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S e p t e m b e r 5, 1975 A WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS ^*TOF <*><,. S >-ATES O * * SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS 1941-43=10 1941 -43 = 10 135 h PRICES O F 4 2 5 INDUSTRIAL Monthly (avg. of daily close) STOCKS 125 115 105 95 85 75 i i i i J—J i I I I I L_L J 1972 I I L_l 1973 I I I I I I I I I L_J I I I I I I L_ 1975 1974 J FMAMJ J A S O N D Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp. INDEX, 1967=100 INDEX, 1967=100 - 170 ~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION 170 (E. E. I. seas. a d j . index) - 160 /0y^ 150 - 140 130 i i i i i i i i i i i i i i 1972 1 1 i i 1 1 i i i i i i i 1973 i i i i i i 1974 I I Monthly i i i 1 i t .1. - J - L. 1975 J FMAMJ J AS'OND Data: Edison Electric Inst. 1967=100 200 1967=100 200 RAW STEEL P R O D U C T I O N (ingots and all other forms) 150 100 50 0 i I i i 1972 i 1973 i I I I L_ 1974 Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst. * 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 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D WEEKLY 2 BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1975 1974 ITEM Aug. 24 Aug. 31 Aug. 16 Aug. 23 1967=100 do.. do.. 238.6 266.2 221.1 236.3 259.2 221.5 198.7 244.8 171.9 207.7 252.7 181.2 207.8 252.5 181.5 .mil. $ ...do.. 10,778 7,248 11,110 7,390 11,181 7,721 11,220 7,704 11,296 7,770 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 261 2,112 1,836 204 259 2,032 1,763 184 429 4,838 3,675 218 367 46,770 3,504 204 354 WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 9 Foodstuffs. .. 13 Raw industrials ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES.. Nondurable stores. Aug. 9 Aug. 30 208.4 249.4 184.0 195 FINANCE: Currency in circulation 3/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank crecTit 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 7.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... 74,872 91,998 37,156 209 74,613 92,086 37,066 146 81,497 92,336 34,563 318 82,043 91,125 34,150 -5 82,024 92,576 34,672 250 98,797 57,237 376,380 21,040 126,560 59,172 100,293 57,079 381,441 21,130 126,150 59,428 101,879 65,439 374,217 32,097 120,052 58,990 102,830 65,382 372,864 32,640 119,714 59,046 101,448 65,277 373,129 33,193 119,322 59,016 Bond yields, domestic corporate (Moody's) 3/ percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor1s)_4/.1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do... 9.39 73.51 82.56 9.47 70.76 79.58 9.48 86.25 96.79 9.50 85.97 96.49 9.52 83.22 93.36 thous. sh. tons.. 7,535 mil. kw. -hr.. 40,299 number.. 120,847 thous. bbl.. 8,902 12,705 39,611 138,306 8,913 13,040 39,841 99,674 8,386 12,215 40,896 103,559 8,357 11,385 40,489 128,174 8,359 1,914 78.5 14.9 1,915 78.5 15.1 1,962 80.4 15.1 2,038 83.5 PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal Electric power, by utilities Motor vehicles (passenger cars) Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ Steel, raw thous. sh. tons.. 2,664 2,649 Index of production 1967=100.. 108.6 109.2 RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES. bil.. 17.2 15.4 1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. MONTHLY 81,611 92,881 34,467 286 9.53 84.43 94.76 141,511 4/ Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1975 1974 ITEM June July Apr. May June July GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products mil. $ do.. .do.. do.. do.. 86,527 46,661 2,415 8,475 5,440 77,487 39,682 2,205 7,483 4,937 81,730 42,015 2,217 6,582 5,183 80,273 41,261 2,229 6,191 5,053 r85,494 r43,699 r2,321 r6,264 r5,248 76,711 37,398 2,190 5,479 4,825 Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products do.. do.. do.. .do.. 8,011 6,024 10,040 1,419 6,598 5,081 8,032 1,242 7,789 5,299 9,381 1,373 7,507 5,240 9,492 1,362 r8,122 r5,630 rl0,131 rl,493 6,627 4,907 7,930 1,314 do.. do.. do.. do.. 39,866 12,527 601 3,085 37,805 12,358 597 2,432 39,715 13,535 585 2,446 39,012 13,256 605 2,528 r41,795 rl4,059 r627 r2,924 39,313 13,206 625 2,373 do.. do.. do.. do.. 3,476 7,158 4,983 2,082 3,252 6,580 5,068 1,876 185 183 982 1,998 3,171 7,007 4,988 1,957 r3,419 r7,374 r5,376 r2,116 3,204 6,658 5,439 1,920 do.. r81,519 r83,728 r80,333 r79,423 r80,740 82,634 do.. do.. do.. do.. r43,138 2,205 7,665 5,072 r43,831 2,239 8,136 5,283 r40,851 2,181 5,968 5,113 r40,183 2,140 5,711 5,033 r40,458 r2,119 5,662 r4,898 41,162 224 959 162 do.. do.. do.. do.. 7,279 5,683 r9,329 1,332 7,234 5,572 r9,754 1,327 7,471 5,448 r9,132 1,402 7,326 5,414 r9,033 1,365 r7,380 r5,206 r9,456 1,402 7,261 5,373 9,462 1,406 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products 7 Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL 2/ By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/, 2/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment 2/ Instruments and related products r/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ Data for all months back to January 1972 have been revised to reflect updating of the seasonal factors for the automotive industry. 31,048 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3 1975 1974 ITEM June June July Apr. May mil. $.. do.... do.... do do do.... do.... do 38,381 12,186 557 2,902 3,322 6,731 4,875 1,946 39,897 12,869 584 2,824 3,453 7,163 5,108 2,033 39,482 13,844 605 2,484 3,165 6,637 5,014 1,889 39,240 13,435 598 2,589 3,193 6,611 5,064 1,897 r40,282 rl3,675 r582 r2,751 r3,270 r6,944 r5,272 1,976 do do do do.... 133,794 87,556 46,238 133,541 136,178 89,067 47,111 136,731 151,351 100,729 50,622 150,184 150,109 100,276 49,833 148,951 rl48,160 r98,910 r49,250 rl48,059 do do.... do.... do.... do do..., do..., do..., 87,366 3,210 10,195 9,878 18,937 13,662 19,113 3,918 89,286 3,317 10,550 10,138 19,271 13,889 19,349 • 4,057 99,803 3,773 13,770 11,885 22,478 14,088 21,335 4,045 99,378 3,728 14,114 11,678 22,312 13,837 21,336 4,018 r98,796 r3,692 rl4,295 rll,407 r22,116 rl3,580 r21,494 r3,966 Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products do..., do...'. do.... do do.... do... do... do 46,175 11,094 2,577 4,863 3,843 8,462 3,711 2,941 50,381 11,480 3,037 4,267 4,738 10,931 4,157 3,069 49,573 11,079 3,059 4,226 4,658 10,888 4,066 3,055 r49,263 rl0,702 r3,095 r4,200 r4,597 rl0,921 r4,107 r3,053 NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL 2/ By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/, 2/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment 2/ Nondurable goods industries, total Industries with unfilled orders Industries without unfilled orders do. .. do do... do.. . 88,834 49,061 39,773 r85,529 81,628 43,928 37,700 r87,226 79,345 39,479 39,866 r78,600 77,916 38,800 39,116 r78,753 r83,735 r41,746 r41,989 r80,237 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... do... r47,201 9,293 5,923 8,021 5,920 r9,682 38,328 9,219 29,109 r47,418 8,724 6,119 8,612 5,615 rl0,438 39,808 9,447 30,361 r38,983 5,395 4,813 6,946 5,316 r8,738 39,617 8,911 30,706 r39,428 • 5,863 4,844 7,117 5,183 r8,769 39,325 9,010 30,315 r39,730 5,887 r4,700 r6,984 r5,133 r9,194 r40,507 r9,346 r31,161 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.) , TOTAL By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do... do... do.. . do... 129,656 124,536 5,120 131,129 133,800 128,786 5,014 134,623 123,761 119,852 3,909 122,066 121,411 117,397 