^op^ BUSINESS STATISTICS

February 6, 1976

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Billion $ 450

425

275

250

TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS (Week ly Report ing Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

Monthly

I I I i I - I I I I I i I I I I I

(average of Wednesday data)

I I I I I 1 I I I I I 1 I I 1 I 1 I I I I I

1 9 7 6 1 9 7 5

{Wednesday data)

1973 Data: Federal Reserve Board

1974 1975 1976 ' ' ' i i i i i i i i

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Billion $ 450

425

400

375

350

325

300

275

250

INDEX, 1967-100

140

130

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION Monthly

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INDEX, 1967=100

170

1973 Edison Electric Inst.

1974 1975 1976 J F M A M J J A S O N D

INDEX, 1941-43=10 INDEX, 1941-43=10

135

125

115

105

95

85

75

- PRICES OF 425 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

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Data: Stand. & Poor's Corp.

1974 1975 1976 J F M A M J J A S O N D

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967=100. 9 Foodstuffs . .... . . .do. 13 Raw industrials do...

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mj.i. $ . 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 3/ 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/ 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.. Rate of capability utilization 5/ percent..

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES .,-. . bil. .

1975

Jan. 25

201.5 235.2 181.0

9,219 6,440

729 5,350 4,874

257

77,431 92,957 38,265

186

101,848 59,136

379,602 23,855

128,671 60,592

9.52 71.74 79.47

11,900 37,010

108,142 8,573

2,616

14.9

Feb. 1

203.0 244.2 178.6

9,458 6,456

699 5,380 4,869

276

76,707 92,751 37,380

206

101,930 58,740

376,529 23,011

126,850 60,095

9.48 77.26 85.88

12,650 36,077 96,833 8,572

2,675

15.1

1976

Jan. 10

190.3 199.6 183.4

10,451 7,444

701 5,037 3,960

233

86,065 102,243 35,531

299

108,628 69,979

384,465 40,627

119,538 59,876

9.37 93.95

105.08

10,570 41,376

153,822 8,242

2,152

72.1

13.4

Jan. 17

191.4 202.9 183.8

10,346 7,275

564 4,962 3,900

181

85,211 97,994 35,813

186

108,384 70,626

381,582 41,362

118,623 59,842

9.34 97.13

108.77

11,685 40,082

167,780 8,242

2,236

74.9

14.5

Jan. 24

191.4 202.6 183.9

10,316 7,197

486

218

84,357 98,385 36,214

228

104,856 71,644 378,316 40,168 118,015 59,815

9.31 98.24 110.02

11,300

176,747 8,242

2,253

75.5

14.6

Jan. 31

188.7 196.8 183.1

244

9.28 98.53 110.36

167,950

2,320 77.7

1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price, based on current availability of raw materials, fuels, supplies,

5/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data, and industry facilities.

5/ Capability for a full order book

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM Nov. Dec. Sept. Oct.

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS MANUFACTURERS' 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 metal s do.... Fabricated metal products . do... .

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

85,144 43,893 2,214 8,031 5,195

7,227 5,514

10,089 1,493

41,251 14,247

577 2,664

3,474 6,791 5,116 1,987

85,675

44,275 2,242 8,572 5,256

7,795 5,350 9,333 1,464

75,406 38,158

1,830 6,690 4,712

7,443 5,117 7,379 1,344

37,248 13,372

600 2,262

3,097 6,118 4,970 1,715

79,737

40,799 2,070 7,379 4,940

7 740 5,'076 8,124 1,357

89,968 45,185

2,424 6,925 5,677

7,660 5,807

10,251 1,611

44,783 14,872

582 3,209

3,609 7,878 5,742 2,153

86,288

43,280 2,265 7,065 5,304

5,453 9,823 1,481

90,465 45,404 2,541 6,466 5,703

7,656 5,890

10,808 1,598

45,061 14,805

637 3,273

3,650 7,699 5,788 2,170

87,704

43,908 2,391 6,844 5,511

7,776 5,634 9,736 1,530

r86,228 42,245 r2,233 6,167

r5,191

r7,255 r5,684 9,852 1,549

r43,983 rl4,258

r723 r3,177

r3,650 r7,427 r5,916 r2,037

r86,666

42,503 r2,263 6,566

r5,250

r7,832 r5,526 9,103 1,520

81,918 40,208

1,989 5,790 5,092

7,278 5,443 8,944 1,531

41,710 13,936

651 3,038

3,423 7,097 5,741 1,833

86,902

43,182 2,249 6,385 5,338

7,620 5,401 9,965 1,546

r / Revised. 31~277

1/ Inc ludes da ta for " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s nou snown.

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATiSTiCS —Cont inued

ITEM 1974

Nov.

1975

Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

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. . Durabl e 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 metal s 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 HOUSING UNITS STARTED: Unadjusted: Total (private and public) thous Privately owned do. . One-family structures do. .

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total privately owned do. . One-family structures do. .

NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS (14,000 permit-issuing places):

Seasonally adjusted at annual rates: Total do. . One-family structures do. .

Manufacturers' shipments of mobile homes: Unadjusted. .do. . Seasonally adjusted at annual rates .do. .

