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    "ocrText": "The original documents are located in Box 38, folder \"Weekly Briefing Notes, 1/5/1976\" 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 Gerald R. Ford donated to the United\nStates of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.\nWorks prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public\ndomain.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 38 of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library\n#\n*\n#\n#\nTHE VICE PRESIDENT\n*\n4\n#\nWASHINGTON\nn *\nJanuary 8, 1976\nMEMORANDUM FOR BILL BAROODY\nAttached is this week's copy\nof the Weekly Briefing Notes.\nlusson\nWEEKLY BRIEFING NOTES\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nFOR CALENDER YEAR 1975 (FINAL)\nFORD\nLIBRARY\nJanuary 5. 1976\n&\nFREQUENCY LEGEND: W=Weekly; M=Monthly: Q=Quarterly: A=Annual: 0=0ther\nGERALD\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\n4/21.5/27,7/21.8/25,10/28,11/24\nA.1.2 (M) Personal Income\n5/19.6/23.7/21.8/25,9/22.10/28.11/24.12/22\nA.1.3 (Q) Corporate Profits\n5/27.6/23.8/25.9/2.9/22.11/24\nA.1.4 (Q) Federal Receipts and Expenditures\n5/27.8/4.8/25,11/24\nA.1.5 (Q) Business Investment\n4/21,6/9.6/16,9/8.12/8\nPart 2-Employment and Unemployment\nA.2.1 (M) Unemployment Rate\n5/5.6/9,7/7.8/4,9/8,10/6.11/10.12/8\nA.2.2 (M) Duration of Unemployment\n5/5,6/9.7/7.8/4,9/8,10/6.11/10.12/8\nA.2.3 (W) Unemployment Insurance\n4/21.5/27,6/30.9/15\nA.2.4 (M) Labor Turnover\n5/5,6/2.6/30.8/4,9/2.10/6.11/3.12/1\nA.2.5 (M) Help Wanted Index\n6/2,6/30,8/4.9/15,10/6,11/10.12/15\nPart 3-Hours, Earnings and Productivity\nA.3.1 (M) Average Workweek. Manufacturing\n5/5,6/9.7/7.8/4,9/8.10/14.11/17,12/15\nA.3.2 (M) Compensation Per Man-hour\n4/21.5/5.6/9.7/7,8/4.11/17.12/15\nA.3.3 (Q) Productivity Indices\n6/2,8/4,8/11,9/2,10/28.12/1\nA.3.4 (M) Real Earnings\n4/28.5/27.6/23.7/28,8/25.9/22.10/28.11/24.12/22\nA.3.5 (M) Work Stoppages\n7/14.8/4.10/14.12/15\nPart 4-Production and Trade\nA.4.1 (W) Industrial Production Index\n5/19,6/23.7/21,8/18,10/20.11/17,12/22\nA.4.2 (W) Production of Primary Metals\n4/28.6/9.6/16,7/14.8/11.9/15.10/14.11/17\nA.4.3 (M) Production and Sales of\nTransportation Equipment\n6/9,8/1,8/18.9/15,10/14.11/17,12/8\nA.4.4 (W) Manufactures' Shipments. Inventories.\nand Orders\n4/28.5/5.5/27,6/9,7/7,7/28,8/25,9/8.9/29,10/6,10/28.11/10,11/24.12/8,\n12/22\nA.4.5 (Q) Capacity Utilization\n4/28.7/28.10/20\nA.4.6 (M) Retail Sales\nA.4.7 (M) Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories\n4/21,5/12,6/16,7/14,8/11.8/18.9/15,10/20.11/17.12/15\nA.4.8 (M) Manufacturing and Trade\n4/21,5/12,6/9.7/14.8/11.9/15,10/14,11/10.12/15\nInventories and Sales\n5/19.6/9.7/21,8/18,9/22.10/20.11/17.12/22\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\n4/28.6/2.6/30,8/4.9/2.9/29.11/3.12/1\nA.5.2 (M) Manufacturers' Export Sales\nand Orders of Durable Goods\n5/5,6/16.7/7.8/11.9/8,10/14.11/10,12/8\nA.5.3 (Q) Balance of Payments\n5/19.9/22.12/22\nA.5.4 (A) Foreign Travel\n6/30\nTable of Contents-Continued\nPart 6-Prices\nA.6.1 (M) Consumer Price Index\n4/28.5/27.7/28,8/25,9/22.10/28.11/24.12/22\nA.6.2 (M) Wholesale Price Index\n5/12,6/9.7/7,8/11.9/8.10/6.11/10,12/8\nA.6.3 (W) Tuesday Spot Market Price Index\n6/30.9/29\nPart 7-Construction\nA.7.1 (M) Housing Construction\n4/21.5/19.6/16.6/23.7/21.8/18.8/25.9/22.10/20,11/17,11/24.12/15.12/22\nA.7.2 (M) Value of New Construction Work Done\n5/5,5/19.6/9.7/7.8/4,9/8,10/6.11/10,12/8\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\n5/19,11/3,12/1\nPart 9-Agriculture\nA.9.1 (M) Farm Income and Expenses\n8/4.9/2.10/6.11/3.12/1\nPart 10-Money and Credit\nA.10.1 (W) Money Stock Measures\n5/5,6/16.8/18,9/29.10/28.12/15\nA.10.2 (W) Bank Reserves\nA.10.3 (M) Consumer Credit\n5/12.6/9.7/14,8/11.9/15.10/14.11/10.12/15\nA.10.4 (W) Common Stock Prices\n4/28.6/16,7/14,8/11.9/15.10/14\nA.10.5 (W) U.S. Government Securities\n4/28\nA.10.6 (M) Business Credit\n5/19.8/18.9/15.12/15\nA.10.7 (W) Interest Rates\n6/23,7/14,8/11,9/15,9/29.10/14,10/28.12/15\nPart 1-Indicators of Business Activity\nA.11.1 (M) Composite Index of Leading Indicators\n5/5,6/2.6/30,8/4,9/2.10/6.11/3.12/1\nA.11.2 (M) New Business Incorporations\n7/14.7/28\nA.11.3 (M) Number of Business Failures\n7/28\nPart 12-Transportation\nA.12.1 (0) Commodity Transportation\n12/1\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSection B-General Social Indicators\nPart 1-Population\nB.1.1\nPopulation Estimates\n(M) - Total Population\n4/28\n(A) Total Population by Age. Sex. Race\n12/8\n(A) Rate of Growth\n(A) - Components of Change (Birth, Death.\nNet Immigration)\n5/12,11/17\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\n10/28\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 Family 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 Life Expectancy\n(A) At Birth\n6/30\n(A) At Selected Ages\n6/30\n(M.A) - Death Rates by Cause\n6/30,11/17\n(A) - Leading Causes of Death\n7/28\n(M.A) Infant Mortality\n6/2\nB.3.2 Morbidity\n(M) Communicable Diseases\n(A) Acute Illness\n12/15\nB.3.3 Disability\n(0) Days of Disability by Type\n12/15\n(0) - Institutionalized Population\n(A) Disability by Degree of Limitation\nand Cause\n(A) - Short-Term Disability\nB.3.4\nHealth Status\n-Nutrition\n(0) O Dietary Intake\n(0) O Clinical Measurements\n(0) Obesity\nDrugs\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\n12/8\n(0) High School Students\nExpecting to go to College\n9/29.11/10\n(0) College Entrance Rates by Sex,\nRace. and Socioeconomic Status\n6/30\n(A) College Enrollment\n9/8.12/8\n(0) - Participation in Adult Education\nB.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel\n(A) Schools. Classrooms\n12/8\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 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 Income 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\n7/14.10/20,11/24.12/22\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\n11/3\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\n11/3\nPart B-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\n6/2,7/28.11/24\n(Q.A) Property\n7/28,11/24\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 Police Activity\nTable of Contents-Continued\n(A) - Persons Arrested by Charge\n11/24\n(A) Offenses Cleared\n6/2,11/24\nB.9.5 Judicial 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\nOld Age Assistance\n(M) - Benefits Paid\n11/3\n(M) Recipients\n11/3\nC.1.3 Aid to the Disabled\n(M) Blind\n11/3\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\nHousing 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\nSchool Desegregation\n(A) Students Attending Predominantly\nMinority Schools\n(A) Public/Private Enrollment\nand Control\nPart 3-Government Operation\nC.3.1\nFederal 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\nPublic 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\nFORD LIBRARY\nWEEKLY BRIEFING NOTES\nFOR CALENDER YEAR 1975\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\nOF\nJanuary 5. 1976\nFREQUENCY LEGEND: W=Weekly: M=Monthly; Q=Quarterly: A=Annual: O=Other\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\n4/21.5/27,7/21.8/25.10/28.11/24\nA.1.2 (M) Personal Income\n5/19,6/23,7/21,8/25,9/22.10/28.11/24.12/22\nA.1.3 (Q) Corporate Profits\n5/27,6/23.8/25,9/2,9/22.11/24\nA.1.4 (Q) Federal Receipts and Expenditures\n5/27.8/4.8/25,11/24\nA.1.5 (Q) Business Investment\n4/21,6/9.6/16,9/8,12/8\nPart 2-Employment and Unemployment\nA.2.1 (M) Unemployment Rate\n5/5,6/9,7/7.8/4.9/8.10/6.11/10.12/8\nA.2.2 (M) Duration of Unemployment\n5/5,6/9.7/7.8/4.9/8,10/6,11/10,12/8\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 .9/2,10/6.11/3.12/1\nA.2.5 (M) Help Wanted Index\n6/2,6/30.8/4,9/15.10/6.11/10,12/15\nPart 3-Hours. Earnings and Productivity\nA.3.1 (M) Average Workweek. Manufacturing\n5/5,6/9.7/7.8/4.9/8.10/14,11/17,12/15\nA.3.2 (M) Compensation Per Man-hour\n4/21.5/5.6/9.7/7,8/4.11/17.12/15\nA.3.3 (Q) Productivity Indices\n6/2,8/4,8/11,9/2.10/28.12/1\nA.3.4 (M) Real Earnings\n4/28.5/27.6/23,7/28,8/25,9/22.10/28.11/24.12/22\nA.3.5 (M) Work Stoppages\n7/14,8/4.10/14,12/15\nPart -Production and Trade\nA.4.1 (W) Industrial Production Index\n5/19.6/23.7/21,8/18.10/20,11/17,12/22\nA.4.2 (W) Production of Primary Metals\n4/28.6/9,6/16,7/14,8/11.9/15,10/14,11/17\nA.4.3 (M) Production and Sales of\nTransportation Equipment\n6/9,8/1,8/18,9/15.10/14.11/17.12/8\nA.4.4 (W) Manufactures' Shipments. Inventories.\nand Orders\n4/28.5/5.5/27,6/9,7/7,7/28,8/25,9/8.9/29.10/6.10/28.11/10.11/24.12/8.\n12/22\nA.4.5 (Q) Capacity Utilization\n4/28.7/28.10/20\nA.4.6 (M) Retail Sales\n4/21.5/12.6/16,7/14.8/11.8/18.9/15.10/20.11/17.12/15\nA.4.7 (M) Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories\n4/21.5/12,6/9,7/14,8/11,9/15.10/14.11/10.12/15\nA.4.8 (M) Manufacturing and Trade\nInventories and Sales\n5/19,6/9,7/21,8/18.9/22.10/20.11/17.12/22\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\n4/28,6/2.6/30,8/4,9/2,9/29.11/3,12/1\nA.5.2 (M) Manufacturers' Export Sales\nand Orders of Durable Goods\nA.5.3 (Q) Balance of Payments\n5/19,9/22.12/22\nA.5.4 (A) Foreign Travel\n6/30\nTable of Contents-Continued\nPart 6-Prices\nA.6.1 (M) Consumer Price Index\n4/28,5/27,7/28.8/25,9/22.10/28.11/24.12/22\nA.6.2 (M) Wholesale Price Index\n5/12.6/9.7/7,8/11.9/8,10/6.11/10,12/8\nA.6.3 (W) Tuesday Spot Market Price Index\n6/30.9/29\nPart 7-Construction\nA.7.1 (M) Housing Construction\n4/21.5/19.6/16,6/23.7/21.8/18,8/25.9/22,10/20,11/17.11/24.12/15.12/22\nA.7.2 (M) Value of New Construction Work Done\n5/5.5/19,6/9.7/7.8/4,9/8.10/6.11/10.12/8\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\n5/19,11/3,12/1\nPart 9-Agriculture\nA.9.1 (M) Farm Income and Expenses\n8/4.9/2.10/6.11/3,12/1\nPart 10-Money and Credit\nA.10.1 (W) Money Stock Measures\n5/5,6/16.8/18,9/29.10/28,12/15\nA.10.2 (W) Bank Reserves\nA.10.3 (M) Consumer Credit\n5/12,6/9.7/14,8/11.9/15.10/14.11/10.12/15\nA.10.4 (W) Common Stock Prices\n4/28.6/16,7/14,8/11.9/15.10/14\nA.10.5 (W) U.S. Government Securities\n4/28\nA.10.6 (M) Business Credit\n5/19,8/18,9/15.12/15\nA.10.7 (W) Interest Rates\n6/23,7/14,8/11.9/15.9/29.10/14.10/28.12/15\nPart 11-Indicators of Business Activity\nA.11.1 (M) Composite Index of Leading Indicators\n5/5.6/2.6/30.8/4,9/2.10/6.11/3.12/1\nA.11.2 (M) New Business Incorporations\n7/14.7/28\nA.11.3 (M) Number of Business Failures\n7/28\nPart 12-Transportation\nA.12.1 (0) Commodity Transportation\n12/1\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSection B-General Social Indicators\nPart 1-Population\nB.1.1\nPopulation Estimates\n(M) Total Population\n4/28\n(A) - Total Population by Age, Sex, Race\n12/8\n(A) Rate of Growth\n(A) Components of Change (Birth, Death.\nNet Immigration)\n5/12,11/17\n(A) Abortions\n(A) - Total Fertility\n6/2\n(0) - Population Projections\n4/28\nB.1.2 Population 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\n10/28\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 Family 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\n6/30,11/17\n(A) - Leading Causes of Death\n7/28\n(M.A) - Infant Mortality\n6/2\nB.3.2 Morbidity\n(M) Communicable Diseases\n(A) Acute Illness\n12/15\nB.3.3 Disability\n(0) Days of Disability by Type\n12/15\n(0) - Institutionalized Population\n(A) Disability by Degree of Limitation\nand Cause\n(A) - Short-Term Disability\nB.3.4\nHealth Status\n-Nutrition\n(0)\nO Dietary Intake\n-\n(0)\nO 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\n12/8\n(0) High School Students\nExpecting to go to College\n9/29,11/10\n(0) College Entrance Rates by Sex.\nRace, and Socioeconomic Status\n6/30\n(A) College Enrollment\n9/8,12/8\n(0) Participation in Adult Education\nB.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel\n(A) Schools. Classrooms\n12/8\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 -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 Working 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\nConsumer Attitudes\n(M) Attitudes Toward Energy Use\n7/21\n(Q) Attitudes Toward the Economy\n7/14,10/20,11/24,12/22\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\n11/3\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\n11/3\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\n6/2,7/28.11/24\n(Q.A) - Property\n7/28.11/24\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\nTable of Contents-Continued\n(A) - Persons Arrested by Charge\n11/24\n(A) - Offenses Cleared\n6/2.11/24\nB.9.5 Judicial 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\n11/3\n(M) Recipients\n11/3\nC.1.3\nAid to the Disabled\n(M) -Blind\n11/3\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\nHousing 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\nVeterans 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\nFederal Employment\n(M) Employees\n(M) Payroll\nC.3.2\nState and Local Employment\n(M) Employees\n7/28\n(M) Payroll\n9/2\nTable of Contents-Continued\nSECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture\nPart -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\nExpenditures for Research and Development\n(A) - Private Industry\n(A) Government\nD.2.3\nScience Achievement in Schools\n(0) - Secondary Schools\n(0) Higher Education\nD.2.4\nPublic 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\nParticipation in Cultural Activities\n(A) Voluntary Organizations\n(A) - Travel\n(A) - Hobbies. Sports, Music, etc\nD.34\nAttendance 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 10/14\nWEEKLY\nBRIEFING NOTES\nON U.S. DOMESTIC\nDEVELOPMENTS\nPrepared for the President\nand the Vice President\nJanuary 5, 1976\nLISEAST GERALD FORD\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\nGERALD R. - FORD LIBRARY\nWeek of January 5, 1976\nSOURCES OF DATA\nLabor Turnover in Manufacturing\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"Employment and Earnings Statistics\nfor the United States\"\nWork Stoppages\nBureau of Labor Statistics, \"Monthly Labor Review\"\nManufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Manufacturers' Shipments, In-\nventories and Orders, Series M3-1\"\nCapacity Utilization\nDepartment of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis\nExports and Imports\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Highlights of Exports and Imports\"\nTuesday Spot Market Indexes\nU.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics\nValue of New Construction Work Done\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Value of New Construction Put in\nPlace\"\nAgricultural Prices\nU.S. Department of Agriculture, Crop Reporting Board\nComposite Index of Leading Indicators\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, \"Business Conditions Digest\"\nCondominium Construction\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development, \"Condominium/Cooperative Study,\"\nJuly 1975\nExpenditures for Upkeep and Improvement of Residential Properties\nU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, \"Construction Report,\" Series C-50\nUniform Crime Reports\nU.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation\nFORD CIBRAGE\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\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\nLIBRARY 076835\nA.6.3 Tuesday Spot Market Price Index\nX\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\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 Commodity Transportation\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\n- Rate of Growth\n- Components of Change (Births, Deaths, Net Immigration)\na Population Projections\nX X X X X\n- Abortion\nB.1.2 Population Distribution\n- Population by Size of Place\n- Population in Rural and Urban Areas\nB.1.3 Migration\nX X X FORD LIBRAN,\n- Recent Movers\n- Migration by Region\nX\nWeek of October 20, 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\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\nX\n- At Selected Ages\nX\n- Death Rates by Cause\nX\nX\n- Leading Causes of Death\nX\n- Infant Mortality\nX\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\nB3.4 Health Status\n- Nutrition\nDietary Intake\nX\nClinical Measurements\nX\n- Obesity\nX\n- Drugs\nDrug Deaths\nX\nDrug Abuse Episodes\nX\nLiquor Consumption\n- Smoking\n- Physical Fitness\nreleaved Health Status\nDERALD R FORD\nLIBRARI X X\nX\nX\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\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\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nX\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\nPart 7-Housing\nB.7.1 Housing Conditions\nBERALD X\nFORD X LIBRARY\n- Average Size of Households\n- Households Lacking Selected Facilities, by Size, Race, Tenure,\nand Location\nX\nAverage Persons Per Room\nX\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\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\n- Average Prison Population\n076879\nLIBRAR ORD\nX\nX\nB.9.7 Expenditures for Administration of Criminal Justice\nX\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\n- New Beneficiaries\n- Average Payment\nX X X\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\nGERRID X X FORD LIBRA,\n- Earnings, Promotions, etc.\nC.2.2 School Desegregation\nStudents Attending Predominantly Minority Schools\n- Public/Private Enrollment, and Control\nX\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\nRe FORD\n- Secondary Schools\n- Higher Education\nWeek of January 5, 1976\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\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\nFORD is 978839 IBRARY\nA.2.4 - Labor Turnover Rates in Manufacturing\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTOTAL SEPARATION RATE\n4.0%\n8.1%\n-28.6%\nTOTAL ACCESSION RATE\n3.6%\n0.0%\n16.1%\nPERCENT\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\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.2.4 - Components of Labor Turnover\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nNEW HIRES\n2.3%\n4.6%\n4.6%\nQUITS\n1.6%\n6.7%\n-11.1%\nLAYOFFS\n1.6%\n-5.9%\n-36.0%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n4.5\n4.5\n3.5\n3.5\n2.5\n2.5\n1.5\n1.5\n0.5\n0.5\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nAfter dropping to the lowest level in 20 years in September, the Total\nSeparation Rate rose for the second month in a row, up 8.1 percent in\nNovember.\nQuits contributed strongly to the overall increase, rising 6.7\npercent.\nSecond consecutive monthly increase.\nLayoffs declined for the first time in four months, down 5.9\npercent.\nThe rate of Total Accessions remained unchanged from October's rate of\n3.6 percent, halting a three-month decline.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nNew Hires increased 4.6 percent in November after declining\n1.4 percent in October.\nA.3.5 - Days Idle As A Result of Work Stoppages\n(Not Seasonally Adjusted)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nMILLIONS\nMAN-DAYS IDLE\n2.10\n-23.9%\n-44.8%\nMILLIONS\nOF DAYS\nOF DAYS\n10\n10\n8\n8\n6\n6\n4\n4\n2\n2\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nA.3.5 - Number of Work Stoppages\n(Not Seasonally Adjusted)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nIN EFFECT DURING MONTH\n628\n-8.7%\n-15.4%\nNUMBER OF\nBEGINNING IN MONTH\n332\n-26.1%\n-5.9%\nNUMBER OF\nSTOPPAGES\nSTOPPAGES\n1300\n1300\n1000\n1000\n700\n700\n400\n400 R. FORD LIBRABY\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nIn November, the number of Man-Days Idle declined for the fourth\nconsecutive month to the lowest level since March.\nLowest November figure since 1972 and down 76.5 percent from the\nhigh recorded in July 1974 of 8.95 million days.\nDays Idle as a percent of estimated working time also declined\nin November to 0.14 percent (1.4 working days per thousand),\nand is 72.5 percent below the July 1974 peak of 0.51 percent.\nIdleness for the first 11 months of 1975 was 0.20 percent of\nestimated total working time, compared with 0.25 percent for\nthe same period in 1974.\nThe number of Work Stoppages Beginning in November dropped 26.1 percent\nafter October's 23.7 percent rise, and is also the lowest November\nlevel since 1972.\nWork Stoppages in Effect declined after a moderate 3.1 percent\ngain in October and stands 15.4 percent below last November.\nTwo large strikes (involving 5,000 workers or more), accounting\nfor 15 percent of all days idle, were in effect in November,\ncompared with five in October and 11 in September.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders\nAll Manufacturing\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTOTAL INVENTORIES\n$146.7\n0.1%\n-0.4%\nUNFILLED ORDERS\n$118.8\n-0.8%\n-13.2%\nNEW ORDERS\n$86.0\n-0.5%\n2.6%\nBILLIONS\nSHIPMENTS - - -\n$87.0\n-0.8%\n1.6%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n170\n170\n160\n160\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n60\n60\n50\n50\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERALD\nLIBRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.4.4\n-\ninventones\nStage\n5\nFabncation\nAll Manufacturing\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nWORK-IN-PROCESS\n$48.8\n0.0%\n-0.5%\nFINISHED GOODS\n$47.4\n1.0%\n4.1%\nBILLIONS\nMATERIALS AND SUPPLIES\n$50.5\n-0.5%\n-3.9%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n55\n55\n50\n50\n45\n45\n40\n40\n35\n35\n30\n30\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nNew Orders Received by Manufacturers declined 0.5 percent, or $415\nmillion in November as Orders for Durable Goods dropped 2.6 percent.\nShipments declined for the first time in six months, dropping 0.8\npercent, or $686 million.\nUnfilled Orders declined 0.8 percent in November, and now stand $118.8\nbillion, or 15.4 percent, below the September 1974 peak.\nInventories rose for the second consecutive month, up 0.1 percent, or\n$202 million, as the increase in Nondurable Goods offset the continued\ndecline in Durable Goods.\nFRALD FORD LIBRARY\nTotal Inventories are now 3.5 percent and $5.3 billion below the\nFebruary high of $152.0 billion.\nA $457 million advance in Finished Goods more than offset the\n$244 million decline in Materials and Supplies.\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders\nDurable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nUNFILLED ORDERS\n$113.6\n-1.1%\n-14.3%\nTOTAL INVENTORIES\n$96.0\n-0.2%\n0.2%\nNEW ORDERS\n$41.3\n-2.6%\n-3.3%\nBILLIONS\nSHIPMENTS - - -\n$42.5\n-3.2%\n-4.0%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n60\n60\n50\n50\n40\n40\n30\n30\n20\n20\nORD\n10\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nBRARY\n10\nGERAL\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments and New Orders\nCapital Goods Nondefense Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nSHIPMENTS - -\n$11.0\n-1.7%\n-2.0%\nBILLIONS\nNEW ORDERS\n$10.6\n-1.3%\n-0.7%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n13\n13\n12\n12\n11\n11\n10\n10\n9\n9\n8\n8\n7\n7\n6\n6\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nFactory Orders for Durable Goods dropped $1.1 billion, or 2.6 percent in\nNovember.\nLargest decline since March when Orders fell $1.3 billion.\nShipments of Durable Goods declined $1.4 billion in November, or 3.2\npercent, first decline in six months and the largest since December\n1974.\nUnfilled Orders declined again in November as the level of Shipments\nexceeded New Orders for the third consecutive month.\nAt $113.6 billion, Unfilled Orders are at the lowest level since\nFebruary 1974.\nInventory Contraction continued for the ninth straight month, down $237\nmillion (0.2 percent) from October.\nBoth Shipments and New Orders in the Nondefense Capital Goods Industries\nwere down, but not as severely as the overall Durable Goods Sector.\nShipments down 1.7 percent, or $188 million.\nNew Orders down 1.3 percent, or $136 million.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.4.4 -\nComponents of Durable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nMACHINERY, TOTAL\n$13.2\n1.8%\n5.5%\nTRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT\n$8.4\n-8.5%\n-9.8%\nBILLIONS\nPRIMARY METALS\n$6.3\n-8.7%\n-20.2%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n15\n15\n12\n12\n9\n9\n6\n6\n3\n3\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments\nComponents of Durable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT\n$9.0\n-7.2%\n-3.2%\nPRIMARY METALS\n$6.6\n-3.9%\n-23.3%\nBILLIONS\nFABRICATED METALS\n$5.2\n-5.4%\n-0.8%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n12\n12\n10\n10\n8\n8\n6\n6\n4\n4\nFORD\n2\n1972\n1973\n1974\nGERALD\n2\n1971\n1975\nLIBRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 IANUARY 1976\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Inventories\nComponents of Durable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nNONELECTRICAL MACHINERY\n$21.1\n-1.7%\n0.0%\nBILLIONS\nPRIMARY METALS\n$13.9\n1.1%\n23.3%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n23\n23\n20\n20\n17\n17\n14\n14\n11\n11\n8\n8\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nNew Orders declined primarily as a result of decreases in Transportation\nEquipment (down $775 million) and Primary Metals (down $600 million)\nwhich more than offset the rise in Machinery Industries (up $233 million).\nThe overall decline in Shipments of Durable Goods was widespread among\nmost industries with Transportation Equipment (primarily Motor Vehicles\nand Parts), Primary Metals, and Fabricated Metals recording the largest\ndeclines.\nDurable Inventory Liquidation still continued with Nonelectrical\nMachinery Industries (down $428 million) offsetting the increase in\nPrimary Metals (up $148 million).\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers Shipments and Inventories\nNondurable Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nTOTAL INVENTORIES\n$50.7\n0.9%\n-1.2%\nBILLIONS\nSHIPMENTS\n$44.5\n1.6%\n7.5%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n55\n55\n50\n50\n45\n45\n40\n40\n35\n35\n30\n30\n25\n25\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Inventories\nSelected Nondurable Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nFOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS\n$11.9\n2.1%\n-\n-1.8%\nBILLIONS\nTEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS\n$4.7\n4.5%\n-6.6%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n13\n13\n11\n11\n9\n9\n7\n7\n5\n5\n3\n3\nFORD\n1\n1\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERAL\nLIBRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.4.4 - Manufacturers' Shipments\nSelected Nondurable Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nOTHER NONDURABLES\n$6.7\n1.8%\n7.0%\nPETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS\n$6.0\n2.5%\n16.6%\nBILLIONS\nPAPER AND ALLIED PRODUCTS\n$3.7\n4.4%\n5.8%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n7\n7\n6\n6\n5\n5\n4\n4\n3\n3\n2\n2\n1\n1\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nInventories of Nondurable Goods continued the upward trend established\nin July rising 0.9 percent in November.\nThe increase was largely due to gains in Foods (up $248 million)\nand Textiles (up $202 million).\nLargest monthly increase in Textiles since August 1955.\nShipments of Nondurable Goods rose for the sixth consecutive month, up\n1.6 percent.\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nMost groups increased with sizable gains recorded in Other\nNondurables (primarily Apparel), which was up $120 million,\nPetroleum (up $149 million), and Paper and Allied Products (up\n$156 million).\nA.4.5 - Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nALL MANUFACTURING\n79\n5.3%\n-5.9%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n90\n90\n85\n85\n80\n80\n75\n75\n70\n70\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nDurable and Nondurable Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nNONDURABLE GOODS\n80\n2.6%\n-4.8%\nDURABLE GOODS\n78\n6.9%\n-7.1%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n90\n90\n85\n85\n80\n80\n75\nGERM 75 FORD LIBRARY\n70\n70\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.4.5 - Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing\nPrimary- and Advanced-Processed Goods\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPRIMARY-PROCESSED GOODS\n78\n6.9%\n-9.3%\nADVANCED-PROCESSED GOODS\n79\n4.0%\n-4.8%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n90\n90\n85\n85\n80\n80\n75\n75\n70\n70\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nThe rate of Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing was 79 percent in the\nthird quarter of 1975, up 5.3 percent from the previous quarter.\nFirst increase since the first quarter of 1973.\nStill 8.1 percent below the high established in the first and\nsecond quarters of 1973.\nDurable Goods recovered nearly half of the 10.7 percent decline which\nbegan in the third quarter of 1974.\nNondurable Goods rose for the second quarter in a row, up 2.6 percent\nin the current quarter.\nReversing the previous historical pattern, the rate of Advanced-\nProcessed Goods has been at a higher level than that of Primary-\nProcessed Goods since the second quarter of 1975.\nPrimary-Processed Goods posted its first increase since the\nsecond quarter of 1973, up 6.9 percent.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nAdvanced-Processed Goods rose for the second straight quarter\na total gain of 5.3 percent since the first quarter low.\nA.4.5 - Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing\nSelected Durable Goods Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nMOTOR VEHICLES\n93\n16.3%\n1.1%\nPRIMARY METALS\n74\n7.3%\n-17.8%\nSTONE, CLAY, EGLASS- -\n-\n74\n10.5%\n-8.6%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n60\n60\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSelected Nondurable Goods Industries\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPAPER- - -\n81\n6.6%\n-13.8%\nTEXTILES\n83\n9.2%\n3.8%\nFOOD INCLUDING BEVERAGE\n77\n-2.5%\n-2.5%\nPERCENT\nPERCENT\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n70\n80FORD 70 LIBRARY\n60\n60\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nThe rise in Durable Goods was led by increases in Motor Vehicles,\nStone, Clay, and Glass, and Primary Metals.\nMotor Vehicles rose 16.3 percent to a rate of 93 percent, the\nhighest level since the third quarter of 1973.\nStone, Clay, and Glass increased 10.5 percent, still 11.9\npercent below the high in the first quarter of 1974.\nPrimary Metals increased the first time in over a year, rising\n7.3 percent.\nPaper and Textile Industries generated a large portion of the Nondurable\nGoods Industries' increase.\nTextiles rose for the second consecutive quarter after remaining\nunchanged in the first quarter of 1975.\nPaper also rose for the second straight quarter, following a\nsharp decline of 21.3 percent since the third quarter of 1974.\nFood including Beverage was the only manufacturing industry to register\na decrease in the third quarter, down 2.5 percent.\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nA.5.1 - Exports and Imports\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nTOTAL EXPORTS\n$9.41\n1.3%\n4.9%\nTOTAL IMPORTS\n$8.30\n1.1%\n-7.4%\nBILLIONS\nIMPORTS EXCLUDING PETROLEUM\n$6.04\n3.3%\n-6.5%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n10\n10\n9\n9\n8\n8\n7\n7\n6\n6\n5\n5\n4\n4\n3\nGEBALD R. FORD 3\n2\n2\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.5.1 - Merchandise Trade Balance\n(Excluding Military Assistance)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nBILLIONS\nTRADE BALANCE\n$1.110\n+$0.03\n+$1.10\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\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\n-1.5\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nTotal Exports rose 1.3 percent in November to equal the record high of\n$9.41 billion established in January 1975.\nRose for the sixth straight month, averaging a monthly gain of\n1.6 percent since June.\nTotal Imports continued to increase, up 1.1 percent in November,\ncompared to 0.3 percent in October.\nUp 19.3 percent since the current upward trend began in June.\nTotal Imports Excluding Petroleum rose 3.3 percent to $6.04 billion.\n$1 billion less than the peak recorded in September 1974.\nThe Merchandise Trade Balance was a positive $1.11 billion, replacing\nOctober's balance of $1.08 billion as the third largest on record.\nLast year the surplus was near-zero.\nLIBRARY GERALD R. FORD\nA.5.1 - Exports of Nonagricultural Commodities\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nMILLIONS\nNONAGRICULTURAL\n$7466.5\n2.6%\n7.8%\nMILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n8000\n8000\n7000\n7000\n6000\n6000\n5000\n5000\n4000\n4000\n3000\n3000\n2000\n2000\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nA.5.1 - Exports of Domestic Agricultural Commodities\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nMILLIONS\nDOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL\n$1926.0\n-5.9%\n-2.8%\nMILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n2800\n2800\n2400\n2400\n2000\n2000\n1600\n1600\n1200\n1200\n&\nORD\n800\n800\nERALD\nBRAR\n400\n400\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nfor the overall increase.\nIncreased Exports of Nonagricultural Commodities were the major reason\nExports of Nonagricultural Commodities rose 2.6 percent in November.\nmillion. Increased for the fourth straight month to a high of $7466.5\nHas risen 5.4 percent since July.\nExports of Domestic Agricultural Products declined almost 6 percent in\nNovember following a 14 percent advance in October.\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nA.5.1 - Exports of Nonagricultural Commodities\nSelected Components\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nMILLIONS\nCOAL\n$360.4\n102.7%\n-\n-1.3%\nMILLION\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n400\n400\n350\n350\n300\n300\n250\n250\n200\n200\n150\n150\n100\n100\n50\n50\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nA.5.1 - Exports of Domestic Agricultural Commodities\nSelected Components\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nSOYBEANS\n$222.8\n-27.7%\n-33.3%\nWHEAT- - - - -\n$493.8\n0.1%\n-0.9%\nMILLIONS\nCORN- - -\n$462.3\n-8.4%\n32.3%\nMILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n600\n600\n500\n500\n400\n400\n300\n300\n200\n200\n100\n100\nOR\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGERA\nLIRARY\n0\nARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.5.1 - Imports of Petroleum and Petroleum Products\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nBILLIONS\nPETROLEUM IMPORTS\n$2.26\n-4.5%\n-9.8%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\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\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nAfter dropping to the lowest point in 18 months in October, Coal\nExports more than doubled.\nThe largest decrease occurred in Soybeans, down 27.7 percent to a low\nof $222.8 million.\n© Lowest level since June.\nCorn Exports fell 8.4 percent after reaching a record high of $504.8\nmillion in October.\nExports of Wheat remained virtually unchanged, moving up 0.1 percent.\nImports of Petroleum declined for the second straight month, down 4.5\npercent in November.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.6.3 - Tuesday Spot Market Index\nNot Seasonally Adjusted\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nFOODSTUFFS\n205.6\n1.4%\n-21.8%\nALL COMMODITIES\n190.8\n0.6%\n-9.1%\nINDUSTRIALS\n181.0\n1.0%\n1.0%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n300\n300\n275\n275\n250\n250\n225\n225\n200\n200\n175\n175\n150\n150\n125\n125\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nLIBRARY GERALD FORD\nThe Tuesday Spot Market Price Index for All Commodities edged up 0.6\npercent for the week ending December 23.\nFoodstuffs increased 1.4 percent, but were still 21.8 percent below\nDecember 26, 1974.\nDuring December, prices reached the lowest levels in the past\ntwo years.\nRaw Industrials moved up to 181.0, ending the year only 1.0 percent\nabove the year-ago level.\n4.0 percent below the April 15 high of 188.3.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nA.7.2 - Value of New Construction Work Done\nSeasonally Adjusted Annual Rates\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nCURRENT DOLLARS\n$139.2\n3.0%\n5.5%\nBILLIONS\nCONSTANT 1967 DOLLARS\n$72.9\n2.5%\n1.5%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n150\n150\n140\n140\n130\n130\n120\n120\n110\n110\n100\n100\n90\n90\n80\n80\n70\n70\n60\n60\n50\n50\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.7.2 - Value of New Construction Work Done\nJIV\nPrivate and Public Construction\nIn Constant Dollars\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nPRIVATE CONSTRUCTION\n$51.5\n2.6%\n-1.7%\nBILLIONS OF PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION\n$21.5\n2.9%\n10.8%\nBILLIONS OF\n1967 DOLLARS\n1967 DOLLARS\n75\n75\n65\n65\n55\n55\n45\n45\n35\n35\n25\n25\n15\n15\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nIn November, Construction Expenditures in current dollars rose 3.0\npercent to a new record $139.2 billion at annual rates, eclipsing the\nprevious mark of $138.7 billion set in September 1973.\nExpressed in 1967 dollars, November outlays were up 2.5 percent\nfrom October and 1.5 percent from the year-earlier rate of\n$71.8 billion.\nThe first over-the-year increase since August 1973.\nThe overall increase reflected nearly equal gains in both Private and\nPublic Building activity.\nSince the May-June low Private Construction Expenditures FORD\nincreased 15.0 percent, an average monthly gain of 3.0 percent. GERUGO\nLIBRARY\nA.7.2 - Value of New Construction Work Done\nPrivate Residential Buildings\nIn Constant Dollars\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS\n$27.0\n1.5%\n5.1%\n1-UNIT STRUCTURES\n$17.1\n4.3%\n25.7%\nBILLIONS OF MULTIUNIT STRUCTURES\n$3.7\n2.8%\n-36.2%\nBILLIONS OF\n1967 DOLLARS\n1967 DOLLARS\n45\n45\n40\n40\n35\n35\n30\n30\n25\n25\n20\n20\n15\n15\n10\n10\n5\n5\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nPrivate Nonresidential Buildings\nIn Constant Dollars\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nNONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS\n$13.0\n0.0%\n-16.1%\nCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGS\n$6.3\n-1.6%\n-22.2%\nBILLIONS OF\nINDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS\n$3.8\n0.0%\n-15.6%\nBILLIONS OF\n1967 DOLLARS\n1967 DOLLARS\n20\n20\n16\n16\n12\n12\n8\n8\n4\n4\nFORD\n0\n0\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nGER\nLIBRARY\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA major factor in the advance was increased expenditures in the Public\nUtility sector (notably the Alaskan pipeline). *\nSpending on Residential Buildings was up 1.5 percent reflecting a $700\nmillion rise in spending on one-unit structures.\nAt $17.1 billion the level of spending on one-unit structures is\nthe highest in over two years.\nNonresidential Building activity was unchanged from the previous month\nat a level 16.1 percent below a year ago.\n*Data not available.\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nA.9.1 - Index of Prices Received and Paid By Farmers\n(1967=100)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPRICES PAID\n189\n0.5%\n5.6%\nPRICES RECEIVED\n187\n1.1%\n5.1%\nINDEX\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\nSOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE\nFORD & LIBRARY BERALD\n5 JANUARY 1976\nA.9.1 - Price Indexes - Selected Farm Commodities\n(1967=100)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nPOULTRY AND EGGS - -\n195\n3.7%\n10.2%\nOIL-BEARING CROPS\n163\n-4.1%\n-35.8%\nCOMMERCIAL VEGETABLES\n177\n9.9%\n14.9%\nFOOD GRAINS\n220\n-4.8%\n-25.9%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n380\n380\n330\n330\n280\n280\n230\n230\n180\n180\n130\n130\n80\n80\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE\n5 JANUARY 1976\nFollowing two months of decline, the Index of Prices Received By\nFarmers increased 1.1 percent during the month ending December 15, to\n187 percent of its 1967 average.\nPrices for Commercial Vegetables increased 9.9 percent during the\nmonth, to 177 -- 15 percent above a year ago, and 12 percent below the\nrecord high of 190 set in June of this year.\nDue primarily to higher egg prices, prices received for Poultry and\nEggs rose 3.7 percent to 195, the highest level since September 1973.\nOil-bearing Crops dropped 4.1 percent during the month, leaving the\nprice index 36 percent below last year's level.\nFood Grains continued a three-month decline -- down 5 percent, but R.\nstill more than double the 1967 price.\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nA.11.1 - Composite Index of Leading Indicators\n(1967=100)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nINDEX OF LEADING INDICATORS\n102.5\n0.4%\n5.6%\nINDEX\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\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nPreliminary data indicate that the Index of Leading Indicators rose for\nthe first time in three months to a level of 102.5.\nEdged up 0.4 percent to equal September's level and only 0.1\npercent below August's recent high.\nSince July, the Index has fluctuated within the narrow range of 102.0\nto 102.6.