CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ECONOMY AND ITS STATISTICS -- GENERAL NOTES -- PART A THE U. S. ECONOMY -- CHAPTER 1: NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT AND CYCLICAL INDICATORS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 2: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 3: INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 4: CONSUMER INCOME AND SPENDING -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 5: SAVING AND INVESTMENT -- BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 6: PRICES -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 7: EMPLOYMENT COSTS, PRODUCTIVITY, AND PROFITS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 8: EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 9: ENERGY -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 10: MONEY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 11: U.S. FOREIGN TRADE AND FINANCE -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 12: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- PART B INDUSTRY PROFILES -- CHAPTER 13: MINING, OIL, AND GAS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 14: CONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 15: MANUFACTURING -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 16: MANUFACTURING BY INDUSTRYÛDURABLE GOODS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 17: MANUFACTURING BY INDUSTRYÛNONDURABLE GOODS -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 18: TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND UTILITIES -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 19: WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 20: FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, AND PRIVATE SERVICES -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 21: GOVERNMENT -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- PART C HISTORICAL DATA -- CHAPTER 22: SELECTED ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY DATA, 1965Ò1992 -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- CHAPTER 23: SELECTED MONTHLY DATA, 1974Ò1997 -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS.

PART D STATE AND REGIONAL DATA -- CHAPTER 24: STATE AND REGIONAL DATA, ANNUAL, 1972-2001 -- NOTES AND DEFINITIONS -- INDEX.