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The original documents are located in Box 37, folder "Weekly Briefing Notes,
10/20/1975" of the William J. Baroody Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential
Library.
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THE VICE PRESIDENT
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WASHINGTON
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17
October 22, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR BILL BAROODY
Attached is this week's copy of
the Weekly Briefing Notes and a special
report entitled Crime and Criminal
Justice.
buson
WEEKLY CHARTBOOK
FOR CALENDER YEAR 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS
October 20. 1975
FREQUENCY LEGEND: W=Weekly: M=Monthly: Q=Quarterly: A=Annual: 0=0ther
SECTION A-General Economic Indicators
DATE SERIES LAST AP-
PEARED IN CHARTBOOK
Part 1-National Income and Product
A.1.1 (Q) Gross National Product
4/21.5/27.7/21,8/25
A.1.2 (M) Personal Income
5/19.6/23.7/21.8/25.9/22
A.1.3 (Q) Corporate Profits
5/27.6/23.8/25.9/2.9/22
A.1.4 (Q) Federal Receipts and Expenditures
5/27,8/4.8/25
A.1.5 (0) Business Investment
4/21,6/9,6/16,9/8
Part 2-Employment and Unemployment
A.2.1 (M) Unemployment Rate
5/5,6/9.7/7.8/4.9/8.10/6
A.2.2 (M) Duration of Unemployment
5/5,6/9,7/7.8/4,9/8,10/6
A.2.3 (W) Unemployment Insurance
4/21.5/27,6/30.9/15
A.2.4 (M) Labor Turnover
5/5.6/2.6/30.8/4 9/2,10/6
A.2.5 (M) Help Wanted Index
6/2,6/30,8/4.9/15,10/6
Part 3-Hours. Earnings and Productivity
A.3.1 (M) Average Workweek. Manufacturing
5/5,6/9,7/7,8/4.9/8.10/14
A.3.2 (M) Compensation Per Man-hour
4/21.5/5.6/9.7/7.8/4
A.3.3 (Q) Productivity Indices
6/2,8/4,8/11,9/2
A.3.4 (M) Real Earnings
4/28,5/27,6/23.7/28.8/25.9/22
A.3.5 (M) Work Stoppages
7/14.8/4.10/14
Part 4-Production and Trade
A.4.1 (W) Industrial Production Index
5/19,6/23.7/21.8/18
A.4.2 (W) Production of Primary Metals
4/28.6/9.6/16,7/14.8/11.9/15.10/14
A.4.3 (M) Production and Sales of
Transportation Equipment
6/9,8/1,8/18.9/15,10/14
A.4.4 (W) Manufactures' Shipments. Inventories,
and Orders
4/28.5/5.5/27,6/9,7/7,7/28.8/25.9/8.9/29.10/6
A.4.5 (0) Capacity Utilization
4/28.7/28
A.4.6 (M) Retail Sales
4/21.5/12.6/16,7/14,8/11.8/18.9/15
A.4.7 (M) Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories
4/21,5/12,6/9,7/14,8/11.9/15.10/14
A.4.8 (M) Manufacturing and Trade
Inventories and Sales
5/19.6/9,7/21,8/18.9/22
A.4.9 (Q) Manufactures' Evaluation
of Their Inventories
7/7
Part 5-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
A.5.1 (M) Exports and Imports
4/28.6/2.6/30.8/4,9/2.9/29
A.5.2 (M) Manufacturers' Export Sales
and Orders of Durable Goods
5/5,6/16.7/7,8/11,9/8.10/14
A.5.3 (Q) Balance of Payments
5/19,9/22
A.5.4 (A) Foreign Travel
6/30
Table of Contents-Continued
Part 6-Prices
A.6.1 (M) Consumer Price Index
4/28.5/27,7/28.8/25.9/22
A.6.2 (M) Wholesale Price Index
5/12.6/9,7/7,8/11.9/8,10/6
A.6.3 (W) Tuesday Spot Market Price Index
6/30.9/29
Part 7-Construction
A.7.1 (M) Housing Construction
4/21.5/19,6/16,6/23,7/21,8/18.8/25.9/22
A.7.2 (M) Value of New Construction Work Done
5/5,5/19.6/9.7/7.8/4.9/8.10/6
Part 8-Energy, Raw Materials, and Commodities
A.8.1 (W) Distribution of Electric Power
4/28
A.8.2 (M) Production and Consumption of Fossil Fuels
5/19
Part 9-Agriculture
A.9.1 (M) Farm Income and Expenses
8/4,9/2,10/6
Part 10-Money and Credit
A.10.1 (W) Money Stock Measures
5/5,6/16,8/18,9/29
A.10.2 (W) Bank Reserves
A.10.3 (M) Consumer Credit
5/12.6/9.7/14,8/11.9/15.10/14
A.10.4 (W) Common Stock Prices
4/28,6/16,7/14,8/11,9/15,10/14
A.10.5 (W) U.S. Government Securities
4/28
A.10.6 (M) Business Credit
5/19,8/18,9/15
A.10.7 (W) Interest Rates
6/23.7/14,8/11.9/15.9/29.10/14
Part 11-Indicators of Business Activity
A.11.1 (M) Composite Index of Leading Indicators
5/5.6/2,6/30.8/4,9/2.10/6
A.11.2 (M) New Business Incorporations
7/14.7/28
A.11.3 (M) Number of Business Failures
7/28
Table of Contents-Continued
Section B-General Social Indicators
Part 1 - Population
B.1.1
Population Estimates
(M) - Total Population
4/28
(A) - Total Population by Age, Sex. Race
(A) - Rate of Growth
(A) Components of Change Birth. Death.
Net Immigration
5/12
(A) - Abortions
(A) - Total Fertility
6/2
(0) - Population Projections
4/28
8.1.2
Population Distribution
(0) - Population by Size of Place
(0) - Population in Rural and Urban Areas
9/8
B.1.3 Migration
(A) - Recent Movers
(A) Migration by Region
Part 2- The Family
B.2.1 Living Arrangements. Selected Characteristics
(A) Age, Sex. and Race
(A) - Single Person Households
(A) - Children Living With Single Parents
(A) - Average Family Size
6/16
B.2.2
Family Formation and Dissolution
(A) - Marital Status of the Population
(M) - Marriage and Divorce Rates
6/30
(A) Marriages Ending in Divorce
B.2.3 (0) Attitudes Towards Family Life
Part 3-Health
B.3.1 Life Expectancy
(A) At Birth
6/30
(A) At Selected Ages
6/30
(M. A) - Death Rates by Cause
6/30
(A) - Leading Causes of Death
7/28
(M,A) - Infant Mortality
6/2
B.3.2 Disability
(0) Days of Disability by Type
(0) - Institutionalized Population
(A) - Disability by Degree of Limitation
and Cause
(A) - Short-Term Disability
B.3.3 Morbidity
(M) - Communicable Diseases
(A) Acute Illness
B.3.4
Health Status
Nutrition
(0)
O Dietary Intake
(0) O Clinical Measurements
(0) Obesity
Drugs
(M) O Drug Deaths
(M)
O Drug Abuse Episodes
(A) Liquor Consumption
(A) Smoking
(0) - Physical Fitness
(0) . Perceived Health Status
Table of Contents-Continued
B.3.5
Health Care Delivery
(A) - Physician and Dental Visits
8/18
(A) Costs and Expenditures
(A) Facilities
8/18
(A) - Personnel
(0) - Attitudes Toward Health Care
Part I-Education
B.4.1 Educational Achievement. Selected Characteristics
(0) Math. Science, Reading. Writing
(0) Music, Art. Literature. Citizenship
B.4.2 Attainment
(A) High School Graduation Rate
5/5.6/30
(A) - The High School Educated
Population by Race and Sex
(A) College Educated Population
by Race and Sex
B.4.3
School Enrollment
(A) Primary and Secondary School
(A) - Preprimary by Age, Race. Income
(A) Modal Grade Enrollment by Sex.
Race and Age
(0) High School Students
Expecting to go to College
9/29
(0) College Entrance Rates by Sex,
Race. and Soctoeconomic Status
6/30
(A) College Enrollment
9/8
(0) - Participation in Adult Education
B.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel
(A) - Schools, Classrooms
(A) - Teachers. Administrative. Others
B.4.5 Costs and Expenditures
(0) - Expected Student Expenses,
Higher Education
7/7
(A) - Expenditures by Level of Government
Part 5-Work
B.5.1 Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
(A) - Labor Force Participation
(A) - Part-time. Part-year Workers
5/12
(A) - Employment by Occupation
(M. A) - Unemployment
(Q) Discouraged Workers
(A) - Labor Union Membership
8/18
B.5.2 Earnings
(A) - Median Earnings
B.5.3 Working Conditions
(A) - Regular and Overtime Hours
(A) Work Injuries by Occupation
9/15
(0) Time. Distance, and Mode of Transportation
to Work
B.5.4 Benefits
(0) - Vacations, Holidays
(A) - Benefit Plans
B.5.5 Retirement
(A) - Persons Retiring From Work
(0) Work Life Expectancy
(A) - Retirement Benefits
Table of Contents-Continued
Part 6- Income. Consumption. and Wealth
B.6.1
Income Levels
(A) Median Family Income
7/21
(A) Composition of Family Income
(A) Per Capita Income
B.6.2 Distribution of Income
(A) Age, Race. and Sex
(A) Regional Differences
(A) - Income Dispersion
B.6.3 Poverty
7/21
B.6.4 Consumption
(Q) - Personal Consumption Expenditures
(A) Consumption of Durable Goods
7/14
B.6.5 Wealth
(0) - Wealth and Net Worth of Consumer Units
(0) Composition of Wealth
B.6.6 Consumer Borrowing and Debt
(A) Amount of Debt Outstanding
(A) Debt/Income Ratio
B.6.7
Consumer Attitudes
(M) Attitudes Toward Energy Use
7/21
(Q) - Attitudes Toward the Economy
7/14
Part 7-Housing
B.7.1
Housing Conditions
(A) Average Size of Households
(A) Households Lacking Selected Facilities,
by Size. Race, Tenure, and Location
(A) - Average Number of Persons Per Room
B.7.2
Home Tenure
(A) Single Family Dwellings
9/2
(A) Mobile Homes
(A) - Condominiums and Other Multi-
Unit Structures
(A) Vacation Homes
B.7.3
Cost and Expenditures
(A) Average Mortgage Payments
(A) - Upkeep and Maintenance
(A) - Average Rental Payments
(M) Median Price for New One Family Homes
5/19
B.7.4
Attitudes Towards Housing
and the Community
Part -Leisure and Recreation
B.8.1
Use of Leisure Time
B.8.2
Recreation
(0) Outdoor (Social, Active Sports. etc)
10/6
(A,O) - Indoor (Television, Visiting. Other)
Part 9 Public Safety
B.9.1 Crimes Known to Police
(Q.A) Violent
6/2.7/28
(Q,A) Property
7/28
B.9.2 Victims of Crime, Selected Characteristics
(A) Violent
6/2
(A) - Property
9/29
B.9.3 (0) Fear of Crime. Selected Characteristics
B.9.4 Police Activity
(A) - Persons Arrested by Charge
Table of Contents-Continued
(A) Offenses Cleared
6/2
B.9.5
Judicial Activity
(A) - Persons Sentenced for
Federal Crimes
B.9.6
Prisoners: Adults and Juveniles
(A) - Prisoners by Sentence
(A) - Average Length of Sentence
(A) . Persons Executed and
Sentenced to Death
(A) * Average Prison Population
B.9.7 (A) Expenditures for Administration
of Criminal Justice
Table of Contents-Continued
SECTION C-Government Activity
Part 1-Social Welfare and Security
C.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI)
(M) - Current Beneficiaries
5/12
(M) - New Beneficiaries
5/12
(M) - Average Payment
C.1.2 Old Age Assistance
(M) - Benefits Paid
(M) - Recipients
C.1.3
Aid to the Disabled
(M) Blind
(M) Deaf
(M) Other
C.1.4 Aid to Families with Dependent Children
(M) - Recipients
9/15
(M) - Benefits
9/15
C.1.5
Unemployment Insurance Coverage
(M) - Benefits Paid
(M) - Recipients
C.1.6
Housing Assistance
(M) Recipients
(M) - Benefits
C.1.7
Food Stamps
(M) - Recipients
(M) Benefits
C.1.8 Aid to Disaster Victims
(A) - Recipients
(A) Benefits
C.1.9
Veterans Benefits
(M) Recipients
(M) - Benefits
Part 2-Equal Opportunity
