greenbooks · July 8, 1986

Greenbook/Tealbook

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CONFIDENTIAL (FR) CLASS III - FOMC

July 3, 1986

SUPPLEMENT CURRENT ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

Prepared for the Federal Open Market Committee

By the Staff Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE DOMESTIC FINANCIAL ECONOMY Employment and unemployment. . Auto sales .. . . . . . . ...

Page .

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1 2

Changes in employment. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. Selected unemployment rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hourly earnings index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monetary aggregates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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3 3 4 5

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6 7

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Tables

Commercial bank credit and short- and intermediateterm business credit . . . . . . . . Selected financial market quotations .

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SUPPLEMENTAL NOTES

THE DOMESTIC NONFINANCIAL ECONOMY

Employment and Unemployment Nonfarm payroll employment, after adjusting for strike activity at AT&T and Alcoa1, grew slowly again in June.

Last month's increase of 80,000

follows a downward revised gain of 125,000 in May.

Factory layoffs continued

in June, particularly in the metals and machinery industries, and another 16,000 jobs were lost in oil and gas extraction.

In construction, where

hiring surged 135,000 in April, employment levelled off in May and retreated 30,000 in June.

This pattern apparently reflects the fact that homebuilding

strengthened earlier in the season than is usually the case.

Elsewhere,

service industries posted a particularly large employment increase last month; however, hiring at retail establishments was markedly slower than earlier in the year. The June household survey, which can be affected by sizable seasonal swings in labor force activity, reported a considerably larger over-themonth rise in employment than shown in the payroll survey.

The bulk of the

560,000 increase in total employment occurred among adult women, as fewer than usual apparently left the labor force last month.

The civilian

unemployment rate in June fell back to its April level of 7.1 percent. Compared with April, jobless rates last month were somewhat lower for younger workers (16 to 24 years), but higher for adult men.

1. The industry distribution of the increased strike activity at AT&T and 90,000 in communications and 40,000 each in manufacturing and Alcoa was: wholesale trade.

The hourly earnings index for production workers rose 0.4 percent in June, bringing the average increase the second quarter to just 2 percent at an annual rate.

Auto Sales Unit sales of domestic autos averaged 8.3 million units (annual rate) in June, about in line with the pace that has prevailed since incentive programs were expanded in late April.

CHANGES IN EMPLOYMENT 1 (Thousands of employees; based on seasonally adjusted data)

1984

1985

1985 Q4

-Average Nonfarm payroll employment 2 Strike adjusted Manufacturing Durable Nondurable Mining Construction Trade Finance and services Total government Private nonfarm production workers Manufacturing production workers Total employment 3 Nonagricultural

1986 Q2

Apr.

1986 May

June

monthly changes-

230 229

261 260

191 184

112 166

299 296

125 124

-89 79

-18 -16 -2 -4 21 65 122 38

30 13 17 -5 20 55 123 31

-11 -14 3 -16 17 79 98 23

-37 -34 -3 -28 36 25 147 5

-10 -3 -7 -31 134 46 162 12

-45 -37 -8 -33 4 56 115 32

-56 -61 5 -16 -30 -28 164 -28

236

159

191

135

251

-18

-13

-22

-1

-34

-30

269 265

163 183

229 184

e 19 4

295 335

104 167

218 280

563 558

332 334

1 49 e

-109

e = estimated; adjusted for the introduction of revised population estimates. 1. Average change from final month of preceding period to final month of period. 2. Survey of establishments. Strike-adjusted data noted. 3. Survey of households.

SELECTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (Percent; based on seasonally adjusted data)

Apr.

