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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 40, folder \"Weekly Briefing Notes, 6/1/1976\" of\nthe William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nCopyright Notice\nThe copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of\nphotocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to\nremain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid\ncopyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.\nDigitized from Box 40 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n#\n#\n#\nTHE VICE president\n#\nWASHINGTON\n# # #\nJune 4, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR BILL BAROODY\nAttached is this week's copy\nof the Weekly Briefing Notes.\nlesson\nWEEKLY BRIEFING NOTES\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nFOR CALENDER YEAR 1976\nJune 1. 1976\nFREQUENCY LEGEND: W=Weekly; M=Monthly; Q=Quarterly: A=Annual: 0=0ther\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nSECTION A-General Economic Indicators\nDATE SERIES LAST AP-\nPEARED IN BRIEFING NOTES\nPart 1-National Income and Product\nA.1.1 (Q) Gross National Product\n1/26,2/23,4/26\nA.1.2 (M) Personal Income\n1/26.2/23,3/22,4/19.5/24\nA.1.3 (Q) Corporate Profits\n3/22.4/19.5/24\nA.1.4 (Q) Federal Receipts and Expenditures\n3/22.5/24\nA.1.5 (Q) Business Investment\n1/26.3/15\nPart 2-Employment and Unemployment\nA.2.1 (M) Unemployment Rate\n1/12.2/9.3/8.4/5.5/10,5/24\nA.2.2 (M) Duration of Unemployment\n1/12.2/9.3/8.4/5.5/10\nA.2.3 (W) Unemployment Insurance\nA.2.4 (M) Labor Turnover\n1/5,2/2,3/1.4/5.5/3\nA.2.5 (M) Help Wanted Index\n1/12,3/8.4/5.5/3\nPart 3-Hours. Earnings and Productivity\nA.3.1 (M) Average Workweek. Manufacturing\n1/19.2/16.3/15.4/12,5/17\nA.3.2 (M) Compensation Per Man-hour\n1/19.2/15.3/15,4/12,5/17\nA.3.3 (Q) Productivity Indexes\n2/2,3/1,5/3\nA.3.4 (M) Real Earnings\n1/26.2/23.3/22.4/26\nA.3.5 (M) Work Stoppages\n1/5,3/1,4/5,5/3\nPart 4-Production and Trade\nA.4.1 (W) Industrial Production Index\n1/19.2/23,3/22.4/19,5/24\nA.4.2 (W) Production of Primary Metals\n2/9,3/15\nA.4.3 (M) Production and Sales of\nTransportation Equipment\n1/12.2/9,3/15.4/12\nA.4.4 (W) Manufactures' Shipments, Inventories,\nand Orders\n1/5,1/26.2/9.3/1,3/8.3/22,4/5.4/26.5/3.5/24\nA.4.5 (Q) Capacity Utilization\n1/5,1/26.3/29\nA.4.6 (M) Retail Sales\n1/12.2/16,3/15,4/12.5/17\nA.4.7 (M) Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories\n1/12.2/15,3/22,4/5.5/10\nA.4.8 (M) Manufacturing and Trade\nInventories and Sales\n1/19,2/15,3/22,4/19,5/17\nA.4.9 (Q) Manufactures' Evaluation\nof Their Inventories\nPart 5-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments\nA.5.1 (M) Exports and Imports\n1/5,2/2,3/1,3/29,5/3\nA.5.2 (M) Manufacturers' Export Sales\nand Orders of Durable Goods\n1/12,2/9,3/8,4/5.5/10\nA.5.3 (Q) Balance of Payments\n3/29\nA.5.4 (A) Foreign Travel\n1\nTable of Contents-Continued\nPart 6-Prices\nA.6.1 (M) Consumer Price Index\n1/26.2/23,3/22,4/26.5/24\nA.6.2 (M) Wholesale Price Index\n1/12.2/16,3/8,4/5,5/10\nA.6.3 (W) Tuesday Spot Market Price Index\n1/5\nPart 7-Construction\nA.7.1 (M) Housing Construction\n1/19.1/25.2/2,2/16.2/23,3/8,3/15.3/22,4/5.4/12.4/19.5/10.5/17.5/24\nA.7.2 (M) Value of New Construction Work Done\n1/5,2/9,3/8.4/5.5/10\nPart 8-Energy. Raw Materials. and Commodities\nA.8.1 (W) Distribution of Electric Power\nA.8.2 (M) Production and Consumption of Fossil Fuels\n2/9\nPart 9-Agriculture\nA.9.1 (M) Farm Income and Expenses\n1/5,2/2,3/1.4/5,5/3\nPart 10-Money and Credit\nA.10.1 (W) Money Stock Measures\n3/15.4/19\nA.10.2 (W) Bank Reserves\nA.10.3 (M) Consumer Credit\n2/16.3/15,4/12.5/17\nA.10.4 (W) Common Stock Prices\n3/15\nA.10.5 (W) U.S. Government Securities\nA.10.6 (M) Business Credit\nA.10.7 (W) Interest Rates\nPart 11-Indicators of Business Activity\nA.11.1 (M) Composite Index of Leading Indicators\n1/5,2/2,3/1,4/5,5/3\nA.11.2 (M) New Business Incorporations\n2/2\nA.11.3 (M) Number of Business Failures\nPart 2-Transportation\nA.12.1 (0) Land\n4/26\nA.12.2 (0) Air and Water\n2/9\n2\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSection B-General Social Indicators\nPart 1-Population\nB.1.1\nPopulation Estimates\n(M) - Total Population\n(A) Total Population by Age, Sex. Race\n3/15\n(A) Rate of Growth\n(A) Components of Change (Birth. Death.\nNet Immigration)\n2/2,3/15\n(A) Abortions\n(A) - Total Fertility\n(0) Population Projections\nB.1.2\nPopulation Distribution\n(0) - Population by Size of Place\n(0) - Population in Rural and Urban Areas\n1/12\nB.1.3 Migration\n(A) Recent Movers\n(A) Migration by Region\nPart 2- The Family\nB.2.1 Living Arrangements. Selected Characteristics\n(A) Age, Sex. and Race\n1/19.3/8\n(A) Single Person Households\n(A) - Children Living With Single Parents\n1/19\n(A) Average Family Size\n3/8\nB.2.2 Family Formation and Dissolution\n(A) Marital Status of the Population\n1/19\n(M) Marriage and Divorce Rates\n1/19,3/15\n(A) Marriages Ending in Divorce\nB.2.3 (0) Attitudes Towards Family Life\nPart 3- Health\nB.3.1 Life Expectancy\n(A) At Birth\n(A) At Selected Ages\n(M.A) - Death Rates by Cause\n3/15\n(A) - Leading Causes of Death\n(M.A) Infant Mortality\n3/15\nB.3.2 Morbidity\n(M) Communicable Diseases\n(A) Acute Illness\nB.3.3 Disability\n(0) Days of Disability by Type\n(0) - Institutionalized Population\n(A) Disability by Degree of Limitation\nand Cause\n(A) Short-Term Disability\nB.3.4 Health Status\n-Nutrition\n(0)\no Dietary Intake\n(0) o Clinical Measurements\n(0) Obesity\n-Drugs\n(M) O Drug Deaths\n3/29\n(M) O Drug Abuse Episodes\n3/29.4/12\n(A) - Liquor Consumption\n(A) Smoking\n3\nTable of Contents-Continued\n(0) - Physical Fitness\n(0) Perceived Health Status\nB.3.5 Health Care Delivery\n(A) Physician and Dental Visits\n(A) Costs and Expenditures\n1/12\n(A) Facilities\n4/12\n(A) Personnel\n(0) Attitudes Toward Health Care\nPart 4- Education\nB.4.1 Educational Achievement. Selected Characteristics\n(0) Math. Science, Reading. Writing\n(0) Music. Art. Literature. Citizenship\nB.4.2 Attainment\n(A) -High School Graduation Rate\n(A) The High School Educated\nPopulation by Race and Sex\n(A) College Educated Population\nby Race and Sex\nB.4.3 School Enrollment\n(A) Primary and Secondary School\n3/15\n(A) - Preprimary by Age. Race, Income\n(A) Modal Grade Enrollment by Sex.