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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

T if

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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)

/ "~ Shipments ^ —- — «** j

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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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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

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1 8 . 8 6 . 6

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