1986 May

June

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.1

7.3

7.1

18.6 11.0 5.3 5.9

19.0 10.8 5.2 5.5

18.5 10.6 5.3 5.7

19.2 11.1 5.4 5.7

19.6 10.9 5.2 5.8

19.0 11.7 5.4 5.7

19.1 10.7 5.5 5.7

6.5 15.9

6.2 15.1

6.0 15.1

6.1 14.6

6.2 14.9

6.1 14.8

6.2 14.8

6.1 15.1

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.8

6.7

7.0

6.7

7.4

7.1

6.9

7.0

7.1

7.0

7.2

7.0

1984

1985

1985 Q4

Civilian, 16 years and older

7.5

7.2

Teenagers 20-24 years old Men, 25 years and older Women, 25 years and older

18.9 11.5 5.7 6.0

White Black Fulltime workers Memo: Total national1

1. Includes resident Armed Forces as employed.

1986

HOURLY EARNINGS INDEX 1 (Percentage change; based on seasonally adjusted data) 2

1985 1985

1986 Q4

-- Annual rate--Total private nonfarm Manufacturing Durable Nondurable Contract construction Transportation and public utilities Finance, insurance, and real estate Total trade Services

1986 Apr. May

June

--Monthly rate-

3.0

2.4

3.2

2.7

1.9

-.1

3.3 3.4 3.1 1.4

2.6 2.7 2.3 .5

2.4 2.4 2.5 .8

2.3 2.3 2.2 -2.8

2.6 2.7 2.3 4.2

.1 .2 .0 1.0

.3 .1 .5 .3

.1 .2 .1 .2

3.0

3.4

3.3

2.8

1.2

-.5

4.2 2.0 4.1

2.9 1.7 3.3

6.1 2.8 4.9

8.0 1.8 5.0

4.7 .0 1.7

-.2 -.1 -.5

.4 -.1 .1

1.1 .4 .7

1. Excludes the effect of interindustry shifts in employment and fluctuations in overtime hours in manufacturing. 2. Changes over periods longer than one quarter are measured from final quarter of preceding period to final quarter of period indicated. Quarterly changes are compounded annual rates.

5 ON TARY AGGREGATES (Based on seasonally adjusted data unless otherwise noted) M

1984:Q4 to 1985:94) -11.9 8.6 7.6

1. Ml 2. M2 3. M3

Q1I

Q2pe i

1986 Apr. m

May

July 3, 1986

Junepe

Growth from Q4 1985 to June 19 86 pe

- Percentage change at annual rates -7.7 4.3 7.4

15-3/4 10-1/4 8-1/4

14.5 13.7 10.7

12-3/4 7-3/4 7-3/4

23.2 12.0 6.8

Levels in billions of dollars May 1986 Selected components 4. Currency

7.5

6-1/4

3.5

9.6

175.8

5. Demand deposits

8.6

3.0

15-1/2

11.0

25.7

281.6

22.3

15.0

25-3/4

30.5

32.9

195.1

7.6

3.2

8-1/2

13.5

8.4

1988.5

18.9

3.6

10.9

-10.8

9.3 9.1

10.9 7.2

27-3/4 5-3/4

19.0 -0.6 5.1

8.7 5.3 4.3

13 -3-1/4 7-1/2

13.7 -0.4

1.3 6.6

14 2-3/4

12.9 5.9

3.7

20.1

1/2

-0.9

-13.7

5.7 5.1 6.8

15.5 18.5 10.0

-2 -9 10-3/4

4.3 -0.4 11.8

-15.4 -23.4 -1.5

11.1 -4.6 -4.9

26.8 44.1 6.2

39-1/4 -8-3/4 5-1/2

Other checkable deposits

M2 minus M12

8. 9. 10. 11.

14. 15. 16.

Overnight RPs and Eurodollars, NSA General purpose and broker/dealer money market mutual fund shares, NSA Commercial banks Savings deposits, SA, 3 plus MMDAs, NSA Small time deposits Thrift institutions Savings deposits, SA, 3 plus MMDAs, NSA Small time deposits M3 minus M24 Large time deposits 5 At commercial banks, net At thrift institutions Institution-only money market mutual fund shares, NSA Term RPs, NSA Term Eurodollars, NSA -

MEMORANDA: 23. Managed liabilities at commercial banks (24+25) 24. Large time deposits, gross 25. Nondeposit funds Net due to related foreign 26. institutions, NSA 6 Other 27.

-13-3/4

33.5 5.9

66.7 -32.3 -17.6

-80

66.3

12.5 4.2

27 7

193.4 862.2

15.5 -9.6 6.5

21 -10 8

477.4 384.8 878.2

21.4 -4.3

25 -5

371.8 506.4

-1

660.2 446.2 281.4 164.8 76.1 68.4 79.9

32.4 -5.2 -11.9

Average monthly change in billions of dollars --

0.3 1.0

7.7 3.4 4.3

-7 -2-3/4 -4-1/4

-8.7 -0.8 -7.9

-5.3 -6.6 1.3

-7 -1 -6

472.9 340.3 132.6

2.4 2.0

-1-3/4 -2-1/4

-6.9 -1.0

4.2 -2.9

-3 -3

-22.2 154.8

U.S. government deposits at commercial 21.3 -5 3.9 1.7 1/4 -0.6 0.2 banks 7 1. Quarterly growth rates are computed on a quarterly average basis. Dollar amounts shown under memoranda for quarterly changes are calculated on an end-month-of-quarter basis. 2. Nontransactions M2 is seasonally adjusted as a whole. growth rates are for savings deposits, seasonally adjusted, plus money market deposit accounts (MMDAs), not seay adjusted. Commercial bank savings deposits excluding MMDAs increased during May and June 1986 at rates At thrift institutions, savings deposits excluding MMDAs increased .8 percent and 20 percent, respectively. during May and June 1986 at rates of 31.2 percent and 29 percent, respectively. 4. The non-M2 component of M3 is seasonally adjusted as a whole. 5. Net of large-denomination time deposits held by money market mutual funds and thrift institutions. 6. Consists of borrowings from other than commercial banks in the form of federal funds purchased, securities sold under agreements to repurchase, and other liabilities for borrowed money (including borrowings from the Federal Data are partially estimated. Reserve and unaffiliated foreign banks, loan RPs and other minor items). 7. Consists of Treasury demand deposits and note balances at commercial banks. pe-preliminary estimate 28.

COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT AND SHORT- AND INTERMEDIATE-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT (Percentage changes at annual rates, based on seasonally adjusted data)1

Q2P

Total loans and securities at banks Securities

9.3

3.7

---------------

2.0

4.9

5.4

3.7

-1.9

10.4

6.1

458.3

18.2

2.2

274.6

-1.3

11.9

183.7

U.S. government securities

-5.3

7.6

2.2

Other securities

12.8

0.9

-7.9

11.6

3.4

3.2

Total loans

Business loans

4.6

2.1

4.0

Security loans

101.7

-64.4

-57.3

Real estate loans

13.0

Consumer loans

11.0

6.5

7.3

-1.6

10.

JuneP

Other loans

3.9

3.1

1962.8

1504.6

4.7

508.7

-40.1

-106.3

42.2

12.7

15.2

10.8

450.3

6.4

6.8

6.3

304.4

-9.0

1.8

2.4

199.0

-2.6

1986

Levels in bil. of dollars JuneP

2.0

May

Commercial Bank Credit

1986 Apr.

July 3,

Short- and Intermediate-Term Business Credit ----11.

Business loans net of bankers acceptances 2

6.0

5.2

-16.5

2.2

5.1

5.1 -14.4

12.

Loans at foreign branches

13.

Sum of lines 11 & 12

14.

Commercial paper issued by nonfinancial firms 3

55.5

15.

Sums of lines 13 & 14

11.8

16.

Bankers acceptances: 4 related ,5

17.

1.0 -21.4 0.1 -8.9

3.1

-3.8

3.6

503.5

-12.8

-19.5

-33.0

17.7

2.5

-4.4

2.1

521.1

17.5

83.6

-40.7

-2.9

4.2

604.7

-1.1

-3.4

-4.2

-6.2

n.a.

3.8

18.8

n.a.

32.5 (May

9.5

1.8

n.a.

-3.0

-3.4

n.a.

635.1 (May)

19.2

16.4

n.a.

11.5

n.a.

158.5 (Apr)

11.3

4.6

n.a.

-0.3

n.a.

795.2 (A.r)

2.2

U.S. trade -30.8

Line 15 plus bankers acceptances: U.S. trade related

18.

Finance company loans to business

19.

