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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 38, folder \"Weekly Briefing Notes, 10/28/1975\"\nof the 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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 38 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n#\n*\n#\nTHE VICE PRESIDENT\n#\n*\nWASHINGTON\n# # *\nOctober 28, 1975\nMEMORANDUM FOR BILL BAROODY\nAttached is this week's copy\nof the Weekly Briefing Notes.\nlueson\nWEEKLY CHARTBOOK\nFOR CALENDER YEAR 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nOctober 28. 1975\nFREQUENCY LEGEND: W=Weekly: M=Monthly: Q=Quarterly: A=Annual; 0=0ther\nSECTION A-General Economic Indicators\nDATE SERIES LAST AP-\nPEARED IN CHARTBOOK\nPart 1-National Income and Product\nA.1.1 (Q) Gross National Product\n4/21.5/27,7/21.8/25\nA.1.2 (M) Personal Income\n5/19.6/23,7/21.8/25.9/22\nA.1.3 (Q) Corporate Profits\n5/27.6/23,8/25.9/2.9/22\nA.1.4 (Q) Federal Receipts and Expenditures\n5/27.8/4.8/25\nA.1.5 (Q) Business Investment\n4/21,6/9.6/16,9/8\nPart -Employment and Unemployment\nA.2.1 (M) Unemployment Rate\n5/5,6/9,7/7.8/4,9/8,10/6\nA.2.2 (M) Duration of Unemployment\n5/5,6/9,7/7.8/4,9/8,10/6\nA.2.3 (W) Unemployment Insurance\n4/21.5/27,6/30.9/15\nA.2.4 (M) Labor Turnover\n5/5,6/2,6/30.8/4 9/2.10/6\nA.2.5 (M) Help Wanted Index\n6/2.6/30.8/4.9/15.10/6\nPart 3-Hours. Earnings and Productivity\nA.3.1 (M) Average Workweek, Manufacturing\n5/5,6/9,7/7.8/4,9/8.10/14\nA.3.2 (M) Compensation Per Man-hour\n4/21.5/5.6/9.7/7.8/4\nA.3.3 (Q) Productivity Indices\n6/2,8/4,8/11,9/2\nA.3.4 (M) Real Earnings\n4/28.5/27,6/23.7/28.8/25.9/22\nA.3.5 (M) Work Stoppages\n7/14,8/4.10/14\nPart 4-Production and Trade\nA.4.1 (W) Industrial Production Index\n5/19,6/23.7/21.8/18.10/20\nA.4.2 (W) Production of Primary Metals\n4/28.6/9.6/16,7/14,8/11,9/15,10/14\nA.4.3 (M) Production and Sales of\nTransportation Equipment\n6/9,8/1,8/18,9/15.10/14\nA.4.4 (W) Manufactures' Shipments. Inventories.\nand Orders\n4/28.5/5.5/27,6/9,7/7,7/28.8/25.9/8.9/29.10/6\nA.4.5 (Q) Capacity Utilization\n4/28.7/28.10/20\nA.4.6 (M) Retail Sales\n4/21.5/12,6/16,7/14.8/11.8/18.9/15.10/20\nA.4.7 (M) Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories\n4/21.5/12,6/9,7/14,8/11.9/15,10/14\nA.4.8 (M) Manufacturing and Trade\nInventories and Sales\n5/19,6/9.7/21,8/18.9/22.10/20\nA.4.9 (Q) Manufactures' Evaluation\nof Their Inventories\n7/7\nPart 5-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments\nA.5.1 (M) Exports and Imports\n4/28.6/2.6/30,8/4.9/2,9/29\nA.5.2 (M) Manufacturers' Export Sales\nand Orders of Durable Goods\n5/5,6/16,7/7,8/11,9/8,10/14\nA.5.3 (Q) Balance of Payments\n5/19.9/22\nA.5.4 (A) Foreign Travel\n6/30\nTable of Contents-Continued\nPart 6-Prices\nA.6.1 (M) Consumer Price Index\nA.6.2 (M) Wholesale Price Index\n4/28.5/27,7/28.8/25.9/22\nA.6.3 (W) Tuesday Spot Market Price Index\n5/12.6/9.7/7,8/11,9/8.10/6\n6/30.9/29\nPart 7-Construction\nA.7.1 (M) Housing Construction\nA.7.2 (M) Value of New Construction Work Done\n4/21.5/19,6/16,6/23.7/21.8/18.8/25.9/22.10/20\n5/5.5/19.6/9.7/7,8/4.9/8,10/6\nPart 8-Energy. Raw Materials. and Commodities\nA.8.1 (W) Distribution of Electric Power\n4/28\nA.8.2 (M) Production and Consumption of Fossil Fuels\n5/19\nPart 9-Agriculture\nA.9.1 (M) Farm Income and Expenses\n8/4,9/2,10/6\nPart 10-Money and Credit\nA.10.1 (W) Money Stock Measures\nA.10.2 (W) Bank Reserves\n5/5,6/16,8/18,9/29\nA.10.3 (M) Consumer Credit\nA.10.4 (W) Common Stock Prices\n5/12.6/9.7/14.8/11.9/15.10/14\nA.10.5 (W) U.S. Government Securities\n4/28.6/16,7/14.8/11,9/15.10/14\n4/28\nA.10.6 (M) Business Credit\n5/19,8/18,9/15\nA.10.7 (W) Interest Rates\n6/23.7/14,8/11.9/15.9/29.10/14\nPart 11-Indicators of Business Activity\nA.11.1 (M) Composite Index of Leading Indicators\nA.11.2 (M) New Business Incorporations\n5/5,6/2.6/30.8/4.9/2.10/6\n7/14.7/28\nA.11.3 (M) Number of Business Failures\n7/28\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSection B-Genera! Social Indicators\nPart 1-Population\nB.1.1\nPopulation Estimates\n(M)-Total Population\n4/28\n(A) Total Population by Age, Sex, Race\n(A)-Rate of Growth\n(A) Components of Change Birth. Death.\nNet Immigration\n5/12\n(A) Abortions\n(A) Total Fertility\n6/2\n(0) - Population Projections\n4/28\nB.1.2\nPopulation Distribution\n(0) Population by Size of Place\n(0) - Population in Rural and Urban Areas\n9/8\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\n(A) Single Person Households\n(A) Children Living With Single Parents\n(A) Average Family Size\n6/16\nB.2.2\nFamily Formation and Dissolution\n(A) Marital Status of the Population\n(M) Marriage and Divorce Rates\n6/30\n(A) Marriages Ending in Divorce\nB.2.3 (0) Attitudes Towards Family Life\nPart 3- Health\nB.3.1\nLife Expectancy\n(A)-At Birth\n6/30\n(A)-At Selected Ages\n6/30\n(M.A) Death Rates by Cause\n6/30\n(A) -Leading Causes of Death\n7/28\n(M.A) - Infant Mortality\n6/2\nB.3.2 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.3.3 Morbidity\n(M) Communicable Diseases\n(A) Acute Illness\nB.3.4 Health Status\n-Nutrition\n(0) o Dietary Intake\n(0) O Clinical Measurements\n(0) Obesity\n-Drugs\n(M) O Drug Deaths\n(M) O Drug Abuse Episodes\n(A)-Liquor Consumption\n(A)-Smoking\n10/20\n(0)-Physical Fitness\n(0) Perceived Health Status\nTable of Contents-Continued\nB.3.5 Health Care Delivery\n(A) Physician and Dental Visits\n8/18\n(A) Costs and Expenditures\n(A) - Facilities\n8/18\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\n5/5,6/30\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\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\n9/29\n(0) College Entrance Rates by Sex.\nRace, and Socioeconomic Status\n6/30\n(A)-College Enrollment\n9/8\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 Costs and Expenditures\n(0) Expected Student Expenses,\nHigher Education\n7/7\n(A) - Expenditures by Level of Government\nPart 5-Work\nB.5.1 Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment\n(A)-Labor Force Participation\n(A) -Part-time. Part-year Workers\n5/12\n(A) Employment by Occupation\n(M.A)-Unemployment\n(Q) -Discouraged Workers\n(A) Labor Union Membership\n8/18\nB.5.2 Earnings\n(A) Median Earnings\nB.5.3\nWorking Conditions\n(A) Regular and Overtime Hours\n(A) Work Injuries by Occupation\n9/15\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\n(A) - Persons Retiring From Work\n(0) Work Life Expectancy\n(A) - Retirement Benefits\nTable of Contents-Continued\nPart 6- Income. Consumption, and Wealth\nB.6.1\nIncome Levels\n(A) Median Family Income\n7/21\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\n7/21\nB.6.4 Consumption\n(Q) - Personal Consumption Expenditures\n(A) - Consumption of Durable Goods\n7/14\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\n7/21\n(Q) Attitudes Toward the Economy\n7/14,10/20\nPart 7-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 Home Tenure\n(A) Single Family Dwellings\n9/2\n(A) Mobile Homes\n(A) - Condominiums and Other Multi-\nUnit Structures\n(A) Vacation Homes\nB.7.3 Cost and Expenditures\n(A) - Average Mortgage Payments\n(A) - Upkeep and Maintenance\n10/20\n(A) - Average Rental Payments\n(M) Median Price for New One Family Homes\n5/19\nB.7.4\nAttitudes Towards Housing\nand the Community\nPart 8-Leisure and Recreation\nB.8.1 Use of Leisure Time\nB.8.2 Recreation\n(0) Outdoor (Social, Active Sports, etc)\n10/6\n(A.O) - Indoor (Television, Visiting. Other)\nPart 9-Public Safety\nB.9.1 Crimes Known to Police\n(Q.A) Violent\n6/2,7/28\n(Q.A) - Property\n7/28\nB.9.2 Victims of Crime, Selected Characteristics\n(A) Violent\n6/2\n(A) - Property\n9/29\nB.9.3 (0) Fear of Crime, Selected Characteristics\nB.9.4\nPolice Activity\n(A) - Persons Arrested by Charge\nTable of Contents-Continued\n(A) - -Of fenses Cleared\n6/2\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\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSECTION C-Government Activity\nPart 1-Social Welfare and Security\nC.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI)\n(M) -Current Beneficiaries\n5/12\n(M) -New Beneficiaries\n5/12\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\n9/15\n(M) - Benefits\n9/15\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\n(M) -Benefits\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 2-Equal Opportunity\nC.2.1 Equal Employment Opportunity\n(A) -Minority Employment\n(A) -Earnings, Promotions. etc\nC.2.2 School Desegregation\n(A) Students Attending Predominantly\nMinority Schools\n(A) -Public/Private Enrollment\nand Control\nPart 3-Government Operation\nC.3.1 Federal Employment\n(M) - Employees\n(M) Payroll\nC.3.2 State and Local Employment\n(M) - Employees\n7/28\n(M) Payroll\n9/2\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\n7/28\n(A) -Oil Spills. Fish Kills\n(0) -Eutrophication of Lakes\n7/28\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\n8/25\n(A) - Person Years of Scientists,\nEngineers Engaged in R&D\nD.2.2 Expenditures for Research and Development\n(A) Private Industry\n(A) -Government\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 3-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\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSECTION E-Selected Subjects\nE.0.1 (A) - -Spanish Origin Population\n8/11\nE.0.2 (A) -Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Population\n10/14\nWEEKLY\nBRIEFING NOTES\nON U.S. DOMESTIC\nDEVELOPMENTS\nPrepared for the President\nand the Vice President\nFORD is LIBRARY 0ERVLD\nOCTOBER 28, 1975\nCOMPILED BY THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM\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 October 28, 1975\nSOURCES OF DATA\nGross National Product\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, \"Survey of Current Business\"\nPersonal Income\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, \"Survey of Current Business\"\nProductivity Indexes\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"Productivity: An International\nPerspective\"\nReal Earnings\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"Employment and Earnings Statistics\nfor the United States\"\nManufacturers' Shipments and Orders - Advance Report on Durable Goods\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Manufacturers' Shipments, In-\nventories and Orders, Series M3-1\"\nConsumer Price Index\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"The Consumer Price Index\nMoney Stock\nBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Statistical Release H.6, \"Money Stock\nMeasures\"\nInterest Rates\nFederal Home Loan Bank Board, Office of Economic Research\nMigration\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series\nP-20, No. 285, \"Mobility of the Population of the United States March 1970 to March\n1975.