\nRace and Age\n(0) High School Students\nExpecting to go to College\n(0) College Entrance Rates by Sex.\nRace. and Socioeconomic Status\n(A) College Enrollment\n2/23\n(0) Participation in Adult Education\nB.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel\n(A) Schools, Classrooms\n(A) Teachers. Administrative. Others\nB.4.5\nCosts and Expenditures\n(0) Expected Student Expenses.\nHigher Education\n(A) - Expenditures by Level of Government\n(A) - Primary and Secondary School\n3/15\nPart 5 - Work\nB.5.1\nLabor Force, Employment and Unemployment\n(A) - Labor Force Participation\n(A) Part-time. Part-year Workers\n(A) Employment by Occupation\n(M.A)-Unemployment\n(Q) -Discouraged Workers\n(A) Labor Union Membership\nB.5.2 Earnings\n(A) Median Earnings\nB.5.3 Working Conditions\n(A) Regular and Overtime Hours\n(A) Work Injuries by Occupation\n(0) - Time, Distance. and Mode of Transportation\nto Work\nB.5.4 Benefits\n(0) Vacations, Holidays\n(A) - Benefit Plans\nB.5.5 Retirement\n4\nTable of Contents-Continued\n(A) Persons Retiring From Work\n(0) Work Life Expectancy\n(A) - Retirement Benefits\nPart 6 Income, Consumption. and Wealth\nB.6.1 Income Levels\n(A) Median Family Income\n2/2\n(A) Composition of Family Income\n(A) Per Capita Income\nB.6.2 Distribution of Income\n(A) Age, Race. and Sex\n(A) Regional Differences\n(A) - Income Dispersion\nB.6.3 Poverty\n2/2\nB.6.4 Consumption\n(Q) Personal Consumption Expenditures\n2/2,4/19\n(A) Consumption of Durable Goods\nB.6.5 Wealth\n(0) Wealth and Net Worth of Consumer Units\n(0) Composition of Wealth\nB.6.6 Consumer Borrowing and Debt\n(A) Amount of Debt Outstanding\n(A)-Debt/Income Ratio\nB.6.7 Consumer Attitudes\n(M) Attitudes Toward Energy Use\n(Q) Attitudes Toward the Economy\n2/2,4/12\nPart Housing\nB.7.1 Housing Conditions\n(A) Average Size of Households\n(A) Households Lacking Selected Facilities,\nby Size, Race, Tenure, and Location\n(A) Average Number of Persons Per Room\nB.7.2\nHome Tenure\n4/26\n(A) Single Family Dwellings\n(A) Mobile Homes\n(A) Condominiums and Other Multi-\nUnit Structures\n1/5\n(A) -Vacation Homes\nB.7.3\nCost and Expenditures\n(A) Average Mortgage Payments\n(A) Upkeep and Maintenance\n1/5,4/12\n(A) Average Rental Payments\n(M) Median Price for New One-Family Homes\nB.7.4\nAttitudes Towards Housing\nand the Community\nPart Leisure and Recreation\nB.8.1 Use of Leisure Time\nB.8.2 Recreation\n(0) Outdoor (Social, Active Sports. etc)\n(A.O) Indoor (Television, Visiting, Other)\nPart 9 Public Safety\nB.9.1 Crimes Known to Police\n(Q.A)-Violent\n1/5,4/12\n(Q.A) Property\n1/5,4/12\nB.9.2 Victims of Crime. Selected Characteristics\n5\nTable of Contents-Continued\n(A) Violent\n(A) - Property\n3/1\nB.9.3(0) Fear of Crime. Selected Characteristics\nB.9.4\nPolice Activity\n(A) - Persons Arrested by Charge\n(A) Offenses Cleared\nB.9.5\nJudicial Activity\n(A) - Persons Sentenced for\nFederal Crimes\nB.9.6 Prisoners: Adults and Juveniles\n(A) - Prisoners by Sentence\n(A) - Average Length of Sentence\n(A) - Persons Executed and\nSentenced to Death\n(A) - Average Prison Population\nB.9.7 (A) Expenditures for Administration\nof Criminal Justice\n5/10\nB.9.8\nSelected Studies\n(0) Firearms identification\n3/8\n6\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSECTION C-Government Activity\nPart 1-Social Welfare and Security\nC.1.0 Social Welfare and Security-General\n2/16\nC.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI)\n(M) Current Beneficiaries\n(M) New Beneficiaries\n(M) Average Payment\nC.1.2 Old Age Assistance\n(M) Benefits Paid\n(M) - Recipients\nC.1.3 Aid to the Disabled\n(M) -Blind\n(M) Deaf\n(M) Other\nC.1.4 Aid to Families with Dependent Children\n(M) Recipients\n(M) Benefits\nC.1.5 Unemployment Insurance Coverage\n(M) Benefits Paid\n(M) Recipients\nC.1.6 Housing Assistance\n(M) Recipients\n(M) Benefits\nC.1.7\nFood Stamps\n(M) Recipients\n4/26\n(M) -Benefits\n4/26\nC.1.8 Aid to Disaster Victims\n(A) Recipients\n(A) -Benefits\nC.1.9 Veterans Benefits\n(M) Recipients\n(M) -Benefits\nPart Equal Opportunity\nC.2.1 Equal Employment Opportunity\n(A) -Minority Employment\n1/26\n(A) Earnings. Promotions. etc\n1/26\nC.2.2\nSchool Desegregation\n(A) -Students Attending Predominantly\nMinority Schools\n(A) Public/Private Enrollment\nand Control\nPart -Government Operation\nC.3.1\nFederal Employment\n(M) Employees\n1/26\n(M) Payroll\n1/26\nC.3.2 State and Local Employment\n(M) Employees\n(M) Payroll\nPart -Elections\nC.4.1\nVoter Registration and Participation\n5/17\n7\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture\nPart 1-Environment\nD.1.1 Air Quality\n(A) -Amount of Pollutants Released\nInto the Atmosphere\n(A) Ambient Air Quality, Nationwide.\nMajor Cities\n(0) Perceived Quality\nD.1.2 Water Quality\n(A) -Miles of Streams Meeting EPA Standards\n(A) -Oil Spills. Fish Kills\n(0) -Eutrophication of Lakes\nD.1.3(0) Hazardous Substances\n(A) Amounts Produced\n(A) -Concentration in Biosphere\nD.1.4 Ecological Balances\n(A) Endangered Species (Plant and Animal)\n(0) -Critical Areas (Coastal Zones)\n(A) Land/People Density\nPart 2-Science\nD.2.1 Professionals in Basic Research\n(A) -By Speciality\n(A) Person Years of Scientists.