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BUSINESS STATISTICS

June 6, 1975

A WEEKLY

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US. DEPARTMENT OF COM MERGE/ BU REAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

1941-43=10

135

1 9 ^

115

105

95

85

75

- PRICES OF 425 INC

1 ( 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

IUSTRIAL STOCKS

1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 -1 ! 1

Monthly (avg. of daily close)

1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l

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-

-

-

-

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1972 Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1973 1974 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D

INDEX, 1967=100

170

160

150

140

130

~ ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION (E. E. I. seas. ad j . index)

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™ j — i — i — i , i i , i , i i i i

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i i i i i i i i i i i

Monthly

i i i i i 1 i i i

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INDEX, 1967=100

170

1972 Data: Edison Electric Inst.

1973 1974 1975

Billic 110

100

90

80

70

60

50

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

Shipments ( l e f t s c a l e )

Bil

• ' i ' • ' ' '

ion $ 220

200

180

160

140

120

100 1972 1973

U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1974 1975

Billion $ 160

100

80

NEW CONSTRUCTION (seas, ad j . , at annua l rates)

Total Put in Place (left scale)

Private Residential, Nonfarm (r ight scale)

I I I I I I I I I I I I I M I

V _

Billion $ 100

80

H 60

40

11 i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i i i 20 1972 1973

Data: U.S. Dept. ot Commerce 1974 1975

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

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 1] ... 1367=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 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 do... Savings deposits d o — 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) V * percent. Stock prices, 500 stocks (Stand. § Poor's) 4/.1941-43=10. Industrial, 425 stocks do...

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

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

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES M l .

1974

May 25

220.6 215.0 224.5 10,374 6,966

247 2,184 1,855 257

72,959 90,227 36,616 -129

98,761 57,819 367,843 22,250 120,721 57,224

8.71 87.09 98.30

13,255 35,792 163,386 8,978

2,840 116.4 17.7

June 1

216.9 212.9 219.5 10,204 6,656

209 2,234 1,898 173

73,062 89,737 36,349

179

96,753 57,844

367,797 21,850 120,888 57,512

8.75 86.89 98.13

11,5.40 34,743 141,970 8,990

2,901 118.9 15.8

1975

May 10

195.4 210.2 185.6 11,314 7,930

433 5,356 4,445 243

78,412 98,455 35,319

385

101,119 62,726 374,698 29,314

125,162 59,189

9.56 89.08 100.45

13,415 33,660 148,809 8,405

2,319 95.1 15.2

May 17

194.7 207.9 185.9 11,182 7,770

411 5,257 4,543 275

79,117 97,448 34,518

-15

101,767 63,011 373,320 29,511 124,398 59,211

9.56 92.27 104.04

13,510 33,512 148,198 8,384

2,227 91.3 15.3

May 24

195.5 212.2 184.7 11,491 7,960

392

242

79,2.27 98,466 34,732

85

101,766 63,306

Tin nn'7

^29^720 123,668 59,214

9.53 89,06 100.36

13,500

137,167 8,422

2,195 90.0 15.5

May 31

192.5 211.0 180.5

1186

79,473 97,590 34,185

134

9.54 89.71 101.06

119,864

2,122 87.0

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price. 3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM

1974

Mar. Apr.

1975

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr%

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS •

MANUFACTURERST SHIPMENTS: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL. mil. $. 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.

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.

81,391 42,829

2,150 7,555 4,921

7,551 5,777 8,941 1,316

38,562 12,939

530 2,932 3,217 6,729 4,374 1,919

78,197

40,635 2,154 7,059 4,836

6,969 5,629 8,177 1,315

80,823 42,699

2,229 7,757 4,948

7,172 5,552 9,195 1,244

38,124 12,171

531 2,806 3^258 7,094 4,499 1,985

79,050

41,232 2,191 7,047 4,879

6,884 5,727 8,699 1,270

73,923 37,259 1,857 6,972 4,579

6,927 4,674 7,550 1,215

36,664 12,846

568 2,060 3 p 0 4 6,29.2 4,847 1,816

79,124

40,137 2,144 7,241 5,062

7,385 5,114 7,935 1,351

80,103 40,467 1,913 7,026 4,830

7,758 5,241 8,560 1,290

39,636 13,629

586 2,287 3,293 7,019 4,985 1,923

78,875

39,653 2,072 6,852 4,902

7,415 5,197 7,984 1,328

r80,184 #0,802 rl,997 6,580

r4,783

r7,900 5,211 9,062

rl,358

r39,382 rl3,548

r591 r2,543 r3,164 r7,011 r4,875 rl,914

r77,028

38,643 r2,000 6,143

r4,960

r7,291 5,066 8,295

rl,358

81,786 42,011 2,224 6,588 5,174

7,765 5,269 9,431 1,404

39,775 13,333

584 2,438 3,160 7,264 5,009 2,051

80,140

40,609 2,189 5,974 5,106

7,448 5,415 8,945 1,432

r_/ Revised.

61957

1/ Includes data for "other industries" not shown.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS —Continued 3

ITEM

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

1974

Mar.

37,562 12,730

544 2,759 3,091 6,435 4,404 1,826

127,125 83,515 43,610 126,500

83,014 2,952 9,562 9,384 17,693 13,133 18,671 3,627

43,486 11,035 2,588 4,733 3,484 7,655 3,002 2,742

83,377 44,736 38,641 79,547

41,974 6,930 5,165 -8,018 5,751 7,998 37,573 8,908 28,665

122,546 117,429 5,117

119,955

114,927 13,645 16,401 24,207 21,140 31,430 5,028

9,969 7,276 3,500 2,839 2,314 569

1,246 2,693

135.1 98.6 48.6 39.1 30.5 7.5 16.7 36.4

166

Apr.

37,818 12,451

549 2,851 3,235 6,490 4,531 1,879

129,464 84,911 44,553 128,438

84,108 3,027 9,723 9,583 18,102 13,341 18,490 3,702

44,330 11,164 2,561 4,769 3,656 7,836 3,312 2,759

83,152 44,904 38,248 82,059

44,124 7,510 5,557 7,734 6,204 8,758 37,935 9,263 28,672

124,875 119,632 5,243

122,961

117,817 14,106 17,079 25,057 21,617 31,490 5,144

11,015

1975

893 866 083 441 586 337 122

136.4 97.4 48.2 39.3 29.5 6.9 16.3 39.0

. 168

Jan.

38,987 13,690

603 2,241 3,215 6,775 4,835 1,957

151,943 99,005 52,938 151,624

99,124 3,760 12,446 11,825 21,907 • 14,801 21,245 4,292

52,500 12,145 3,069 4,694 4,871 10,924 4,061 3,298

72,026 35,434 36,592 74,958

36,062 5,071 4,720 6,837 4,919 7,253 38,896 8,537 30,359

130,452 126,741 3,711

129,671

125,873 15,033 19,369 29,046 20,378 33,694 3,798

9,142 6,331 2,605 2,013 2,206 634

1,128 2,811

130.3 88.5 37.7 27.9 29.4 8.5 15.1 41.8

184

Feb. Mar.