C.2.1 Equal Employment Opportunity
(A) Minority Employment
(A) - Earnings. Promotions. etc
C.2.2
School Desegregation
(A) Students Attending Predominantly
Minority Schools
(A) - Public/Private Enrollment
and Control
Part 3-Government Operation
C.3.1
Federal Employment
(M) - Employees
(M) Payroll
C.3.2 State and Local Employment
(M) - Employees
7/28
(M) Payroll
9/2
Table of Contents-Continued
SECTION D-Environment. Science. Culture
Part 1-Environment
D.1.1 Air Quality
(A) -Amount of Pollutants Released
Into the Atmosphere
(A) Ambient Air Quality. Nationwide,
Major Cities
(0) - Perceived Quality
D.1.2
Water Quality
(A) -Miles of Streams Meeting EPA Standards
7/28
(A) -011 Spills, Fish Kills
(0) - Eutrophication of Lakes
7/28
D.1.3(0) Hazardous Substances
(A) Amounts Produced
(A) Concentration in Biosphere
D.1.4
Ecological Balances
(A) - Endangered Species (Plant and Animal)
(0) Critical Areas (Coastal Zones)
(A) - Land/People Density
Part 2-Science
D.2.1 Professionals in Basic Research
(A) -By Speciality
8/25
(A) Person Years of Scientists,
Engineers Engaged in R&D
D.2.2 Expenditures for Research and Development
(A) - Private Industry
(A) Government
D.2.3 Science Achievement in Schools
(0) - Secondary Schools
(0) - -Higher Education
D.2.4
Public Attitudes
Toward Science and Technology
Part 3-Culture
D.3.1 (0) Persons Employed in Artistic Professions
D.3.2 (0) Children's Skill and Appreciation of
Literature. Arts. Music
D.3.3 Participation in Cultural Activities
(A) -Voluntary Organizations
(A) Travel
(A) Hobbies. Sports. Music. etc
D.3.4
Attendance at Cultural Events
(A) - Plays. Galleries. Motion Pictures
(A) -Concerts, Museums, etc
Table of Contents-Continued
SECTION E-Selected Subjects
E.0.1 (A) - -Spanish Origin Population
8/11
E.0.2 (A) - -Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Population
10/14
WEEKLY
BRIEFING NOTES
ON U.S. DOMESTIC
DEVELOPMENTS
Prepared for the President
FORD is GERALD LIBRARY
and the Vice President
OCTOBER 20, 1975
COMPILED BY THE FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM
Coordinated by the Bureau of the Census
at the request of the Statistical Policy Division,
Office of Management and Budget
Vincent P. Barabba, Director
Joseph W. Duncan,
Bureau of the Census
Deputy Associate Director
for Statistical Policy
Office of Management and Budget
Week of October 20, 1975
SOURCES OF DATA
Industrial Production
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, "Industrial Production and Related
Data" G. 12.3
Capacity Utilization
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, "Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing"
E.5, "Industrial Production and Related Data" G.12.3
Retail Sales
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Monthly Retail Trade Report
Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, "Survey of Current Business"
Housing Construction
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Construction Reports," Series C
Cigarette Smoking
Federal Trade Commission, "Statistical Supplement to the Federal Trade Commission
Report to Congress", December 31, 1974
Consumer Attitudes
University of Michigan Survey Research Center
Expenditures for Upkeep and Improvement of Residential Properties
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, "Construction Report," Series C-50
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION A-General Economic Indicators
Part 1-National Income and Product
A.1.1 Gross National Product
X
A.1.2 Personal Income
X
A.1.3 Corporate Profits
X
A.1.4 Federal Receipts and Expenditures
X
A.1.5 Business Investment
X
Part 2-Employment and Unemployment
A.2.1 Unemployment Rate
X
A.2.2 Duration of Unemployment
X
A.2.3 Unemployment Insurance
X
A.2.4 Labor Turnover
X
A.2.5 Help Wanted Index
X
Part 3-Hours, Earnings and Productivity
A.3.1 Average Workweek, Manufacturing
X
A.3.2 Compensation Per Man-hour
X
A.3.3 Productivity Indexes
X
A.3.4 Real Earnings
X
A.3.5 Work Stoppages
X
Part 4-Production and Trade
A.4.1 Industrial Production Index
X
A.4.2 Production of Primary Metals
X
A.4.3 Production and Sales of Transportation Equipment
X
A.4.4 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
X
A.4.5 Capacity Utilization
X
A.4.6 Retail Sales
X
A.4.7 Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories
X
A.4.8 Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
X
A.4.9 Manufacturers' Evaluation of Their Inventories
X
Part 5-Foreign Trade and Balance of Payments
A.5.1 Exports and Imports
X
A.5.2 Manufacturers' Export Sales and Orders of Durable Goods
X
A.5.3 Balance of Payments
A.5.4 Foreign Travel
GERAL X FORD X LIBRARY
Part 6-Prices
A.6.1 Consumer Price Index
X
A.6.2 Wholesale Price Index
X
A.6.3 Tuesday Spot Market Price Index
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION A-General Economic Indicators (Continued)
Part 7-Construction
A.7.1 Housing Construction
X
A.7.2 Value of New Construction Work Done
X
Part 8-Energy, Raw Materials, and Commodities
A.8.1 Distribution of Electric Power
X
A.8.2 Production and Consumption of Fossil Fuels
X
Part 9-Agriculture
A.9.1 Farm Income and Expenses
X
Part 10-Money and Credit
A.10.1 Money Stock Measures
X
A.10.2 Bank Reserves
X
A.10.3 Consumer Credit
X
A.10.4 Common Stock Prices
X
A.10.5 U.S. Government Securities
X
A.10.6 Business Credit
X
A.10.7 Interest Rates
Part 11-Indicators of Business Activity
A.11.1 Composite Index of Leading Indicators
A.11.2 Number of New Business Incorporations
X X X
A.11.3 Number of Business Failures
SECTION B-General Social Indicators
Part 1-Population
B.1.1 Population Estimates
- Total Population
X
- Total Population by Age, Sex, and Race
- Rate of Growth
- Components of Change (Births, Deaths, Net Immigration)
- Population Projections
X X X X X