\nEngineers Engaged in R&D\nD.2.2 Expenditures for Research and Development\n(A) Private Industry\n4/26.5/10,5/24\n(A) -Government\n4/26,5/10,5/24\nD.2.3 Science Achievement in Schools\n(0) Secondary Schools\n(0) -Higher Education\nD.2.4 Public Attitudes\nToward Science and Technology\nPart -Culture\nD.3.1 (0) Persons Employed in Artistic Professions\nD.3.2 (0) Children's Skill and Appreciation of\nLiterature. Arts. Music\nD.3.3 Participation in Cultural Activities\n(A) -Voluntary Organizations\n(A) -Travel\n(A) -Hobbies. Sports, Music. etc\nD.3.4 Attendance at Cultural Events\n(A) -Plays. Galleries. Motion Pictures\n(A) -Concerts. Museums, etc\n8\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSECTION E-Selected Subjects\nE.0.1 (A) - Spanish Origin Population\nE.0.2 (A) Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Population\nE.0.3 (0) Shareownership of Public Corporations\n1/19\nE.0.4 (0) -Driver Licenses\n1/19\nE.0.5 (0) - Trends in Employment of College and University\nGraduates in Business and Industry\n3/1\nE.0.6 (A) -Motor Vehicle Facts\n3/29\nE.0.7 (0) -Characteristics of Women\n5/3\n9\nWEEKLY\nBRIEFING NOTES\nON U.S. DOMESTIC\nDEVELOPMENTS\nPrepared for the President\nand the Vice President\nFORD i LIBRARY SERVID\nJune 1, 1976\nCOMPILED BY THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nCoordinated by the Bureau of the Census\nat the request of the Statistical Policy Division,\nOffice of Management and Budget\nVincent P. Barabba, Director\nJoseph W. Duncan,\nBureau of the Census\nDeputy Associate Director\nfor Statistical Policy\nOffice of Management and Budget\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nSOURCES OF DATA\nBERALD FORD NISRARY\nLabor Turnover in Manufacturing\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"Employment and\nEarnings Statistics for the United States\"\nProductivity Indexes\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics\nReal Earnings\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"Employment and\nEarnings Statistics for the United States\nExports and Imports\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Highlights of Exports\nand Imports\"\nAgricultural Prices\nU.S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Reporting Board\nComposite Index of Leading Indicators\nU.S. Digest\" Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, \"Business Conditions\nDisability\nU.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, NCHS, \"Persons Injured\nand Disability Days,\" Series 10, No. 105, January 1976\nRetirement Benefits\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Finances of Employee\nRetirement Systems of State and Local Governments: 1974-1975,\" GF75, No. 2,\nMarch 1976; \"Governmental Finances in 1964-1965,\" GF No. 6, June 1966\nConsumer Confidence\nThe Conference Board\nPollution Abatement\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Environmental Quality\nControl,\" State and Local Government Special Studies No. 71, February 1975\nFGRD i LIBRARY GERALD\nThe data on which this Chartbook is based come from a variety of survey\nand other sources. Data from sample surveys are subject to sampling\nerror, and the data fromall sources are subject to possible nonsampling\nerror due to nonresponse, reporting, and analysis error. The tables and\ncharts are believed to be useful within the limits of such errors.\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nSERIES\nFORD : LIBRARY BERVID\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION A-General Economic Indicators\nPart 1-National Income and Product\nA.1.1 Gross National Product\nX\nA.1.2 Personal Income\nX\nA.1.3 Corporate Profits\nX\nA.1.4 Federal Receipts and Expenditures\nX\nA.1.5 Business Investment\nX\nPart 2-Employment and Unemployment\nA.2.1 Unemployment Rate\nX\nA.2.2 Duration of Unemployment\nX\nA.2.3 Unemployment Insurance\nX\nA.2.4 Labor Turnover\nX\nA.2.5 Help Wanted Index\nX\nPart 3-Hours, Earnings, and Productivity\nA.3.1 Average Workweek, Manufacturing\nX\nA.3.2 Compensation Per Man-Hour\nX\nA.3.3 Productivity Indexes\nX\nA.3.4 Real Earnings\nX\nA.3.5 Work Stoppages\nX\nPart 4-Production and Trade\nA.4.1 Industrial Production Index\nX\nA.4.2 Production of Primary Metals\nX\nA.4.3 Production and Sales of Transportation Equipment\nX\nA.4.4 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders\nX\nA.4.5 Capacity Utilization\nX\nA.4.6 Retail Sales\nX\nA.4.7 Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories\nX\nA.4.8 Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales\nX\nA.4.9 Manufacturers' Evaluation of Their Inventories\nX\nPart 5-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments\nA.5.1 Exports and Imports\nX\nA.5.2 Manufacturers' Export Sales and Orders of Durable Goods\nX\nA.5.3 Balance of Payments\nX\nA.5.4 Foreign Travel\nX\nPart 6-Prices\nA.6.1 Consumer Price Index\nX\nA.6.2 Wholesale Price Index\nX\nA.6.3 Tuesday Spot Market Price Index\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nFORD & LIBRARY RERALD\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION A-General Economic Indicators (Continued)\nPart 7-Construction\nA.7.1 Housing Construction\nX\nA.7.2 Value of New Construction Work Done\nX\nPart 8-Energy, Raw Materials, and Commodities\nA.8.1 Distribution of Electric Power\nX\nA.8.2 Production and Consumption of Fossil Fuels\nX\nPart 9-Agriculture\nA.9.1 Farm Income and Expenses\nX\nPart 10-Money and Credit\nA.10.1 Money Stock Measures\nX\nA.10.2 Bank Reserves\nX\nA.10.3 Consumer Credit\nX\nA.10.4 Common Stock Prices\nX\nA.10.5 U.S. Government Securities\nX\nA.10.6 Business Credit\nX\nA.10.7 Interest Rates\nPart 11-Indicators of Business Activity\nA.11.1 Composite Index of Leading Indicators\nX\nA.11.2 Number of New Business Incorporations\nX\nA.11.3 Number of Business Failures\nX\nPart 12 Transportation\nA.12.1 Land\nX\nA.12.2 Air and Water\nX\nSECTION B-General Social Indicators\nPart 1-Population\nB.1.1 Population Estimates\n- Total Population\nX\n- Total Population by Age, Sex, and Race\nX\n- Rate of Growth\nX\n- Components of Change (Births, Deaths, Net Immigration)\nX\n- Population Projections\nX\n- Abortion\nX\nB.1.2 Population Distribution\n- Population by Size of Place\nX\n- Population in Rural and Urban Areas\nX\nB.1.3 Migration\n- Recent Movers\nX\n- Migration by Region\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nFORD is LIBRARY QERALD\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)\nPart 2-The Family\nB.2.1 Living Arrangements, Selected Characteristics\n- Age, Sex, and Race\nX\n- Single-Person Households\nX\n- Children Living With Single Parents\nX\n- Average Family Size\nX\nB.2.2 Family Formation and Dissolution\n- Marital Status of the Population\nX\n- Marriage and Divorce Rates\nX\n- Marriages Ending in Divorce\nX\nB.2.3 Attitudes Towards Family Life\nX\nPart 3-Health\nB.3.1 Life Expectancy\n- At Birth\n- At Selected Ages\n- Death Rates by Cause\nX\n- Leading Causes of Death\nX X X X X\n- Infant Mortality\nX\nB.3.2 Morbidity\n- Communicable Diseases\nX\n- Acute Illness\nX\nB.3.3 Disability\n- Days of Disability by Type\nX\n- Institutionalized Population\nX\n- Disability by Degree of Limitation and Cause\nX\n- Short-Term Disability\nX\nB.3.4 Health Status\n- Nutrition\nDietary Intake\nX\nClinical Measurements\nX\n- Obesity\nX\n- Drugs\nDrug Deaths\nX\nDrug Abuse Episodes\nX\nLiquor Consumption\nX\n- Smoking\nX\n- Physical Fitness\nX\n- Perceived Health Status\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nQERALD R.FUND LIBRARY\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nBase\nOTHER\nSECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)\nB.3.5 Health Care Delivery\n- Physician and Dental Visits\n- Costs and Expenditures\n- Facilities\nX X X X\n- Personnel\n- Attitudes Towards Health Care\nX\nPart 4-Education\nB.4.1 Educational Achievement by Sex, Race, Socioeconomic Status, Region\n- Math, Science, Reading, Writing\nX\n- Music, Art, Literature, Citizenship\nX\nB.4.2 Attainment\n- High School Graduation Rate\n- The High School-Educated Population by Race and Sex\nX X X\n- College-Educated Population by Race and Sex\nB.4.3 School Enrollment\n- Primary and Secondary School\nX\n- Preprimary by Age, Race, Income\nX\n- Modal Age Enrollment by Sex, Race\nX\n- High School Students Expecting to go to College\nX\n- College Entrance Rates by Sex, Race, Socioeconomic Status\nX\n- College Enrollment\nX\n- Participation in Adult Education\nX\nB.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel\n- Schools, Classrooms\nX\n- Teachers, Administrative, Others\nX\nB.4.5 Costs and Expenditures\n- Expected Student Expenses, Higher Education\nX\n- Expenditures by Level of Government\nX\nPart 5-Work\nB.5.1 Labor Force, Employment, and Unemployment\n- Labor Force Participation, Selected Characteristics\nX\n- Part-time, Part-year Workers, Selected Characteristics\nX\n- Employment by Occupation, Selected Characteristics\nX\n- Unemployment, Selected Characteristics\nX\nX\n- Discouraged Workers\nX\n- Labor Union Membership\nX\nB.5.2 Earnings\n- Median Earnings, Selected Characteristics\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nFORD is LIBRARY BERALD\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)\nB.5.3 Working Conditions\n- Regular and Overtime Hours, Selected Characteristics\nX\n- Work Injuries by Occupation\nX\n- Transportation to Work-Time, Distance, and Mode\nX\nB.5.4 Benefits\n- Vacations, Holidays\nX\n- Benefit Plans\nX\nB.5.5 Retirement\n- Persons Retiring From Work\nX\n- Work-Life Expectancy\nX\n- Retirement Benefits\nX\nPart 6-Income, Consumption, and Wealth\nB.6.1 Income Levels\n- Median Family Income\nX\n- Composition of Family Income\nX\n- Per Capita Income\nX\nB.6.2 Distribution of Income\n- Age, Race, and Sex\nX\n- Regional Differences\nX\nB.6.3 Poverty\nX\nB.6.4 Consumption\n- Personal Consumption Expenditures\nX\n- Consumption of Durable Goods\nX\nB.6.5 Wealth\n- Net Worth of Consumer Units\nX\n- Composition of Wealth\nX\nB.6.6 Consumer Borrowing and Debt\n- Amount of Debt Outstanding\nX\n- Debt/Income Ratio\nX\nB.6.7 Consumer Attitudes\nX\nPart 7-Housing\nB.7.1 Housing Conditions\n- Average Size of Households\nX\n- Households Lacking Selected Facilities, by Size, Race, Tenure,\nand Location\nX\n- Average Persons Per Room\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nFORD is LIBRARY BERALD\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION B-Socioeconomic Series (Continued)\nB.7.2 Home Tenure\n- Single Family Dwellings\nX\n- Mobile Homes\nX\n- Condominiums and Other Multiunit Structures\nX\n- Vacation Homes\nX\nB.7.3 Cost and Expenditures\n- Average Mortgage Payments\nX\n- Upkeep and Maintenance\nX\n- Average Rental Payments\nX\nB.7.4 Attitudes Towards Housing and the Community\nX\nPart 8-Leisure and Recreation\nB.8.1 Use of Leisure Time\nX\nB.8.2 Recreation\n- Outdoor (Social, Active Sports, etc.)\nX\n- Indoor (Television, Visiting, Other)\nX\nX\nPart 9-Public Safety\nB.9.1 Crimes Known to Police\n- Violent\nX\nX\n- Property\nX\nX\nB.9.2 Victims of Crime, Selected Characteristics\n- Violent\nX\n- Property\nX\nB.9.3 Fear of Crime, Selected Characteristics\nX\nB.9.4 Police Activity\n- Persons Arrested by Charge\nX\n- Offenses Cleared\nX\nB.9.5 Judicial Activity\n- Persons Sentenced for Federal Crimes\nX\nB.9.6 Prisoners, Adults and Juveniles\n- Prisoners by Sentence\nX\n- Average Length of Sentence\nX\n- Persons Executed and Sentenced to Death\nX\n- Average Prison Population\nX\nB.9.7 Expenditures for Administration of Criminal Justice\nX\nB.9.8 Selected Studies\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nSERIES\nFORD i LIBRARY BERALD\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION C-Government Activity\nPart 1-Social Welfare and Security\nC.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI)\n- Current Beneficiaries\n- New Beneficiaries\nX\n- Average Payment\nC.1.2 Old Age Assistance\n- Benefits Paid\nX\n- Recipients\nX\nC.1.3 Aid to the Disabled\n- Blind\nX\n- Deaf\nX\n- Other\nX\nC.1.4 Aid to Families With Dependent Children\n- Recipients\n- Benefits\nX\nC.1.5 Unemployment Insurance Coverage\n- Benefits Paid\n- Recipients\nX\nC.1.6 Housing Assistance\n- Recipients\n- Benefits\nC.1.7 Food Stamps\n- Recipients\nX\n- Benefits\nX\nC.1.8 Aid to Disaster Victims\n- Recipients\n- Benefits\nX\nC.1.9 Veterans Benefits\n- Recipients\nX\n- Benefits\nX\nPart 2-Equal Opportunity\nC.2.1 Equal Employment Opportunity\n- Minority Employment\nX\n- Earnings, Promotions, etc.\nX\nC.2.2 School Desegregation\n- Students Attending Predominantly Minority Schools\nX\n- Public/Private Enrollment, and Control\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION C-Government Activity (Continued)\nPart 3-Government Operation\nC.3.1 Federal Employment\n- Employees\nX\n- Payroll\nX\nC.3.2 State and Local Employment and Finances\n- Employees\nX\n- Payroll\nX\nSECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture\nPart 1-Environment\nD.1.1 Expenditures-Public and Private\nX\nD.1.2 Air Quality\n- Amount of Pollutants Released Into the Atmosphere\nX\n- Ambient Air Quality-National, Major Cities\nX\n- Perceived Quality\nX\nD.1.3 Water Quality\n- Miles of Streams Meeting EPA Standards\nX\n- Oil Spills, Fish Kills\nX\nD.1.4 Hazardous Substances\n- Estimated Amounts Produced\nX\n- Concentration in Biosphere\nX\nD.1.5 Ecological Balances\n- Endangered Species (Plant and Animal)\nX\n- Critical Areas (Coastal Zones)\nX\n- Land/People Density\nX\nPart 2-Science\nD.2.1 Professionals in Scientific Fields\n- By Specialty\nX\n- Person Years of Scientists, Engineers Engaged in R&D\nX\nD.2.2 Expenditures for Research and Development\n- Private Industry\nX\n- Government\nX\nD.2.3 Science Achievement in Schools\n- Secondary Schools\nX\n- Higher Education\nX\nWeek of June 1, 1976\nTABLE OF CONTENTSContinued\nSERIES\nBERRAL FORD LIBRARY\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture\nD.2.4 Public Attitudes Towards Science and Technology\nX\nPart 3-Culture\nD.3.1 Persons Employed in Artistic Professions\n- By Type\nX\nD.3.2 Children's Skill and Appreciation of Literature Arts, Music\nX\nD.3.3 Participation in Cultural Activities\n- Voluntary Organizations\nX\n- Travel\nX\n- Hobbies, Sports, Music, etc.\nX\nD.3.4 Attendance at Cultural Events\n- Plays, Galleries, Motion Pictures\nX\n- Concerts, Museums, etc.\nX\nSECTION E-Selected Subjects\nA.2.4-Labor Turnover in Manufacturing\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nTotal Separations\n3.7\n-5.1%\n-17.8%\nPercent\nTotal Accessions\n4.1\n-6.8%\n5.1%\nPercent\n6.5\n6.5\n6.0\n6.0\n5.5\n5.5\n5.0\n5.0\n4.5\n4.5\n4.0\n4.0\n3.5\n3.5\n3.0\n3.0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics\n1041976 is LIBRARY GERALD\n1 June 1976\nA.2.4-Components of Labor Turnover\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nNew Hires\n2.7\n-6.9%\n58.8%\nQuits\n1.8\n5.9%\n50.0%\nPercent\nLayoffs\n1.3\n8.3%\n-50.0%\nPercent\n5\n5\n4\n4\n3\n3\n2\n2\n1\n1\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics\n1 June 1976\nThe Total Separation Rate declined 5.1 percent in April, the first\ndecline in 3 months.\nLayoffs rose for the second straight month, up 8.3 percent.\nThe Quit Rate increased 5.9 percent in April, rising an average\nof 6.3 percent per month since February.\nTotal Accessions declined for the first time since October 1975, down\n6.8 percent.\nNew Hires fell 6.9 percent to a rate of 2.7 per 100 employees.\nFORD is LIBRARY BERALD\nA.3.3-Productivity and Costs\nNonfinancial Corporations\n(1967=100)\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per. Year Ago\nCompensation per\nWorker-Hour\n190.3\n1.8%\n7.3%\nUnit Labor Costs\n#\n159.5\n1.2%\n0.6%\nIndex\nOutput per Worker-Hour\n119.3\n0.6%\n6.6%\nIndex\n200\n200\n190\n190\n180\n180\n170\n170\n160\n160\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics\n1 June 1976\nA.3.3-Productivity and Costs\nNonfinancial Corporations\n(1967=100)\nFORD & LIBRARY QERALD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nOutput\n131.0\n2.0%\n9.3%\nIndex\nHours\n109.8\n1.4%\n2.5%\nIndex\n135\n135\n130\n130\n125\n125\n120\n120\n115\n115\n110\n110\n105\n105\n100\n100\n95\n95\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics\n1 June 1976\nProductivity in Nonfinancial Corporations (all corporations doing\nbusiness in the United States with the exception of banks, stock and\ncommodity brokers, and finance and insurance companies) increased at\nan annual rate of 2.4 percent in the first quarter of 1976, reversing\nthe 2.1-percent annual rate of decline in the preceding quarter.\nReflects an 8.3-percent increase in output and a 5.8-percent\nincrease in hours of all employees.\nCompensation per Worker-Hour rose at an annual rate of 7.4 percent,\nnearly identical to the 7.3-percent annual rate in each of the 3 pre-\nceding quarters.\nThe increase in Productivity, combined with the nearly unchanged annual\nrate of increase in hourly compensation, halved the annual rate of\nincrease in Unit Labor Costs from 9.6 percent in the prior quarter to\n4.8 percent in the first quarter of 1976.\nA.3.4-Gross Average Weekly Earnings\nIn Current and 1967 Dollars\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nDollars\nCurrent Dollars\n171.72\n-0.6%\n2.0%\nDollars\nPer Week\n1967 Dollars\n102.03\n-1.0%\n0.9%\nPer Week\n185\n185\n175\n175\n165\n165\n155\n155\n145\n145\n135\n135\n125\n125\n115\n115\n105\n105\n95\n95\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics\n1 June 1976\nA.3.4-Spendable Average Weekly Earnings\nIn Current and 1967 Dollars\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nDollars\nCurrent Dollars\n$153.00\n-0.5%\n10.1%\nDollars\nPer Week\n1967 Dollars\n$90.91\n-0.9%\n3.8%\nPer Week\n160\n160\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY QERALD\nReal Gross Weekly Earnings (1967 dollars) declined 1.0 percent in\nApril.\nDecrease was due to a 0.6-percent decline in average weekly\nhours, no change in average hourly earnings, and a 0.4-percent\nincrease in the Consumer Price Index.\nReal Spendable Earnings (1967 dollars) dropped 0.9 percent below the\nMarch level.\nOver the year, Real Spendable Earnings were up 3.8 percent.\nFor the second time in 5 years, Spendable Earnings, in current dollars\ndeclined for the second straight month.\nA.5.1-Exports and Imports\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nTotal Exports\n$9.39\n4.9%\n8.6%\nBillions\nTotal Imports\n$9.60\n-0.1%\n20.6%\nBillions\nof Dollars\nImports Excluding Petroleum\n$6.80\n-8.3%\n20.1%\nof Dollars\n10\n10\n9\n9\n8\n8\n7\n7\n6\n6\n5\n5\n4\n4\n3\n3\n2\n2\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nFORD & LIBRARY QERALD\nA.5.1-Merchandise Trade Balance\nExcluding Military Assistance\nThis\nChange\nChange\nBillions\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nBillions\nof Dollars\nTrade Balance\n$0.202\n$0.449\n-$0.891\nof Dollars\n2.0\n2.0\n1.5\n1.5\n1.0\n1.0\n0.5\n0.5\n0.0\n0.0\n-0.5\n-0.5\n-1.0\n-1.0\n-1.5\n1.5\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nTotal Exports rose for the second month in a row in April and Imports\nedged down slightly, resulting in a narrowing of the Trade Deficit to\n$202 million.\nOne-third as large as the $651 million posted in March.