BUSINESS STATISTICS

A WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS U U U U U U

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Thousands

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION — (Passenger cars) -

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Thousands 350

1968 Data: Automobile Mfrs. Assn.

1969 1970 1971 J F M A M J J A S O N D

1967=100 150

140

130

120

110

100

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (by utilities) (E. E. 1. sea. a d j . index)

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1967=100 150

H 140

1968 Data: Edison Electric Inst.

1969 1970 1971 J F M A M J J A S O N D

1910-14=100 450

425

400

375

350

325

300

PRICES RECEIVED AND PAID BY FARMERS

Prices Paid!/ (left scale)

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Prices Received (r ight scale)

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J/(incl. interest, taxes, a n d w a g e rates)

- L - U L X I - L L , 1,1.1,1 1 M 1 1 1,1 1,1, 1 1,1 1 1 L,I,L.L,JU-.J_J 1 1

1910-14 = 100 375

350

325

300

275

250

225

Billic 65

60 h

55

50

45

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

Inventories ^ * * * < ^ ^ * ^ (r ight scale) ^ ^ ' ^

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(left scale)

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Book va lue, end of month

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1_L_1 I 1_L l_l _L

Billion $ 110

H 100

A 90

80

70 1968 1969

Data: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

1970 1971 1968 1969 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1970 1971

* Ava i l ab le only wi th subscript ion to the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, this Supplement

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100.

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^/ mil. $. Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total _3_/....do... Member bank reserve balances 3J do... Excess reserves, estimated^/ do...

Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: kj Demand deposits, adjusted mil. $. 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) 3J percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. & Poor's) 4/..1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do...

PRODUCTION: Bituminous coal _3_/ thous. sh. tons. Electric power, by utilities mil. kxv.-hr. Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3J thous. bbl.

Steel, raw thous. sh. tons. Index of production 1967=100.

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES bil.

1970

Sept . 26

Tll75~

,761 ,687

256 ,738 ,598 212

54,864 64,416 28,394

-47

79,729 46,914 239,458 24,607 80.996 34,197

8.66 82.83 90.96

2,118 31,075 34,334

9,893

2,466 101.1

15.3

111.0

7,211 4,941

284 1,779 1,640

242

54,629 64,375 29,012

250

80,407 46,811

240,478 24,793 81,173 33,923

8.63 84.21 92.57

2,010 27,638 85,201 9,923

2,454 100.6

15.2

1971

Sept. 11

108.2

7,062 4,915

220 2,241 1,803 147

59,063 71,456 30,869

224

83,200 52,039 259,396 25,085 82,925 36,815

7.97 101.34 112.00

2,184 33,190 141,725 9,479

1,702 69.8

12.6

Sept. 18

107.6

7,512 5,104

231 2,151 1,733 176

59,354 71,490 30,881

266

85,660 53,008 264,134 25,278 83,854 36,993

7.97 99.77 110.22

2,036 32,237 175,114 9,468

1,807 74.1 14.9

Sept. 25

107.2

7,644 5,046

237

208

58,992 71,603 30,636

227

82,474 53,074 261,422 25,147 83,829 37,089

7.96 98.47

108*85

2,020 29,926

184,040 9,472

1,855 76.0

14.7

Oct . 2

106.8

176

58,685 71,753 31,082

353

7.95 97,90

108.25

187,055

1,809 74.1

1_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 27 Tuesday p r i c e . 3j Daily average . 4/ Wednesday d a t a .

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1970

July Aug.

1971

May July Aug.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. TOTAL mil. $. .| 51,154 Durable goods industries, total 1_/ do....| 27,203 Stone, clay, and glass products do.... 1,481 Primary metals do.... 4,345 Fabricated metal products do.... 3,345

Machinery, except electrical do.... 4,347 Electrical machinery do.... 3,919 Transportation equipment do....j 5,912 Instruments and related products do.... 936

Nondurable goods industries, total 1_/ do.... 23,951 Food and kindred products do.... 7,930 Tobacco products do.... 474 Textile mill products do.... 1,601

Paper and allied products do.... 1,980 Chemicals and allied products do.... 3,812 Petroleum and coal products do.... 2,181 Rubber and plastics products do.... 1,552

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do 5 5 , 3 8 6 By industry group: Durable goods industries, total 1_/ do.... 30,176 Stone, clay, and glass products do.... 1,504 Primary metals do.... 4, 773 Fabricated metal products do.... 3,578

Machinery, except elecLrical do.... 4,773 Electrical machinery do.... 4,295 Transportation equipment do.... 7 ,144 Instruments and related products do....| 1,033

r_/ Revised. 1/ Includes data for "other industries" iiot shown. 7918

53,702 28,239 1,572 4,598 3,512

4,425 4,189 5,764 1,015

25,463 8,256 474

1,850

2,113 4,101 2,246 1,503

55,644

30,483 1,480 4,809 3,503

4,696 4,301 7,641 1,002

58,709 32,536

1,772 5,814 3,623

4,923 4,304 7,803

976

26,173 8,606

484

2,153 4,454 2,282 1,647

58,352

31. ,850 1,713 5,501 3,591

4,855 4,501 7,388 1,007

62,142 34,949

1,905 5,810 3,800

5,383 4,759 8,657 1,034

27,193 8,961 533

2,300 4,549 2,382 1,690

58,988

r53,478 r28,485 rl,765 r4,923 r3,223

r4,486 r4,045 r5,852 r926

r24,993 r8,470

506

r2,045 r4,058 r2,327 rl,501

r58,185

2,650 1,762 5,404 3,550

5,015 4,476 8,011 982

r31,890 rl,793 r5,312 r3,437

r4,937 r4,434 r7,516 rl,022

55,992 29,510 1,937 3,743 3,794

4,724 4,406 6,247 978

26,482 8,726 513

2,277 4,292 2,308 1,602

57,393

31,175 ,826 ,885 ,788

,030 ,520 ,625 963

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Cont inued

ITEM 1970

July Aug.

1971

May June July Aug.

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!;i.

Machinery, excepL electrical do.... Electrical machinery do.... Transportation equipment do. . .. Instruments and related products do....

Nondurable goods industries, total \J 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....

INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURES (Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.): Failures , total number. . Commercial service do.... Construction do.... Manufacturing and mining do.... Retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do....

Liabilities (current), total thous. $.. Commercial service do-Construction do.... Manu f actur ing and mining ..... do.... Retail trade do.... Wholesale trade do....

25 8

1

2 4 2 1

98 64 34 99

64 2 8 6

13 10 14 2

34 8 2 3,

2 6 2, 2,

51, 27, 23,

,210 ,177 460 ,866

,120 ,078 ,199 ,552

,803 ,501 ,302 ,164

720 213 883 787

848 200 ,461 ,429

444 383 163 523

713 501 293 116

508 573 935

Failure annual rate (seas. adj.)..No. per 10,000 concerns.

55,272

30,073 4,726 3,546 4,603 4,388 7,195

25,199 6,737

18,462

83,105 80,230 2,875

83,124

80,303 7,025

10,765

14,940 14,815 27,517 2,821

916 126 123 191 398 78

251,920 29,155 29,049

144,516 30,134 19,066

46.8

25,161 8,218 451

1,830

2,094 4,087 2,221 1,503

99,030 64,816 34,214 99,329

64,913 2,253 8,966 6,889

13,861 10,193 14,374 2,432

34,416 8,246 2,178 3,507

2,713 6,529 2,341 2,088

52,758 27,334 25,424

26,502 8,795 471

2,171 4,315 2,295 1,604

101,626 65,790 35,836

100,647

65,079 2,269 9,236 7,283

13,837 9,930 14,035 2,379

35,568 8,894 2,190

2,738 6,799 2,375 2,131

56,428 30,280 26,148

54,932

29,748 4,694 3,555 4,480 4,265 7,227

25,184 6,646

18,538

82,161 79,325 2,836

82,412

79,568 6,910

10,817

14,724 14,779 27,103 2,844

910 131 160 157 382 80

169,587 63,931 15,159 44,034 27,434 19,019

47.4

57,028

30,601 4,800 3,532 4,809 4,409 6,958

26,427 6,973

19,454

79,432 76,356 3,076 79,749

76,727 6,917

10,995

14,277 14,069 25,244 3,022

912 139 134 171 385 83

249,489 46,032 23,881 62.175

104,367 13,034

42.8

26,338 8,699 495

2,219 4,363 2,287 1,582

100,734 65,046 35,688

100,536

64,825 2,280 9,170 7,410

13,854 9,973

13,668 2,358

35,711 8,966 2,180

2,731 6,808 2,402 2,131

60,001 32,805 27,196

57,009

30,666 4,536 3,462 5,122 4,333 7,065

26,343 7,082

19,261

77,294 74,211 3,083 77,775

74,748 6,049

10,909

14,385 13,925 24,297 3,027

935 137 118 199 410 71

165,840 16,122 24,406 85,082 29,952 10,278

44.3

r26,295 r8,739

491

r2,187 r4,330 r2,344 rl,637

r99,826 r64,482 r35,344 rl00,194

r64,692 r2,293 r8,821 r7,510

rl3,831 r9,920

r13,796 r2,327

r35,502 r8,791 r2,142

r2,744 r6,786 r2,397 r2,153

r53,835 r28,834 r25,001

r58,022

r31,722 r4,434 r3,489 r4,823 r4,827 r7,829

r26,300 r7,022 rl9,278

r77,646 r74,559 r3,087 r77,615

r74,584 r5,173 rl0,960

rl4,269 rl4,320 r24,6l0 r3,031

786 106 109 156 340 75

147,028 39,055 8,593 62,851 22,523 14,006

39.6

26,218 8,689

488

2,258 4,266 2,281 1,659

99,868 64,531 35,337 100,177

64,630 2,320 8,959 7,550

13,73? 9,907

13,593 2,346

35,547 8,774 2,118

2,729 6,725 2,476 2,106

56,174 29,750 26,424

57,726

31,502 4,062 3,716 5,103 4,550 7,710

26,224 7,252 18,972

77,825 74,794 3,031 77,945

74,905 5,349 10,886

14,343 14,350 24,696 3,040

848 108 131 169 345 95

155,555 27,515 13,205 65,460 34,071 15,304

43.6

rj Revised. 7918

XJ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.

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ITEM

COMMODITY PRICES

PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS..„..1910-14=100.

Livestock and products*. ........... . .<,»................ .do. .« Dairy products- „ .n............». . «« . n . »a...... ...,:..... do. o . Meat animal s..... <> ..... ...... . n ...... & . . . . . . » „ . „.,, 0 .. do. .. Poul try and eggs.« « «•.-.,., ..BOO.........„ „ . . . . . *..<>. „»...o do

PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and scrvices..<!..o.,.«.o ....do...

Family living items. .........».«.»»................. .do... Production items. .................................... do...

All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates.....do... PARITY RATIO............................................. do...

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS

HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEAS. ADJUSTED INDEX...,..„.1967=100. LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:

Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total..........mo. rate per 100 employees.

New hires............ „.,...»..,.,....=««..„........«.. do... Separa t ion r a t e , t o t a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

Q u i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . = . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . L a y o f f « . . « . « . . . . . . . . . . . »• o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

PULP, PAPER, AND PAPER PRODUCTS

a...................thous. cords (128 FULFWOOD:

Receipts„..................», Consumption.................... .. = ..•.. Stocks, end of month

Waste paper: Consumption......................... Stocks, end of month................

PAPER AND BOARD: Production (Bu. of the Census):

All grades, total, unadjusted^..-,, • * Paper........................... Paperboard................a..... Wet-machine b o a r d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction paper and board....

r_/ Revised. p_/ Preliminary. USCGMM--DC—7918

...thous. sh.

.do...

.do...

tons, .do...

.do..

.do..

.do.,

.do.,

.do..

1970

Aug.

276 227 319 338 403 137

336 368 313

r390 71

4.1 2.9 4.6 2.1 1.8

5,565 5,439 5,417

829 564

4,366 1,918 2,074

14 360

Sept.

280 234 320 351 390 152

339 369

r318 r393

71

87

5,537 5,147 5,813

832 571

4,124 1,793 1,959

16 356

1971

June

288 258 314 334 401 128

354 383 333 412 70

83

5,540 5,463 4,982

r877 r491

r4,604 rl,967 r2,2!4

15 r408

July

286 250 317 339 403 130

353 383 332 410 70

85

r3.7 r2.5 r4«,4 rl.,8 1,5

5,180 5,074 5,195

775 510

4,247 1,810 2,041

13 383

Aug.

287 244 323 347 409 134

355 386 333 412 70

P85

P4.2 p2o8 p4.5 pi. 9 pi.9

Sept.

282 235 323 359 403 132

356 388 333 413

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