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BUSINESS STATISTICS

July 4, 1975

A WEEKLY

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE

SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS*

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Bil l ion $ Biliit

450

425

400

375

350

325

300

275

250

TOTAL LOANS A N D INVESTMENTS

(Week ly Report ing Member Banks of Federal Reserve System)

^^^^^^^ ^*y

• ^ ~ ^ ~ ~

I I I l I I I I I . .X_J— • 1 1 1 . 1 ' 1 1 1 J . 1

(average of Wednesday data)

i i i i i 1 i i i i i

-

— \ - — ^

-

-

-

-i I i i i 1 i i i i i

1972 Data: Federal Reserve Board

1973 1974

-

~ 1975 \ /

^ 1 9 7 4

-

(Wednesday data)

1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

F ^ **r

_L

450

425

400

375

350

325

300

275

250 1975 J F M A M J J A S O N D

1967=100

200

150

100

50

RAW STEEL PRODUCTION

i i i i i I i i i i i _J—1—1—L

( ingots and al l other forms)

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

-

' " ^ N \ ~

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

1972

Data: Amer. Iron & Steel Inst.

Weekly

1974

/

1967=100

200

I 1975 ^ \ I

1973 1974 1975 I I LJ i l l i l l II 0

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

150

100

50

Bi!li<

110

100

90

80

70

60

50

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS

|_ & INVENTORIES (seasonally adjusted)

Shipments (left scale)

Bill ion $

220

200

180

160

140

120

100 1972 1973

Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1974 1975

Million

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

.5

PRIVATE H( (seas, ad j . , at a

-

-

-JL_l_i_l 1 1 I I 1 1 1

DUSING STARTS nnual rates)

iiiitl i I l l l 1 l I I I I

-

-

-

r^ 1 1 1 1 1 1 M i n i

1972 1973 Data: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

1974 1975

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2 WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS1

ITEM

WHOLESALE PRICES, 22 COMMODITIES 2/ 1967= 1 00 . . 9 Foodstuffs do ... . 13 Raw industrials do... .

ALL RETAIL STORES, SALES mil. $ . . Nondurable goods stores do.

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous. . INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT, al 1 programs do

State programs (50 States, D.C., and Puerto Rico) do FAILURES, 1NDUST. AND COMMERCIAL (Dun & Bradstrcct)...number..

FINANCE: Currenty in circulation 3/ mil $ . . Federal Reserve bank credit outstanding, total 3/ do.... Member bank reserve balances 3/ 7 do.

Excess reserves, estimated J/ do. . . . Assets and liabilities of large commercial banks: 4/

Demand deposits, adjusted 7.. .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, fi Poor's) 4/...1941-43=10..

Industrial, 425 stocks 7 do

PRODUCTION: Bituminous coa 1 rhons . sh . tons Electric power, by utilities mi 1 . kw. -hr. . Motor vehicles (passenger cars) number. . Petroleum (crude) and condensate 3/ thous. bb 1 . .

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

RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MI LES bil . .

]_/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ Tuesday price

1974

June 22

225.5 224.5 226.1

10,571

266 ,160 ,833 198

73,938 89,720 36,708

247

99,251 57,736

372,424 21,865

122,684 57,941

8.87 88.84

100.64

12,535 38,193

152,962 8,988

2,842 116.5

18.0

226.9 228.8 225.5

10,943 7,065

286 2,082 1 ,783

1.88

73,689 90,068 36,536

99

100,528 57,885

373,688 20,982

123,575 58,183

8.94 87.61 99.27

8,205 36,218

155,713 9,005

2,802 114.9 17.0

1975

June 7

186.1 205.9 1.73.4

1.1 ,

7 , 319 815

44 3 5,064 4,074

211

79,874 96,908 34,54 3

346

101,962 64,338

374,135 30,590

122,004 59,245

9.52 92.60

104.07

13,820 35,950

148,629 8,566

2,064 84.6 15.7

June 14

186.6 208.2 172.9

,472 , 763

422 ,069 ,045 193

80,536 92,072 33,728

-73

104,695 64,629

378,179 32,150

121,961 59,251

9.46 90.55

101.63

13,760 36,082

152,729 8,350

2,118 86.8 15.6

June 2.1

186.3 208.1 172.5

11,331 7,572

432

198

80,775 93,357 34,983

399

104,402 64,867 378,750 32,744

122,235 59,200

9.41 90.39 101.30

13,615 39,104

149,589 8,359

2,047 83.9 15.7

June 28

189.9 2.15.3 174.1

205

80,685 95,943 37,700

89

9.40 94.62

106.09

151,737

1,997 81 .9

_3/ Daily average. 4/ Wednesday data.

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

Apr. May

1975

Apr. May

GENERAL BUSINESS INDICATORS

MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS : NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, T0TA1 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 a 1 lied products do. . Chemicals and al 1 icd products do . . Petroleum and coal products do. . Rubber and pi astics products do . .

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, TOTAL do . . By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total 1/ do. . Stone, clay, and glass products do. . Primary metaIs do. . Fabricated metal products do. .

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

80,823 42,699 2,229 7,757 4,948

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

38,124 12,171

5 31 806 258 094 499

1,985

79,050

41 2 7 4

6 5 8 1

232 191 04 7 879

884 727 699 270

82,391 44,000 2,263 8,052 5,233

7,186 5,731 9,591 1,316

38,391 12,281

588 884 291 987 725 ,967

81,117

42,538 2,175 7,42.1 5,213

7,010 5,948 8,857 1,320

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

7,/58 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

415 197 984

1,328

80,184 40,802 1,997 6,580 4,783

7,900 5,211 9,062 1,358

39,382 13,548

591 2,543 3,164 7,011 4,875 1,914

77,028

38,64 3 2,000 6,143 4,690

7,291 5,066 8,295 1,358

r81,730 42,015 r2,217 6,582

r5,183

r7,789

r5,299 9,381 r 1,373

r39,715 rl3,535

r585 r2,446 r3,185 r7,183 r4,982 rl ,998

r80,101

40,619 r2,181 5,968

r5 ,11 3

r7,471 r5,44 8 8.900

rl,402

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

CORRECTION FOR MAY AND JUNE 1975 issues of SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, p. S-I5: Average weekly hours for nonsupervisory workers

transportation, communication, electric, gas, etc., seasonally adjusted, for February 1975 should read 39.9 hours.

31,003

80,369 41,323 2,249 6,270 5,053

7,522 5,240 9,503 1,339

39,046 13,306

605 2,489 3,145 7,030 4,993 1,945

79,283

40,005 162 782 033

341 415 808 342

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued

Apr. May Feb. Apr. May

GENERAL BUS I.NESS INDICATORS--Con .

MANUFACTURERS ' SI 11 PMENTS (SEAS . ADJ.) - -Con . By industry group--Con.

NondurabIo goods industri es, tota 1 1 / mi 1 . $ . Food and k indred products do . . . Tobacco products do. . . Text i Lc ml 1 1 products do. . . Paper and al 1 i ed products do . . . Chemi cal s and alii ed products do . . . Petroleum and coal products do . . . Rubber and p 1 ast i cs products do. . .

INVENTORIES, FIND OF MONTH: Book value (unadjusted) , total do. . .

Durable goods industri es, total do. . . Nondurable goods i ndustries , tota 1 do . . .

Book value (seasonal l.y adjusted) 5 total do. . . By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total 1/ do. . . Stone, clay, and gl ass products do. . . Primary metal s do. . . Fabricated metal products do . . . Machinery, except electrical do. . . Electrical machinery do. . . Transportst i on equ i pment do. . . Instruments and related products do. . .

Nondurable goods i ndustries , total \J do. Food and k i ndred products do. Tobacco products do. Text i. 1 c mi 1 1 products do . Paper and allied products do. Chemicals and alii ed products do. Petrol cum and coal products do . Rubber and pi ast i cs products do .

NEW ORDERS, NET (NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED) , TOTAI 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 ]_/ do. Primary metals do. Fabricated metal products do. Machinery, except el ectri cal do. Electrical machinery do. Trans port at ion equipment do.