\nFourth in a row, for a total deficit of $1.07 billion in 1976.\nExports rose to $9.39 billion, the highest level since last November.\nUp $438 million, or 4.9 percent, over March.\nTotal Imports declined $108 million to $9.69 billion (0.1 percent) from\nthe 14-month high reported in March.\nImports Excluding Petroleum declined 8.3 percent or $615 million,\nalmost erasing the $719 million gain reported in March; however, a\nsharp rise in Petroleum Imports was almost completely offsetting.\nFORD is LIBRARY SERALD\nFORDO LIBRARY is QERALD\nA.5.1-Exports\nDomestic Nonagricultural\nand Agricultural Commodities\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nMillions\nNonagricultural Exports\n$7,341.9\n3.5%\n7.1%\nMillions\nof Dollars\nAgricultural Exports\n$1,912.0\n13.7%\n8.7%\nof Dollars\n8,000\n8,000\n7,000\n7,000\n6,000\n6,000\n5,000\n5,000\n4,000\n4,000\n3,000\n3,000\n2,000\n2,000\n1,000\n1,000\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nComponents of Domestic Agricultural\nCommodities\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nSoybeans\n$225.3\n2.1%\n11.0%\nMillions\nCorn\n514.7\n42.4%\n37.2%\nMillions\nof Dollars\nGrain Sorghums\n$83.3\n37.7%\n64.0%\nof Dollars\n600\n600\n500\n500\n400\n400\n300\n300\n200\n200\n100\n100\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nFORDO is LIBRARY SERALD\nA.5.1-Exports\nSelected Components\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nMotor Vehicle & Parts\n$946.0\n11.6%\n24.6%\nMillions\nAircraft & Parts\n$421.1\n34.7%\n-5.7%\nMillions\nof Dollars\nCoal\n$286.3\n31.6%\n-0.1%\nof Dollars\n1,000\n1,000\n800\n800\n600\n600\n400\n400\n200\n200\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nReversing the March decline, Nonagricultural Exports rose 3.5 percent,\nor $248.5 million to $7,341.9 million.\nContributing to the April rise were exports of Motor Vehicles\nand Parts, up $98.5 million to $946.0 million; only 0.3 percent\nbelow last December's record high.\nRecovering from March's decline, exports of Aircraft and Parts\nrose 34.7 percent, or $108.5 million, to $421.1 million.\nCoal exports rose for the second month, up $68.7 million tc $286.3\nmillion; the highest level since last November.\nAfter 2 months of decline, Agricultural Exports rose $230.0 million to\n$1,912.0 million.\nMore than half of the April rise was accounted for by a 42.4-\npercent rise in Corn exports, up $153.0 million to a new high of\n$514.7 million.\nSoybeans rose 2.1 percent to $225.3 million; and Grain Sorghums\nrose $22.8 million, or 37.7 percent, to the highest level since\nJune 1974.\nA.5.1-Imports\nPetroleum and Petroleum Products\nBERALD R. FORD in LIBRARY\nThis\nChange\nChange\nBillions\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nBillions\nof Dollars\nPetroleum Imports\n$2.80\n27.9%\n21.7%\nof Dollars\n3.5\n3.5\n3.0\n3.0\n2.5\n2.5\n2.0\n2.0\n1.5\n1.5\n1.0\n1.0\n0.5\n0.5\n0.0\n0.0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nFarm Products\nThis\nChange\nChange\nBillions\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nBillions\nof Dollars\nFarm Products\n$0.77\n-12.5%\n15.3%\nof Dollars\n1.50\n1.50\n1.25\n1.25\n1.00\n1.00\n0.75\n0.75\n0.50\n0.50\n0.25\n0.25\n0.00\n0.00\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nBERALD & FORD VIBRARY\nAfter seasonal adjustment, Petroleum Imports rose approximately $600\nmillion in April to $2.80 billion, only 4.1 percent below the historical\nhigh of $2.92 billion reported in January 1975.\nAmong Imports Excluding Petroleum, the largest decline occurred in\nimports of Farm Products, down $96 million from March.\nA.9.1-Prices Received and Paid by Farmers\nNot Seasonally Adjusted\n(1967=100)\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nPrices Paid\n*\n193\n0.0%\n7.2%\nIndex\nPrices Received\n192\n1.6%\n4.9%\nIndex\n230\n230\n220\n220\n210\n210\n200\n200\n190\n190\n180\n180\n170\n170\n160\n160\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Department of Agriculture\n1 June 1976\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nDuring the month ending May 15, the Index of Prices Received by Farmers\nfor All Farm Products rose 3 points (1.6 percent) to 192, the highest\nlevel since last October.\nContributing most to the rise were higher prices for corn, cotton,\nand soybeans; lower milk and cattle prices were partially off-\nsetting.\nThe Index of Prices Paid, which has increased more in recent months\nthan Prices Received, was unchanged from the April 15 high of 193.\nLower prices for feeder livestock and farm and motor supplies\nmore than offset higher prices for feed, farm motor vehicles,\nand fuels and energy.\nA.9.1-Prices Received by Farmers\nSelected Crops\nNot Seasonally Adjusted\nFORD & LIBRARY RERALD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nFeed Grains & Hay\n229\n7.0%\n-0.4%\nOil Bearing Crops\n181\n5.8%\n-3.2%\nIndex\nCotton\n255\n14.3%\n57.4%\nIndex\n350\n350\n300\n300\n250\n250\n200\n200\n150\n150\n100\n100\n50\n50\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nComponents of Livestock and Products\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nDairy Products\n185\n-1.6%\n16.4%\nIndex\nMeat Animals\n186\n-1.1%\n5.7%\nIndex\n275\n275\n250\n250\n225\n225\n200\n200\n175\n175\n150\n150\n125\n125\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Department of Agriculture\n1 June 1976\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nReflecting higher prices for Corn and Hay, the Index of Prices Received\nfor Feed Grains and Hay rose 15 points to 229, the highest level since\nlast September.\nCorn rose 15 cents per bushel to $2.61; and Hay averaged $64.80\nper ton, up $10.70 from April and $8.50 from the year-earlier\nrecord high.\nPrices Received for Cotton increased 32 points to 255. Upland Cotton\naveraged 57.3 cents per pound, a record high. The May Index was 93\npoints (57 percent) above a year ago.\nOil-Bearing Crops increased 10 points to 181. Soybeans, at $4.87 per\nbushel, were 35 cents higher than a month earlier.\nThe Meat Animals Index decreased 2 points to 186. Accounting for the\nMay decline were lower Beef Cattle prices, down $1.00 to $36.90 per cwt.