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WEEKLY BUSINESS
STATISTICS r̂ Jn rll 1
May 13, 1977
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
INDEX, 1941-43=10
PRICES OF 4 0 0 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS Monthly (avg. of daily close)
INDEX, 1941-43=10 140
1974 ta: 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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THOUSANDS 350
300
250
200
150
100
50
1974 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc.
1976 1977 J F M A M J J A S O N D
DOLLARS 5.60
5.40
5.20
5.00
4.80
4.60
4.40
4.20
MANUFACTURING HOURS & - EARNINGS /
(Hours seasonally adjusted) *+/
"~ Average Hourly Gross Earnings
(left scale) ^
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Average Hour Per Week
(right scale)
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HOURS 52
50
48
46
44
42
40
38 1974
Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1975 1976 1977
1910
800
700
600
500
400
300
14=100
PRICES Rl PAID BY
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1974 1975 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
1976 1977
WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS updates selected data that are published monthly in the SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. Digitized for FRASER
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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 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 (IXm § 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 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 (Moody1 s) 3/ percent. 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 3/ thous bbl.
Steel, raw thous. sh. tons. Rate of capability utilization 5/ percent.
RAIL FREIGHT, REVENUE TON-MILES Ml..
1976
May 1
203.2 204.4 202.3
12,668 8,092
314 3,775 2,902 157
86,527 c/120,836
34,384 112
104,618 79,349 376,575 41,388 113,365 60,727
9.01 102.13 114.89
13,895 35,798 186,498 8,265
2,695 89.3
15.9
May 8
202.9 202.9 202.7
12,716 8,537
345 3,701 2,839 247
86,745 105,278 35,296
441
103,649 79,923 377,751 42,052 113,047 60,896
9.03 100.88 113 40
13,975 35,446 190,265 8,251
2,707 89.6
15.7
1977
Apr. 16
221.3 219.2 222.5
13,497 8,839
317 3,547 2,792 236
94,703 105,817 34,002
249
112,819 95,033 405,654 50,241 117,416 65,151
8.50 100.16 111.28
13,645 36,464 184,948 8,058
2,588 82.7
16.2
Apr. 35
221.9 221.5 222.1 .
13,856 8,991
314 3,449 2,698 178
94,605 109,011 35,198
45
110,681 94,702 407,041 50,364 117,579 65,314
8.46 100.40 111 33
14,380 37,167 219,145 8,058
2,615 83.6
16.7
Apr. 30
220.9 221.0 220.7
14,246 9,007
306
151
94,108 111,314 35,365
165
8.46 97.96
108.50
14,880 36,438 198,588
8,058
2,624 83.9
17.1
May 7
221.7 222.0 221 .'3
164
e94,195 115,394 35,821
287
8.47 99.96
110.70
210,964
2,677 85.6
1/ Data do not always cover calendar weeks. 2/ luesday price. 3/ 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/ Estimated, c/ Corrected.
MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS
ITEM 1976
Mar. Apr.
1977
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
COMMODITY PRICES
PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS, ALL FARM PRODUCTS. .1910-14=100. Crops do...
Commercial vegetables do... Cotton do... Feed grains and hay do... Food grains do... Fruit do... Tobacco do...
Livestock and products do... Dairy products do... Meat animals do... Poultry and eggs do...
PRICES PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do...
Family living items 1/ do... Production items do...
All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates..do... PARITY RATIO do... SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES:
22 Commodities 1967=100. 9 Foodstuffs do... 13 Raw industrials do...
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES: 2/ ALL COMMODITIES 7 do...
Farm products do... Food and feeds, processed do... Industrial commodities do... Chemicals and allied products do... Fuels and related products, and power do...
Furniture and household durables do.. Hides, skins and leather products do.. Lumber and wood products do.. Machinery and equipment do.. Metals and metal products do..
464 r438 472 446 378 399 313 875 489 594 579 229
562 555 560 651 71
196.0 200.0 193.2
rl79.7 rl86.5 175.8
rl79.0 rl85.8 r255.8
rl44.0 rl62.9 r202.5 rl68.4 rl90.7
473 r435 468 424 373 391 318 875 512 580 631 225
r563 557
r561 651 73
202.3 204.3 200.9
181.3 192.9 178.0
rl80.1 187.0
r257.0
rl44.5 166.1 203.3 169.2 193.0
457 445 574 526 361 282 271 959 467 590 530 240
578 553 569 673 68
207.3 203.0 210.2
188. 193. 179. 188. 188. 278.
148.6 174.5 222.7 177.0 201.8
468 457 637 540 362 287 276 954 478 584 546 252
584 556 578 679 69
213.0 208.0 216.4
190.0 199.0 181.9 189.9 189.8 289.0
149.1 176.7 224.2 177.5 203.0
r474 r475 r641 r589 r365 r282 r297 957 471
r577 544 240
590 562 583 685 69
218.4 212.0 222.8
191. 202. 183. 191. 191. 293.
149.6 177.6 228.7 178.2 206.4
483 488 560 568 360 281 320 965 473 580 551 232
598 565 593 693 70
220.-8 219.0 221.9
194. 208. 188. 193. 192. 298.
150.1 180.1 229.6 178.8 208.0
r/ Revised. 1/ Beginning Jan. 1977, the consumer price index replaces the family living items index. 2/ Monthly data for 1976 have been revised to reflect the availability of later reports and corrections by respondents. The revised data will be shown in the May SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 84,308
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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued 3
ITEM
COMMODITY PRICES--Con.
WHOLESALE PRICE INDEXES-CON. 1/ Industrial Commodities--Con.
..1967=100..
Motor vehicles and equipment c - "1 Q67=1 00.. PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY-
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS
LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and (
Civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted
Rates (unemployed in each group as percent total in the group):
1967=$1.00..
>ver,
do.... do.... do.... do.... do....
do.... do.... do.... do.... do.... do
of
White Negro and other races
Industry: Private nonfarm wage and salary workers...
EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ..thous.. do.... do....
do
do
Transportation, communication, elec. gas, etc do
Retail trade
Production or nonsupervisory workers on payrolls vate nonagricultural establishments, seas.
do do
do....
do
do
of pri-adj.:
do.... do....
Average weekly hours per worker, seasonally adjusted:
do do.... do
LABOR TURNOVER IN MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: Unadjusted for seasonal variation:
do.... do.... do....
1976
Mar.
rl82.7 176.9 155.5 rl46.8 139.5 143.0
r$0.556
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
4.1 4.6 9.1 7.7 15.9 7.3 7.5
78,980 64,083 45,186 23,248
773 3,578
18,897 10,956 7,941
55,732 4,507 17,592 4,236 13,356
4,276 14,460 14,897 2,735 12,162
52,728 13,602 7,815
36.2 36.0 40.3 3.1 40.7 3.1
4.2 | 2.6 1 3.5 ' 1.5 1 1.1
Apr.
185.4 178.6 156.7 147.3 139.9 143.0
$0,552
95,618 93,474 86,584 3,273 83,311 6,890
94,376 87,329 3,398 83,931 7,047 2,103
7.5 5.5 7.3 19.3 6.8 13.0
4.0 4.7 8.9 7.6 15.2 7.6 7.5
79,312 64,400 45,392 23,403
775 3,620
19,008 11,016 7,992
55,909 4,510 17,662 4,250 13,412
4,289 14,536 14,912 2,733 12,179
53,004 13,700 7,871
36.1 37.4 39.4 2.6 39.8 2.5
3.9 2.5 3.5 1.6 1.1
1977
Jan.
192.3 | 182.9 164.5 150.3 157.1 159.2
$0,532
96,837 94,704 86,856 2,672 84,184 7,848
95,516 88,558 3,090 85,468 6,958 2,283
7.3 5.6 6.9 18.7 6.7 12.5
3.8 4.5 8.4 7.4 14.9 6.9 6.5
80,561 65,552 46,341 23,589
817 3,561
19,211 11,236 7,975
56,972 4,549 17,981 4,323 13,658
4,423 1 15,010
15,009 2,721 12,288
53,813 13,801 8,026
35.8 35.4 39.5 3.2 40.0 3.4
3.7 2.2 3.9 1.4 1.7
Feb.
193.4 183.0 164.0 151.1 157.2 159.4
$0,526
97,478 95,340 87,231 2,709
84,522 8,109
96,145 88,962 3,090 85,872 7,183 2,182
7.5 5.8 7.2 18.5 | 6.7 | 13.1
4.1 4.6 8.7 7.6 15.2 7.1 7.0
r80,824 r65,820 r46,587 r23,701
r823 r3,645
rl9,233 rdl.,230 r8,003
! r57,123 ; r4,553 1 rl8,067
r4,334 rl3,733
r4,431 15,068
rl5,004 2,721
rl2,283
r54,065 rl3,810 r8,011
r36.3 r37.8 r40.3 3.3
r40.8 3.3
1 3.7 2.1
r3.4 1.3 rl.4
Mar.
195.0 183.6 164.3 152.1 158.4 160.7
$0,521
97,909 95,771 88,215 2,804 85,411 7,556
96,539 89,475 3,116 86,359 7,064 1,923
7.3 5.4 7.2 18.8 6.6 12.7
3.7 4.7 r8.3 7.4 14.2 6.6 6.1
r81,372 r66,327 r46,928 r23,985
r840 r3,746
rl9,399 rll,369 r8,030
r57,387 r4,567 rl8,172 r4,349 rl3,823
r4,450 rl5,153 rl5,045 r2,725 rl2,320
r54,509 rl3,964 r8,131
36.2 36.9 r40.4 3.3
r41.0 3.4
p4.2 p2.7 p3.5 pi.6
! pl.O
Apr.
198.2 185.1 165.9 153.7 158.7 161.0
$0,515
97,958 95,826 89,258 3,140 86,118 6,568
96,760 90,023 3,260 86,763 6,737 1,816
7.0 5.0 7.0 17.8 6.3 12.3
3.6 4.4 7.8 7.0 12.0 6.7 6.0
p81,644 1 p66,589
p47,108 p24,151
p848 p3,822
pl9,481 ! pll,392
p8,089
p57,493 p4,575 pl8,196 p4,370 pl3,826
p4,467 pl5,200 pl5,055 p2,724 pl2,331
p54,729 pl4,039 p8,153
p36.2 p37.1 p40.2 p3.4 p40.8 p3.6
r/ Revised. £/ Preliminary. 1/ See corresponding note on p. 2.
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4 MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS—Continued
ITEM
"LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS--CON.
Labor turnover in manufacturing establishments--Con. Seasonally adjusted: Accession rate, total do...
New hires .do... Separation rate, total do... Quit do... Layoff do...
WORK STOPPAGES: Number of stoppages:
Beginning in month number. Workers involved:
Beginning in month thous.. Days idle during month do
FINANCE
SECURITY MARKETS: STOCKS:
Prices: Standard § Poor's Corporation:
Combined index (500 Stocks) 1941-43=10. Industrial, total (400 Stocks) do... Capital goods (111 Stocks) do... Consumer goods (189 Stocks) do...
Utilities (40 Stocks) do... Transportation (20 Stocks) 1970=10.
Railroads (10 Stocks) 1941-43-10.
Financial (40 Stocks) 1970=10. New York City banks (6 Stocks) 1941-43=10. Banks outside N.Y.C. (10 Stocks) do... Property-Casualty Insurance (6 Stocks) do...
1976
Mar.
4.4 3.0 3.8 1.8 1.1
438
152 1,688
101.08 113.73 117.30 •94.64
45.67
**44." 54
52.34 95.56
100.97
Apr.
4.1 2.8 3.8 1.8 1.2
583
464 3,148
101.93 114.67 115.86 94.39
46.07
*'44.91
54.42 99.93 99.56
1977
Jan.
4.0 2.7 3.9 1.8 1.3
351
109 1,160
103.81 115.17 113.12 91.21
54.01 rl4.85 50.24
12.30 53.49 107.79 115.06
Feb.
4.6 2.9
r4.1 1.9
rl.4
p314
pl58 pi,356
100.96 112.14 110.71 87.93
52.88 14.12 49.27
11.75 51.20
102.44 109.29
Mar.
p4.5 p3.1 p3.8 pi.9 pl.O
p391
p279 p2,288
100.57 111.88 111.52 86.85
52.14 14.08 50.21
11.57 49.34 100.68 107.. 00
Apr.
99.05 109.89 110.76 84.03
52.57 14.38 52.83
11.41 47.94 97.47
108.19
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