\"\nWeek of October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nSERIES\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 X FORD\nA.5.2 Manufacturers' Export Sales and Orders of Durable Goods\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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\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\nX\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\nSECTION B-General Social Indicators\nPart 1-Population\nB.1.1 Population Estimates\nX FORD\n- Total Population\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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\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\nCHAIR 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\nORD At Selected Ages\nCONTACT Death Rates by Cause\nX\n- Leading Causes of Death\nX X X X X\n- Infant Mortality\nX\nB.3.2 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.3.3 Morbidity\n- Communicable Diseases\nX\n- Acute Illness\nX\nB3.4 Health Status\n- Nutrition\nDietary Intake\nClinical Measurements\nGERALD FORD LIBRARI\nX X X\n- Obesity\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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\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 Air Quality\n- Amount of Pollutants Released Into the Atmosphere\nX\n- Ambient Air Quality-National, Major Cities\nX\n- Perceived Quality\nX\nD.1.2 Water Quality\n- Miles of Streams Meeting EPA Standards\nX\n- Oil Spills, Fish Kills\nX\nD.1.3 Hazardous Substances\n- Estimated Amounts Produced\nX\n- Concentration in Biosphere\nX\nD.1.4 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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)\nB.3.5 Health Care Delivery\n- Physician and Dental Visits\nX\n- Costs and Expenditures\nX\n- Facilities\nX\n- Personnel\nX\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\nX\n- The High School Educated Population by Race and Sex\nX\n- College Educated Population by Race and Sex\nX\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\nGERALD R. FORD\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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\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- Time, Distance, and Mode Transportation to Work\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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\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 Multi-Unit Structures\nX\n- Vacation Homes\nX\nB.7.3 Cost and Expenditures\n- Average Mortgage Payments\n- Upkeep and Maintenance\n- Average Rental Payments\nX X X\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\nWeek of October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nSERIES\nWEEKLY\nMONTHLY\nQUARTERLY\nANNUAL\nOTHER\nSECTION C-Government Activity\nPart 1-Social Welfare and Security\nC.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI)\n- Current Beneficiaries\nX\n- New Beneficiaries\nX\n- Average Payment\nX\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\nX\n- Benefits\nX\nC.1.5 Unemployment Insurance Coverage\n- Benefits Paid\nX\n- Recipients\nX\nC.1.6 Housing Assistance\n- Recipients\nX\n- Benefits\nX\nC.1.7 Food Stamps\n- Recipients\nX\n- Benefits\nX\nC.1.8 Aid to Disaster Victims\n- Recipients\nX\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 October 28, 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued\nSERIES\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\n- Hobbies, Sports, Music, etc.\nD.3.4 Attendance at Cultural Events\n- Plays, Galleries, Motion Pictures\nX X X X\n- Concerts, Museums, etc.\nSECTION E-Selected Subjects\nA.1.1 - Gross National Product\nPreliminary Estimates\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nCURRENT DOLLARS\n$1,497.8\n3.9%\n5.8%\nBILLIONS\n1958 DOLLARS\n$804.6\n2.7%\n-2.2%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n1600\n1600\n1500\n1500\n1400\n1400\n1300\n1300\n1200\n1200\n1100\n1100\n1000\n1000\n900\n900\n800\nGERALD ? FORD\n800\n700\n700\n600\n600\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nA.1.1 - Chain Price Index\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPERCENT\nCHAIN PRICE INDEX\n7.2%\n33.3%\n-43.3%\nPERCENT\nANNUAL RATE\nANNUAL RATE\n15\n15\n12\n12\n9\n9\n6\n6\n3\n3\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nReal Gross National Product (in 1958 dollars) rose $21\nbillion in the third quarter, a seasonally adjusted annual\nrate of 11.2 percent.\nSteepest advance since the first quarter of 1955,\nanother post-recession period, when real GNP rose\n12.4 percent.\nMore than half the increase in real GNP in the third\nquarter reflected a sharp slowdown in inventory\nliquidation.\nGross National Product in current dollars rose $56.9 billion\nor 16.7 percent at annual rates.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nSharpest rise since first quarter 1951 when GNP rose\nat an annual rate of 18.9 percent.\nInflation, as measured by the GNP Chain Price Index,\naccelerated to a 7.2 percent annual rate in the third\nquarter, compared to 5.4 percent in the second quarter.\nA.1.1 - Components of Gross National Product\n1958 Dollars\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPERSONAL CONSUMPTION\n$548.9\n1.7%\n0.3%\nEXPENDITURES\nGOVERNMENT PURCHASES OF\n$149.6\n0.3%\n2.5%\nGOODS AND SERVICES\nGROSS PRIVATE DOMESTIC\n$94.9\n17.6%\n-22.7%\nBILLIONS\nINVESTMENT\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n600\n600\n550\n550\n500\n500\n450\n450\n400\n400\n350\n350\n300\n300\n250\n250\n200\n200\n150\n150\n100\n100 ORD LIBRARY\n50\n50\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nA.1.1 - Change in Business Inventories\n1958 Dollars\nBillions of\n1958 Dollars\n30\n20\n10\n0\n-10\n-20\n-30\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSource: Bureau of Economic Analysis\n28 October 1975\nReal Personal Consumption Expenditures accelerated in the\nthird quarter, rising $9.2 billion, an annual rate of 7.0\npercent, compared to 6.3 percent in the second quarter.