41,400 14,048

S73 2,628

532 153 161 062

146,371 95,132 51,239 147,135

95,787 3,695 11,290 11,347

21,132 14,639 20,418 4,209

51,348 12,151 2,822 5,006 4,668 10,205 3,892 3,265 83,368 42,402 40,966 83,805

42,705 7,863 5,226 7,559 4,926 9,298

41,100 9,223 31,877

134,861 130,701 4,160

136,869

132,656 18,286 20,262 29,907 21,212 34,201 4,213

75.6 75.1 57.9

1,017 802

770 534

15.3 204

38,938 13,494

615 2,342

287 866 915

149,762 97,198 52,564 150,404

97,967 3,721 11,861 11,793

21,552 14,684 21,000 4,329

52,437 12,425 2,950 4,812 4,737 10,605 3,925 3,267 72,894 36,024 36,870 76,704

38,092 6,297 4,387 7,426 4,439 8,300

38,612 8,351 30,261

132,345 128,563 3,782

133,832

129,944 17,202 19,710 29,592 20,575 34,375 3,888

55 55 41

4 1 0

880 682

837 514

11.8 195

43,008 14,073

562 3,053

,516 ,618 ,731 ,106

145,037 95,927 49,110 146,413

96,640 3,613 13,789 11,028

21,713 13,212 21,357 3,835

49,773 11,362 3,113 4,384 4,573 10,783 4,212 2,941 88,967 44,039 44,928 85,453

42,227 6,265 196 120 144 982

43,226 10,166 33,060

120,143 115,492 4,651

121,113

116,356 12,092 18,097 26,209 19,112 32,396 4,757

112.5 111.9 84.5

1,269 931

,095 779

20.4 215

43,796 14,275

639 3,008

,580 ,762 ,871 ,098

145,646 95,542 50,104 146,510

96,215 3,605 13,776 10,914

21,503 13,245 21,300 3,818

50,295 11,687 3,262 4,473 4,571 10,750 4,242 2,964 88,894 43,575 45,319 86,422

42,393 6,877 5,282 7,425 5,510 9,159

44,029 10,295 33,734

118,570 113,659 4,911

119,832

114,845 12,126 17,867 25,859 18,989 31,820 4,987

rl25.0 rl23.6 r93.8

rl,452 rl,103

,079 769

21.2 229

r44,163 r14,064

r718 r3,138

r3,712 r7,814 r5,967 r2,113

rl46,101 r95,429 r50,672 rl46,671

r95,953 r3,585 rl3,898 rl0,970

r21,105 rl3,237 r21,368 r3,817

r50,718 rl 1,909 3,248 r4,610 r4,573 rl0,836 r4,301 r2,925 r85,304 41,101 r44,203 r85,943

41,580 6,276

r5,302 r7,629 r5,595 8,529

r44,363 rl0,492 r33,871

rll7,649 112,518 r5,131

rll9,108

113,920 11,838

rl7,919 r25,656 rl9,057 31,244 r5,188

r96 .5 r96 .2 r71 .7

rl,354 rl,028

rl,085 r787

16.8 232

43,720 14,070

667 3,136

630 957 670 032

146,378 95,115 51,263 146,786

95,720 3,611 13,914 10,972

20,970 13,318 21,076 3,880

51,066 11,935 3,252 4,663 4,564 10,787 4,443 2,935 80,910 39,215 41,695 85,628

41,853 6,271 4,893 7,138 5,017 9,996

43,775 10,018 33,757

116,640 111,525 5,115

117,838

112,595 11,724 17,476 25,174 18,674 31,276 5,243

78.7 77.8 56.3

1,309 972

1,058 782

r/ Revised. 31,277

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

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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

ITEM

FOREIGN TRADE

EXPORTS (MDSE.), INCL. REEXPORTS, TOTAL. Excl. Department of Defense Shipments.............

By commodity groups and principal commodities:

Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc..................

Animal and vegetable oils, fats, waxes..........

Manufactured goods..............................

Miscellaneous manufactured articles.............

GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAL.......

By commodity groups and principal commodities:

Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuels........... Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc.................. Animal and vegetable oils and fats

Machinery and transport equipment Miscellaneous manufactured articles

.....mil. $..

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1974

Nov.

9,396.8 9,342.6 8,972.9

1,444.1 141.1

1,084.7 464.4

118.5 729.3 935.7

3,652.4 635,4

1,413.9 467.9 239,6

8,885.4 8,973.3

789.2 102.7 475.0

2,214.7 49.9

397.1 1,767.7 2,037.0 824.0 228.2

Dec.

8,743.3 8,702.6 8,862.1

1,324.8 140.7 924.2 251.9

166.3 774.0 934.2

3,459.9 558.1

1,376.8 409.0 247.7

9,139.2 9,256.8

888.3 107.2 497.5

2,497.6 53.3

385.7 1,728.6 2,011.6 751.8 217.7

1975

Sept.

r8,416.8 r8,391.2 r9,156.7

1,244.3 105.7 693.5 r322.8

43.5 682,2 880,1

3,618.9 599.2

1,416.0 460,0 246.0

8,161.6 8,188.6

896.9 106.9 476.4

1 2,446.1 41.6

275.1 1,091.8 1,793.3 815.7 217.9

Oct.

9,749.7 9,718.1 9,288.1

1,475.6 128.6 876.2

. 318.5

56.9 730.2 980.4

4,257.8 706.4

1,669.8 530.9 278.2

8,511.9 8,212,2

759.9 128.0 457.7

2,345.5 48.8

302.4 1,194.0 2,138.6 919.7 217.4

Nov.

9,526.7 ! 9,513.7 9,409.3

1,526.8 150.8 859.5 457.9

77.7 661.6 914.3

3,946.7 664.2

1,532.8 471.8 353.3

7,910.7 8,299.1

725.1 120.4 415.3

2,089.4 66.2

298.5 1,121.2 2,018.6 844.1 211.9

Dec.

9,328.7 9,303.5 9,324,9

1,382.0 139.6 819.9 346.9

68.8 780.7 895.2

4,038.2 633.3

1,563.9 478.5 265.5

8,888.9 8,746.3

712.1 137.2 524.4

2,547.5 46.0

327.9 1,211.1 2,269.4 878.7 234.6

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