS Thousands 1,400 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION (Passenger cars) 1,200 1,000 Thousands 350 Monthly — ~ 800 \ \ 600 400 ~ 200 - 0 —1—1—1—I—1—1—I—I—)—I—i— _J—1 1 1 1 1—1—l™J™J 1970 1 1 I I 1 1971 1 1 1 l I l I 1 1 1 l 1972 l 1 I i I i 1973 i J F M A M J J A S O N D Data: Motor Vechicle Mfrs. Assn. 1967 = 100 200 R A W STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) 1967=100 200 150 150 & ^ % * ^ 100 100 1972 50 50 Weekly Monthy -J I I 1 I I L. J l-J 1970 I I I I UJ L. 1971 -J I I Lj l_J I i I i i i l l I I i i, i i J FMAMJ J A S O N D i I I 1973 1972 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. Billion on $ Billion $ 1,100 900 PERSONAL INCOME 1967 = 100 125 - TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION / (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) (Seas, adj., at annual rates) 1,000 800 / 120 ~ - Total (left scale) 900 700 800 600 115 - 110 - Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) i 700 M i i i l i I l I I I I I I 1970 1971 105 I l l I I 1,1 I I I i I l l I 1 I 1972 500 i ' ' i i 1 i i i V i 1 i i i i i I 11 i i i. . . . 1970 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce Data: Federal Reserve Board * Available only with subscription to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY 1971 .111111 1972 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1973 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1973 1972 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 122.4 122.3 210.9 202.0 196.6 8,032 5,597 8,445 5,719 9,711 6,458 10,024 6,658 9,047 6,260 178 1,622 1,447 129 196 1,553 1,388 182 201 1,545 1,410 208 181 1,455 1,326 166 177 FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/...do... Member bank reserve balances _3/ do,.. Excess reserves , estimated 3/ do... 62,868 76,184 33,362 796 63,227 74,225 32,520 -115 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... 92,492 57,909 290,373 26,409 85,248 43,576 92,937 57,873 291,382 26,861 85,820 43,701 96,117 56,612 335,539 22,491 107,896 51,706 96,481 56,289 335,315 22,100 106,897 51,933 96,921 56,222 337,865 22,831 107,123 52,028 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3J percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) V.1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 7.58 110.55 123.63 7.59 108.90 121.75 8.12 100.53 112.97 8.12 104.03 117.07 104.64 117.56 thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. 10,315 32,949 146,694 9,638 11,740 35,170 187,056 9,596 12,235 38,170 124,509 9,429 12,160 41,794 148,850 9,415 10,290 38,461 149,051 9,412 thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. 2,496 102.3 2,496 102.3 2,803 114.9 2,730 111.9 2,780 113.9 13.4 16.2 16.7 16.9 14.5 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100. ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores mil. $. 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. PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate _3/ Steel, raw Index of production RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES 1_/ Data do not always cover c a l e n d a r weeks. bil. 2J Tuesday p r i c e . MONTHLY _3_/ Daily a v e r a g e . S e p t . 15 193.6 180 162 68,955 80,384 33,419 7 103.06 115.58 194,835 2,886 118.3 kj Wednesday d a t a . BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 1972 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS NATIONAL INCOME: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL bil. $, Compensation of employees, total do.., Proprietors' income, total do.., Rental income of persons do.., Corp. profits and inventory valuation adj ., total, do... Corporate profits before tax, total do.., Corporate profits tax liability do... Corporate profits after tax do.., Inventory valuation adjustment do... Net interest do.., 911.0 684.3 72.5 24.1 86.2 92.8 40.6 52.2 -6.6 43.9 928.3 699.6 73.2 22.6 88.0 94.8 41.4 53.4 -6.7 44.8 949. 713. 74. 24. 91. 98. 42. 55. -6. 