WEEKLY BUSINESS STATISTICS r^ Jn rll 1 May 13, 1977 Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 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 JFMAMJJASOND THOUSANDS 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION Monthly — (Passenger cars) - A /^^\ yv / __i i i i i 1 j i.... i... i. i 1 J_._J -J_ L 1 1 l_-L_L_i_. II 1 1 1 1,1 --L.-I _ l_ 1. - L 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 - " - ~ ~ ~ 1 1 ~ - ri| TU \ K 1 1977 I 1 1 |_ Weekly • i i i ii - - - THOUSANDS 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 1974 1975 Data: Motor Vehicle Mfgrs. Assn. of the United States, Inc. 1976 1977 J FMAMJJASOND 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) ^ T i i 11111111 Average Hour Per Week (right scale) _t_i i i i 1 i i i i i JUL L.I,.I Ll_Li_U_ *+ _ - / 1 1-1 1 1 \ 1 1 I I 1 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 Pric A V i i i i i I i i i i i ECEIVED ANC FARMERS esPaid^ .V— v^ ) -\ -v Prices Received J/ (incl. interest, taxes, and wag -LI 1 1 1 I.J L.I-L.I L 1-L.X.J—lJ-1 MM - e rates) _i_i_i.I_I 1 i t i i i 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 http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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WEEKLY BUSINESS
STATISTICS r̂ Jn rll 1
May 13, 1977
Annual Subscription: domestic, $15.00; foreign, $18.75 (no single copies sold). Order from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
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
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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) ^
T i i 11111111
Average Hour Per Week
(right scale)
_t_i i i i 1 i i i i i JUL L.I,.I Ll_Li_U_
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/ 1 1-1 1 1 \ 1 1 I I 1
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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ECEIVED ANC FARMERS
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e rates)
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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
http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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...
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
Digitized for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis