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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 ..
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Selected unemployment rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hourly earnings index
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Monetary aggregates
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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.
2
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
Q1
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
70
251
69
27
-18
24
-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)
Q1
Q2
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
6.7
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
Q3
Q1
Q2
-- 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
.2
.4
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
.3
.7
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
E
1984:Q4
to
1985:94)
-11.9
8.6
7.6
1. Ml
2. M2
3. M3
Q1I
Q2pe
i
1986
Apr.
m
1
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
7.5
6-1/4
3.5
9.6
6
175.8
5. Demand deposits
8.6
3.0
15-1/2
11.0
25.7
15
281.6
22.3
15.0
25-3/4
30.5
32.9
24
195.1
7.6
3.2
8-1/2
13.5
8.4
7
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
6.
Other checkable deposits
7.
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
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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
Q1
Q2P
2.
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
4.
Other securities
12.8
0.9
-7.9
11.6
3.4
3.2
Total loans
6.
Business loans
4.6
2.1
4.0
7.
Security loans
101.7
-64.4
-57.3
8.
Real estate loans
13.0
13.0
9.
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
3.
5.
May
Commercial Bank Credit
~
1.
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.
n.a.
158.5 (Apr)
11.3
4.6
n.a.
-0.3
n.a.
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)
4
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
I
I
1984
1985
1986
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
8.50
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
3/
.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
1/
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.
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@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}
}