45. PERSONAL INCOME BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, AT ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income bil. $. Wage and salary disbursements, total do... Commodity-producing industries, total do... Manufacturing do... Distributive industries do. . . Service industries do. .. Government do... Other labor income do... Proprietors' income: Business and professional do... Farm do... Rental income of persons do... Dividends do... Personal interest income do... Transfer payments do... Less personal contributions for soc. insurance..do... Total nonagricultural income do... xj Revised. 11,474 rl,038.2 774,9 81.5 24.6 rl07.9 rl28.9 r57.4 r71.6 -21.1 49.4 1973 1972 July 015.0 757.4 80.6 24.7 104.3 119.6 52.7 66.9 -15.4 47.9 978. 731. 77. 24. 98. 106. 45, 60. -7. 46.6 Aug. 935.2 627.0 224.4 174.9 151.6 117.2 133.8 40.9 944. 632. 227. 177. 152. 117. 135. 41. 54.0 19.3 24.4 26.1 78.3 100.6 35.4 908.6 54.5 19.8 25.2 26. 78. 101. 35. 917. May 1,018.7 682.0 248.3 194.7 163.2 126.8 143.7 44.2 57. 24. 24. 27. 85. 115. 42. June 1,026.6 688, 251. 197. 164. 127. 144. 44. 57 24 24 27 86 116 42.8 994.2 July Aug. rl,035.1 r693.2 r253.4 rl97.9 165.3 rl29.4 rl45.1 44.8 1,045.7 699.0 255.0 198.9 166.8 131.0 146.3 45.1 r57.8 r25.4 25.0 27.6 r87.8 rll6.9 43.4 rl,001.8 57. 26. 25. 28, 88. 118. 43. 1,011. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3 1973 1972 July Aug. July May GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) 1967=100. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: Products, total do... Final products do... Consumer goods do... Durable consumer goods do... Automotive products. .....do... Autos do... Auto parts and allied goods do... Home goods ...do... Nondurable consumer goods Clothing Consumer staples Equipment Business Defense and space equipment Intermediate products Materials Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Fuel and power, industrial BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Durable manufactures Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Transportation equipment Instrument s Lumber and p r o d u c t s ^ Clay, glass, and stone products Furniture and fixtures Nondurable manufactures Textile mill products Apparel products Leather and products Paper and products Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products » Rubber and plastics products Foods Tobacco products MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction UTILITIES Electric = 115.1 116.3 124.8 rl25.6 rl26.5 113.3 111.6 123.3 124.5 125.3 108.2 158.0 124.1 114.7 112.6 124.3 124.9 126.0 109.5 158.1 124.3 122.9 120.8 rl31.8 141.5 142.6 129.8 167.0 140.9 122.3 121.2 rl31.8 rl41.7 rl42.6 132.6 rl61.9 rl41.2 124. rl22. rl32. rl42. rl44. do... .do... do... do... do... do... do... .............do... do... do... do... 122.8 110.4 126.1 95.3 105.5 78.3 119.8 117.8 113. 0 124. 0 122.8 124.1 112 127 96 107 78 122 118.8 114.5 124.7 121.1 rl28.0 rll4.2 rl31 rl05 121 r79 rl30 rl28 rl28 rl28 rl22.9 rl27.9 115.8 rl31.1 rl06.3 ri22.i r80.2 rl31.1 rl29.1 rl29.5 rl29.6 rl24.8 rl31.8 rl07.8 ri23.5 r81.8 rl31.5 rl30.6 rl30.9 rl30.9 rl26.1 ..do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 114.3 108.8 115.1 114.3 108.4 97.7 121.7 122.5 118.6 115.5 115.4 109.7 114.3 116.6 109.7 98.1 122.7 121.8 120.4 116.4 124.9 rl21.8 rl26.1 rl30.3 rl24.7 111.0 138.9 rl27.5 132.0 126.5 rl25.7 rl23.1 r!2-7.0 rl33.6 rl26.4 rll2.2 rl39.1 rl26.7 rl30.6 rl26.4 rl26,2 rl23.4 rl27.2 rl32.9 rl26.1 rll2.9 rl39.4 128.1 131.5 126.4 do. do. do. do. do. do. .do. do. do. do. do. .do. do... do... do... do... do... 122.5 118.7 106.0 90.1 131.0 107.6 140.0 120.5 147.8 118.5 96.7 108.6 109.8 109.0 110.5 143.3 149.5 123.6 120.8 106.8 86.5 130.5 108.7 141.3 121.0 150.6 119.0 108.5 108.8 118.6 97.8 111.1 144.9 151.3 rl29.3 rl27.2 rllO.O 83.0 135.1 113.2 rl50.2 rl28.5 166.8 rl22.4 111.2 rl09.1 rl27.0 129.3 rl27.9 110.8 rl30.3 127.2 84.5 136.4 rll4.8 151.3 128.2 170.1 rl22.6 100.9 rl08.4 149.5 156.8 r86.6 rl35.0 rll4.7 rl50.0 rl29.5 rl64.4 rl21.0 108.1 rl09.8 rl21.6 106.4 rl09.8 rl50.3 rl58.1 49,169 13,808 7,907 49,412 13,884 7,972 51,090 14,551 8,528 r51,241 rl4,614 r8,573 r51,225 rl4,564 r8,560 37.2 37.0 40.6 3 41 3 39 3 33 37.1 37.0 40.6 3.5 41.3 3.6 39.7 3.3 33.6 37.2 37.5 40.7 3.9 41.6 4.2 39.6 3.4 33.4 . = 134. rl65. rl41. rl28. rill.8 129.4 109.4 rll0.4 rl51.2 rl59.3 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls of private nonagricultural establishments (seas, adj.): Employees, total thous. Manufacturing do... Durable goods do... Average weekly hours per worker, seas, adj.: Total private .hours. Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Overtime hours do... Durable goods do... Overtime hours do... Nondurable goods do... Overtime hours do... Retail trade. do... Hourly earnings, average, seasonally adjusted: Total private nonfarm payrolls dollars. Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services. do... Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy: Current dollars 1967=100. Mining do... Contract construction do... Manufacturing do... Transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc....do... Wholesale and retail trade do... Finance, insurance, and real estate do... Services do. .« r/ Revised. 117474 2_l Preliminary. 3.65 6.02 3.79 3.02 3.45 3.16 138.0 137.3 145.8 135.5 144.0 135.3 133.9 138.3 138.5 137.7 147.0 136.1 145.1 135.5 133.8 138.4 144.7 144.8 153.7 141.8 153.5 141.7 138.5 144.7 r37. 37. 40. 3. 41. 4. 39. 3. 33. r37.2 r37.6 r40.8 3.8 r41.5 r4.1 r39.6 3.4 r33.3 3.87 6.43 4.04 r3.19 r3.59 r3.36 r3.91 r6.45 r4.08 r3.21 3.61 r3.38 rl46.0 rl46.2 rl55.4 rl42.7 rl55.0 rl42.9 rl39.5 rl46.3 rl46.9 rl47.7 rl56.1 rl43.7 rl55.8 rl43.7 rl40.8 rl47.4 Mr%fcJYLJiV H i i C i H i c e e C T * T i e T i / * e ** *• i 1973 1972 July Aug. July May Aug. 2/ LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con* Indexes of aggregate weekly man-hours, production or nonsupervisory workers, seasonally adj.: Private sector payrolls.....»o».=..o..........»..««l967=l00, Mining....................................... ...-.-..do... Contract construction., .............................. .do... Manufacturing...a....................................do... Durable goods do... Nondurable goods. ...........do... Transportation, comm., elec. gas, etc................do.., Wholesale and retail trade....... ..............do... Finance, insurance, and real estate.............--•••do... Services.............................................do... Work stoppages: Number of stoppages: Beginning in month.................................number. In effect during month........ ..................do... Workers involved in stoppages: Beginning in month..................................thous. In effect during month...............................do... Man-days idle during month............................ .do.. rlll.O rl01.9 rll2.3 r102.1 rl03.0 rl00.8 rl07.0 rll3.3 rI22.9 rl22.0 95. 99. 104. 110. 120. 117.3 110.8 98.0 109.7 102.1 102.8 101.1 107.9 113.7 122.3 121.4 111.1 rl01.4 rll0.7 rl02.2 rl02.9 rl0l.2 rl07.2 rll3.8 rl22.7 rl22.6 380 640 360 630 580 860 520 840 500 830 177 426 3,185 108 198 2,492 155 253 2,483 238 299 253 377 2,173 2,510 107.21 119.98 119.13 112.57 53.47 42.00 111.01 124.35 124.47 116.17 54.66 43.28 107.22 119.95 116.48 107.44 55.43 36.14 104.75 117.20 114.75 104.83 54.37 34.35 105.83 118.65 116.31 105.94 53.31 35.22 103.80 116.75 115.98 104.35 50.14 33.76 57.35 106.94 127.13 61.28 112.21 131.71 59.79 97.72 109.50 58.28 97.45 113.36 66.05 102.23 122.09 66.62 102.43 114.02 106.4 96.1 104.7 96.4 94, 103. 110. 120. 117. 106.9 97.0 106.2 S 111.3 103.9 111.0 101 103. 100. 107. 113. 123. 123.8 FINANCE SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS: Prices: Standard & Poor's Corporation: Industrial, public utility, and railroad: Combined index (500 stocks) ..1941-43=10 Industrial, total (425 stocks)...............do.. Capital goods (116 stocks).................do.. Consumers' goods (184 stocks)..............do.. Public utility (55 stocks)......... .do.. Railroad (20 stocks).......... ...do.. Banks: New York City (9 stocks).......................do.. Outside New York City (16 stocks) do.. Property liability insurance (16 stocks).... do.. vj Revised. p_/ Preliminary. USC0MM--DC--11,474 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE DIVISION OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS W A S H I N G T O N , D.C. 20402 OFFICIAL BUSINESS POSTAGE AND FEES PAID U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 375 First-Class Mail WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS