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1. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers, manufacturing
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Employment and Unemployment Statistics, Division of Monthly Industry Employment Statistics, Washington, DC 20212; (202) 606-6555
*5. Average weekly initial claims for unemployment insurance, State programs
Mr. Tom Stengle, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Unemployment Insurance Services, Division of Actuarial Services,, Washington, DC 20210; (202) 219-4630
*7. Manufacturers' new orders in 1987 dollars, durable goods industries
Ms. Kathy Menth (new orders), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Branch, Washington, DC 20233; (301) 457-4804
Mr. James Webbenhurst (Producer Price Index, durable manufactures), U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Prices and Living Conditions, Division of Industrial Prices and Price Indexes, Washington, DC 20212; (202) 606-7711
*8. Manufacturers' new orders in 1987 dollars, consumer goods and materials industries
Ms. Kathy Menth (new orders), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Branch, Washington, DC 20230; (301) 457-4804
U.S. Department of Commerce (deflators), Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Wealth Division, BE-54, Washington, DC 20230; (202) 606-9736
*9. Construction contracts awarded for commercial and industrial buildings, floor space
Mr. Michael Levoshko, F.W. Dodge, Division of McGraw-Hill Companies, Market Analysis Group, 24 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02173; (617) 860-6113
*10. Contracts and orders for plant and equipment in current dollars
M. Michael Levoshko (contracts), F.W. Dodge, Division of McGraw-Hill companies, Market Analysis Group, 24 Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, MA 02173; (617) 860-6113 Ms. Kathy Menth (new orders), U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders Branch, Washington, DC 20233; (301) 457-4804
*12. Index of net business formation
Mr. Neil DiBernardo (new business incorporations and business failures), The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Economic Analysis Department, 187 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897; (203) 834-4263
(Other component data are not available to the public.)
13. Number of new business incorporations
14. Current liabilities of business failures
Mr. Neil DiBernardo, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Economic Analysis Department, 187 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897; (203) 834-4263
16. Corporate profits after tax in current dollars
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau...