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WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS September 29, 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 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS 130 120 INDEX, 1941-43=10 140 Monthly (avg. of daily close) - 110 - ^ - 100 — / —V. — Weekly (Wednesday close) - 130 120 1977 V w l / 1 1 J 9 7/8 / m^ - — 110 100 0 90 - - 90 80 - - 80 70 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 • . i . . I . . . . 1975 1976 lData: Stand. & Poor's Corp. . i . i i i> I i i i i i 1977 . . . . . MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 20 RAW STEEL PRODUCTION (ingots and all other forms) i 1978 . . . . . . I.. . . I J FMAMJ J . . i . . 70 ASOND MILLIONS OF SHORT TONS 5 Monthly Weekly 1977 - 1975 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1,400 BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1,800 PERSONAL INCOME 1,700 1,600 _ (seas, adj., at annual rates) 1,500 1,400 - Total (left scale) - - 1,300 1,200 1,300 - Wage and Salary Disbursements (right scale) 1,200 150 140 1,000 130 _ 900 _ 800 ,1 1... L, J. ,-l-J J FMAMJ J I 1 L_L_1 ASOND 1967=100 160 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 1,100 i I.I.i.l.I.I < i i ..II I.I 11...i 11 I.I . . 11 ii I.I 700 1,100 ... i i 1 in .i i. 1975 1976 1978 1977 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1978 1977 1976 (F.R.B. seas. adj. index) 120 110 1975 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1976 W E E K L Y BU8INE88 S T A T I S T I C S updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF C U R R E N T BUSINESS. 1977 II I I I 1978 WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1978 1977 ITEM Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 1967=100. do... do... 201.4 200.0 202.3 201.0 198.2 202.9 239.6 246.4 234.8 240.9 247.0 236.7 243.3 248.9 239.3 mil. $. do... 13,414 8,917 13,245 8,732 15,503 10,151 14, 352 9,764 14,687 9,768 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. 290 2,660 2,089 108 294 2,632 2,058 146 250 2,134 1,938 161 247 2,173 1,965 78 262 108,512 123,971 37,309 SPOT MARKET PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods stores Sept. 16 141 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... 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... 98,704 109,084 35,060 321 98,154 111,964 34,924 -3 107,002 127,898 37,843 304 107,845 126,189 37,674 355 114,437 93,176 420,046 46,870 119,283 70,726 110,422 93,289 422,033 46,717 120,321 71,287 114,813 91,590 459,524 42,777 134,981 84,410 114,184 91,899 466,116 43,773 135,548 84,633 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/... 1941-43=10. Industrial, 400 stocks do... 8.29 96.55 106.34 8.30 95.10 104.64 9.05 103.50 114.63 9.04 105.38 116.85 9.01 106.34 117.94 166 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. 16,380 40,197 179,186 8,644 15,405 40,498 198,914 i8,644 14,545 45,327 167,725 8,905 12,625 43,553 147,680 8,905 15,425 44,585 191,270 8,905 Steel, raw Rate of capability utilization 5/ thous. sh. tons. percent. 2,275 74.9 2,378 78.2 2,647 87.6 2,642 87.5 2,640 87.4 bil. 16.8 16.8 18.3 15.8 18.1 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 1977 ITEM I II 1978 III IV I II r/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS ATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES: GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT, TOTAL ..bil. $ . . Personal consumption expenditures, total do Durable goods, total ....do.... Motor vehicles and parts ....do Furniture and household equipment do.... Nondurable goods, total Clothing and shoes Food Gasoline and oil Services, total Household operation Housing Transportation Gross private domestic investment, total Fixed investment Nonresidential Residential Change in business inventories Net exports of goods and services Exports Imports 1,806 .8 1,167.7 173 .2 81..3 68..0 1,867.0 1,188.6 175.6 81.2 69.9 1,916,.8 1,214..5 177.4 79..5 72.,0 1,958.1 1,255..2 187.,2 84.,0 75.,3 1,992..0 1,276..7 183.5 84..1 72.,1 2,087.5 1,322.9 197.8 92.5 76.5 ....do.... 465,.9 78..5 237..5 46..1 473.6 79.3 244.5 46.2 479..7 81.,4 246..4 46,.0 496..9 86..7 252.,6 47.,5 501..4 82..9 257,.7 48,.3 519.3 87.5 267.8 49.1 a ......do.... .