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February 16, 197S

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

PRICES OF 400 INDUSTRIAL STOCKS

INDEX, 1941-43=10 40

30

20

10

00

90 I-

80 L

70

Monthly (avg. of daily close)

I I I I I 1 i—L. I I I I I I I L 1976

Data: Stand & Poor's Corp. 1977

i i i i i 1 i i i i i I i i i i i I i i i

1978 1979

INDEX, 1941-43:

Weekly (Wednesday close)

—LJLJLJL-J-J I I I ! ) J F M A M J J A S O N D

= 10 140

130

120

110

100

90

80

70

INDEX, 1967= 100

1976 Data: Edison Electric Inst.

1977 1978

INDEX, 1967=1 210

200

190

180

170

160

150

ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION Monthly _ (E.E.I,, seas. ad j . index)

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1979

1967=100 240

230

220

200

180

160

WHOLESALE PRICES

All Commodities

Industrial Commodities ><«*IFN/

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Farm Pro

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ducts and Processed Food and Feed

JLLLLLLLUULJJJLJJJ ULJLJUU j 11 I I 1 1 1 I I 11 1976

Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor

1977 1978 1979

DOLLARS 7.40

7.00

6.60

6.20

5.80

5.40

5.00

4.60

MANUFACTURING HOURS & " EARNINGS ^

(Hours seasonally adjusted)

_ Averag Gross

(left

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1 1 I I 1 1 1 M 1 1

e Hourly Earnings scale)

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l l l l l l l l l l l

Average Hours Per Week

(right scale)

1 1 M 1 i 1 1 M 1

A

-

-

'

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

HOURS 52

50

48

46

44

42

40

38 1976

Data: U.S. Dept. of Labor 1977 1978 1979

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ITEM

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

INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS, State programs thous INUSRED 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 deposi ts 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, 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. . b i l .

1978

Feb. 4

219.1 217.7 219.9

447 3,567 3,144

120

100,698 120,178 37,450

158

114,743 92,562

432,152 44,611

124,359 75,241

8.78 89.93 99.12

5,440 45,648

137,005 8,381

2,282 75.8

14.0

Feb. 11

219.9 219.1 220.3

438 3,757 3,389

146

100,846 117,212 37,304

300

116,985 92,785

434,584 44,359

124,471 75,386

8.77 90.83

100.01

6,110 44,407

147,469 8,381

2,317 76.9

14.1

1979

Jan. 20

254.9 251.2 257.3

494 3,226 3,061

184

112,599 129,726 44,917

462

108,451 77,446

441,802 35,778

132,060 81,191

9.67 99.48

110.87

11,980 47,294

157,455 8,699

2,418 80.5

15.0

Jan. 27

257.3 253.8 259.5

423 3,219 3,057

127

111,437 127,746 42,996

5

103,107 77,064

438,106 35,554

131,866 81,475

9.65 100.16 111.62

11,530 46,741

180,882 8,699

2,558 85.2

15.1

Feb. 3

259.5 254.8 262.7

426

110,552 126,657 42,608

330

9.60 99.93

111.32

11,415 48,482

184,190 8,718

2,626 87.4

15.5

Feb. 10

263.7 257.4 268.0

143

e/110,602 125,711 41,553

335

9.60

186,740

2,646 88.1

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

MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS

ITEM 1977

Dec.

1978

Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1979

Jan.

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 animal s do.. Poul try and eggs do..

PRICE PAID BY FARMERS: All commodities and services do...

Family living items do... Production items do...

All commod., services, int., taxes, and wage rates...do...

PARITY RATIO do...

PRODUCER PRICES INDEXES: SPOT MARKET PRICES, BASIC COMMODITIES: 22 Commodities 1967=100. 9 Foddstuffs • do... 13 Raw industrials do...

ALL COMMODITIES 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...

