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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
INDEX, 1941-43=10 140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Monthly - (csvg. of da i l y close)
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INDEX, 1941-43=10 140
1974 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.
1975 1976 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D
THOUSANDS 1,400
1,200
1,000
800
600
400
200
0
MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly ~ (Passenger cars)
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1974 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc.
1976 1977
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THOUSANDS
Weekly
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350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0 J F M A M J J A S O N D
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 120
110
100
90
80
70
60
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS - & INVENTORIES
(seasonal ly adjusted)
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Inventories
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BILLIONS OF DOLLARS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS 240
220
200
180
160
140
120
160
140
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
100
120 h
100
NEW CONSTRUCTION (Seas, ad j . , a t annual rates)
Total Put in Place _ ^ ^ ^ . (left scale)
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1974 1975 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1976 1977 1974 1975 U.S. Dept. of Commerce
1976 1977
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provides selected weekly and monthly data subsequent to those published in the latest monthly SURVEY
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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM
WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100 9 Foodstuffs .do.. 13 Raw industrials do. .
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
FINANCE: Currency in circulation _3/ mil. $ Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3/ do.. Member bank reserve balances 3/ do..
Excess reserves, estimated 5/ 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)_3/<, . a „,„=, cpercent Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10 Industrial, 400 stocks do. .
PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal thous. sh. tons . . Electric power, by utilities mil. kw. -hr. . Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. . Petroleum (crude) and condensate 5/ thous. bbl. .
Steel, raw thous. sh. tons.. Rate of capability utilization 5/ percent. .
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil. .
1976
Mar. 27
197 1 199.9 195.1
11, 7, 887 742
314 212 276 304
85,124 101,850 34,236
398
103,235 77,408 377,420 41,432 115,056 60,335
9,14 103.42 116.57
13,995 36,012 183,850 8,049
2,592
Apr, 3
197.3 198.4 196.4
12,565 8,070
334 4,123 3,198 194
85,124 101,845 34,221
401
106,097 78,317 377,919 41,808 114,612 60,530
9.10 102.77 115.66
11,845 36,022 174,893 8,146
2,588 85.7
15.0
1977
Mar. 12
217,3 210.2 222,2
12,566 8,343
336 4,133 3,319 238
92,282 106,937 33,623
300
107,135 93,338 401,221 50,651. 116,335 64,503
8.52 100.10 111.30
14,685 38,099 204,138 8,125
2,368 77.1
16.6
Mar. 19
218.7 211.9 223.3
13,004 8,508
322 3,964 3,167
180
93,084 105,065 34,015
173
108,911 93,613
404,593 50,489
116,970 64,743
8.50 102.17 113.80
14,610 37,755
202,453 8,125
2,486 81.0
Mar. 26
221.4 217.1 224.2
12,917 8,446
299
93,086 110,049 33,955
112
8.51 100.20 111.40
14,830
208,414
2,572 83.8
Apr.
219.2 213.6 223.0
205
92,983 109,387 34,764
324
8.53 98.54
109.46
208,722
2,569 82.1
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 5/ 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/ EstimatedT
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
1976
Jan. Feb. Nov.
1977
Jan.
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL mil. $. . 87,424
Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.... 43,210 Stone, clay, and glass products do. • . . 2,112 Primary metals do.. . . 6,544 Fabricated metal products do. . . . 5,779
Machinery, except electrical do.... 7 997 Electrical machinery do.... 5,134 Transportation equipment do. . . . 9,638 Instruments and related products do. . . . 1 845
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do.... 44,214 Food and kindred products do. ... 13,981 Tobacco products do.... 647 Textile mill products do. ... 2,885
Paper and allied products do. . . . 3,846 Chemicals and allied products do. ... 7,677 Petroleum and coal products do. . . . 6,402 Rubber and plastics products do. . . . 2,372
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do 94,067 By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/ do.... 47,289 Stone, clay, and glass products do. ... 2,443 Primary metals do. ... 6,850 Fabricated metal products do. . . . 6,352
Machinery, except electrical do.... 8,622 Electrical machinery do. . . . 5,669 Transportation equipment do. . . . 10,444 Instruments and related products do. ... I 2,028
r_/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown. 84,257
95,983 48,360 2,314 6,922 6,385
8,947 5,758
11,209 1,915
47,624 14,337
635 3,164
4,266 8,573 6,731 2,698
95,551
48,430 2,511 6,759 6,498
8,753 5,722
11,072 1,975
100,708 51,408 2,573 7,086 6,534
9,029 6,407
12,265 2,210
49,300 15,024
650 3,201
4,140 8,239 7,153 2,760
100,596
51,427 23
7,
9,
11,
569 283 610
407 273 705
2,123
r98,358 50,726 2,320 6,752 6,505
9,405 6,565
11,996 2,197
r47,632 rl4,599
751 3,097
4,011 r7,979 7,496 2,570
55,520 2,703 7,298 6,961
9,666 6,700
14,269 2,198
r96,853 49,189 r2,286 6,980
r6,162
r9,116 r6,012 11,803 r2,036
r47,664 rl4,209
r669 r2,949
r4,174 r8,186 r7,749 r2,713
rl03,637
53,247 r2,644 7,334
r6,764
r9,746 r6,546 12,352 r2,228
107,228 54,881 2,515 7,804 6,912
10,198 6,651
12,938 2,210
52,347 15,443
664 3,281
4,473 9,462 7,998 3,056
106,466
54,713 2,732 7,621 7,036
9,909 6,569
12,644 2,275
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3
GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS--Con.
MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS (SEAS. ADJ.)--Con. By industry group--Con.
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ mil. $. Food and kindred products do. . . Tobacco products do.. . Textile mill products do... Paper and allied products do.. . Chemicals and allied products do. .. Petroleum and coal products ' do. . . Rubber and plastics products do. . .
INVENTORIES, END OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted), total do.. .
Durable goods industries, total. do. . . Nondurable goods industries, total do.. .
Book value (seasonally adjusted), total do... By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/ do. . . Stone, clay, and glass products do. .. Primary metals do. . . Fabricated metal products do.. . Machinery, except electrical do. . . Electrical machinery do.. . Transportation equipment do.. . Instruments and related products do.. .
Nondurable goods industries, total 1/ do. . .
Food and kindred products do. . . Tobacco products do. . . Textile mill products do. . . Paper and allied products do... Chemicals and allied products do... Petroleum and coal products do... Rubber and plastics products do. . .
NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), TOTAL do... Durable goods industries, total do. . . Nondurable goods industries, total do.. .
NEW ORDERS, NET (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAL do. . . By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/ do... Primary metals •. do. .. Fabricated metal products do. . . Machinery, except electrical do. . . Electrical machinery do. . . Transportation equipment do. . .
Nondurable goods industries, total do.. . Industries with unfilled orders do... Industries without unfilled orders do. . .
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.) , TOTAL do. . . Durable goods industries, total do... Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders do...
UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (SEAS. ADJ.), TOTAL do... By industry group:
Durable goods industries, total 1/ do... Primary metals do. .. Fabricated metal products do. . . Machinery, except electrical do.. . Electrical machinery do. . . Transportation equipment do. . .
Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders....do...
CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (UNADJ.), TOTAL mil. $. Private, total do.. .
Residential (incl. farm) do... New housing units do. . .
Nonresidential buildings , total 2/ do. . . Industrial do. . . Commercial do. . .
Public, total do. . . 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 2/ do... Industrial do. . . Commercial do. . .
Public, total do. . . CONSTRUCTION COST INDEXES:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMPOSITE 1967=100 .
Federal Home Loan Banks, outstanding advances to member institutions, end of period mil. $ .
1976
46,778 14,597
680 3,207 4,017 8,117 6,528 2,576
157,298 100,464 56,834
156,120
99,980 3,848
15,292 13,001 23,334 12,758 19,029
4,389
56,140 14,514
257 904 784 869 713 746
3, 4, 4,
4, 3,
86,841 42,307 44,534 92,822
45,904 6,674 6,237 8,631 5,645 9,476
46,918 10,291 36,627
169,660
161,822 7,838
170,193
162,197 14,567 23,575 45,480 21,205 49,268 7,996
432 960 485 623
r/ Revised.
84,257
1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.
563 854
2,472
136.7 99.3 52.8 39.3
24.8 7.5
11.5 37.4
193.2
17,106
2/ Except
47,121 14,176
665 239 215 329 647 681
157,883 100,913
56,971 156,458
99,942 3,823
15,301 12,850 23,159 12,745 19,237 4,324
56,516 14,438
3,385 4,984 4,807
11,959 4,732 3,714
96,012 48,230 47,782 95,044
47,930 812
6,350 8,563 5,781
10,710 47,114 10,376 36,738
169,689 161,693
7,996 169,686
161,697 14,620 23,428 45,290 21,264 48,906 7,989
9,126 6,789 3,348 2,514 1,974 573 937
2,337
139.0 102.6 55.2 41.1
26.6 7.8
12.8 36.4
193.1
49,169 14,773
640 3,143 4,153 8,827 7,154 2,806
166,528
105,193
61,335 167,114
106,128 4,130 17,178 13,183 23,845 14,009 20,046 4,581
60,986 15,694
3,630 5,176 5,292
13,088 5,053 3,855
100,619 51,449 49,170 101,461
52,424 7,529 6,805 9,336 6,408 12,191 49,037 11,243 37,794
172,646
165,040 7,606
173,333
165,519 16 051 23,192 43,843 22,812 51,445 7,814
13,274 10,279 5,772 4,663 2,276
572 1,123 2,995
150, 116, 66, 52.
