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November 17, 2005

Headline News

New Data Available From the 2004 American Community Survey! (Released November 17, 2005)

Facts For Features: Thanksgiving Day. (Released November 17, 2005)

Privately Owned Housing Starts in October Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 2,014,000, 5.6 Percent Below the Revised September 2005 Figure of 2,134,000. (Released November 17, 2005)

Employment Services, Telephone Call Centers, Waste Collection, Asbestos Abatement -- Product Lines of Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services Industries Profiled. (Released November 18, 2005) [File Size; 657 KB]

U.S. Total Business Sales for September Were $1,021.6 Billion, Up 0.6 Percent From Last Month. Month-End Inventories Were $1,282.1 Billion, Up 0.5 Percent From Last Month. (Released November 16, 2005)

U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for October Reached $351.6 Billion, Down 0.1 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released November 15, 2005)

Equipment Repair, Mapping Services, Bookkeeping, Graphic Design -- Product Lines of Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Industries Profiled. (Released November 15, 2005) [File Size; 1,000 KB]

The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Increased to $66.1 Billion in September From $59.3 Billion (Revised) in August, as Imports Increased and Exports Decreased. (Released November 10, 2005)
http://www.census.gov/trade

Life Insurance, Real Estate Fees, Loans, Brokering -- Product Lines of Finance and Insurance Industries Profiled. (Released November 10, 2005) [File Size; 811 KB]

Census Bureau Today Releases Three Reports Pertaining to Mothers. (Released November 9, 2005)

September 2005 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $311.1 Billion, Up 2.4 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $356.5 Billion, Up 0.6 Percent From Last Month. (Released November 9, 2005)

Hardware, Plumbing, Office Equipment, Paint, Seafood -- Product Lines of Wholesale Trade Industries Profiled. (Released November 9, 2005) [File Size; 6,300 KB]

Population Profile of the United States: Dynamic Version. (Released November 8, 2005)

2002 Economic Census, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Subject Series, Establishment and Firm Size: 2002. (Released November 8, 2005).

Selected Metropolitan Area Data Available From the 2004 American Housing Survey. (Released November 2, 2005).


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Fact of the Day

Computer Games

About half of people age 18 and over using a computer at home use it to play games, according to the Census Bureau's recent report on Computer and Internet Use in the United States: October 2003 (http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/computer.html). Younger folks were more likely to play games: 64 percent of those 18 to 24 played games and 53 percent of those 25 to 34 reported this activity. As the population ages, the percentage decreases until you get to 55 to 64, where only 43 percent reported playing games. Interestingly enough the percentage rises to 47 percent for those 65 and older.

 

Hot Tip

New Wave of Socioeconomic Data From 2004 American Community Survey

On Thursday, November 17, the Census Bureau released a second wave of data based on the 2004 American Community Survey, more data for areas of 250,000 or more people. In all, we released about 670 tables to supplement the 200-plus tables released in August. Users will especially appreciate the new Subject tables that look very much like the popular Quick Tables released for the Census 2000 Summary Files. To find the ACS data, go to the American FactFinder and click on "Data Sets" and then on "2000-2004 American Community Survey" tab. For a list of the new Subject tables, go to the American Community Survey page, click on "Guide to the ACS Data Products" and then on "Quick Guide to ACS Data in American FactFinder." Go to Appendix 2.

You can view the complete list of new ACS Base tables at
(http://www.census.gov/acs/www/acs-php/all_topics_search.php?acs_topic=all); go to the American Community Survey page and click on the the "Guide to the ACS Data Products" and then on "Links to Table Shells." In the table finder box, click on "All Topics."

 

Recently Released

Population

Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003. Internet files and report in PDF or in print from the Customer Services Center showing information on households with computers and Internet connections -- nationally, regionally, and by state. Shows the demographics of who's online and how they're using their computers and the Internet.

Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers: 1961-2000. Internet files and report available online in PDF and free from the Customer Services Center examining trends in maternity leave and the employment patterns of women who gave birth to their first child during the last four decades of the 20th century.

Participation of Mothers in Government Assistance Programs: 2001. Internet files and report available online in PDF and free from the Customer Services Center examining the decline in participation in government assistance programs by mothers following the enactment of welfare reform. Includes national-level data by race and Hispanic origin, marital status, educational attainment and job training status, income and poverty status, receipt of child support, and age.

Population Profile of the United States: Dynamic Version. Internet files showing a variety of demographic, housing, and economic topics based on population estimates, the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Housing Survey. Most data are at the national level, with graphics and tables containing a limited amount of data at the state, county, and city levels. Data to be updated on a "dynamic," continuous basis over time. For instructions on how to stay informed about updates, type ask.census.gov, then type "dynamic," and select question 320.

Subject Tables from the 2004 American Community Survey. New tables available in American FactFinder on based on the 2004 survey.

Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements: Winter 2002. Internet files and report available online in PDF and for free from the Customer Services Center. This is the latest report, in a series that dates back to 1985, that examines trends in child care usage and costs over the past two decades.


Latest Economic Indicators

Monthly Wholesale Trade: September 2005. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: September 2005. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services: October 2005. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: September 2005. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

New Residential Construction: October 2005. Press release showing data for housing starts and
completions and building permits.


2002 Economic Census

Product Line Reports -- Available online in PDF or as a print-on-demand report; eventually available as downloadable files and on DVD. Summaries of product lines available for each economic sector as part of the Subject Series. Shows product line sales for industries, with information on the percent of total sales by all establishments and establishments with the product line. Reports currently available:

Establishment and Firm Size Reports. Available online in PDF or as a print-on-demand report; eventually available as downloadable files and on DVD. Reports present receipts/revenue, payroll, and employment data for the United States by receipts/revenue size, by employment size, and by legal form of organization for establishments of firms with payroll; and by receipts/revenue size, by employment size, and by number of establishments operated for firms with payroll. Reports currently available:

Construction Summary Sums Up Building Trades. Industry General Summary report in the Subject Series of the 2002 Economic Census. Available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Shows statistics on employment-size class, legal form of organization, value of business done, value added, capital expenditures, etc. [File Size; 516 KB]

General Summary Report Released for Manufacturing Area. General Summary report in the Subject Series of the 2002 Economic Census. Available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Report contains industry and geographic area statistics summarized in one report. Includes higher levels of aggregation than the industry and state reports, as well as revisions to the data made after the release of the industry and state reports. [File Size; 1.4 MB]


Housing

American Housing Survey: 2004. Reports available online in PDF and for sale in print from the Customer Services Center. Shows data for selected metropolitan areas on apartments; single-family homes; manufactured/mobile homes; vacant housing units; age, sex, and race of householders; income; housing and neighborhood quality; housing costs; equipment and fuels; and size of the housing units. Also presents data on mortgages, rent control, rent, subsidies, previous unit of recent movers, and reasons for moving. Metro areas included: Memphis, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Hartford, New Orleans, San Antonio, Cleveland, Denver, Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, Sacramento, St. Louis, and Seattle-Everett.


Governments

Learn About Your State and Local Government Finances. Read More in Compendium of Government Finances: 2002. Report based on 2002 Census of Governments available online in PDF and for sale in print from the Customer Services Center. Provides comprehensive summary of governmental finances for fiscal year 2001-02. Shows data for individual state governments and local governments by type of government. Separate tables provide aggregations for state areas, county areas, per capita calculations, percentage distributions, and state rankings. [PDF; 4.94 MB]


Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features. Collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news:

Thanksgiving Day

The Holiday Season

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)

Veteran's Day 2005 (November 11)

 

Upcoming Releases

Census 2000

Analysis of Multiple Origin Reporting to the Hispanic Origin Question in Census 2000. Working Paper available online in PDF examining people who reported more than one origin in response to the Census 2000 question on Hispanic origin. The demographic characteristics, as well as the geographic distribution, of this population is analyzed.

Data From Census 2000 and Previous Censuses Featured in Upcoming Atlas. The Census Bureau is publishing the Census Atlas of the United States, a thematic map book available for purchase in 2006 from the U.S. Government Printing Office, the Customer Services Center, and major commercial bookstores. Find out more information or sign up in advance.

Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2004. Tabulations from the 2004 American Community Survey, highlighting areas with the highest concentrations of foreign-born residents. The data profiles will show demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of each area's foreign-born population, including year of entry, region of birth, ancestry, and language spoken at home.

Poverty Status of Families by Type and by U.S. Citizenship Status of the Householder: 2003. Four national-level tables from the American Community Survey present poverty data on the foreign-born by the following characteristics: citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.


Population

Fertility of American Women: June 2004. Profiles current fertility patterns of American women by age, race, ethnicity, education, marital status, income and nativity. Also contains labor force participation data by fertility status.


Housing

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): 2003. Estimates of population and poverty for school districts, as well as income and poverty estimates for states and counties. Included are estimates of the number of poor children ages 5 to 17 in the nation's 15,000 school districts.


Economic Census and Surveys

2002 Economic Census Disc 1B. DVD available only with the purchase of the 2002 Economic Census subscription series (subscription series may be found at the Census catalog -- click "Business," then click "Economic Census CD-ROMs & DVDs.") Contains the Industry Series reports, many of the Geographic Area Series reports, the 2003 Annual Survey of Manufactures, and more.

2002 Economic Census: Subject Series. Series of 57 reports for several industry sectors, all at the national level, showing product shipments by contributing industries and other information, product lines, establishment size, and legal form of organization. Reports issued on a flow basis; many available now.

2004 Service Annual Survey: Securities, Commodities and Other Financial Investments. Tabulations containing revenues for securities and commodity underwriters; dealers and brokers; and other financial industries.


Economic Indicators

Retail E-Commerce Sales: 3rd Quarter, 2005. Press release showing quarterly estimates for retail e-commerce sales is scheduled for release November 22, 2005.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: October 2005. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators is scheduled for release November 29, 2005.

New Residential Sales: October 2005. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale is scheduled for release November 29, 2005.

Construction Put in Place: October 2005. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put in place by type of construction and by type of owner is scheduled for release December 1, 2005.


Governments

Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2004 (State and County areas). Only consolidated source of data on the geographic distribution of federal expenditures, by state, county, and subcounty area.

Reference

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006. Latest edition of the national data book, a perennial government best seller, published since 1878. This edition introduces 80 new tables, including several from the American Community Survey. In recognition of this being the 125th edition, historical tables are included at the beginning of each section to highlight related data first appearing in earlier editions.

Facts For Features: African-American History Month. Statistical information from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas about the African-American community.

 

November 03, 2005

Headline News

Facts for Features: Veterans Day 2005 (November 11). (Released November 3, 2005)

New Orders for Manufactured Goods in September Decreased $6.8 Billion or 1.7 Percent to $390.0 Billion. (Released November 3, 2005)

Casino Hotels, Bed-and-Breakfast Inns, Full-Service Restaurants, Cookie Shops -- Product Lines of the Accommodation and Food Services Sector Profiled. (Released November 1, 2005) [File Size; 486 KB]

General Summary Report Released for Manufacturing Area. (Released November 1, 2005) [File Size; 1.4 MB]

Total Construction Activity for August 2005 ($1,108.5 Billion) Was 0.4 Percent Above the Revised July 2005 ($1,104.1 Billion) Figure. (Released November 1, 2005)

Books, Software, Movies, Music, Air Time -- Product Lines of the Information Sector Profiled. (Released October 31, 2005) [File Size; 654 KB]

Economic Census Profiles Establishment and Receipt Size.

Homeownership Rate Third Quarter 2005 (68.8 Percent) Not Significantly Different From Third Quarter 2004 Rate (69.0 Percent). (Released October 31, 2005)

Learn About Your State and Local Government Finances. (Released October 31, 2005) [File Size; 4.84 MB]

Census Bureau to Update Numbers on Employment. (Released October 27, 2005)

Commerce Secretary Announces Formation of 2010 Census Advisory Group. (Released October 27, 2005)

Facts for Features: The Holiday Season. (Released October 27, 2005)

Groceries, Cars, TVs, Clothes, Tools -- Product Lines of Retail Trade Industries Profiled. (Released October 27, 2005) [File Size; 2 MB]

New File Highlights Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003. (Released October 27, 2005)

