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SEPTEMBER 6, 1974 BUSINESS STATISTICS A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Billion $ Billion $ 400 425 375 350 325 300 275 250 1971 Data: Federal Reserve Board 1972 1973 J F M A M J 1974 J A S O N D Thousands Thousands 1,400 1,200 350 M O T O R VEHICLE PRODUCTION — (Passenger cars) 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 J I I I I— 1971 1972 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. Billion $ 100 90 J I I I I I 1973 Billion $ 150 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted) Shipments (left scale) 140 / " J F M A M J J A S O N D 1967=100 / ** 160 CONSUMER PRICES 80 70 I I I I I I L_ 1974 / ' 130 140 120 130 All , : / Services 50 1971 1972 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce 1973 1974 * A v a i l a b l e only with subscription to the SURVEY O F CURRENT BUSINESS, provides selected w e e k l y a n d monthly d a t a subsequent to those published 110 120 100 110 / • / '' / / _ — \ Food 1972 — y / Items 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I1 1ILl. I_L.ILl X 1 ) 1 " 1971 Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor this Supplement in the latest monthly SURVEY / / "** All 60 / 150 - 1973 • 1974 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1 1973 Aug. 25 1974 Sept. 1 1967=100. do... do... 209.5 241.9 189.6 202.0 m i l . $. do... 9,635 6,381 I N I T I A L UNEMPLOYMENT C L A I M S , S t a t e p r o g r a m s thous. I N S U R E D UNEMPLOYMENT, a l l p r o g r a m s do... S t a t e programs (50 S t a t e s , D . C . , and P u e r t o R i c o ) do... F A I L U R E S , I N D U S T . AND COMMERCIAL ( D u n & B r a d s t r e e t ) . . . n u m b e r , 190 1,545 1,410 1,455 1,326 WHOLESALE PRICES, 2 2 COMMODITIES 2 / 9 Foodstuffs 1 3 Raw i n d u s t r i a l s . ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES Nondurable goods s t o r e s FINANCE: Currency in c i r c u l a t i o n 3/ F e d e r a l R e s e r v e bank c r e d i t o u t s t a n d i n g , t o t a l 3 / Member b a n k r e s e r v e b a l a n c e s 3_/ E x c e s s r e s e r v e s , e s t i m a t e d _3/ A s s e t s and l i a b i l i t i e s of l a r g e commercial banks: Demand d e p o s i t s , a d j u s t e d Savings deposits Loans and i n v e s t m e n t s , g r o s s a d j u s t e d , t o t a l U . S . Government o b l i g a t i o n s Commercial and i n d u s t r i a l l o a n s ( g r o s s ) Real estate loans (gross) 9,945 6,579 10,370 7,041 10,431 7,082 10,607 7,142 181 318 2,256 1,979 155 280 271 2,179 1,900 74,374 90,511 36,921 233 74,916 90,291 36,942 145 74,872 92,033 37,187 263 99,735 57,553 380,277 21,284 126,368 58,886 100,927 57,420 378,326 21,429 126,459 59,154 98,644 57,275 377,727 21,274 126,696 59,326 9.29 82.65 93.17 9.34 76.73 9.39 73.51 82.56 13,955 39,299 86,318 8,917 2,676 109.7 7,555 40,299 120,847 8,902 2,664 109.2 15.1 166 68,208 96,190 56,831 336,313 22,594 107,945 51,953 Bond y i e l d s , d o m e s t i c c o r p o r a t e ( M o o d y ' s ) 3 / percent. S t o c k p r i c e s , 500 s t o c k s ( S t a n d . & P o o r ' s ) 4/...1941-43=10. I n d u s t r i a l , 425 s t o c k s do... 8.12 8.12 100.53 112.97 104.03 117.07 12,300 38,170 124,509 9,429 2,803 114.9 17.0 41,794 148,850 9,415 2,730 111.9 16.9 82,272 33,797 123 238.6 266.2 166 kj thous. sh. tons. mil. kw.-hr. number. thous. bbl. thous. sh. tons. 1967=100. bil. calendar weeks. 