25.7 6.5
12.6 34.1
r202.3
16,380 I 15,765
arm and public utilities
r49,669 rl4,603
753 3,302 4,296
r8,637 7,484 2,815
rl67,299 rl05,516
r61,783 rl66,587
rl05,729 4,194
rl7,329 13,173
r23,987 14,112
rl9,121 4,574
r60,858 15,648 3,508 5,253 5,200
rl3,032 5,148 3,888
r99,910 r52,067 r47,843 rl07,314
r57,265 7,252 7,072
r9,629 7,139
15,580 r50,049 rll,289 r37,760
rl74,222 rl66,408
7,814 rl75,453
rl67,261 16,004 23,302
r43,808 23,251 52,753 8,192
rll,887 r9,373 r5,170 r3,977 r2,172
r586 rl,057 2,514
r l 5 2 . 2 r l l 8 . 9
r70.2 54.3
r25 .8 r 6 . 5
r l 2 . 9 33.3
r204.1
15,862
r50,390 rl4,842
r704 r3,269 r4,358 r8,661 r7,878 r2,950
rl69,300 rl07,378 r61,922
rl67,482
rl06,562 r4,248
rl7,197 rl3,344 r24,281 rl4,054 rl9s245 r4,657
r60,920 rl5,775 r3,471 r5,269 r5,220
rl3,009 r5,156 r3,965
r99,276 51,379
r47,897 rl05,356
54,943 7,987
r6,924 rl0,219 r6,871 12,340
r50,413 rll,019 r39,394
rl76,648 168,599 .r8,049
rl77,179
168,962 16,658
r23,464 r44,279 r23,575 52,744 r8,217
r9,469 r7,453 r4,206 r3,342 rl,805
r456 r906
r2,016
r l 3 7 . 1 r l 0 7 . 2
r63 .4 r50.0
r24.2 6.1
r l 2 . 2 r29 .9
r204.7
15,183
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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
ITEM
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over,
not seasonally adjusted. thous Civilian labor force. .do..
Employed, total........................................do.. Agriculture .do.. Nonagricultural industries...........................do..
Unemployed. .do..
Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted...... do.. Employed, total .do..
Agriculture. .do.. Nonagricultural industries. .do..
Unemployed do.. Long-term, 15 weeks and over do..
Rates (unemployed in each group as percent of total in the group):
All civilian workers................................... Men, 20 years and over............................... Women, 20 years and over............................. Both sexes, 16-19 years White Negro and o ther r aces
Married men, wife present........................ Occupation: White-collar workers..................
Blue-collar workers................... Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers. Construction Manufacturing
Durable goods
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
Freight cars (new), all railroads and private car lines:
Shipments number New orders............................................... do.. Unfilled orders, end of period .do. .
Feb.
94,944 92,798 84,764
2,802 81,963
8,033
93,597 86,471
3,198 83,273
7,126 2,531
7. 5. 7.
19. 6.
13.
4.2 4.6 9.3 7.9
15.9 7.9 8.0
4,787 1,587
35,817
1976
95,260 93,112 85,588
2,897 82,691
7,525
93,862 86,845
3,215 83,630
7,017 2,325
7.5 5.6 7.2
19.0 6.8
12.6
5,555 1,867
32,161
Dec.
97,662 95,517 88,494
2,850 85,645
7,022
9 5 , 9 6 0 8 8 , 4 4 1
3 , 2 5 7 8 5 , 1 8 4
7 , 5 1 9 2 , 5 1 4
7 . 8 6 . 2 7 . 4
1 9 . 0 7 . 1
13 = 4
4 . 3 4 . 5 9 . 6 7 . 9
1 4 . 1 8 .2 8 . 0
4 , 7 7 4 3 , 4 6 2
2 3 , 4 1 5
9 6 , 8 3 7 9 4 , 7 0 4 8 6 , 8 5 6
2 , 6 7 2 8 4 , 1 8 4
7 , 8 4 8
9 5 , 5 1 6 8 8 , 5 5 8
3 , 0 9 0 8 5 , 4 6 8
6 , 9 5 8 2 , 2 8 3
7 . 3 5 . 6 6 . 9
1 8 . 7 6 . 7
1 2 . 5
3 . 8 4 . 5 8 . 4 7 . 4
1 4 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 5
3 , 4 0 1 4 , 2 9 1
2 4 , 2 0 2
1977
F e b .
9 7 , 4 7 8 9 5 , 3 4 0 8 7 , 2 3 1
2 , 7 0 9 8 4 , 5 2 2
8 , 1 0 9
9 6 , 1 4 5 8 8 , 9 6 2
3 , 0 9 0 8 5 , 8 7 2
7 , 1 8 3 2 , 1 8 2
7 . 5 5 . 8 7 .2
1 8 . 5 6 . 7
1 3 . 1
4 . 1 4 . 6 8 . 7 7 . 6
1 5 . 2 7 . 1 7 . 0
3 , 3 4 4 3 , 5 4 8
2 4 , 3 1 6
Mar.
97,909 95,771 88,215
2 , 8 0 4 8 5 , 4 1 1
7 , 5 5 6
9 6 , 5 3 9 8 9 , 4 7 5
3,1.16 8 6 , 3 5 9
7 , 0 6 4 1 ,923
- 7 . 3 5 . 4 7 .2
1 8 . 8 6 . 6
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