\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nA.11.1 - Selected Components of Composite index\nIndex of Net Business Formation\n(1967=100)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nINDEX OF NET BUSINESS FORMAT'N\n113.9\n1.9%\n8.4%\nINDEX\nINDEX\n125\n125\n120\n120\n115\n115\n110\n110\n105\n105\n100\n100\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nNew Orders of Consumer Goods and Materials\nIn 1967 Dollars\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD\nLAST PER.\nYEAR AGO\nBILLIONS OF NEW ORDERS\n$23.94\n-3.9%\n-1.7%\nBILLIONS OF\n1967 DOLLARS\n1967 DOLLARS\n32\n32\n30\n30\n28\n28\n26\n26\n24\n24\n22\n22\n20\n20\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS\nis LIBRARY 0FRALD\n5 JANUARY 1976\nSeven of the eleven indicators available for November showed increases\nfrom October.\nNet Business Formation contributed most to the overall increase\nby rising 1.9 percent in November following a 1.2 percent\ndecline in October.\n12 pèrcent above the low in February 1975.\nThe 3.9 percent decline in New Orders for Consumer Goods and Products\n(in 1967 Dollars) had the largest negative nfluence on the Index.\nSecond straight monthly decrease, halting six months of strong\ngrowth.\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nB.7.2 - Condominium and Cooperative Housing Stock\nApril 1, 1975\nCondominium Housing\nCooperative Housing\nExisting\n436.0\n1970\nNew\nConstruction\n1,148.0\n1970-1975\nConversions\n125.0\n1970-1975\n11.0\nRemovals\n1970-1975\nInventory\n1,691.0\n200\n0\n200\n400\n600\n800\n1000\n1200\n1400\n1600\n1800\nIn Thousands\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\n5 January 1976\nBERALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nNOTE: Condominium ownership in this study is defined as full ownership\nof individual condominium units limited to a finite space within\na structure and partial ownership of the common elements. Not\nincluded are duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, and townhouses\nwhere common walls ('party walls\") are owned jointly by adjoining\nunit owners, and where the underlying land for each unit is in-\ndividually owned.\nB.7.2 - Condominium and Cooperative Housing Stock\nBy Region\nWest\nSouth\nNorth Central\nNortheast\nPercent\n100\n80\n60\n40\n20\n0\nCondominium Housing\nCooperative Housing\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\n5 January 1976\nAccording to a study conducted by Arthur D. Little, Inc. for the Department\nof Housing and Urban Development:\nAs of April 1, 1975 there were 1.69 million condominium and cooperative\nhousing units in the United States, accounting for 2.5 percent of all\noccupied housing.\nOf these. slightly less than 75 percent (1.25 million units)\nwere condominiums.\nNearly a 15-fold increase since 1970 when only 85,000\ncondominium units were in existence.\nOn the other hand, the relative popularity of Cooperative Owner-\nship has declined significantly since 1970.\nOf the estimated 439,000 cooperative units in the current\nhousing inventory, 85 percent were built before 1970.\nMore than 75 percent of the condominiums in the United States\nare GRALD R. FORD LIBRARY\nlocated in the West and South.\nApproximately one-half of the cooperative units in the country are\nlocated in the Northeast region.\nB.7.2 - Condominium Units Started\nNumber of Condominium Units Started\n1970\n790\n1971\n1640\n1972\n2990\n1973\n318-0\n1974\n2180\n0\n50\n100\n150\n200\n250\n300\n350\nIn Thousands of Units\nPercent of Total Housing Units Started\n1970\n54%\n1971\n79%\n1972\n12.5%\n1973\n15-6%\n1974\n16-1%\n0\n2\n4\n6\n8\n10\n12\n14\n16\n18\n20\nCondomintums as Percent\nof Total Housing Starts\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\nGERALD FORD LIBRARY\nBureau of the Census\n5 January 1976\ne\nFrom 1970-1973, the number of condominium units started quadrupled\nfrom 79,000 to 318,000 units.\nHowever, in 1974 following the overall declining trend in Total Housing\nStarts, condominium units started posted a decline for the first time\nin the decade, falling 31.5 percent.\nIn that same time period, Total Housing Starts declined 34\npercent.\nCondominium units started as a percentage of total housing units started\nremained virtually unchanged from 1973 to 1974, hovering around 16\npercent.\nFORD & LIBRARY 0FRALD\nD.7.2 - Percent Distribution of Housing Units Started\nBy Number of Units in Structure\nPERCENT OF CONDOMINIUM UNITS STARTED\n1 Unit\n2-4 Units\n5 or More Units\nPERCENT OF TOTAL HOUSING UNITS STARTED\n1 Unit\n2-4 Units\n5 or More Units\n100·0%\n1970\n100·0%\n100-0%\n1971\n100\n100·0%\n1972\n100·0%\n100-0%\n1973\n100·0%\n100·0%\n1974\n100-0%\n0\n10\n20\n30\n40\n50\n60\n70\n80\n90\n100\nPercent\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\nBureau of the Census\nFO & LIBRARY GERALD\n5 January 1976\nUnits in multi-family structures (two or more units) represented a large\nmajority of condominium units started between 1970 and 1974.\nHowever, proportionally, Construction of one-unit structures has\nmore than tripled since 1970 -- 10.1 percent of all condominiums\nin 1970 compared to 32.6 percent in 1974.\nAt the same time, the majority of Total Housing Starts during this\nperiod were one-unit structures.\nFrom 1970 to 1973, the percent of one-unit structures remained\nstable at around 55 percent, rising to almost 66 percent in 1974.\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nB.7.2 - Condominium Completions By Price Range and Region: 1973\nLess than $20,000\n$20,000-$30,000\n$30,000-$40,000\n$40,000-$50,000\nMore than $50,000\nTotal\nU.S.\n100-0%\nNorth-\n100-0%\neast\nNorth\nCentral\n100.0%\nSouth\n100.0%\nWest\n100.0%\n0\n10\n20\n30\n40\n50\n60\n70\n80\n90\n100\nPercent\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\nGERALD LIBRARY\n5 January 1976\nIn 1973, for the United States as a whole, two-thirds of all condomin-\niums were priced between $20,000 and $40,000.\nHigher priced units (over $40,000) were more prevalent in the South and\nWest, compared to other regions, accounting for 23 percent and 30\npercent, respectively.\nLower priced units, under $30,000, comprised more than two-thirds of\ntotal completions in the North Central region.\nThe Northeast region had the smallest number of units under $20,000\n(less than 5 percent).\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\nB.7.2 - Issues Cited By Unit Owners: 1975\nSoundproofing\n246%\nWorkmanship\n21.1%\nof Unit\nInadequate\n199%\nParking\nManagement\n194%\nHeating or\n17.9%\nAir Conditioning\nMaintenance\n15.0%\nCosts\nAccess to\n15.0%\nParking\nRecreational\n12.5%\nFacilities\n0\n2\n4\n6\n8\n10\n12\n14\n16\n18\n20\n22\n24\n28\nPercent\nB.7.2 - Issues Cited Most Frequently By Association Executives: 1975\nInadequate\nConstruction\n19-9%\nInadequate\nCondominium\n9-1%\nRestrictions\nNoisy,\nDisruptive Pets\n6.8%\nTax on Reserves\n6.8%\nIncomplete\nBuilding,\n5.5%\nLandscaping\nBylaws Difficult\nto Enforce\n53%\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nDeveloper\nUnresponsive to\n5-1%\nCo-owners' Needs\n0\n2\n4\n6\n8\n10\n12\n14\n16\n18\n20\n22\n24\n26\nPercent\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\n5 January 1976\nThe largest proportion of unit owners and association executives cited\nconstruction quality of the unit as the most common problem facing\ncondominium associations and owners.