39,222 13,656

616 2,309 3,230 6,863 4,854 1,899

152,692 100,403 52,289 151,993

100,082 3,741 13,015 12,045 22,168 14,758 21,392 4,223

51,911 11,930

3,095 4,543 4,877

10,875 4,210 3,227

78,444 38,811 39,633 76,139

37,023 5,378 4,784 6,805 4,931 8,030 39,116 8,641 30,475

128,797 125,089 3,708

126,939

123,246 13,560 19,253 28,438 20,113 33,742 3,693

r8,592 r5,805 r2,315 rl,762 r2,110 r612

rl,069 r2,787

r l 2 7 . 0 r86 .7 r36 ,3 r26 .8

2.9.8 8.7

r l 5 . 2 r 4 0 . 3

184

r38,385 rl3,313

r606 r2,391 r3,037 r6,711 r4,901 rl,821

rl51,930 rl00,482 r51,448 rl51,194

r99,879 r3,781 rl3,381 rl2,090 r22,400 rl4,347 r21,120 r4,132

r51,315 rll,752 r3,069 r4,380 r4,856 r!0,887 r4,203 r3,173

r77,538 38,107

r39,431 r73,882

35,492 4,961 r4,449 r6,759 r4,662 7,705

r38,390 r8,484 r29,906

rl26,151 122,392 r3,759

rl23,798

120,099 12,379 rl9,013 r27,905 rl9,709 33,153 r3,699

r8,820 r6,023 r2,507 rl,862 r2,024 r606 r994

r2,797

rl21.0 r83.4 35.7 26.3

r26.7 r8.0 rl3.3 r37.6

185

r/ Revised.

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ITEM

FOREIGN TRADE

EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL................ .mil. Excl. Department of Defense Shipments................... do. Seasonally adjusted...................................do.

By commodity groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals................................... do. Beverages and tobacco................................. do. Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels..................do. Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc........................ da.

Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes................do. Chemicals............................................. do.. Manufactured goods.................................... do.

Machinery and transport equipment, total.............. do. Electrical.......................................... do.

Transport equipment, total............................do. Miscellaneous manufactured articles...................do. Commodities not classified............................do.«

GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL....................................do. Seasonally adjusted................................... do.

By commodity .groups and principal commodities: Food and live animals.................................. do. Beverages and tobacco................................. do. Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels................do. Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc........................ do. Animal and vegetable oils and fats..................... do.

Chemicals.............................................do. Manufactured goods.................................... do. Machinery and transport equipment..................... do. Miscellaneous manufactured articles...................do. Commodities not classified............................do.

1974

Mar.

8,525.5 8,497.8 7,625.4

1,257.2 79.1

1,099.3 162.3

100. 734. 934.

3,368. 594.

1,359. 483. 192.3

7,781.1 7,741.6

913.6' 104.1 502.7

1,820.0 35.3

266.2 1,294.3 1,940.3 732.7 171.9

Aur.

8,408.7 8,372.1 8,107.8

1,178.8 94.9

1,079.8 223.2

124.2 774.6 952.1

3,185.7 575.6

1,256.7 468.0 207.8

8,333.0 8,024.8

825.8 113.3 494.6

2,294.2 40.0

316.0 1,271.8 2,078.4 719.8 179.0

1975

Jan.

9,202.8 9,123.9 9,411.9

1,643.7 122.9

1,026.0 357.1

140.9 820.0 911.2

3,312.5 615.7

1,084.2 454.6 238.6 ,

9,822.5 9,622.4

713.8 112.3 477.9

3,414.9 48.5

437.2 1,749.5 1,894.7

755.6 218.0

Feb.

8,545.5 8,499.8 8,789.0

1,338.2 86.6

839.0 337.4

104.5 669.9 847.4

3 ,536 .6 568.7

1,422.9 426.4 228.5

7,162.7 7,872.0

626. 106. 390.

1,937, 44.

306.2 1,259.0 1,688.8

621.9 181.0

Mar.

9,466.5 9,437.6 8,715.9

1,276.6 120.1 892.3 399.6

120.8 786.8 949.6

4,051.8 649.5

1,599.1 488.6 237.8

,455.9 ,335.6

657.5 143.7 456.3

1,477.6 55.1

340.8 1,313.3 2,138.4

687.8 185.4

Apr.

9,074.4 9,012.7 8,569.6

1,219.6 101.6 810.7 391.4

73.7 737.2 949.3

3,905. 641.

1,410. 482. 274.

8 ,181.1 8,012.8

684.5 119.1 468.4

2 ,438 .4 40 .7

351.9 1,243.9 1,899.2

703.8 231.2

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