Nondurable goods industries, total do. J ndustries with unfi 11 ed orders do. Industries without unfi lied orders do.

UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF MONTH (UNADJ.), TOTAI Durable goods industries, total Nondurable goods industries with unfilled orders..

UNFILLED ORDERS, END OF' MONTH (SEAS. A D J . ) , TOTAI By industry group:

Durable goods industries, total 1/ Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical LU ect rica1 machinery.

...do.

...do.

...do.

. . .do.

do . . . do... do... do... do...

Transportation equipment. do . . . Nondurable goods industries with unfilied orders do...

LABOR FORCE!, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS

HELP-WANTED ADVERTISING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED INDEX 1967=100.

LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation:

Accession rate, total mo. rate per 100 employees. New hires do. . .

Separat i on rat.e, total do . . . Quit do. . . Layoff do . . .

Seasona11y adjusted: Accession rate, total do . . .

New hires do . . . Separat ion rate, total do . . .

Quit. do. . . Layoff do. . .

WORK STOPPAGES: Number of stoppages:

Beg inning i n month number. 1 n effect during month do. . .

Workers involved: Beg inn i ng i n month thous . In effect, during month do. . .

Man-days idle during month do. . .

57 12

2 5 6 4 L

129 84 44

128

84 5 9 9

18 15 18

5

44 11

2

4 5 "7

5 2

85 44 58 82

44 7 5 7

6 8

57 9

28

124 119

5 122

117 14 17 25 21 51

5

818 451 549 85 1. 255 490 551 879

464 91 1 55 5 4 58

108 027 725 585

102 54 I 4 90 702

550 164 561 769 656 856 512 759

152 904 248 059

124 510 55 7 754 204 758 955 265 672

875 652 245 96.1

81.7 I 06 079 05 7 617 490 144

4 . 4 5 . 5 4 . 2 2 .4

.9

4.6 5.5 4 .6 2.6 1 .1

550 840

211 551

,542

58 12

2 5 6 4 1

152 86 45

150

85 5 9 9

18 1 5 18

5

45 11

2 4 5 8 5 2

84 46 58 85

46 9 5 8 6 9

58 9

29

1.27 122

5 127

.122 15 17 26 22 51

5

579 44 9 582 956 510 529 792 907

092 565 529 956

715 100 947 756

528 496 782 805

221 057 555 789 778 140 555 875

865 504 56 1 264

750 002 694 087 548 095 554 562 172

550 157 2.15 114

016 688 560 157 218 750 098

5 . 1 5 .9 4 . 4 2 . 6

4.7 5.5 4 .6 2.6 I .1

740 1,060

591 658

6,26 7

59 15

2 5 6 4 1

152 100

52 151.

1 00 5

15 12

2? 14 21

4

51 11

5 4 4

10 4 5

78 58 59 76

57 5 4 6 4 8

59 8

50

128 125

5 126

125 15 19 28 20 55

5

222 656 6 1 () 509 2 50 865 854 899

692 405 289 995

082 741 015 04 5

168 758 592 225

911 950 095 545 877 875 210 227

444 811. 655 1 59

025 578 784 805 951 050 116 64 I 475

797 089 708 959

246 560 25 5 458 1 1 5 742 695

2 . 7 1 .2 4 . 5

.9 2 . 9

5.5 1.5 5.4 1 .2 5.4

500 550

.101 185

1,757

5 8 , 5 8 5 1 5 , 5 1 5

606 2 , 5 9 1 5 , 0 5 7 6,7.11 4 ,901 . 1 ,821.