4,014 121,396 rll9,657 115,448 r4,209 rl20,901 do... do... do... do... do... do... do... 126,082 17,316 18,411 26,882 22,453 32,082 5,047 129,667 17,904 19,244 28,261 22,497 32,764 4,956 118,231 11,807 18,712 27,381 19,577 32,759 3,835 117,476 11,960 18,523 27,169 19,346 32,495 3,920 116,753 12,186 18,326 r26,776 rl9,173 32,236 r4,148 149.5 147.6 99.3 127.2 126.6 90.7 98.4 97.9' 77.8 T117.1 rll6.1 r92.8 rll0.2 rl09.6 r89.5 1,533 1,000 1,314 920 980 762 rl,130 r887 rl,088 . r879 1,115 674 1,040 638 837 603 r912 r658 r949 r679 4,244 3,810 4,173 5,370 r5,971 838 2,615 791 691 2,451 668 799 ,314 ,060 1,012 3,089 1,269 r989 r3,636 rl,346 GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con. Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ Food and kindred products Tobacco products Textile mill products Paper and allied products Chemicals and allied products Petroleum and coal products Rubber and plastics products INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries, total Book value (seasonally adjusted), total By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1/ Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical machinery Transportation equipment Instruments and related products 47,445 11,428 2,606 5,006 3,987 8,789 3,676, 3,020 CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE. NEW HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) thous. Privately owned do... One-family structures do... Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned thous. One-family structures do... NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places): Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total do... One-family structures do... New mortgage loans of all savings and loan associations, estimated total mil. $. By purpose of loan: Home construction do... Home purchase do... All other purposes do... r/ Revised. 31,048 p/ Preliminary. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2/ See corresponding note on p. 2. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1975 1974 ITEM June July Apr. May June July LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers): Current dollars................................1967=100. 1967 dollars. .do... Gross avg. weekly earnings (prod, workers on payrolls): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted Spendable average weekly earnings (married worker with three dependents): Current dollars, seasonally adjusted. 1967 dollars, seasonally adjusted 158.2 107.8 158.7 107.2 168.8 106.3 rl70.0 rl06.8 rl71.7 rl07.0 pl72.0 pl06.0 154.51 105.24 155.24 104.86 160.20 100.94 160.92 101.04 162.00 100.93 pl63.17 plOO.51 134.41 91,55 134.98 91.18 138.80 87.46 145.79 91.54 146.63 91.36 pl47.55 p90.88 EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL................mil. $. Excl. Department of Defense Shipments do... Seasonally adjusted. .do... 3,384.7 3,327.7 3,316.9 7,694.6 7,654.8 8,306.9 9,074.4 9,012.7 8,569.6 8,952.8 8,901.8 8,145.1 ,691.0 8,630. 8,691. 8,265.4 8,236.0 8,884.6 GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.................. 3,501.5 3,577.0 8,965.3 8,921.6 8,181.1 8,012.8 7,358.0 7,093.4 7,271. 6,954. 7,915.4 7,907.5 198.65 168.60 125.75 111.15 2,050.0 190.80 163.30 105.00 88.00 2,135.8 76.80 67.35 177.10 150.20 1,647.4 81.60 73.60 171.20 139.15 1,557.8 r82.45 r60.10 rl79.70 rl54.10 rl,460.6 p77,90 p66.35 pl49.15 pll5.85 pi,389.4 45.55 37.85 61.45 56.65 636.6 56.60 48.90 47.10 42.40 646.1 19.25 14.20 43.10 36.95 363.8 19.35 12.50 45.15 39.50 338.0 36.25 27.35 r39.90 r34.85 r334.4 pl8.25 pl5.75 p34.10 p27.90 p318.6 FOREIGN TRADE Seasonally adjusted .do... .do... 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