\nGovernment Purchases of Goods and Services (1958 dollars)\nincreased $0.4 billion in the third quarter, compared to a\nrise of $2.5 billion in the second quarter.\nAfter six consecutive quarterly declines, Gross Private\nDomestic Investment increased a record $14.2 billion to an\nannual rate of $94.9 billion.\n$12.3 billion of this increase was due to a sharp\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nslowdown in the rate of Business Inventory liquidation.\nA.1.2 - Personal Income\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTOTAL PERSONAL INCOME\n$1,270.3\n1.1%\n7.8%\nPRIVATE WAGES & SALARIES\n$624.1\n0.9%\n2.7%\nGOVERNMENT WAGES E SALARIES\n$175.1\n0.8%\n9.5%\nBILLIONS\nTRANSFER PAYMENTS\n$179.8\n1.0%\n23.2%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n1300\n1300\n1200\n1200\n1100\n1100\n1000\n1000\n900\n900\n800\n800\n700\n700\n600\n600\n500\n500\n400\n400\n300\n300\n200\n200\nFORD\n100\nGERALD\n0 100\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 October 1975\nPersonal Income rose for the second month in a row, up\n1.1 percent ($14.4 billion).\nPrivate Wages and Salaries increased 0.9 percent ($5.5\nbillion) in September, compared with 1.4 percent ($9.3\nbillion) in August.\nGovernment Wages and Salaries rose 0.8 percent ($1.3 billion).\nPay increase for postal employees, retroactive to July\n1975, accounted for $0.6 billion of the increase.\nTransfer Payments rose 1.0 percent, about the same as last\nmonth.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.1.2 - Wage and Salary Disbursements\nSelected Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nCOMMODITY-PRODUCING INDUSTRIES\n$275.6\n1.6%\n-0.1%\nMANUFACTURING-\n-\n$216.3\n1.6%\n-0.7%\nDISTRIBUTIVE INDUSTRIES\n$190.8\n0.2%\n4.2%\nBILLIONS\nSERVICE INDUSTRIES\n$157.7\n0.6%\n7.7%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n290\n290\n275\n275\n260\n260\n245\n245\n230\n230\n215\n215\n200\n200\n185\n185\n170\n170\n155\n155\n140\n140\n125\n125\nFORD\n110\nGERALD\n95 110 QRART\n95\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nA.1.2 - Proprietors' Income\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nBUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL\n$65.2\n0.6%\n4.3%\nPROPRIETORS' INCOME\nBILLIONS\nFARM PROPRIETORS' INCOME\n$32.3\n8.0%\n5.2%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n70\n70\n60\n60\n50\n50\n40\n40\n30\n30\n20\n20\n10\n10\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nWage and Salary Disbursements in Commodity-Producing\nIndustries rose for the sixth consecutive month, up 1.6\npercent.\nManufacturing payrolls also increased 1.6 percent.\nDistributive and Service Industries both moved up but\nat lower rates than in August.\nFarm Proprietors' Income increased $2.4 billion for the\nsecond consecutive month, up 8.0 percent.\nSince March, Income has increased 75.5 percent.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nStill 28.1 percent below the high registered in 1973.\nBusiness and Professional Proprietors' Income continued to\nincrease steadily, up 0.6 percent.\nA.1.2 - Per Capita Disposable Personal Income\nAnnual Rate\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nCURRENT DOLLARS\n$5,045\n-0.2%\n7.8%\n1958 DOLLARS\n$2,855\n-1.8%\n0.5%\nDOLLARS\nDOLLARS\n5300\n5300\n5000\n5000\n4700\n4700\n4400\n4400\n4100\n4100\n3800\n3800\n3500\n3500\n3200\n3200\n2900\n2900\nR\nFORD\n2600\n2600\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERA\nANV2\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nPer Capita Disposable Income in current dollars declined\nmarginally in the third quarter after a record increase of\n$287 in the second quarter.\nReal Per Capita Income declined $52 in the third quarter,\nlosing almost half the record $132 gain recorded in the\nsecond quarter.\nHowever, the current level, with the exception of the\nsecond quarter, is the highest since the first quarter\nof 1974.\nFORD & LIBRARY\nA.3.3 - Indexes of Unit Labor Costs\n(1967=100)\nAnnual Rates\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTOTAL PRIVATE ECONOMY\n157.8\n-0.6%\n6.3%\nMANUFACTURING\n139.6\n-0.2%\n10.6%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n165\n165\n160\n160\n155\n155\n150\n150\n145\n145\n140\n140\n135\n135\n130\n130\n125\n125\n120\n120\n115\n115\n110\n110\n198.\nFORD\n105\nBERALDR.\nGERALD\n105\nLIBI\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nARE\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nUnit Labor Costs in the Total Private Economy fell at an\nannual rate of 2.4 percent in the third quarter compared\nwith a 3.2 percent increase in the previous quarter.\nFirst decline since the second quarter of 1972, and\nthe largest since the third quarter of 1965.\nIn the Manufacturing Sector, Unit Labor Costs decreased for\nthe first time since the first quarter of 1973.\nDown 0.8 percent at an annual rate compared to a 6.2\npercent increase in the previous quarter.\n-\nFORD is LIBRARY\nA.3.3 - Indexes of Output Per Hour\n(1967=100)\nAnnual Rates\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nMANUFACTURING\n129.2\n2.1%\n0.0%\nTOTAL PRIVATE ECONOMY\n114.0\n2.2%\n1.8%\nPRIVATE NONFARM\n112.4\n2.3%\n2.1%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n135\n135\n130\n130\n125\n125\n120\n120\n115\n115\n110\n110\n105\n105\n&\nFORD\n028\n07\n100\n100\nGE\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nProductivity in the Total Private Economy continued to\nrebound, increasing at a 9.5 percent annual rate in the third\nquarter.\nLargest increase since the first quarter of 1971.\nReflects a 12.1 percent gain in output and a 2.4\npercent rise in hours.\nIn the Private Nonfarm Sector, Output per Hour increased\nfor the second consecutive quarter following eight successive\nquarterly declines.\nLargest increase since the second quarter of 1961.\nManufacturing Productivity rose 8.9 percent at an annual\nrate after a 2.6 percent increase in the previous quarter.\nGERALD R. FORD IPA)\nA.3.4 - Gross Average Weekly Earnings\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nCURRENT DOLLARS\n$164.9\n-0.1%\n4.8%\nDOLLARS\n1967 DOLLARS\n$100.9\n-0.6%\n-2.8%\nDOLLARS\nPER WEEK\nPER WEEK\n175\n175\n165\n165\n155\n155\n145\n145\n135\n135\n125\n125\n115\n115\n105\n105\n95\n95\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.3.4 - Spendable Average Weekly Earnings\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nCURRENT DOLLARS\n$148.9\n-0.1%\n9.0%\nDOLLARS\n1967 DOLLARS\n$91.1\n-0.6%\n1.1%\nDOLLARS\nPER WEEK\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\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nReal Gross Weekly Earnings (in 1967 Dollars) decreased 0.6\npercent in September, after rising 0.8 percent in August.\nOver the year, Earnings were down 2.8 percent.\nGross Weekly Earnings (in Current Dollars) decreased 0.1\npercent in September, the first decrease in 10 months.\nReal Spendable Earnings declined 0.6 percent.\nReal Spendable Earnings were up 1.1 percent from the\n&\nFORD\nyear ago level due to the Federal income tax reduction\nwhich went into effect May 1, 1975.\nGERALD\n217\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments and New Orders\nAdvance Report for Durable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nNEW ORDERS\n$42.6\n-0.2%\n-7.8%\nBILLIONS\nSHIPMENTS\n$43.4\n2.0%\n-3.3%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n50\n50\n45\n45\n40\n40\n35\n35\n30\n30\n25\n25\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n28 October 1975\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nBILLIONS\nUNFILLED ORDERS\n$116.7\n-\n-0.6%\n-14.0%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n60\n60\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n28 October 1975\nAdvance data for September indicate that:\nShipments of Durable Goods rose 2.0 percent.\nSince the March low, Shipments have increased 10.8\npercent.\nNew Orders for Durable Goods dropped for the first time in\nseven months, down 0.2 percent.\nHad increased 18.7 percent since the upward trend\nbegan in March.\n&\nFORD\nAs a result, Unfilled Orders declined 0.6 percent, down 14\nGERALD\npercent from the high registered last September.\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers New Orders\nComponents of Durable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT\n$10.0\n2.8%\n-3.9%\nPRIMARY METALS\n$6.3\n-8.4%\n-26.5%\nBILLIONS\nELECTRICAL MACHINERY\n$5.2\n-11.1%\n0.4%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n12\n12\n10\n10\n8\n8\n6\n6\n4\n4\n2\n2\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments\nComponents of Durable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nBILLIONS\nPRIMARY METALS\n$7.2\n10.5%\n-15.0%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n10\n10\n8\n8\n6\n6\n4\n4\nFORD\n2\n2\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERA\nLIBRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n28 October 1975\nThe decrease in New Orders was primarily due to decreases\nin Electrical Machinery and Primary Metals, which was\npartially offset by an increase in Transportation Equipment.\nElectrical Machinery fell 11.1 percent ($642 million)\nfollowing two consecutive monthly increases.\nPrimary Metals dropped 8.4 percent ($577 million).\nTransportation Equipment rose for the fifth straight\nmonth, up 2.8 percent ($274 million).\nThe increase in Shipments was mainly due to an increase in\nPrimary Metals, up 10.5 percent.\nHas increased 26.3 percent since the June low.\nFORD is LIBRARY 038870\nA.6.1 - Consumer Price Index\n(1967=100)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nALL SERVICES\n169.1\n1.0%\n8.4%\nALL ITEMS\n163.4\n0.5%\n7.9%\nALL COMMODITIES\n160.5\n0.2%\n7.6%\nCOMMODITIES LESS FOOD- - -\n151.2\n0.3%\n7.4%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n180\n180\n170\n170\n160\n160\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\nFORD,\n110\n110\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERALD\nIBRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nThe Consumer Price Index for All Items advanced 0.5 percent\nin September, up from the slim 0.2 percent rise in August.\nFor the third quarter, the Index was up 7.3 percent\ncompared to a 7.1 percent increase in the second\nquarter.\nThe sharp rise in Services, up 1.0 percent or an annual rate\nof 12.0 percent, led the advance.\nLargest gain since September 1974.\nAll Commodities increased 0.2 percent in September, the\nsame as in August.\nCommodities Less Food increased 0.3 percent, the second\nsmallest gain in two years.