24 221.1 do... do... do... do... do... do... cover Aug. 17 228.2 68,463 82,026 33,601 39 _1/ D a t a d o n o t a l w a y s Aug. 243.8 272.2 225.8 224.7 187.6 208 10 244.6 270.1 m i l . $. do... do... do... PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal E l e c t r i c power, by u t i l i t i e s Motor v e h i c l e s ( p a s s e n g e r c a r s ) P e t r o l e u m ( c r u d e ) a n d c o n d e n s a t e _3/ S t e e l , raw Index of p r o d u c t i o n R A I L F R E I G H T , REVENUE T O N - M I L E S Aug. 2_/ T u e s d a y p r i c e . MONTHLY 96,481 56,289 335,315 22,100 106,897 51,933 12,160 _3/ D a i l y average. 86.22 12,205 37,865 69,115 8,940 2,733 112.0 16.2 15.7 kj Wednesday data. BUSINESS STATISTICS 1973 1974 ITEM GENERAL B U S I N E S S MANUFACTURERS' S H I P M E N T S : NOT S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D , Machinery, except June July Apr. 75,431 41,799 2 , 2 70 6,402 4,732 66,602 35,888 2,045 5,536 4,295 80,823 42,699 2,229 7,757 4,948 82,391 44,000 2,263 8,052 5,233 r86,527 46,661 r2,415 8,475 r5,440 77,701 39,973 2,174 7,488 4,899 6,750 5,583 10,407 1,263 5,705 4,909 8,399 1,119 7,172 5,552 9,195 1,244 7,186 5,731 9,591 1,316 r8,011 r6,024 10,040 rl,419 6,613 5,153 8,330 1,232 33,632 11,383 555 2,725 30,714 10,806 517 2,200 38,124 12,171 531 2,806 38,391 12,281 588 2,884 r39,866 rl2,52 7 601 r3,085 37,728 12,349 600 2,414 2,833 ' 5,962 2,953 1,794 70,639 2,562 5,152 2,919 1,580 72,257 3,258 7,094 4,499 1,985 79,050 3,291 6,987 4,725 1,967 81,117 r3,476 r7,158 r4,983 r2,082 r81,166 3,277 6,565 5,084 1,891 84,272 do 38,280 2,072 5,789 4,411 39,788 2,075 6,023 4,606 41,232 2,191 7,047 4,879 42,538 2,175 7,421 5,213 42,785 r2,205 7,665 r5,072 44,463 2,207 8,141 5,247 ,...do C KQ r 7 2 79 r5\683 8,976 rl,332 5,649 10,378 1,317 TOTAL electrical July do group: Fabricated metal Machinery except products electrical................ 5^265 9,252 1,186 r/ Revised. June INDICATORS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL By i n d u s t r y May 1_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 18,052 C.L 0 AH 51405 10,182 1,196 6 884 7 m n 5,121 5 ' 948 8,857 1,320 8,699 1,270 " /7 ,ICO v/ MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued 1974 1973 ITEM GENERAL B U S I N E S S MANUFACTURERS' By i n d u s t r y Nondurable Food and Textile SHIPMENTS ( S E A S . A D J . ) — C o n . group—Con. goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 / kindred products mill do products Rubber and p l a s t i c s June July Apr. May 3 2 ,,359 1 1 .,071 515 2 .,566 2 .,708 5 ., 5 9 3 2 .,883 1 .,677 32 469 1 1 222 506 2 550 2 722 5 641 2 936 1 712 37 818 12 451 549 2 851 3 235 6 490 4 531 1 8 79 38 5 7 9 1 2 449 582 2 956 3 310 6 529 4 792 1 907 June July INDICATORS—Con. do products do r38 rl2 381 186 x557 r2 r3 r6 r4 rl 902 322 731 875 946 39 809 1 2 862 587 2 800 3 479 7 143 5 124 2 048 INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book v a l u e (unadjusted), total do Book v a l u e ( s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d ) , t o t a l By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 / Stone, c l a y , and g l a s s p r o d u c t s Primary metals Fabricated metal products Transportation Nondurable Textile goods mill NET do do do do equipment .....do.... industries, total 1/ do products P e t r o l e u m and c o a l NEW ORDERS, do products do (NOT S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D ) , TOTAL industries 210 195 878 937 662 060 918 3 10 10 19 13 19 4 323 553 147 232 887 281 067 330 164 561 769 656 836 312 759 45 11 2 4 3 8 3 2 221 057 555 789 778 140 555 8 75 r46 rll r2 r4 r3 r8 r3 r2 175 094 577 863 843 462 711 941 47 11 2 5 4 8 3 3 225 241 590 001 010 796 653 026 7 3 ., 8 0 1 2 ,,593 9 ,, 3 9 1 8 ,, 2 3 0 1 5 , ,386 1 1 , ,369 1 6 ,,977 2 ,,823 74 2 9 8 15 11 17 2 2 78 669 452 233 504 514 029 8 79 84 3 9 9 18 13 18 3 108 02 7 723 583 102 341 490 702 3 9 ,, 2 2 4 10,042 2 ,,343 4 ,, 3 1 7 2 , ,992 7 , ,046 2 , 335 2 , 484 39 10 2 4 3 7 2 2 632 135 331 349 006 1.36 412 532 44 11 2 4 3 7 3 2 135 88 46 136 863 960 903 401 89 1 7 6 83 44 38 82 152 904 248 059 84 46 38 85 865 504 361 264 r88 834 49 0 6 1 r 3 9 773 r85 176 81 44 37 87 642 018 624 579 do 4 1 , 946 7, 015 4 , 672 6, 719 5 , 682 1 0 , 259 3 2 , ,345 8 , 186 2 4 , 159 41 6 5 6 5 10 32 8 24 840 658 008 902 676 123 448 242 206 44 7 5 7 6 8 37 9 28 124 510 557 734 204 758 935 263 672 46 9 5 8 6 9 38 9 29 730 002 694 087 548 095 534 362 172 46 9 r5 r8 r5 9 r38 r9 r29 848 293 923 021 920 329 328 219 109 47 8 6 8 5 10 39 9 30 855 69 7 046 65 7 672 949 724 435 289 do do do orders. r3 rlO r9 rl8 rl3 rl9 r3 132 86 45 130 2 78 621 657 288 do with unfilled C O N S T R U C T I O N AND REAL r8 7 313 100 947 736 528 496 782 803 464 911 553 438 69 38 30 74 do goods 715 3 9 9 18 13 18 3 129 84 44 128 650 078 572 291 UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) TOTAL Nondurable 85 367 051 316 910 77, 44, 33, 74, do orders... TOTAL r l 3 3 744 r 8 7 5,06 r46 238 r l 3 3 488 113 74 39 113 do NEW ORDERS, NET ( S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D ) , TOTAL By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 / Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery T r a n s p o r t a t i o n equipment N o n d u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l Industries with u n f i l l e d orders Industries without u n f i l l e d orders D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l N o n d u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s w i t h u n f i l l e d U N F I L L E D ORDERS, END OF MONTH ( S E A S . A D J . ) , By i n d u s t r y g r o u p : D u r a b l e goods i n d u s t r i e s , t o t a l 1 / Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except e l e c t r i c a l E l e c t r i c a l machinery 092 563 529 936 1 1 3 .,175 7 3 ., 9 1 1 33,264 1 1 3 , ,025 do 99, 95, 4, 101, 827 066 761 120 102 97 4 103 504 800 704 145 124 119 5 122 875 632 243 961 127 122 5 127 350 137 213 114 rl29 124 r5 rl31 656 536 120 129 133 128 5 134 600 583 017 435 96, 13, 12, 17, 17, 27, 4, 412 181 285 926 984 891 708 98 13 12 18 18 27 4 459 815 686 587 256 831 686 117 14 17 25 21 31 5 817 106 079 05 7 617 490 144 122 15 17 26 22 31 5 016 688 560 137 218 730 098 126 17 rl8 r26 r22 32 r5 082 316 411 882 453 082 047 129 17 19 28 22 32 4 475 8 72 209 281 474 655 960 ESTATE NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS ( 1 4 , 0 0 0 p e r m i t - i s s u i n g p l a c e s ) : Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total 2/ 2 , 030 934 r l ,,814 r902 rl,269 rill r l ,120 r671 r l ,106 r674 1 ,043 621 CONSTRUCTION COST I N D E X E S : American A p p r a i s a l C o . , The: Atlanta New Y o r k San F r a n c i s c o . . • . . . . • • • • . . . « . . « . . • • . • • • • . • • • . • • S t . Lou i s . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1913-100.. do.... do.... do.... do.... 1 1, 1, 1, 1, S9? 753 582 497 441 1 ,,523 1 ,, 752 ,580 1 j,499 1 ,, 4 7 1 1 ,,590 1 ,,838 l\, 7 1 0 1 ,,540 1 ,,516 1 ,599 123 131 116 115 116 pll9 5.9 5.0 4.4 2.8 .6 5.1 4.1 5.1 2.8 1.4 4.4 3.3 4.2 2.4 .9 5.1 3.9 4.4 2.6 .8 r5.4 r4.3 4.2 2.5 r. 7 ^5,0 p3.9 p5.1 P 2 . 7 pi.4 I, 8 2 4 1 ,686 1 ,536 1 ,514 1 1 1 1 1 ,606 ,828 ,695 ,534 ,531 LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX... . 1 9 6 7 = 1 0 0 . . LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal Accession rate, total variation: mo. rate per 100 employees. . Quit r/ Revised. 18,052 _£_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . 1_/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 2_/ R e v i s i o n s received after publication of A u g u s t Survey. 4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 1973 ITEM LABOR F O R C E , June EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS — C o n rate, total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July Apr. June May July . LABOR TURNOVER I N MANUFACTURING E S T A B L I S H M E N T S — C o n . Seasonally adjusted: A c c e s s i o n r a t e , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . m o . r a t e per 100 e m p l o y e e s . . Separation Quit.... 1974 4.5 3.6 4.7 2.9 .8 4.8 3.9 4.5 2.8 1.0 4.8 3.6 4.5 2.6 1.0 4.9 3.9 4.8 2.7 1.0 r4.1 3.1 4.5 2.5 r .9 p4. 7 3.7 p4.5 P 2 . 7 pl.O r530 r860 r510 r860 550 840 740 1,060 640 1,050 p730 pi,130 r310 r400 r2 ,903 r210 r320 r2,996 211 331 3,542 391 638 6,267 474 790 7,345 p364 p769 P7,881 5,896.4 5,857.9 5,725=6 5,900.7 5,774.8 5,392.2 5,326.1 5,859.9 5,651.8 5,828.7 8,418.0 8,381.4 8,234=0 8,370.8 8,141.2 8,488.1 8,427.0 7,629=7 8,899.2 8,406.6 8,384.4 8,327.5 8,356=7 8,556.5 8,612.5 7,695.7 7,655.9 8,307.2 9,003.1 9,035.6 .... 133.20 110.00 102.90 90.40 1,056.7 131.30 108.20 72.65 63.15 1,115.4 243.75 218.10 123.00 108.15 1,863.2 233.80 205.85 119.90 104.50 1,977.1 rl98.65 rl68.60 rl25.75 rill.15 r2,050.0 pl87.30 pl59.35 pl03.05 P86.20 p2,134.2 .... .... .... 78.20 74.15 42.05 39.85 494.6 52.90 48.40 30.05 27.45 517.4 41.70 36.95 42.80 39.05 649.8 55.35 45.95 52.70 44.75 652.5 r45.55 r37.85 r61.45 r56.65 r636.6 p56.95 P48.95 P46.30 p42.05 P647.2 ..... . . . . . d o ... . . . . . do P WORK S T O P P A G E S : 1 / Number o f s t o p p a g e s : o....do. Workers involved in stoppages: .... FOREIGN TRADE EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL.......... Seasonally adjusted*......................... do,, o e o GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.............. METALS AND MANUFACTURES MACHINE T O O L S : Metal c u t t i n g type tools: O r d e r s , new ( n e t ) , total..................... Shipments, total............................ Domestic................................... O r d e r b a c k l o g , end o f m o n t h . Metal forming type t o o l s : O r d e r s , new ( n e t ) , total.................... Domestic................................... Shipments, total............................ Domestic O r d e r b a c k l o g , end of m o n t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r j Revised, jd/ P r e l i m i n a r y . USCQMM—DC—18,052 \j . do. do. .....do. . . ..... . .....do. .....do. .....do. .....do. .....do. Data f o r June 1974 exclude effects of two s t o p p a g e s in the c o a l m i n i n g and t r u c k i n g industries. 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