FORD LIBRARY 076439
- Abortion
B.1.2 Population Distribution
- Population by Size of Place
X
- Population in Rural and Urban Areas
X
B.1.3 Migration
- Recent Movers
X
- Migration by Region
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)
Part 2-The Family
B.2.1 Living Arrangements, Selected Characteristics
- Age, Sex, and Race
X
- Single Person Households
X
- Children Living With Single Parents
X
- Average Family Size
X
B.2.2 Family Formation and Dissolution
- Marital Status of the Population
X
- Marriage and Divorce Rates
X
- Marriages Ending in Divorce
X
B.2.3 Attitudes Towards Family Life
X
Part 3-Health
B.3.1 Life Expectancy
- At Birth
- At Selected Ages
- Death Rates by Cause
X
- Leading Causes of Death
X X X X X
- Infant Mortality
X
B.3.2 Disability
- Days of Disability by Type
X
- Institutionalized Population
X
- Disability by Degree of Limitation and Cause
X
- Short-Term Disability
X
B.3.3 Morbidity
- Communicable Diseases
X
- Acute Illness
X
B3.4 Health Status
<
FORD
- Nutrition
Dietary Intake
GERALD
Clinical Measurements
LIB X X X
- Obesity
- Drugs
Drug Deaths
Drug Abuse Episodes
X X
Liquor Consumption
X
- Smoking
X
- Physical Fitness
X
- Perceived Health Status
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)
B.3.5 Health Care Delivery
- Physician and Dental Visits
X
- Costs and Expenditures
X
- Facilities
X
- Personnel
X
- Attitudes Towards Health Care
X
Part 4-Education
B.4.1 Educational Achievement by Sex, Race, Socioeconomic Status, Region
- Math, Science, Reading, Writing
X
- Music, Art, Literature, Citizenship
X
B.4.2 Attainment
- High School Graduation Rate
X
- The High School Educated Population by Race and Sex
X
- College Educated Population by Race and Sex
X
B.4.3 School Enrollment
- Primary and Secondary School
X
- Preprimary by Age, Race, Income
X
- Modal Age Enrollment by Sex, Race
X
- High School Students Expecting to go to College
X
- College Entrance Rates by Sex, Race, Socioeconomic Status
X
- College Enrollment
X
- Participation in Adult Education
X
B.4.4 Educational Facilities and Personnel
- Schools, Classrooms
X
- Teachers, Administrative, Others
X
B.4.5 Costs and Expenditures
- Expected Student Expenses, Higher Education
X
- Expenditures by Level of Government
X
Part 5-Work
B.5.1 Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment
- Labor Force Participation, Selected Characteristics
X
- Part-time, Part-year Workers, Selected Characteristics
X
- Employment by Occupation, Selected Characteristics
X
- Unemployment, Selected Characteristics
X
X
- Discouraged Workers
X
- Labor Union Membership
X
B.5.2 Earnings
- Median Earnings, Selected Characteristics
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION B-General Social Indicators (Continued)
B.5.3 Working Conditions
- Regular and Overtime Hours, Selected Characteristics
X
- Work Injuries by Occupation
X
- Time, Distance, and Mode Transportation to Work
X
B.5.4 Benefits
- Vacations, Holidays
X
- Benefit Plans
X
B.5.5 Retirement
- Persons Retiring From Work
X
- Work-Life Expectancy
X
- Retirement Benefits
X
Part 6-Income, Consumption, and Wealth
B.6.1 Income Levels
- Median Family Income
X
- Composition of Family Income
X
- Per Capita Income
X
B.6.2 Distribution of Income
- Age, Race, and Sex
X
- Regional Differences
X
B.6.3 Poverty
X
B.6.4 Consumption
- Personal Consumption Expenditures
X
- Consumption of Durable Goods
X
B.6.5 Wealth
- Net Worth of Consumer Units
X
- Composition of Wealth
X
RD
B.6.6 Consumer Borrowing and Debt
- Amount of Debt Outstanding
X
- Debt/Income Ratio
X
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B.6.7 Consumer Attitudes
X
Part 7-Housing
B.7.1 Housing Conditions
- Average Size of Households
X
- Households Lacking Selected Facilities, by Size, Race, Tenure,
and Location
X
- Average Persons Per Room
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION B-Socioeconomic Series (Continued)
B.7.2 Home Tenure
- Single Family Dwellings
X
- Mobile Homes
X
- Condominiums and Other Multi-Unit Structures
X
- Vacation Homes
X
B.7.3 Cost and Expenditures
- Average Mortgage Payments
X
- Upkeep and Maintenance
X
- Average Rental Payments
X
B.7.4 Attitudes Towards Housing and the Community
X
Part 8-Leisure and Recreation
B.8.1 Use of Leisure Time
X
B.8.2 Recreation
- Outdoor (Social, Active Sports, etc)
X
- Indoor (Television, Visiting, Other)
X
X
Part 9-Public Safety
B.9.1 Crimes Known to Police
- Violent
X
X
- Property
X
X
B.9.2 Victims of Crime, Selected Characteristics
- Violent
X
- Property
X
B.9.3 Fear of Crime, Selected Characteristics
X
B.9.4 Police Activity
- Persons Arrested by Charge
X
- Offenses Cleared
X
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B.9.5 Judicial Activity
- Persons Sentenced for Federal Crimes
X
B.9.6 Prisoners, Adults and Juveniles
- Prisoners by Sentence
X
- Average Length of Sentence
X
- Persons Executed and Sentenced to Death
X
- Average Prison Population
X
B.9.7 Expenditures for Administration of Criminal Justice
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION C-Government Activity
Part 1-Social Welfare and Security
C.1.1 Social Security (OASDHI)
- Current Beneficiaries
X
- New Beneficiaries
X
- Average Payment
X
C.1.2 Old Age Assistance
- Benefits Paid
X
- Recipients
X
C.1.3 Aid to the Disabled
- Blind
X
- Deaf
X
- Other
X
C.1.4 Aid to Families With Dependent Children
- Recipients
X
- Benefits
X
C.1.5 Unemployment Insurance Coverage
- Benefits Paid
X
- Recipients
X
C.1.6 Housing Assistance
- Recipients
X
- Benefits
X
C.1.7 Food Stamps
- Recipients
X
- Benefits
X
C.1.8 Aid to Disaster Victims
- Recipients
X
- Benefits
X
C.1.9 Veterans Benefits
- Recipients
X
- Benefits
X
Part 2-Equal Opportunity
C.2.1 Equal Employment Opportunity
- Minority Employment
X
- Earnings, Promotions, etc.