452 411 454 411 r300 310 414

1,015

495 624' 582 223

595 588

r577 r691

66

212.7 215.1 210.9

198. 188. 189. 200. 194. 312. 154. 181.

r466 r424 r524 404

r307 314

r436 ,024

509 624 613 218

r604 590

r590 r711

r544 r452 r442 r503 302

r343 r560

1,107

r639 r691 830 238

r655 632

r643 r761

r66

218.0 215.4 219.7

200.1 192.2 191.5 201.6 194.1 312.8 156.5 185.8

251.0 253.1 249.4

215.0 220.7 209.0 214.7 201.5 328.9 162.2 213.3

r538 r452 r457 r516 309

r349 r483 1,115

r627 r709 792 248

r658 638 r645 r764

r71

252.2 248.3 254.8

215.7 219.2 208.1 216.0 202.3 329.9 162.9 216.0

r555 r461 r542 r490 r319 r347 r471

1,138

653 722 829 260..

r664 641 r652 770

72

250.8 249.1 251.8

217.4 222.4 211.9 217.0 202.2 334.1 163.7 216.5

580 473 662 480 319 384 481

1,134

692 722 904 264

676 644 668 793

73

255.3 250.-9 258.3

220.7 230.1 215.3 219.9 204.9 338.3 165.8 223.8

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MONTHLY BUSINESS STATISTICS — Continued

ITEM 1977

Dec.

1978

Jan. Oct. Nov. Dec.

1979

Jan.

COMMODITY PRICES—Con.

PRODUCER PRICES INDEXES—Con. ALL COMMODITIES—Con.

Industrial Commodities—Con. Lumber and wood products 1967=100 Machinery and equipment do.. Metals and metal products do.. Nonmetallic mineral products do.. Pulp, paper, and allied products do.. Rubber and plastics products do.. Textile products do.. Transportation equipment Dec. 1968=100 Motor vehicles and equipment 1967-100

PURCHASING POWER OF THE DOLLAR AS MEASURED BY— Producer prices 1967=$! .00..

FINANCE

SECURITY MARKETS: BOND YIELDS:

Domestic corporate (Moody's) percent.. By ratings: Aaa do.... Aa do.... A do.... Baa do

By group: Industrials do.... Public utilities do Railroads do

STOCKS: Prices:

Dow-Jones average (65 stocks) Industrial (30 stocks) Public utility (15 stocks) Transportation (20 stocks)

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..

Railroad (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

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS

LABOR FORCE, total, persons 16 years of age and over not seasonally adjusted thous

Civilian labor force do.. Employed, total do.. Agriculture do.. Nonagriculture industries do..

Unemployed do.. Civilian labor force seasonally adjusted do.. Employed, total do.. Agriculture do.. Nonagricul tural industries do..

Unemployed ,.. .do.. Long-term, 15 weeks and over do..

EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ do.. Private sector do.. Nonmanufacturing industries do..

Goods-producing do.. Mining do.. Contract construction do..

Manufacturing do.. Durable goods do.. Nondurable goods do..

Service-producing do.. Transportation, communication, elec, gas, etc do.. Wholesale and retail trade do.. Wholesale trade do.. Retail trade do..

249.2 187.5 213.3 206.6 187.6 170.0 155.8 168.3 170.9

$0,539

8.54

.19

.40

.57

.99

.42

.65

.10

283.84 818.80 111.45 214.02

93.82 103.13 101.36 82.89 54.54 13.34 46.46 11.15 41.63 93.73

108.45

100,632 98,503 92,623 2,914

89,710 5,880

83,719 68,451 48,467 24,626

687 3,955

19,984 11,851 8,133

59,093 4,749

18,911 4,783

14,128

256.4 189.3 215.2 212.9 188.0 170.2 156.5 169.1 171.3

$0,535

8.74

8.41 8.59 8.76 9.17

8.60 8.87 8.20

273.04 781.09 106.97 209.90

90.25 99.34 99.42 80.14 52.40 13.13 46.13 10.46 40.32 90.14

101.86

100,071 97,950 91,053 2,868

88,185 6,897

99,215 92,923 3,363

89,560 6,292 1,641

B33871 68,557 48,492 24,648

678 3,905

20,065 11,917 8,148

59,223 4,758

18,991 4,802

14,189

284.1 200.4 234.0 229.0 202.2 178.0 162.2 178.8 181.3

$0,501

9.20

.89

.07

.26

.59

9.03 9.37 8.74

294.58 857.69 103.88 234.64

100.58 111.56 111.37 88.00 51.28 14.62 47.63 12.23 48.13

111.80 110.98

103,677 101,555 96,095 3,553

92,541 5,460

101,077 95,241 3,374

91,867 5,836 1,317

86,573 71,130 50,694 25,670

893 4,341

20,436 12,305 8,131

60,903 4,922

19,632 4,945

14,687

288. 202. 235. 229. 203. 179. 163.0 179.8 182.1

$0,499

9.40

9.03 9.24 9.48 9.83

9.21 9.58 9.01

261.61 767.73

93.93 202.30

94.71 105.23 103.38 81.71 49.04 13.17 43.56 11.21 43.61 99.93

101.35

103,776 101,659 96,029 3,100

92,929 5,629

101,628 95,751 3,275

92,476 5,877 1,196

r87,036 r71,559 r50,958 r-25,872

r903 4,368

r20,601 r!2,410

8,191

r61,164 r4,947

r!9,701 r4,968

r!4,733

288.7 203.6 236.6 230.9 204.9 179.6 163.5 180.2 182.5

290.1 205.0 241.6 237.7 206.8 180.7 164.6 182.4 184.7

.494

9.49

103,740 101,632 95,906 2,990

92,916 5,725

101,867 95,855

3,387 92,468 6,012 1,208

r87,248 r71,770 r51,047 r26,023

r905 r4,395

r20,723 12,490 r8,233

r61,225 r4,963

rl9,680 4,989

r!4,691

$0,487

9.65

9.16 9.33 9.53 9.94

9.31 9.67 9.15

274.87 807.94

99.38 211.12

96.11 106.92 105.82 82.53 49.32 13.10 43.37 11.36 43.19

100.78 105.07

9.25 9.48 9.72

10.13

9.44 9.85 9.21

283.85 837.39 102.24 216.85

99.71 111.15 112.08 84.42 50.33 13.46 44.45 11.68 44.12

102.32 108.73

102.961 100,867 94,436

2,762 91,673 6,431

102,183 96,300

3,232 93,068

5,883 1,251

p87,573 p72,082 p51,292 p26,112

p909 p4,413

p20,790 pl2,528 p8,262

p61,461 p4,978 p!9,826 p5,003 p!4,823

rj Revised. £/ Preliminary. ]_/ Data for January 1979 are advance estimates.

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ITEM

LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, AND EARNINGS—Con.

EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLLS OF NONAGRIC. ESTAB., SEAS. ADJ.—Con. Service-producing--Con.

State and local .do . . . .

Indexes of aggregate weekly employee-hours (prod, workers): Private nonagric. payrol ls, t o t a l , (seas. adj.).. . .1967-100..

Transportation, communication, e lec t r i c i t y , gas . . . .do . . . .

Finance, insurance, and real estate. . . . . . . . . . . . d o . . . ,

Indexes of average hourly earnings, seasonally adjusted: Private nonfarm economy (prod, or nonsupervisory workers):

1967 dol 1 a r s . . . : . . do. . .

Transportation, communication, e l e c , gas, e t c . . . . . . . . . d o . . .

1977

Dec.

4,547 15,618 15,268 2,723

12,545

117.5 101.6 107.8 108.6 100.2 101.7 128.5 106.9 124.7 125.4 133.9 142.1

203.5 109.4 217.2 197.4 206.5

222.1 195.9 186.0 203.5

Jan.

4,563 15,597 15,314 2,736

12,578

116.2 99.3

105.6 100.3 98.9

100.5 127.5 107.0 123.7 123.9 134.3 141.7

206.0 109.9 219.7 198.8 208.1

223.8 199.9 187.7 207.0

1978

Oct.

4,737 16,169 15,443 2,760

15,683

121.6 106.5 145.2 123.8 102.1 105.5 132.0 109.9 128.2 128.5 140.5 145.0

218.0 108.8 249.7 210.6 220.8

234.0 211.6 199.8 217.5

Nov.

r4s774 rl6,270 15,472 2,757

12,715

H22.4 r!08.0 r!48.0 H24.3 103.7 107.1 132.3 110.2 128.4

r!28.7 140.6

r!45.6

219.0 108.7

r249.8 r211.4 r222.4

r234.8 r213.0 r200.8 r217.8

Dec. £/

r4,792 r!6,312 r!5,478 r2,734

r l 2,744

122.9 r!09.0 r!49.9 r!26.1 r!04.5 H08.2 r!32.6 r l l l . O r!28.6 H28.7 141.0

r!45.7

r220.3 108.6

r249.8 r212.7 r224.0

r236.5 r214.1 r200.8 r218.8

1979

Jan. p/

4,816 16,350 15,491 2,742

12,749

122.6 108.5 149.9 121.9 104.8 107.9 132.3 111.7 127.5 127.4 141.7 145.6

222.2

252.6 214.1 225.0

237.3 217.3 201.4 221.7

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