\nThe Dairy Products Index declined 3 points to 185, 26 points above May\na year ago. Prices received for milk sold to plants declined 4 cents\nto $9.33 per cwt.\nA.11.1-Composite Index of\nLeading Indicators\n(1967=100)\nGERALD LIBRARY R. FORD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod Last Per. Year Ago\nIndex\nIndex of Leading\nIndicators\n107.8\n1.1%\n14.0%\nIndex\n130\n130\n125\n125\n120\n120\n115\n115\n110\n110\n105\n105\n100\n100\n95\n95\n90\n90\n85\n85\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Economic Analysis\n1 June 1976\nBERALD FORD LIBRARY\nThe Composite Index of Leading Indicators rose to 107.8 in April, a\n1.1-percent increase over March's upward-revised figure of 106.6.\nThe sixth consecutive monthly increase and the second highest\nincrease in 9 months.\nSix of the ten available indicators for April showed increases\nfrom March while four showed declines.\nA.11.1-Selected Components of\nComposite Index\nGERALD LIBRARY A. FORD\nMoney Balance\nThis\nBillions of\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nBillions of\n1967 Dollars\nMoney Balance\n$179.4\n0.9%\n-0.1%\n1967 Dollars\n210\n210\n205\n205\n200\n200\n195\n195\n190\n190\n185\n185\n180\n180\n175\n175\n170\n170\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nLayoff Rate-Manufacturing\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nPercent\nLayoff Rate\n1.3\n8.3%\n-50.0%\nPercent\n4.0\n4.0\n3.5\n3.5\n3.0\n3.0\n25\n2.5\n2.0\n2.0\n1.5\n1.5\n1.0\n1.0\n0.5\n0.5\n0.0\n0.0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: Bureau of Economic Analysis\n1 June 1976\nFORD it LIBRARY BERALD\nAmong the six rising indicators, money balance in 1967 dollars, increas-\ning 0.9 percent to $179.4 billion in April, made the strongest contri-\nbution to the increase in the Composite Index.\nThe Layoff Rate in Manufacturing, rising from 1.2 to 1.3 percent, exerted\nthe strongest negative influence on the Composite Index.\nStill only one-half of the rate of 2.6 percent recorded in April\n1975.\nB.3.3-Average Number of Persons Injured per\nYear by Leading Causes of Accident: 1971-72\nTotal\nMale\nFORD it LIBRARY QERALD\nFemale\n63.4\nALL CAUSES\n36.3\n27.1\nMOVING\n4.7\nMOTOR\n2.7\nVEHICLE\n2.0\nCUTTING OR\n4.2\nPIERCING\n2.4\nINSTRUMENT\n1.8\n13.6\nFALLS\n6.8\nTOTAL\n6.8\nFall on\n4.4\nStairs, Steps, or\n2.4\nFrom Height\n2.0\n9.2\nAll Other\n4.3\nFalls\n4.9\nBUMPED\n5.6\nINTO OBJECT\n3.8\nOR PERSON\n1.9\nSTRUCK\n4.1\nBY MOVING\n2.8\nOBJECT\n1.3\n0\n10\n20\n30\n40\n50\n60\n70\nMillions of Persons\nSource: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1 June 1976\nBERALD FORD LIBRARY\nDuring 1971 and 1972, there was an estimated annual average of 63.4\nmillion injuries* requiring medical attention or reduction of usual\nactivities for at least 1 day.\nThe leading cause of injury was Falls, which accounted for one\nout of five injuries. The five leading causes of injury accounted\nfor 50.9 percent of all reported injuries in 1971-1972.\nMen sustained one-third more injuries than women. Within the categories\nof \"Bumped into Object or Person\" and \"Struck by Moving Object,\" the\nmale injury rate was twice as high as the female rate.\n*Based on injuries reported as occurring during a 2-week reference\nperiod immediately prior to household interviews conducted in a con-\ntinuing nationwide survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized popu-\nlation. Each time a person sustains an injury requiring medical\nattention or resulting in restricted activity, he is counted as a\nperson injured. Therefore, the same person may be counted more than\nonce in these statistics.\nB.3.3-Average Number of Persons Injured\nper Year by Age and Sex: 1971-1972\nTotal\nMale\nFORD is LIBRARY BERALD\nFemale\n311.9\nAll Ages\n370.5\n257.4\n393.6\nUnder\n450.8\n6 Years\n334.2\n391.8\n6-16\n461.4\nYears\n319.7\n386.2\n17-24\n514.8\nYears\n269.7\n289.2\n25-44\n362.5\nYears\n221.0\n209.7\n45-64\n201.7\nYears\n216.9\n211.8\n65 Years\nand Over\n214.4\n210.0\n0\n100\n200\n300\n400\n500\n600\nRate per 1,000 Persons\nSource: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY SERALD\nThe injury rate in 1971 and 1972 was 311.9 per 1,000 persons per year.\nThere was little difference in the overall injury rate through\nthe age of 24 years. The rate begins to drop after age 25,\nreaching a low at age 45 and older.\nRates were substantially lower for Females up to age 44. At ages\n45 and over, the injury rates for men and women are nearly the\nsame.\nMales in the 17 to 24 age group were most likely to have\nsustained injury, with a rate of 514.8 per 1,000 persons,\nnearly twice the corresponding rate for women.\nB.3.3-Average Number of Persons Injured\nper Year by Effect of Injury: 1971-1972\nMillions\nof Persons\n40\n36.3\nBERALD R. LISAMAY FORD\n30\n27.1\n20\n14.2\n14.0\n10\n8.1\n0\nMEDICALLY ATTENDED\nACTIVITY\nBed\nWith Time Lost\nOther\nBUT NO ACTIVITY\nRESTRICTION\nDisability\nfrom Work\nRestriction\nRESTRICTION\nTOTAL\nor School\nof Activity\nDays of Disability Due to\nDays per\nInjury per Year: 1971-1972\n100 Persons\n300\n274.3\n200\n109.3\n100\n78.0\n33.9\n0\nRESTRICTED\nBed\nLost\nLost\nACTIVITY\nDisability\nFrom Work\nFrom School\nTOTAL\nSource: Department of Health, Education,and Welfare\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nApproximately two out of five injuries (27.1 million) sustained in 1971\nand 1972 required medical attention, but were not activity restricting.\nThe remaining 57.3 percent (36.3 million) were activity restricting,\ni.e., resulting in a reduction of usual activities for at least 1 day.\nApproximately 22 percent of all injuries (14.2 million) resulted\nin bed disability. Almost the same proportion resulted in time\nlost from work or school.\nThere was an average of 2.7 days of restricted activity per person per\nyear. These resulted from injuries sustained in 1971-1972, as well as\nfrom past injuries and impairments causing disability during the 2-week\nreference period.\nApproximately 1.1 days were lost from work each year for each\ncurrent employed person aged 17 and over.