\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nA.6.1 - Consumer Price Index\nFood and Selected Components\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nBEEF AND VEAL\n173.6\n-3.2%\n2.2%\nFOOD\n177.6\n0.1%\n7.8%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n185\n185\n170\n170\n155\n155\n140\n140\n125\n125\n110\n110\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nComponents of Food\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nDAIRY PRODUCTS\n157.1\n1.2%\n3.4%\nFRUITS & VEGETABLES\n172.0\n-0.8%\n2.7%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n180\n180\n170\n170\n160\n160\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\nFORD\n110\n110\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERA\nRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nA.6.1 - Consumer Price Index\nApparel and Upkeep\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nAPPAREL E UPKEEP\n142.9\n-0.6%\n2.6%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n150\n150\n145\n145\n140\n140\n135\n135\n130\n130\n125\n125\n120\n120\n115\n115\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nThe Food Index rose only 0.1 percent in September after showing\nno change in August.\nFor the September quarter Food rose at an annual rate of\n7.5 percent compared to a 10.0 percent rise in the June\nquarter.\nThe slower rate of increase was primarily due to a downturn in\nbeef prices.\nDeclined 9.4 percent at annual rates in the third quarter\ncompared to a 71.9 percent hike in the second quarter.\nFruits and Vegetables have declined 3.7 percent over the last\ntwo months after steep advances in June and July.\nDairy Products increased at a faster pace in September, up 1.2\npercent compared to 0.8 percent in August.\nApparel and Upkeep declined 0.6 percent in September after rising\nFRALD 17 R. FORD\n0.9 percent in August.\nAfter showing no change in the June quarter, Apparel and\nUpkeep advanced 1.1 percent overall in the September\nquarter.\nA.6.1 - Consumer Price Index\nTransportation\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION\n169.7\n9.3%\n14.0%\nTRANSPORTATION\n156.0\n2.0%\n9.2%\nNEW CARS\n129.5\n1.1%\n6.8%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n175\n175\n165\n165\n155\n155\n145\n145\n135\n135\n125\n125\n115\n115\n105\n105\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nHealth and Recreation\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nMEDICAL CARE SERVICES\n182.8\n0.9%\n11.3%\nHEALTH & RECREATION\n155.2\n0.5%\n7.9%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n190\n190\n175\n175\n160\n160\n145\n145\n130\n130\n115\n115\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nA.6.1 - Consumer Price Index\nHousing\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nHOUSING\n168.7\n0.5%\n9.5%\nFUEL OIL & COAL\n240.1\n1.3%\n7.2%\nGAS & ELECTRICITY\n175.2\n1.8%\n15.8%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n250\n250\n225\n225\n200\n200\n175\n175\n150\n150\n125\n125\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nTransportation costs increased 2.0 percent in September,\ndouble the rate recorded in August.\nPublic Transportation up a record 9.3 percent, due\nprimarily to a boost in New York City transit fares.\nNew Cars rose at a faster rate in September, advancing\n1.1 percent compared to 0.8 percent in August.\nMedical Care Services up 0.9 percent in September.\nThe increase accelerated in the September quarter, up\n2.6 percent compared to 2.1 percent in the second\nquarter.\nHousing costs continued to rise, pushed by rising costs of\nFORD & 03RALD LIBRARY\nfuels and utilities.\nFuel Oil and Coal resumed its rapid rise after slowing\nsomewhat in July and August.\nAdvanced at a 15.7 percent annual rate in the\nthird quarter compared with 12.3 percent in the\npreceding quarter.\nGas and Electricity also rose at a faster pace in\nSeptember, increasing 1.8 percent.\nA.10.1 - Money Stock Measures\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nM5 = M3 + LARGE NEGOTIABLE\n$1,149.9\n0.7%\n9.5%\nCERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT\nM3 = M2 + DEPOSITS OF\n$1,070.8\n0.6%\n11.0%\nNONBANK THRIFT INSTITUTIONS\nM2 = M1 + TIME DEPOSITS AT\n$656.2\n0.4%\n8.8%\nCOMM'L BANKS EXCL. LARGE CD'S\nM1 = CURRENCY PLUS\n$294.6\n0.1%\n5.0%\nBILLIONS\nDEMAND DEPOSITS- - -\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n1200\n1200\n1100\n1100\n1000\n1000\n900\n900\n800\n800\n700\n700\n600\n600\n500\n500\n400\n400\n300\n300\n200\n200\n100\n0\n100 FORD & 074430 LIBRA 0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nWith the exception of M5, Money Stock Measures registered\ndecreased growth from August:\nSeasonally Adjusted Annual Rates (Percent)\nJuly-August\nAugust-September\nM1\n2.9\n1.7\nM2\n5.9\n4.6\nM3\n9.5\n7.4\nM5\n4.4\n8.0\nFor the third quarter as a whole, growth in the Money Stock\nslowed from the second quarter growth rates:\nSeasonally Adjusted Annual Rates (Percent)\nQuarterly Averages\nSecond Quarter\nThird Quarter\nM1\n8.6\n6.9\nM2\n11.2\n10.4\nM3\n13.8\n13.1\nM4\n10.6\n9.9\nFORD & GERALD LIBRAT\nA.10.7 - Average Conventional Home Mortgage Rate\nNot Seasonally Adjusted\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nPURCHASE OF NEW HOMES\n8.94%\n0.6%\n-2.7%\nPURCHASE OF EXISTING HOMES\n9.14%\n0.1%\n-2.0%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n10.0\n10.0\n9.5\n9.5\n9.0\n9.0\n8.5\n8.5\n8.0\n8.0\n7.5\n7.5\n7.0\nR\n7.0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERAID\nSOURCE: FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD\nLIBRARY\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nInterest Rates on Conventional Home Mortgages increased\nslightly from early August to early September.