X
C.2.2 School Desegregation
- Students Attending Predominantly Minority Schools
X
- Public/Private Enrollment, and Control
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION C-Government Activity (Continued)
Part 3-Government Operation
C.3.1 Federal Employment
- Employees
X
- Payroll
X
C.3.2 State and Local Employment and Finances
- Employees
X
- Payroll
X
SECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture
Part 1-Environment
D.1.1 Air Quality
- Amount of Pollutants Released Into the Atmosphere
X
- Ambient Air Quality-National, Major Cities
X
- Perceived Quality
X
D.1.2 Water Quality
- Miles of Streams Meeting EPA Standards
X
- Oil Spills, Fish Kills
X
D.1.3 Hazardous Substances
- Estimated Amounts Produced
X
- Concentration in Biosphere
X
D.1.4 Ecological Balances
- Endangered Species (Plant and Animal)
X
- Critical Areas (Coastal Zones)
X
- Land/People Density
X
Part 2-Science
D.2.1 Professionals in Scientific Fields
- By Specialty
X
- Person Years of Scientists, Engineers Engaged in R&D
X
D.2.2 Expenditures for Research and Development
- Private Industry
X
- Government
X
D.2.3 Science Achievement in Schools
- Secondary Schools
X
- Higher Education
X
Week of October 20, 1975
TABLE OF CONTENTS-Continued
SERIES
WEEKLY
MONTHLY
QUARTERLY
ANNUAL
OTHER
SECTION D-Environment, Science, Culture
D.2.4 Public Attitudes Towards Science and Technology
X
Part 3-Culture
D.3.1 Persons Employed in Artistic Professions
- By Type
X
D.3.2 Children's Skill and Appreciation of Literature Arts, Music
X
D.3.3 Participation in Cultural Activities
- Voluntary Organizations
X
- Travel
X
- Hobbies, Sports, Music, etc.
X
D.3.4 Attendance at Cultural Events
- Plays, Galleries, Motion Pictures
X
- Concerts, Museums, etc.
X
SECTION E-Selected Subjects
A.4.1 - Industrial Production Index
(1967=100)
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
MATERIALS
114.0
3.1%
-11.8%
TOTAL
116.2
1.9%
-7.5%
PRODUCTS
117.6
1.1%
-4.9%
INDEX
INDEX
135
135
130
130
125
125
120
120
115
115
110
110
105
GREAT R. 105 FORD LIBRARY
100
100
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20 October 1975
The Index of Industrial Production gained 1.9 percent in
September, the fifth consecutive monthly increase.
Largest monthly advance since November, 1964 when the
index increased 2.8 percent following settlement of an
automotive strike.
For the third quarter as a whole, Industrial Production
was 3.4 percent above the second quarter -- an annual
rate of increase of 13.6 percent.
Although Output of Products continued to advance briskly, the
major gain was recorded in Materials which rose 3.1 percent
following August's 3.6 percent rise.
Since the May low, Output of Materials has increased
8.7 percent.
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A.4.1 - Industrial Production Index
Components of Products
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
CONSUMER GOODS
127.4
0.9%
-6.8%
FINAL PRODUCTS
117.7
1.0%
-4.0%
EQUIPMENT
104.3
1.5%
-8.3%
INDEX
INDEX
140
140
130
130
120
120
110
110
100
100
90
90
80
80
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Components of Equipment
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
116.6
1.3%
-11.9%
BUILDING AND MINING
131.0
2.1%
-6.3%
EQUIPMENT
TRANSIT EQUIPMENT
105.1
3.4%
-6.0%
INDEX
GERALD FORD INDEX LIB
150
150
140
140
130
130
120
120
110
110
100
100
90
90
80
80
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
20 OCTOBER 1975
A.4.1 - Industrial Production Index
Components of Consumer Goods
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
CONSUMER DURABLES
119.0
1.8%
-7.8%
APPLIANCES, TV AND HOME AUDIO
110.3
2.5%
-17.2%
AUTOS
99.2
2.5%
-0.4%
INDEX
INDEX
155
155
140
140
125
125
110
110
95
95
80
80
65
65
50
50
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20 October 1975
Output of Final Products continued a six month upswing,
up 1.0 percent in September.
Production of Equipment advanced at a faster pace than
Consumer Goods for the first time since late 1974.
Business Equipment rose for the second month in a row
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following 10 months of decline.
All major categories of Business Equipment
increased led by Transit Equipment and Building
and Mining Equipment.
The Consumer Durables advance continued for the seventh
consecutive month, up 1.8 percent in September.
Autos moved up 2.5 percent after a slight dip in
August.
Appliances, TV, and Home Audio also moved up
strongly.
A.4.1 - Industrial Production Index
Components of Materials
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
FUEL & POWER, INDUSTRIAL
121.1
3.2%
-6.1%
NONDURABLE MATERIALS
119.9
2.9%
-7.3%
DURABLE MATERIALS
109.2
3.3%
-15.5%
INDEX
INDEX
150
150
140
140
130
130
120
120
110
110
100
100
90
90
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Components of Durable Materials
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
IRON AND STEEL
96.0
6.5%
-19.4%
CONSUMER DURABLE PARTS
104.8
3.5%
-10.6%
INDEX
INDEX
135
135
125
125
115
115
105
105 FORD LIBRARY
95
95
85
85
75
75
65
65
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20 October 1975
A.4.1 - Industrial Production Index
Components of Nondurable Materials
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TEXTILES, PAPER, CHEMICALS
127.0
3.3%
-13.7%
INDEX
INDEX
150
150
145
145
140
140
135
135
130
130
125
125
120
120
115
115
110
110
105
105
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20 October 1975
The overall 3.1 percent gain in Materials Production was
shared by all major sectors.
Durable Materials, up 3.3 percent, were strongly
influenced by large gains in Iron and Steel and
Consumer Durable Parts.
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Nondurable Materials moved up 2.9 percent on the
strength of another strong increase in Textiles, Paper,
and Chemicals.
Output of Industrial Fuel and Power increased sharply
as coal production rose 12 percent from the strike-
curtailed August level.
A.4.5 - Percent of Manufacturing Capacity Utilization
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
CAPACITY UTILIZATION
69.0
3.0%
-13.1%
PERCENT
PERCENT
85
85
83
83
81
81
79
79
77
77
75
75
73
73
71
71
69
69
67
67
65
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
GREAT 65 FORD LIBARRY
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
20 OCTOBER 1975
A.4.5 - Percent of Capacity Utilization
Selected Components
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
PRIMARY PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
70.6
5.1%
-17.0%
ADVANCED PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
68.2
1.9%
-10.6%
PERCENT
PERCENT
95
95
90
90
85
85
80
80
75
75
70
70
65
65
60
60
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
20 OCTOBER 1975
As a result of the recent increases in Industrial Production,
Capacity Utilization in Manufacturing rose 3.0 percent in the
third quarter to a level of 69 percent.
First increase since the second quarter of 1973.
Still 17.2 percent below the high registered in the
second and third quarters of 1973.
The increase in Total Manufacturing Capacity Utilization was
concentrated in Primary Processing Industries which rose 5.1
percent.
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A.4.5 - Percent OI Capacity Utilization
Selected Industry Groups of Major Materials
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
NONDURABLE
80.0
11.9%
-10.5%
MAJOR MATERIALS
77.5
9.3%
-12.4%
DURABLE
69.7
1.0%
-18.8%
PERCENT
PERCENT
95
95
90
90
85
85
80
80
75
75
70
70
65
65
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Components of Nondurable Goods
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
PAPER E PULP
81.8
11.0%
-14.3%
CHEMICALS & PERTROLEUM
78.1
11.3%
-11.3%
TEXTILES
81.9
18.2%
-8.2%
PERCENT
PERCENT
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
FORD
50
50
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
har,
SOURCE: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
20 OCTOBER 1975
A.4.5 - Percent of Capacity Utilization
Components of Durable Goods
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
METALS
67.7
-1.5%
-23.0%
PERCENT
PERCENT
95
95
90
90
85
85
80
80
75
75
70
70
65
65
60
60
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BOAR
20 OCTOBER 1975
The operating rate in 13 Major Materials Industries rose to a
level of 77.5 percent, up 9.3 percent from the second quarter.
The major portion of the increase was recorded in Nondurable
Goods industries which rose for the second straight quarter.
Textiles led the recovery gaining 18.2 percent for a
total increase of 50 percent since the first quarter.
Durable Goods increased for the first time in two years.
The decline in Metals slowed considerably.
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A.4.6 - Monthly Retail Sales
September Advance
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL RETAIL SALES
$50.01
0.4%
9.1%
TOTAL, EXCLUDING AUTOMOTIVE
$41.00
0.0%
8.0%
NONDURABLE GOODS
$34.25
-0.5%
7.8%
BILLIONS
DURABLE GOODS- - -
$15.77
2.2%
11.8%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
55
55
50
50
45
45
40
40
35
35
30
30
25
25
20
20
15
15
10
10
5
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
JERALD 50 LIBRARY
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
Total Retail Sales rose for the sixth consecutive month, up
0.4 percent in September.
*Since March, Sales have increased at an annual rate of
17.6 percent.
Nondurable Goods declined for the first time in eleven months,
dropping 0.5 percent.
Durable Goods continued a six month upswing, expanding 2.2
percent.
Spurred by the Automotive Sector, Sales of Durable
Goods have rebounded at a vigorous annual rate of 35.8
percent since March.
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A.4.6 - Monthly Retail Sales
Durable Goods
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS
$9.01
2.2%
14.4%
BUILDING MATERIALS, HARDWARE,
$2.96
2.4%
9.6%
FARM EQUIPMENT DEALERS
FURNITURE, HOME FURNISHINGS
$2.22
1.0%
0.8%
BILLIONS
AND EQUIPMENT STORES
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
9.5
9.5
8.0
8.0
6.5
6.5
5.0
5.0
3.5
3.5
2.0
2.0
0.5
0.5
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Nondurable Goods
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
DEPARTMENT STORES
$5.15
-1.2%
8.6%
BILLIONS
APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES
$2.27
-1.9%
6.9%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
GERALD
2 FORD LIBRARY
1
1
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
The increase in Durable Goods was led by Sales of Automotive
Dealers which reached a new high of $9.01 billion, eclipsing
the previous mark set in August 1974.
Other important increases were reported in Building
Materials, Hardware, and Farm Equipment and Furniture,
Home Furnishings and Equipment.
Downward movements in Department Store Sales and in Apparel
and Accessories were responsible for the dip in Sales of
Nondurables.
Department Store Sales declined 1.2 percent after a
3.8 percent increase in August.
Apparel and Accessory Stores fell 1.9 percent after
increasing 10.2 percent since March.
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A.4.6 - Retail Sales for Selected Metropolitan Areas
Billions of Dollars
August Preliminary
August 1974
August 1975
2.19
2.05
1.76
1.72
1.66 1.68
1.02
0.94
0.79
0.72
New York,
Chicago,
Los Angeles,
Philadelphia,
San Francisco,
Nassau-Suffolk,
111.
Long Beach,
Pa.
Calif.
N.Y.
Calif.
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
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A.4.6 - Retail Sales of Chain Stores
Eleven or More Stores
August Preliminary
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
CHAIN STORES, TOTAL
$15.61
1.5%
8.6%
GENERAL MERCHANDISE, TOTAL
$6.49
4.3%
8.7%
BILLIONS
GROCERY STORES
$5.79
-1.7%
10.2%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
16.5
16.5
14.5
14.5
12.5
12.5
10.5
10.5
8.5
8.5
6.5
6.5
4.5
4.5
2.5
2.5
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
Among the selected metropolitan areas, New York was the only
area to decrease from August 1974, down 3.5 percent.
San Francisco had the largest increase, up 10.3 percent.
Philadelphia was close behind, up 8.3 percent.
Chicago and Los Angeles had smaller increases of 2.0
and 1.3 percent, respectively.
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Retail Sales of Chain Stores rose for the fourth consecutive
month, up 1.5 percent in August.
General Merchandise Group rose 4.3 percent, after
dropping 2.0 percent in July.
Grocery Chains dropped 1.7 percent after increasing
3.7 percent in July,
A.4.8 - Manufacturing and Trade Sales
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL SALES
$172.0
1.7%
0.4%
NONDURABLE GOODS
$99.1
2.0%
5.5%
BILLIONS
DURABLE GOODS
$72.9
1.2%
-5.7%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
180
180
160
160
140
140
120
120
100
100
80
80
60
60
40
40
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
Manufacturing and Trade Inventories
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL INVENTORIES
$264.6
0.5%
4.6%
DURABLE GOODS
$157.9
0.1%
7.4%
BILLIONS
NONDURABLE GOODS
$106.8
1.1%
0.7%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
300
300
250
250
200
150
BALAD 200 150 RD LIBRARY
100
100
50
50
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
20 OCTOBER 1975
A.4.8 - Inventory-to-Sales Ratio
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
DURABLE GOODS
2.17
-0.9%
14.2%
NONDURABLE GOODS
1.08
-0.9%
-4.4%
RATIO
RATIO
2.50
2.50
2.25
2.25
2.00
2.00
1.75
1.75
1.50
1.50
1.25
1.25
1.00
1.00
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
20 OCTOBER 1975
Sales of Manufacturers, Wholesalers, and Retailers expanded
1.7 percent in August following July's 2.2 percent rise.