\nOne-third of a day was lost from school each year for each person\naged 6 to 16 years of age.\nB.5.5-Financial Assets of Retirement\nSystems: 1965, 1970, and 1975\nState and Local Governments\n1965\n1970\n1975\nFORD is LIBRARY SERALD\n0.3\nCash and Deposits\n0.5\n2.0\n7.4\nFederal Securties\n5.2\n6.6\n2.8\nState and Local\n2.2\nGovernment\nSecurities\n0.7\n15.1\nCorporate Bonds\n30.1\n53.6\n1.4\nStocks\n6.9\n21.8\n4.8\nOther\n10.0\n13.4\n0\n5\n10\n15\n20\n25\n30\n35\n40\n45\n50\n8\n60\nBillions of Dollars\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY QERALD\nFrom 1965 to 1975, Corporate Bonds and Stocks have grown from 52.0\npercent to 76.8 percent of the total financial assets of all State and\nlocal government retirement systems.\nHoldings of Corporate Stocks have multiplied over 15 times\n--increasing from $1.4 billion in 1965 to $21.8 billion in 1975.\nAssets in Corporate Bonds have increased over three and one-half\ntimes--from $15.1 billion in 1965 to $53.6 billion in 1975.\nOn the other hand, the portion of total Cash and Securities of public\nretirement systems invested in Federal, State, and Local Government\nSecurities combined has dropped from 31.2 percent in 1965 to 7.4\npercent in 1975.\nIn dollars, the 10-year decline has been from $10.1 billion to\n$7.3 billion.\nBERALO <. FORD LIBRARY\nB.6.7-Consumer Confidence Index\n1967-70=100\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nIndex\nConsumer Confidence Index\n82.2\n-11.9%\n31.5%\nIndex\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n60\n60\n50\n50\n40\n40\n30\n30\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: The Conference Board\n1 June 1976\nB.6.7-Consumer Buying Plans\n1967-70=100\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nThis\nChange\nChange\nPeriod\nLast Per.\nYear Ago\nIndex\nBuying Plans Index\n96.7\n-23.4%\n9.9%\nIndex\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\n1976\nSource: The Conference Board\n1 June 1976\nBetween February and April Consumer Confidence dropped 11 points, or\nabout 12 percent.\nHowever, it remains about 30 percent higher than April a year\nago.\nHousehold buying plans also dropped sharply.\nThe Conference Board's Buying Plans Index fell almost 30 points\nto 96.7, only 10 percent above last April.\nAccording to the Board, the larger than expected declines may be\ncaused by renewed fears of inflation. The upsurge in the Confi-\ndence Index earlier this year was accompanied by declining food\nprices, while in April the cost of food rose for the first time\nin 4 months.\nB.6.7-Consumer Confidence\nSelected Components\nApril 1975\nFebruary 1976\nApril 1976\nPERCENT\n50\nFORD & LIBRARY RERALD\n40\n38\n32\n30\n25\n24\n22\n21\n22 22\n19\n20\n20\n16\n12\n10\n0\nGood\nBad\nMore Jobs\nAn Increase\nAvailable\nin Income\nPresent Business Conditions\nNext 6 Months\nNext 6 Months\nSelected Components\nApril 1975\nFebruary 1976\nApril 1976\nPERCENT\n60\n46\n44\n45\n40\n32\n30\n27\n20\n11\n8\n6\n0\nPlans to Buy\nPlans to Buy\nVacation\nAuto\nMajor Appliance\nIntended\nNext 6 Months\nNext 6 Monhths\nNext 6 Months\nSource: The Conference Board\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nConsumer attitudes towards present business conditions were little\nchanged in April.\nHowever, substantially fewer people felt that over the next 6\nmonths the employment situation would improve or that their\nincomes would increase.\nOnly 16 percent of respondents thought that more jobs would\nbe available in the next 6 months--down from 22 percent in\nFebruary.\n24 percent thought their incomes would increase in the next\n6 months compared with 32 percent in February.\nFamily buying plans had been cut back since the last survey with fewer\nhouseholds planning to purchase autos (new or used) or major appliances\nin the next 6 months.\nVacation plans also declined slightly.\nD.1.1-Direct and Intergovernmental Expenditure\nFor Pollution Abatement: 1972 to 1974\nIntergovernmental Expenditure\nDirect Expenditure\nMillions of Dollars\n7000\n$6,250.9\n6000\nFORD LIBRARY it BERALD\n$5,481.1\n$5,022.1\n5000\n4000\n3000\n$2,388.4\n2000\n$1,366.3\n$1,032.1\n1000\n$729.0 $788.8\n$635.7\n0\n1972 1973 1974\n1972 1973 1971\n1972 1973 1974\nFederal\nState\nLocal\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nIncluding duplicative intergovernmental transactions between Federal,\nState, and local governments, pollution abatement expenditure for\nfiscal 1974 totaled $9,428.2 million. Local government direct and\nindirect expenditure of $6,250.9 million comprised 66.3 percent of the\ntotal.\nFederal intergovernmental payments to State and local governments\nrose to about $1.9 billion in 1974 from $1.0 billion in 1973, an\nincrease of 90 percent.\nIntergovernmental payments for the construction of sewage treatment\nfacilities represented slightly more than three-fourths of total 1974\nFederal and State pollution abatement spending, up from 70.1 percent\nreported in fiscal 1973.\nD.1.1-Pollution Abatement Expenditure:\n1972 to 1974\nBy Function and Level of Government\nAir\nSolid Waste\nWater\nMillions of Dollars\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\n7000\n$6,250.9\n6000\n$5,481.1\n$5,022.1\n5000\n4000\n3000\n$2,388.4\n2000\n$1,366.3\n$1,032.1\n1000\n$729.0\n$788.8\n$635.7\n0\n1972 1973 1974\n1972 1973 1974\n1972 1973 1974\nFederal\nState\nLocal\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n1 June 1976\nFORD is LIBRARY QERALD\nFrom 1972 to 1974, Federal Government outlays for pollution abatement\nhave risen from $1,032.1 million to $2,388.4 million, an increase of\n$1,356.3 million, or 131.4 percent.\nWater pollution control is the primary focus of environmental quality\ncontrol activities at all levels of government.\nConstituted 88.2 percent of total Federal expenditure for pollu-\ntion control in 1974.\nSolid waste operations, mainly consisting of garbage collection and\ndisposal, are almost entirely a function of local governments.\nA relatively small increase from $1,602.5 million to $1,936.4\nmillion, or 20.8 percent, was recorded for local government\nsolid waste programs from 1972 to 1974."
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