\nReflect the modest rise in rates at which major\nmortgage lenders were making commitments for future\nlending during the Spring.\nInterest Rates for New Home Mortgages rose 0.6 percent\nafter holding steady in the previous two months.\nInterest Rates for Existing Homes rose for the fourth\nconsecutive month, edging up 0.1 percent.\nSmallest percentage increase in the recent upward\ntrend.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nA.10.7 - Average Convenuonal Home Mortgage Rate\nSelected Metropolitan and Consolidated Areas\nNew Homes\nSeptember 1974\nSeptember 1975\nPercent\n10\n94%\n91%\n92%\n88%\n8.9%\n88%\n8.8% 87%\n86% 86%\n8\n6\n4\n2\n0\nLos Angeles\nPhiladelphia\nDetroit\nChicago\nNew York\nLong Beach\nPa.\nMich.\nN.W. Indiana N.E. New Jersey\nCalif.\n(Consol. Area) )Consol. Area)\nExisting Homes\nSeptember 1974\nSeptember 1975\nPercent\n12\n103%\n10-0%\n10\n93%\n96%\n93%\n90%\n93%\n8.9%\n87% 86%\n8\n6\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n4\n2\n0\nLos Angeles\nPhiladelphia\nDetroit\nChicago\nNew York\nLong Beach\nPa.\nMich.\nN.W. Indiana N.E. New Jersey\nCalif.\n(Consol. Area) (Consol. Area)\nSource: Federal Home Loan Bank Board\n28 October 1975\nAmong the five largest metropolitan areas, Home Mortgage\nInterest Rates decreased slightly over the past year.\nThere was little change in the interest rates for New Homes.\nLos Angeles and Philadelphia, which had the highest\nrates, dropped 3.4 and 4.1 percent, respectively.\nDetroit and Chicago edged down 1.9 percent and 0.9\npercent, respectively.\nNew York remained about the same.\nInterest Rates for Existing Homes fell slightly more than\nfor New Homes.\nDetroit was down 10.4 percent.\nLos Angeles followed closely, down 9.1 percent.\nChicago and Philadelphia dropped 3.7 percent and 3.2\npercent, respectively.\nNew York edged down 0.6 percent.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nB.1.3 - Net Migration by Region: 1965-70 and 1970-75\n1965-70\nMillions\n1970-75\nof Persons\n2\n1.829\n15\n1\n0.657\n0.695 0.708\n05\n0\n-05\n-0.637\n-0-715\n-1\n-1.195\n-1:342\n-15\n&\nNortheast\nNorth\nSouth\nWest\nCentral\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nThe South's net population gain from U.S. internal migration\nfrom 1970 to 1975 was almost triple its gain from 1965 to\n1970.\nThe Northeast and North Central regions had net losses in\nthe 1970-75 period that were about double their losses in\n1965-70.\nThe West's net migration gain was about the same for both\nperiods.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nB.1.3 - Migration by Region: 1965-70 and 1970-75\nInmigrants\n1965-70\nMillions\nof Persons\n1970-75\n5\n4-082\n4\n3.142\n3\n2-309 2.347\n2.024\n2\n1.731\n1.273\n1.057\n1\n0\nNortheast\nNorth\nSouth\nWest\nCentral\nOutmigrants\n1965-70\nMillions\nof Persons\n1970-75\n0\n-1\n-1.613-1.639\na\n-1.988\n-2.399\n-2.253\n-2.486\n-2.661\n-3\n-2.926\nFORD is GERALD LIBRARY\n-4\nNortheast\nNorth\nSouth\nWest\nCentral\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nThe increases in net migration from 1965-70 to 1970-75 were\ncaused by changes in the patterns of in- and outmigration\nfor each region, not by increases in the absolute number of\nmigrants.\nFor example, a large increase in the number of people\nmigrating into the South was combined with a moderate\ndecrease in the number migrating out of the South to\nproduce a large increase in the net migration gain.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nB.1.3 - Percent Movers By Race: 1970-75\nWhite\nBlack\nPercent\n60\n50\n45%\n40-7%\n40\n35.7%\n30\n22.7%\n20\n180%\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\n10-1%\n10\n9-0%\n5.9%\n0\nPercent Movers,\nSame\nDifferent\nDifferent\nTotal\nCounty\nCounty,\nState\nSame State\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nBetween 1970 and 1975 blacks were more likely to change\nresidence than whites. In 1975 nearly 46 percent of blacks\n5 years and over lived in a different house than in 1970,\nwhile only 41 percent of whites had moved.\nHowever, blacks tended to move shorter distances than whites.\nIn the 1970-75 period about 36 percent of blacks moved within\nthe same county compared with only about 23 percent of whites.\nWhites had higher rates of intercounty and interstate migration\nthan blacks.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nB.1.3 - Movement Between Central Cities of SMSA's, Suburbs,\nand Nonmetropolitan Areas: 1970-75\nFrom Central\nCities:\nto Suburbs\n9.765\nto Nonmetro-\n3.240\npolitan Areas\nFrom Suburbs:\nto Central\nCities\n3.828\nto Nonmetro-\npolitan Areas\n3.489\nFrom Nonmetro-\npolitan Areas:\nto Central\nCities\n2.159\nto Suburbs\n2.967\n0\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\n7\n8\n9\n10\nMillions of Persons\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nFORD & GERALD LIBRAR\nB.1.3 - Net Migration for Central Cities of SMSA's, Suburbs,\nand Nonmetropolitan Areas: 1970-75\nMillions\nof Persons\n6\n5.423\n4\n2\n1.595\n0\n-2\n1\n-8\n-7-018\n-8\nCentral Cities\nSuburbs\nNonmetropolitan\nAreas\nStandard Metropolitan\nStatistical Areas\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nOf all persons moving between central cities of Standard\nMetropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's), suburbs (the balance\nof SMSA's), and nonmetropolitan areas of the United States\n51 percent, or 13 million persons, moved out of central\ncities.