1 5 1 , 9 5 0 1 0 0 , 4 8 2 5 1 , 4 4 8

1 5 1 , 1 9 4

9 9 , 8 7 9 5 ,781

1 5 , 5 8 1 1 2 , 0 9 0

2 2 , 4 0 0 1/1 --;/i7 2 1 , 1 2 0

4 , 1 5 2

5 1 , 5 1 5 1 1 , 7 5 2

5 , 0 6 9 4 , 5 8 0 4 , 856

1 0 , 8 8 7 4 , 2 0 5 5 , 1 7 5

7 7 , 5 5 8 5 8 , 1 0 7 59,15.1 7 5 , 8 8 2

5 5 , 4 9 2 4 , 9 6 1 4 ,44 9 6 , 7 5 9 4 , 6 6 2 7 , 7 0 5

5 8 , 5 9 0 8 , 4 8 4

2 9 , 9 0 6

1 2 6 , 1 5 1 1 2 2 , 5 9 2

5 ,759 1 2 5 , 7 9 8

120 ,099 12 ,579 1 9 , 0 1 5 2 7 , 9 0 5 1 9 , 7 0 9 5 5 , 1 5 5

5 , 6 9 9

r 5 9 , 4 8 2 r 1 5 , 8 4 4

r6()5 r 2 , 4 8 4 r 5 , 1 6 5 r 6 , 6 5 7 r 5 , 0 1 4 r l , 8 8 9

r 1 5 1 , 3 5 1 r 1 0 0 , 7 2 9

r 5 0 , 6 2 2 r l 5 0 , 1 8 4

r 9 9 , 8 0 5 r 3 , 7 7 5

r 1 5 , 7 7 0 r l 1,885 r?? 4 78

r l<1,088 r 2 I , 5 3 5 r ' 1 , 0 4 5

r 5 0 , 5 8 1 r l l , 4 8 0

5 ,057 .-,1 ">r. -:

r 4 , 7 3 8 r l 0 , 9 5 1

r 4 , 1 5 7 r 3 , 0 6 9

r 7 9 , 5 4 5 59 ,4 79

r 5 9 , 8 6 6 r 7 8 , 5 6 8

5 8 , 7 5 1 5 , 5 9 5

r4 , 8 1 5 r 6 , 9 4 6 r 5 , 5 l 6

8 , 5 0 6 r 5 9 , 6 1 7

r 8 , 9 1 1 5 0 , 7 0 6

r 123 ,761 1 1 9 , 8 5 2

r 3 , 9 0 9 r 1 2 2 , 0 6 6

1 1 8 , 2 5 1 1 1 , 8 0 7

r ! 8 , 7 1 2 r 2 7 , 5 8 1 r l 9 , 5 7 7

5 2 , 7 5 9 r 3 , 8 3 5

3 . 2 I . 3 4 . 2 1 .0 2 . 5

.1.5 4 . 8 1 . 2 2 . 8

570 570

90 171

1,770

1.6 r4 .0

1 .1 2 .1

5 .9 1 .7

r4 .4 1 .2 2.5

517 74 1.

150 221

,517

59 15

7

5 6 rj

1

.149 100

49 1.48

99 5

14 11 ?? \ 5

278 484 597 552 1 66 655 069 885

897 164 755 74 0

272 725 1 04 670 307 889

997

4 9 11

5 4 4

10 4 5

78 58 59 78

59 5 4 7 5 8

59 8

50

121 117

4 121

1 17 1 1 18 27 19 52

5

468 015 062 i n

681 865 054 045

029 865 166 628

249 956 806 140 209 552 579 976 405

425 596 029 4 1 5

478 961 4 84 1 80 570 4 86 955

p4 .0 p 2 . 0 p 5 . 9 p i . 5 p i . 8

P 5 . 7 pi . 8 p4 .1 p i . 5 p 2 . 5

61 9 919

24 2 412

4 , 9 5 0

vj R e v i s e d . p_/ P r e l i m i n a r y . \J I n c l u d e s d a t a f o r " o t h e r i n d u s t r i e s " n o t shown.

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l:OR]]IGN TRAM-

I:.X PORTS (MDSIi.), 1NC1,. RI-I-XPORTS, TOTAL mil. $ l'xc I . Department of Defense Sh ipments do. .

Seasonal i.y adj listed ...... do . , By commod i ty groups and pri nc:i pa 1 commod i t i es :

l-'ood and 1 i ve an i ma. Ls do . . Beverages and tobacco. .,..«.., do, . Crude materials, inedible, exc . fuels 'e. . Mi.nera 1 fuc 1 s, 1 ubr i cants, etc do. ,

Animal and vegetable oi Is, f ats, waxes do. . Chemi ca 1. s do. .. Manufactured goods do . .