}.. ....do . ....do.... 528..6 80..2 177,.3 40..8 539.4 78.0 182.1 43.5 557..5 83.,7 186,.9 45..0 571.,1 84.,6 192.,0 47.,3 591..8 89..6 198..1 49 .7 605.8 89.9 204.1 52.1 ....do.... 272..5 262,.2 180..6 81..6 10..3 295.6 278.6 187.2 91.4 17.0 309..7 287..8 193.,5 94,.3 21..9 313..5 300.,5 200.,3 100..2 13..1 322 .7 306,.0 205,.6 100,.3 16,.7 345.4 325.3 220.1 105.3 20.1 -8,.5 170..9 179,.4 -5.9 178.1 184.0 -7 0 180..8 187,.8 -23..2 172,.1 195..2 -24,.1 181,.7 205 .8 -5.5 205.4 210.9 375..0 138..3 91,.9 236,.7 388.8 142.9 93.7 245.9 399..5 146..8 94..4 252.,7 412.,5 152,.2 97..1 260..3 416,.7 151,.5 97,.9 265 .2 424.7 147.2 98.6 277.6 ....do , do ....do do do Gov't purchase of goods and services, total.. ....do.... Federal National defense ....do.... State and local ....do r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 3 1977 ITEM I II 1978 III IV I II r/ GENERAL BUSINESS I N D I C A T O R S — C o n . IATIONAL INCOME A N D P R O D U C T — C o n . SEASONALLY ADJUSTED QUARTERLY TOTALS A T ANNUAL R A T E S — C o n . NATIONAL INCOME, TOTAL ...bil. $ . . Compensation of employees, total do.... Proprietors' income, total 1/ .....do.... Farm do.... Nonfarm do.... Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment do 1,447 .5 1,107 .9 95 .6 19 .4 76.1 1,499.3 1,140.5 98.9 20.0 78.9 1,537,.6 1,165,.8 97,.2 16.5 80,.8 22 .5 22.4 22..4 Corp. profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments, total do.... Profits before tax, total do Profits after tax do Inventory valuation adjustment do Capital consumption adjustment do N e t interest 129,.9 164 .8 96 .5 -20 .3 -14.6 91,.7 143.7 175.1 102.8 -16.6 -14.8 93.7 1,470,.7 222,.7 1,248 .0 1,195..8 52,.2 1,508.6 223.3 1,285.3 1,217.8 67.5 PERSONAL INCOME, quarterly total Less: Personal tax and nontax payments Equals: Disposable personal income Less: Personal outlays Equals: Personal saving do do.... do do 1,603.1 1,241.0 105.0 21.9 83.1 1,688 .1 1,287 .8 110 .1 24..0 86,.1 22..7 22.8 22..2 154..8 177..5 104..8 -7,.7 -15,.0 97,.3 148,.2 178,.3 104..4 -14..8 -15..3 99..0 132.6 172.1 102.1 -23.5 -16.1 101.7 163..4 205..5 120,.5 -24,.9 -17,.2 104..6 1,543..7 224..6 1,319..1 1,244,.8 74,.3 1,593,.0 233..3 1,359.6 1,285,.9 73..7 1,628.9 237.3 1,391.6 1,309.2 82.4 1,682..4 249,.1 1,433..3 1,357,.0 76,.3 1,576 .9 1,199,.7 107,.3 25..1 82.. 3 1978 1977 ERSONAL INCOME, BY SOURCE: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, A T ANNUAL RATES: Total personal income Wage and salary disbursements, total do.... Commodity-producing industries, total do Manufacturing do.... Distributive industries do Service industries do Government and nongovernment enterprises.. do.... Other labor income do.... Proprietors' income 1/ Faim do.... Nonfarm Rental income of persons with capital consumption adjustment do.... Dividends Personal interest income Transfer payments do.... Less personal contrib. for social insurance. do Total nonfarm income NDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT): SEASONALLY A D J . , TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.) .1967=100.. BY MARKET GROUPINGS: PRODUCTS, TOTAL Final products Consumer goods Durable consumer goods do.... Automotive products Autos and utility vehicles Autos Auto parts and allied goods do Home goods Nondurable consumer goods Clothing Consumer staples Equipment Business Industrial equipment Commercial, transit, and farm equip. Defense and space equipment Intermediate products Construction supplies Business supplies MATERIALS, TOTAL Durable goods materials Nondurable goods materials Energy materials BY INDUSTRY GROUPINGS: MINING AND UTILITIES MINING Metal mining Coal Oil and gas extraction r/ Revised, g/ Preliminary, do do.... do do do do do e/ Estimated. July July Aug. rl,695..7 rl,098.4 r390..9 r298..1 r268..3 r224..3 214.,9 105..4 rl,719.9 rl,109.4 r395.4 r301.6 269.9 r228.2 215.9 106.7 1,728..4 1,112..8 395..5 301..1 271.,4 228,.9 216.,9 108.,0 24.,8 86..1 25..3 r86..1 24.4 r88.0 24..0 88.,4 22.4 44.1 143.7 212.1 61.3 1,511.2 22..1 48,.0 156..5 221.,3 69.0 1,641..8 r22..1 49..0 rl57,.6 r220..8 r69..6 rl,654.,7 r24.3 49.2 rl59.1 r229.0 r70.3 rl,679.7 24..4 50..3 160..6 230..4 70.,4 1,688.,5 138..7 138.1 143..9 rl44,.9 pl45.9 el46..6 138..7 136,.8 145..4 158..0 184.8 184.,1 161.,4 186..6 142..9 138.4 136.3 144.7 154.7 177.2 173.1 150.9 187.3 142.1 143..1 140,.5 rl47..0 160..2 180..0 175..6 151.,6 rl91.,5 rl48.,9 rl43.9 140..9 146..9 rl60..5 rl79.6 rl74.,3 rl49.,8 rl93..0 rl49..9 pl44.9 pl41.9 pl47.2 pl60.9 pl81 7 pl77.0 pl52.7 pl93.6 pl49.3 el45..6 el42,.5 el47..3 el60.,8 el 81. 0 el 75. 5 el52..0 el95..1 el49.,5 140.,3 124..1 144. 8 124..8 151.,2 140.,7 163. 3 80.,4 140.6 126.4 144.6 124.9 151.1 140.4 163.4 80.8 141.,7 125.,4 146..2 131..6 160..2 rl49..7 172..3 r83.6 rl41.,5 125..0 rl46.,0 rl33..0 rl61.,8 rl50,.8 rl 74.,7 r84..6 pi41.7 el41.,9 pl46.5 pi34.3 pl63.5 pl52.1 pi76.8 p85.4 eU6. .7 el 35..8 el65..3 el53..6 el 79..0 e86,.2 146.3 141. 2 151.,3 138. 9 136.,8 154.,1 125.,2 146.1 141.7 150.6 137.6 135.4 155.1 121.4 rl52.,6 150.,4 rl55..0 rl45,.1 rl43..9 rl63..5 rl25..2 rl54.,5 rl52. 1 rl57.,0 rl46..4 rl45.,2 rl64..3 rl27.,3 pl55.8 pl53.8 pl57.6 pl47.6 pl48.1 pl63.1 pl27.0 el56.,8 el55.,0 139.,4 119..8 101..9 120.,7 120.,6 134.4 115.4 70.0 113.6 119.3 rl40..9 rl26..7 rl20..0 rl 31..7 rl26..3 rl42..0 rl28..0 121..1 rl36..4 rl27.0 pl41.7 pl26.6 pll8.2 pl32.1 pl26.1 el41..8 el26..1 Aug. May 1,533..5 988..9 347..7 268..7 240..4 200..4 200..4 91.,0 1,540.7 991.5 346.9 268.4 240.2 202.6 201.8 92.2 1,682,.1 1,088..4 386..2 295,.9 266..1 222,.0 213..9 104.,0 15.9 80.,5 15.0 80.8 22..3 43.8 142.,1 210.,3 61..2 1,503..3 June 1/ With inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustment. el48.,1 el49..1 el63.,2 el26.,9 el26! el26..3 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS— Continued 3 1978 1977 ITEM July Aug. May June July £/ A u g . e/ GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS—Con. INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (F.R. INDEX OF QUANTITY OUTPUT)- -Con. ' SEASONALLY ADJ., TOTAL INDEX (INCL. UTIL.)--Con. BY INDUSTRY G R O U P I N G S — C o n . MINING AND U T I L I T I E S — C o n . UTILITIES 1967-100.. Electric MANUFACTURING, TOTAL Nondurable manufactures Foods Tobacco products Textile mill products Apparel products Paper and products do do . .do.... . do.... Printing and publishing Chemicals and products Petroleum products Rubber and plastics products Leather products Durable manufactures Ordnance, p v t . and govt Lumber and products Furniture and fixtures i, Clay, glass, and stone products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Nonelectrical machinery Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary ..do.... ..do... do . .do . . do 155.,7 175..4 rl57.0 rl77.1 rl57..7 158.5 159.3 138.,5 148..6 138..3 114..5 137..2 121..1 139.,2 138..6 149.,4 139.3 117..0 136..6 124.,1 140,.3 rl44.3 rl54.0 rl42.8 120.2 138.5 rl25.8 146.6 rl45..4 rl54.,8 rl41.,8 122..7 rl 40. 4 126..8 147,.8 146.4 154.7 142.3 147.3 155.2 141.4 138.5 124,.9 182..6 140..4 235..2 128.2 188.1 rl43.4 r252.7 75.7 rl28,.7 rl90,.8 rl42.,6 r255..5 r75., 1 130.4 191.4 143.7 258.6 73.3 131.4 74 \ 125..0 182..6 139..9 237..4 74,, 5 131.,6 75,.0 132..9 143..0 148.0 114.4 131..3 75..5 131.,8 142..9 148..8 112..5 137.6 r74. 3 136.5 152.8 rl57.9 rll5.5 rl38..8 r74.,7 rl 38.,5 rl55,.9 rl59..3 rll7,.6 140.8 75.3 139.0 157.9 160.1 122.5 141.9 76.0 124.4 132..0 145..7 143,.6 125,.6 159,.0 134..0 145.,2 143,.9 124..3 158,.3 140.4 152.9 rl52.9 130.1 169.8 rl42..3 rl54,.4 rl54..1 rl30,.1 rl 72.0 143.5 157.2 155.0 132.1 172.1 144.7 158.8 156.0 132.9 171.9 141.0 144! 3 e/ Estimated. iVu.S. 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