\nIn a telephone survey of unit owners, almost 25 percent indicated\nthat soundproofing was a cause of dissatisfaction.\nWorkmanship of unit followed closely, cited by 21 percent of the\nunit owners.\nIn a mail survey of association executives, 19.9 percent of the\nexecutives cited inadequate, sloppy, or shoddy construction as\nproblems facing the association, by far the most frequent problem\nnoted.\nFORD i LIBRARY GERALD\nB.7.2 - Characteristics of Families Living in Condominiums: 1975\nBy Type of Household\nCouples\nwith Children\n316%\nSingle Adults\n4.7%\nwith Children\nCouples\n470%\nwithout Children\nSingle Adults\n167%\n0\n5\n10\n15\n20\n25\n30\n35\n40\n45\n50\nPercent\nBy Age of Household Head\n209%\n18-34 years\n288%\n21.5%\n35-14 years\n16:8%\n23.4%\n45-54 years\n18.5%\n197%\n55-64 years\n16-0%\nFORD i GERALD LIBRARY\n14.5%\n65 years\nand over\n19·9%\n30\n20\n10\n0\n0\n10\n20\n30\nPercent of Condominium Owners\nPercent of U.S. Population\nSource: Department of Housing and Urban Development\n5 January 1976\nAccording to association executives, 63.7 percent of all families\nliving in condominiums had no children.\nCouples without children represented 47 percent of all house-\nholds.\nCouples with or without children (78.6 percent) outnumbered single\nadults (21.4 percent).\nAlmost two-thirds of Condominium Owners were 35-64 years of age,\ncompared to a little over 50 percent in the total U.S. population:\n45 percent were between 35-54 years, 10 percentage points above\nthe U.S. population proportion in that age group.\nFORD & LIBRARY CERALD\nB.7.3 - Expenditures for Maintenance and Improvement\nof Residential Properties (Annual Rates)\nTHIS\nCHANGE\nCHANGE\nPERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO\nTOTAL EXPENDITURES\n$25.5\n5.8%\n19.2%\nCONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS\n$16.4\n10.8%\n20.6%\nBILLIONS\nMAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS\n$9.2\n0.0%\n17.9%\nBILLIONS\nOF DOLLARS\nOF DOLLARS\n27\n27\n24\n24\n21\n21\n18\n18\n15\n15\n12\n12\n9\n9\n6\nE 6 FORD LIBRARY\n3\n3\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974\n1975\nSOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS\n5 JANUARY 1976\nTotal Expenditures for Upkeep and Improvement of Residential Properties\nrose at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.4 billion, or 5.8\npercent in the third quarter.\nFifth consecutive quarterly increase.\nConstruction Improvements accounted for all of the increase, rising\nat an annual rate of $1.6 billion or 10.8 percent, compared to a 9.6\npercent rise in the second quarter.\nMaintenance and Repairs remained unchanged in the third quarter.\nFORD i LIBRARY\nB.9.1 - Crime Index Trends\n(Percent Change First Three Quarters Each Year Over Previous Year)\nPercent\nChange\n20\n16%\n11%\n10%\n10\n7%\n5%\n1%\n0\n-2%\n-10\n1969\n1970\n1971\n1972\n1973\n1974.\n1975\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nB.9.1 - Violent Crime\n(Percent Change First Three Quarters Each Year Over Previous Year)\n1973\n1974\nPercent\n1975\nChange\n20\n15\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n11%\n10\n9%\n8% 8%\n8%\n8%\n8%\n7%\n5%\n5%\n5\n3%\n3%\n2%\n2%\n0%\n0\nP\nViolent Crimes,\nMurder\nForcible\nRobbery\nAggravated\nTotal\nRape\nAssault\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nB.9.1 - Property Crime\n(Percent Change First Three Quarters Each Year Over Previous Year)\n.\n1973\n1974\nPercent\n1975\nChange\n25\n20%\n20\n17%\n16%\n15\n13%\n11%\n10%\n10\n5\n4%\n3%\n2%\n1%\n1%\n0%\n0\nProperty Crimes,\nBurglary\nLarceny-\nMotor\nTotal\nTheft\nVehicle\nTheft\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nSerious crime, as measured by the F.B.I.'s Crime Index offenses,\nincreased 11 percent during the first nine months of 1975 over the\nsame period last year.\nThis is considerably lower than the 16 percent increase in the\nfirst nine months of 1974 over 1973.\nThe total for the four Index Crimes of Violence rose at the same rate\nduring the first nine months of this year as last year while the rate\nof increase in Property Crimes declined from 17 to 11 percent over\nthe same period.\nAmong the Violent Crimes, reported Rapes increased only 2\npercent, while Robberies increased 11 percent over 1974.\nAlthough the flare-up in Property Crimes was abated somewhat in\n1975 the rate of increase during the first nine months of this\nyear is the highest since 1968.\nBERALD FORD LIBRARY\nB.9.1 - Chme By Type of Area\n(Percent Change First Three Quarters Each Year Over Previous Year)\nPercent\nViolent Crime\nChange\n25\n20\n15\n13%\n12%\n10%\n10\n9%\n8%\n8%\n7%\n7%\n5\n2%\n0\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\nCities\nOver 25,000\nSuburban\nRural\nPopulation\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nPercent\nProperty Crime\nChange\n25\n22%\n21%\n20\n15%\n15\n12%\n12%\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n10%\n10\n6%\n5\n4%\n0%\n0\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\nCities\nOver 25,000\nSuburban\nRural\nPopulation\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nThe rate of increase in the volume of all serious crime was slightly\nlower than last year in all area categories.\nThe increase in Violent Crimes was nearly twice as high in\nsuburban areas in 1975 as in large cities or rural areas.\nThe number of crimes against property was between 10 and 12 percent\ngreater than last year in all areas, substantially lower than the 1974\nfigures.\nFORD is LIBRARY GERALD\nB.9.1 - Crime By Geographic Region\n(Percent Change First Three Quarters Each Year Over Previous Year)\nPercent\nViolent Crime\nChange\n25\n20\n15\n11%\n11% 11%\n10\n9%\n8% 8%\n5%\n5%\n5\n4%\n4%\n4%\n0%\n0\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\nNortheastern\nNorth Central\nSouthern\nWestern\nStates\nStates\nStates\nStates\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nProperty Crime\nPercent\nChange\n25\n21%\n20\n16%\n15%\n15\n14%\n14%\n12%\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD\n10%\n10\n8%\n5\n4%\n2%\n1%\n0\n-2%\n?\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\n1973 1974 1975\nNortheastern\nNorth Central\nSouthern\nWestern\nStates\nStates\nStates\nStates\nSource: Federal Bureau of Investigation\n5 January 1976\nDuring the first nine months of 1975 the increase in Violent Crime was\nthe greatest in the West.\nHowever, only in the Northeast was the rate of increase greater\nthan for the same period last year.\nThe rate of increase of Property Crime was lower than the corresponding\nperiod last year in all four regions.\nFORD & LIBRARY GERALD"
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