Machinery and transport equipment, total do. . lil ectricai „ do. .

Transport equipment, total do. . Mi sccll aneous manufactured art i cl.es do. . Commod it i.es not cla.ssi.fi ed do. .

GENERAL IMPORTS, TOTAI do. . Seasonal ly adjusted do. .

By commodity groups and principal commodi t.i es: Food and live an i ma 1 s do. . Beverages and tobacco do. . Crude materials, inedible, exc. fuel s do .. Mineral fuels, lubricants, etc. , .. . > do.. Animal, and vegetable oils and fats do, .

Chemi cals do . . M a n u f a c t u r e d g o o d s d o . . M a c h i n e r y and t r a n s p o r t , e q u i p m e n t d o . . Miscellaneous manufactured, articles do. . Commodit i es not cl assi.fi ed do..

r_/ Revised. USCOMM--DC-- 31,003

Apr.

8,408.7 8,372.1 8,107.8

1,178.8 94.9

1,079.8 223.2

1 24.2 774.6 952.1

3,183.7 S75.6

],256.7 468.0 207.8

8,333.0 8,024.8

825.8 113.3 494.6

2,294.2 40.0

3L6.0 1,271.8 2,078.4

719.8 1.79.0

May

8,489.4 8,4 28.3 7,652.4

],084.6 1.1.1 .3

1,014.1 281 .0

1 31 . 7 711.7

1,036.3

3,268.5 590.8

1,259.0 500.6 218.5

8,834.7 8,264.5

827.4 1 16.5 57.1.2

2,290.8 •12.2

339.9 1,467.0 2,240.3

766.0 173.4

1975

8,545.5 8,499.8 8,789.0

1,338.2 86 .6

839.0 337.4

1.04.5 669.9 84 7.4

3,536.6 r567.9

1,422.9 4 26.4 228.5

7,162.7 7,872.0

626.8 106.4 390.6

1,937.4 44.7

306. 2 1,259.0 1,688.8

621 .9 1 8.1.0

9,466.5 9,437.6 8,715.9

1,276.6 1 20 .1 892.3 399.6

1 2 0 . 8 7 8 6 . 8 9 4 9 . 6

4 , 0 5 . 1 . 8 r6 AS. 8

1 ,599 .1 . 4 8 8 . 6 2 3 7 . 8

7,45 7,32

6 5 7 . 5 1 4 3 . 7 456.. 3

1,477,6 5 5 . 1

3 4 0 , 8 1 ,313 .3 2 , 1 3 8 . 4

6 8 7 , 8 185 .4

Apr .

9 , 0 7 4 . 4 9 , 0 1 2 . 7 8 , 5 6 9 , 6

1 ,21.9 .6 10.1.6 8 1 0 . 7 391 .4

7 3 . 7 7 3 7 . 2 9 4 9 . 3

3 , 9 0 5 . 1 r 6 4 0 . 8

1 , 4 1 0 . 2 4 8 2 . 3 2 7 4 . 9

8 ,181 .1 8 , 0 1 2 . 8

6 8 4 . 5 1 1 9 . 1 4 6 8 . 4

2 , 4 3 8 . 4 4 0 . 7

3 5 1 . 9 1,24 3 .9 1 , 8 9 9 . 2

7 0 3 . 8 2 3 1 . 2

May

8 , 9 5 2 . 8 8 ,901 . 8 8 ,14 5 .4

1 . 0 2 8 . 4 9 8 . 1

7 6 5 . 8 4 3 6 . 5

8 8 . 9 7 0 7 . 3 954 .2

3 , 9 9 0 . 3 6 5 0 . 2

1 ,510 .4 4 8 3 . 5 2 8 4 . 2

7 , 3 5 8 . 0 7 , 0 9 3 . 4

6 1 1 . 0 .11.6.9 4 5 1 . 2

1 . 9 3 7 . 5 51 .9

2 8 5 . 6 1 ,144 .7 1 , 9 3 4 . 5

6 2 6 . 8 1 9 8 . 5

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