\nAlmost 10 million persons moved from central cities to\nsuburbs, three times the number moving from central\ncities to nonmetropolitan areas.\nOverall, metropolitan areas had a net migration loss of 1.6\nmillion persons.\nCentral cities had a netmigration loss of 7.0 million.\nSuburbs had a net migration gain of 5.4 million.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nHowever, this net outmigration from metropolitan areas,\ncombined with changes in rates of natural increase and\nimmigration, has resulted in a lower rate of growth, but not\na population loss to metropolitan areas or a decline in the\nlong-standing trend toward increasing urbanization.\nNonmetropolitan areas had a net migration gain of 1.6 million.\nB.1.3 - Percent of Population Moving To, From,\nand Within SMSA's, By Age: 1970-75\nWITHIN SAME SMSA -\nOUTSIDE SMSA'S AT\nBOTH DATES\nBETWEEN SMSA'S\nINTO SMSA'S\nOUT OF SMSA'S - - -\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n40\n40\n35\n35\n30\n30\n25\n25\n20\n20\n15\n15\n10\nGERRLD 10 FORD LIBRARY\n5\n5\n0\n0\n5-14\n15-19\n20-24\n25-29\n30-34\n35-44\n45-64\n65 Years\nYears\nYears\nYears\nYears\nYears\nYears\nYears\nand over\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n28 OCTOBER 1975\nBetween 1970 and 1975 a larger percentage of persons moved\nwithin the same Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA)\nthan for any other type of mobility.\nlthough 41 percent of all persons 5 years old and over moved\nduring the 5-year period, the rate for persons 25 to 29 years\nof age was the highest - -- 72 percent. Highest mobility rates\noccur among persons in their twenties, reflecting the\nestablishment of new households by young adults who have just\nfinished school, recently married, or newly entered the labor\nforce.\nPersons moving into SMSA's from outside SMSA's were slightly\nyounger than persons moving from SMSA's to nonmetropolitan\nareas.\nIn the 1970-75 period the median age of inmigrants to\nSMSA's was 25.3 years as compared to 27.6 years among\noutmigrants.\nFORD : GERALD LIBRAR\nB.1.3 - Percent Movers by Years of School Completed: 1970-75\n(Population 18 Years and Over)\nTotal,18\nYears And\n406%\nOver\nElementary\n0 To 8\nYears\n29-2%\nHigh School\n1 To 3\nYears\n399%\n4 Years\n41.2%\nCollege\n1 To 3\nYears\n46.1%\n4 Years Or More\n498%\n0\n10\n20\n30\n40\n50\n60\nPercent\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nFORD & GERALD LIBRA\nEducational attainment influences the likelihood of changing\nresidence.\nAmong persons 18 years old and over, college graduates were\nmore likely to move than high school graduates who, in turn,\nmoved more often than persons with only a grade school\neducation.\nApproximately one-half of those persons who had\ncompleted college had moved between March 1970 and\nMarch 1975.\nTwo-fifths of those persons who had completed high\nschool had moved during the time period.\nLess than one-third of those persons who had only a\ngrade school education moved within the 5-year period.\nThus, as the level of education increases, so too does the\npropensity to move.\nFORD & GERALD LIBRA\nB.1.3 - Percent Movers by 1974 Income: 1970-75\n(Male Population 18 Years and Over)\nPercent Moved,\nAll Income\n407%\nLevels\nLess than\n$3,000\n33.4%\n$3,000 - $4,999\n383%\n$5,000 - $6,999\n43.8%\n$7,000 - $9,999\n470%\n$10,000 - $14,999\n431%\n$15,000 or more\n39.1%\n0\n10\n20\n30\n40\n50\n60\nPercent\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nFORD & CERALD LIBRAL\nFor the male population 18 years and over, differences in\nincome influenced the likelihood of moving within the United\nStates between March 1970 and March 1975.\nOne-third of those persons whose income was less than\n$3,000 in 1974 moved in the 5-year period.\nAlmost one-half of those persons whose income was $7,000\nto $9,999 moved during the period, the highest proportion\nmoving for any income level. About one-fourth of these\npersons were in the 18 to 24 age category.\nAt the highest level of income, that of $15,000 or more,\napproximately 40 percent changed residence between March\n1970 and March 1975.\nUp to the $10,000 income level the likelihood of moving\nincreased as income increased, after which the percentage\ndecreased.\n-\nFORD & GERALD LIBRARY\nB.1.3 - Percent Movers by Employment Status: 1970-75\n(Male Population 16 Years and Over)\nAll Males,\n402%\n16 and Over\nCivilian Labor\n43.3%\nForce,Total\nEmployed\n42.7%\nUnemployed\n490%\nArmed Forces\n678%\nNot in\nLabor Force\n279%\n0\n10\n20\n30\n40\n50\n60\n70\nPercent\nSource: Bureau of the Census\n28 October 1975\nFORD & LIBRAR ERALD\nOf the male population ages 16 years and over, 40.2 percent\nmoved. between March 1970 and March 1975.\nThe smallest proportion of movers was among persons \"not in\nthe labor force. 00 This group includes persons engaged in\nown home housework, attending school or unable to work\nbecause of long-term physical or mental illness; persons\nwho are retired or too old to work; seasonal workers for\nwhom the survey week fell in an off season; persons doing\nonly unpaid family work (less than 15 hours); and the\nvoluntarily idle.\nAmong males in the labor force, during the 5-year period\nthere was a significantly higher proportion of the unemployed\nwho moved than of the employed males 16 years and over.\nTwo-thirds of all males 16 years and over in the Armed Forces\nmoved during the 5-year period.\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD"
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