Fifth consecutive monthly increase for a total gain of
8.1 percent since March.
Nondurable Goods rose 2.0 percent or $2.98 billion
after a 2.2 percent rise in July.
The rate of increase for Durable Goods slowed somewhat
from July's 2.2 percent pace.
Total Inventories rose 0.5 percent, the first overall increase
since January.
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Durable Inventories increased 0.1 percent, the first
increase in seven months.
Nondurable Inventories expanded at a faster pace in
August, rising 1.1 percent.
Sales continued to increase relatively faster than inventories
resulting in a further decline in the Inventory-to-Sales
ratio.
A.7.1 - Privately-Owned Housing Units Started
Annual Rates
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL UNITS STARTED
1,240
-2.2%
7.2%
1 UNIT STRUCTURES
906
-8.1%
7.2%
THOUSANDS
5 OR MORE UNITS
261
20.8%
-2.2%
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
2750
2750
2500
2500
2250
2250
2000
2000
1750
1750
1500
1500
1250
1250
1000
1000
750
750
500
500
250
GERA R. 250 FORD LIBRARY
0
0
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
A.7.1 - Privately-Owned Housing Units Started
By Region
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
NORTH CENTRAL
292
-18.2%
1.7%
THOUSANDS
NORTHEAST
161
15.8%
-15.7%
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
600
600
500
500
400
400
300
300
200
200
100
100
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
Total Housing Units Started in September declined 2.2 percent,
the first decline in three months.
Reversing the recent trend, One-Unit Structures. dropped 8.1
percent and accounted for all of the decline.
Units in Apartment Buildings increased 20.8 percent to
261 thousand.
Highest level since October 1974.
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By region, the decline was totally concentrated in the North
Central area, which more than offset increases in other
regions, particularly the Northeast.
First decline since April.
A.7.1 - Building Permits Issued for Privately-Owned Housing Units
In 14,000 Permit-Issuing Places
Annual Rates
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL UNITS AUTHORIZED
1,072
7.7%
25.7%
1 UNIT STRUCTURES
749
2.3%
27.4%
THOUSANDS
5 OR MORE UNITS
258
24.6%
15.2%
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
2500
2500
2250
2250
2000
2000
1750
1750
1500
1500
1250
1250
1000
1000
750
750
500
500
250
250
0
0
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
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20 OCTOBER 1975
A.7.1 - Building Permits Issued
By Region
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
WEST
326
11.3%
44.9%
THOUSANDS
NORTHEAST
166
21.2%
18.6%
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
680
680
580
580
480
480
380
380
280
280
180
180
80
80
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
Authorizations for New Housing Units registered a gain of 7.7
percent in September after a 4.5 percent decline in August.
Up 25.7 percent from a year ago.
Highest level since June 1974.
One-Unit Structures increased slightly.
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Units in Structures with 5 Units or More jumped 24.6 percent
to 258 thousand after declining 21.0 percent in August.
In the last four months authorizations have been
fluctuating between 207 thousand and 262 thousand.
Regionally, the West and the Northeast registered the
strongest advances in authorizations.
A.7.1 - New Housing Units Completed
Seasonally Adjusted at Annual Rates
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL
1,190
-4.3%
-25.3%
ONE UNIT STRUCTURES
818
-8.7%
-11.0%
STRUCTURES WITH 5
321
8.8%
-46.0%
THOUSANDS
UNITS OR MORE
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
2250
2250
2000
2000
1750
1750
1500
1500
1250
1250
1000
1000
750
750
500
500
250
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
GERALD
250 LIBRARY
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
A.7.1 - New Housing Units Under Construction
Not Seasonally Adjusted
End of Month
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL
1,096
0.6%
-25,1%
STRUCTURES WITH 5 UNITS OR MORE
468
-2.0%
-40.3%
THOUSANDS
ONE UNIT STRUCTURES
572
2.6%
-6.2%
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
1800
1800
1500
1500
1200
1200
900
900
600
600
300
300
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
Total Housing Units Completed in August declined 4.3 percent
after advancing 6.8 percent in July.
An 8.7 percent decrease in One-Unit Structures accounted
for almost all of the decline.
Units in structures with Five Units or More increased
8.8 percent, reversing a four-month trend during which
a 43.1 percent loss was recorded.
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The number of Housing Units under Construction at the end of
the month registered a marginal gain.
One-Unit Structures advanced 2.6 percent offsetting
Multi-Unit Structures, which continued to slide.
A.7.1 - Sales of New One-Family Homes
Seasonally Adjusted
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
HOMES SOLD
557
4.0%
19.5%
(ANNUAL RATES)
HOMES FOR SALE
377
-1.0%
-11.3%
THOUSANDS
(END OF MONTH)
THOUSANDS
OF UNITS
OF UNITS
900
900
800
800
700
700
600
600
500
500
400
400
300
300
FOR
200
200
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
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SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
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A.7.1 - Prices of New One-Family Homes
Not Seasonally Adjusted
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
THOUSANDS
MEDIAN SALES PRICE
$38.6
-1.5%
8.1%
THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
45
45
40
40
35
35
30
30
25
25
20
20
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
The number of Homes Sold in August advanced 4.0 percent, the
first gain in three months.
Up 19.5 percent from last year.
Homes for Sale at the end of the month declined 1.0 percent.
Lowest level in three years.
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The Median Sales Price declined 1.5 percent, the second decline
in three months following four consecutive increases during the
first part of the year.
Up 8.1 percent from a year ago.
B.3.4 - Domestic Cigarette Sales
Number of Cigarettes Sold
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
BILLIONS
TOTAL DOMESTIC SALES
594.5
N/A
1.7%
BILLIONS
OF CIGARETTES
OF CIGARETTES
600
600
590
590
580
580
570
570
560
560
550
550
540
540
530
530
520
520
510
510
500
500
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
20 OCTOBER 1975
BERALD FORD LIBRARY
B.3.4 - Per Capita Cigarette Consumption
U.S. Residents and Overseas Military Personnel
18 Years of Age and Older
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
THOUSANDS
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
4.110
N/A
-0.1%
THOUSANDS
OF CIGARETTES
OF CIGARETTES
4.4
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.8
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.8
3.8
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
20 OCTOBER 1975
Domestic Sales continued to increase in 1974, to a new high of
594.5 billion cigarettes, up 1.7 percent.