Total short- and intermediateterm business credit (sum of lines 17 & 18)

n.a.-not available. p-preliminary 1. Average of Wednesdays for domestically chartered banks and average of current and preceding ends of months for foreign-related institutions. 2. Loans at foreign branches are loans made to U.S. firms by foreign branches of domestically chartered banks. 3. Average of Wednesdays. Based on average of current and preceding ends of month. Consists of acceptances that finance U.S. imports, U.S. exports and domestic shipment and storage of goods. e: Data in this table have been revised since the last reenbook, reflecting benchmark and seasonal factor revisions in the bsnk credit series.

03-Jul-86 SELECTED FINANCIAL MARKET QUOTATIONS (percent)

1/ II I

1984

1985

1986

flghs

High

April Lows

FOMC May20 July 2

Change from: April

FOMC May20

Short-term rates 11.63

8.58

6.95

6.84

6.94

-0.01

0.10

10.67 10.77 11.13

8.80 9.13 9.25

5.77 5.81

6.23 6.23

0.23

5.79

6.33

6.00 5.95

0.14 0.21

-0.23 -0.31 -0.33

11.42 11.35

8.94 9.12

6.42 6.30

6.78 6.72

6.71 6.54

0.29 0.24

-. -0.18

11.52 11.79 12.30

8.89 9.29 9.92

6.51 6.39 6.35

6.82 6.82 6.83

6.66

6.52 6.51

0.15 0.13 0.16

-0.16 -0.30 -0.32

11.89 12.20

8.89 9.58

6.59 6.55

6.86 6.79

6.91 6.76

0.32 0.21

0.05 -0.03

13.T

10.50

8.50

10.74

5.16 5.27

6.19 6.10

5.61 5.59

0.45 0.32

-0.58 -0.51

11.22 12.02 11.97

6.1 6.2 7. 4

7.46 7.88 7.58

7.02 7.37 7.22

0.53 0.39 0.08

-0.44 -0.51

11.44

10.25

7.55

7.91

7.90

0.35

-0.01

Corporate-A utility 6/ Recently offered

15.30

13.23

9.15

9.52

9.58

0.43

0.06

Home mortgage rates 6/ S&L fixed-rate S&L ARM, 1-yr.

14.68 12.31

13.29 11.14

9.60 8.41

10.08 8.57

10.62 8.54

1.02 0.13

0.54 -0.03

Federal funds 2/ Treasury bills 3/

1-year Commercial paper 1-month 3-month

Large

negotiable

CDs

.00

Eurdollar deposits 4/ 1-month 3-month Bank prime rate

Teasury bill futures

Sept 1986 contract Dec 1986 contract

Intermediate- and long-term rates U.S. Treasury (constant maturity) 13.49 3-year 10-year 13. 30-year 13.9 Municipal revenue 5/ (Bond Buyer index)

1984

1985

Los

March Los

1986 Aril

1986 EoC

May 20

-0.36

Percent harge from July 2

April

PCM ay 20

Highs II

Dowlnes Indrstrial VE Composite

XC csite

(HTC

1086.57 1247.35 15.90 85.13 102.46 141.0 187.16 222.28 274.59 225.30 276.18 392.34

1783.98 136.06 274.16

1909.03

385.28

-day quotes except as noted.

2/ Averages for two-wek reserve amintenanoe period closest to date shown.

Last observaticn is the

average to date fbr the naintenanoe period endirg July 2, 1986.

3/ Seooncary narkiet.

14.15 2.79

409.48

2.86 2.89 3.71 4.37

.01 6.68 3.88 6.28

4/ Averages for statement closest to date shown.

Friday quotes. e-esti ate

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APA

Federal Reserve (1986, July 8). Greenbook/Tealbook. Greenbooks, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/greenbook_19860709_part1

BibTeX

@misc{wtfs_greenbook_19860709_part1,
  author = {Federal Reserve},
  title = {Greenbook/Tealbook},
  year = {1986},
  month = {Jul},
  howpublished = {Greenbooks, Federal Reserve},
  url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/greenbook_19860709_part1},
  note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}