An increase of 12.6 percent since the last decline in
1969.
U.S. per capita consumption was virtually unchanged at 4,110
cigarettes per year, an average of 11.3 cigarettes per day
for every American 18 years of age and older.
First time since 1970 that per capita consumption has
not increased.
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B.3.4 - Distribution of Corporate Sales
of Domestic Cigarette Manufacturers
Domestic Cigarette Sales
Foreign Cigarette Sales
Services and Other Products
Percent
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
Source: Federal Trade Commission
20 October 1975
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B.3.4 - Total Corporate Sales of Domestic Cigarette Manufacturers
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO
BILLIONS
TOTAL SALES
$13.77
N/A
25.4%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
15
15
13
13
11
11
9
9
7
7
5
5
3
3
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
20 OCTOBER 1975
Total Sales of Cigarette Manufacturers rose $3.8 billion
(25.4 percent) to a level of $13.77 billion in 1974.
Since the 1971 Congressional Ban on radio and television
advertising, total sales
have increased almost 50
percent.
Approximately three-fourths of the increase in total sales
since 1971 is due to the continuing diversification of
Cigarette Manufacturers into other industries (Services and
Other Products).
°This includes liquor, food, pet foods, razor blades,
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toiletries, chemicals, hardware, petroleum products,
real estate, transportation, and office supplies.
Sales of cigarettes dropped to less than 50 percent
of total sales for the first time.
B.3.4 - Distribution of Domestic Cigarette Advertising Expenditures
By Type of Media
Television
Newspapers,Magazines
Radio
Direct
Other
Percent
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
20 OCTOBER 1975
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B.3.4 - Domestic Cigarette Advertising Expenditures
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO
MILLIONS
DOMESTIC EXPENDITURES
$306.8
N/A
24.0%
MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
325
325
300
300
275
275
250
250
225
225
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
20 OCTOBER 1975
Cigarette Manufacturers spent $306.8 million on advertising
in 1974, a substantial 24 percent increase and the highest
since the $314.7 million level in 1970.
Due to the Congressional Ban on cigarette commercials on radio
and television which was instituted in January 1971, News-
papers/Magazines and Other Expenditures rose sharply from their
respective 1970 levels.
Newspapers and Magazines accounted for 64 percent of
Total Expenditures in 1974, compared with 20 percent
in 1970.
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.
Other Expenditures which include various promotional
items (not included in Direct Advertising Promotions)
and billboards/posters rose from 5 percent in 1970 to
26 percent in 1974.
B.6.7 - Index of Consumer Sentiment
(First Quarter 1966=100)
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD LAST PER. YEAR AGO
CONSUMER SENTIMENT
75.8
4.0%
22.0%
INDEX
INDEX
110
110
100
100
90
90
80
80
70
70
60
60
50
50
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
SOURCE: INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH, UNIV. OF MICH.
1975 BERRLD R. FORD LIBRARY
20 OCTOBER 1975
The recovery in consumer confidence as measured by the
University of Michigan Survey Research Center, continued
in the third quarter but at a slower pace.
The index increased 4.0 percent to a level of 75.8, the
highest level in nearly two years.
Those interviewed reported for the first time
since late 1972 that they heard more good news
than bad about the economy.
A majority believed the economy either has
begun to recover or will do so this Fall.
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B.6.7 - Survey of Consumer Attitudes
Extent of Price Increases Expected During the Next 12 Months
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
PRICES UP 1 TO 4 PERCENT
----
20%
66.7%
42.9%
PRICES UP 5 TO 9 PERCENT
36%
80.0%
5.9%
PRICES UP 10 PERCENT OR MORE
19%
137.5%
-24.0%
PERCENT
PERCENT
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
1972
1973
1974
1975
Extent of Price Increases Expected During the Next 12 Months
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
PRICES UNCHANGED OR DOWN
19%
-62.7%
5.6%
DON'T KNOW; NOT ASCERTAINED
6%
-33.3%
-33.3%
PERCENT
PERCENT
60
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
20
20
10
10
0
0
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH
20 OCTOBER 1975
LIBRARY ERALD B. FORD
However, Consumers indicate a renewed concern about inflation.
Three of every four respondents expect price increases
over the next 12 months compared to 40 percent in the
May survey.
Fifty-five percent expect increases of at least
5 percent.
The proportion of consumers believing prices would
either stay the same or go down dropped from 51 to
19 percent.
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B.6.7 - Survey of Consumer Attitudes
Government's Economic Policy in Regard to Inflation and Unemployment
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
ONLY FAIR
54%
0.0%
20.0%
A POOR JOB
36%
-2.7%
-7.7%
A GOOD JOB
8%
33.3%
33.3%
DON'T KNOW; NOT ASCERTAINED
2%
-33.3%
-80.0%
PERCENT
PERCENT
60
60
55
55
50
50
45
45
40
40
35
35
30
30
25
25
20
20
15
15
10
10
5
5
0
0
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
20 OCTOBER 1975
TLD R. FORD LIBRA
Despite growing consumer confidence, there were only marginal
improvements in attitudes towards the effectiveness of
government economic policy regarding inflation and unemployment.
Sixty-two percent thought the government was doing a
fair or better job compared to sixty percent in May.
Only 8 percent gave a "good" rating.
Thirty-six percent still believe the government is
doing a poor job.
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B.7.3 - Expenditures TOI Maintenance and Improvement
Of Residential properties
(Annual Rates)
THIS
CHANGE
CHANGE
PERIOD
LAST PER.
YEAR AGO
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$24.1
4.8%
22.3%
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS
$14.8
9.6%
28.7%
BILLIONS
MAINTENANCE E REPAIRS
$9.2
-4.2%
10.8%
BILLIONS
OF DOLLARS
OF DOLLARS
27
27
24
24
21
21
18
18
15
15
12
12
9
9
6
6
3
3
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
20 OCTOBER 1975
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Total Expenditures for Maintenance and Improvement rose at
a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 billion in the
second quarter or 4.8 percent.
This compares to a 5.5 percent rise in the first
quarter and a 10.0 percent decline in the second
quarter of 1974.
Construction Improvements rose 9.6 percent, an increase of
$1.3 billion, compared to a 6.3 percent rise in the first
quarter.
Maintenance and Repair expenditures declined 4.2 percent or
$0.4 billion, first decline since the third quarter of 1974.
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