New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in September Decreased $4.4 Billion or 2.1 Percent to $207.0 Billion. (Released October 27, 2005) [File Size; 104 KB]

Sales of New One-Family Houses in September 2005 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 1,222,000. This Is 2.1 Percent Above the Revised August 2005 Figure of 1,197,000. (Released October 27, 2005)

Facts for Features: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2005. (Released October 25, 2005)

American Housing Survey for the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. (Released October 24, 2005) [PDF; 4.33 MB]

Construction Summary Sums Up Building Trades. (Released October 24, 2005) [File Size; 516 KB]

Dog Racetrack Operation, Writing Fees, Museums, Historical Sites -- Product Lines of the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Sector Profiled. (Released October 24, 2005) [File Size; 858 KB]

Facts for Features: Halloween 2005. (Released October 24, 2005)

More Than 10 Million Floridians in Path of Hurricane Wilma, Census Bureau Estimates. (Released October 24, 2005)

Prescription Drugs, Optical Goods, Home Hospice Care, Community Housing Services -- Product Lines of the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector Profiled. (Released October 24, 2005) [File Size; 843 KB]

Residential Property Sales, Real Estate Appraisal Fees, Formal Wear and Costume Rental, Residential Furniture -- Product Lines of the Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing Sector. (Released October 24, 2005) [File Size; 529 KB]

Air Traffic Control Services, Truck Transportation, Towing Services, Public Warehousing and Storage -- Product Lines of the Transportation and Warehousing Sector Profiled. (Released October 21, 2005) [File Size; 623 KB]

 

Fact of the Day

2002 Economic Census Records 6,352 Companies Involved in Oil and Gas Extraction

Of the nation's 18,491 mining companies recorded in the 2002 Economic Census, one-third (6,532) are involved in oil and gas extraction. These companies operate 7,730 establishments - most in Texas, which has 2,990 establishments, more than double the total in number two Oklahoma. You can get data on the mining industry in one volume - the General Summary [File Size, 784 KB] report for the 2002 Economic Census. This report has the standard data (establishments, value added, value of shipments, etc) plus data on establishment-size, inventories, depreciation charges, rents, cost of supplies. To find the report, click on "Economic Census" on the Census Bureau home page and then on "Subject Series" and look for "Mining." The report is in PDF but downloadable data are coming soon.

 

Hot Tip

Disaster Areas Profiled

You are missing a great tool for navigating our site if you have not tried our online knowledge base - accessible through the "Questions" link at the top of the home page. One service the tool has rendered lately is to give you a short-cut to data profiles on areas affected by the recent hurricanes. The Census Bureau follows the National Weather Service and the FEMA web sites to determine areas that may be affected or have been affected by serious storms and then creates an FAQ to highlight data from Census Bureau programs on these areas. We often create an even more prominent link on the home page to a page with data on these areas.

But you don't need a hurricane to have an excuse to try our "Questions" link. If you don't find an answer, the tool lets you submit your question and one of our agents will try to find an answer. We even have FAQs on data you think we have - which may in fact come from other statistical agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the National Center for Health Statistics. Questions submitted today may become the FAQs of tomorrow. If you think we need an FAQ on a subject, tell us that - by giving feedback on an existing question or just submitting it as a question on its own. Also, see Answer 989 showing demographic and economic data for some of the metropolitan areas that have received many of the displaced residents.

 

Recently Released

Census 2000

Estimated Daytime Population and Employment-Residence Ratios: 2000. Internet tables showing data for the daytime population; the number of people who are present in an area during normal business hours, including workers. Data available for the United States, states, counties, Puerto Rico, and municipios, and selected places by state.


Population

Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003. Internet files showing information on households with computers and Internet connections -- nationally, regionally, and by state. Shows the demographics of who's online and how they're using their computers and the Internet.

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Information. General, economic, social, and demographic statistics for areas impacted by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma.

Areas Possibly Affected by Hurricane Wilma. General, social, and demographic statistics for areas possibly affected by Hurricane Wilma.

Generate Your Own Tabulations Using the Current Population Survey Microdata. Recommended for advanced users only! Microdata files (household, family, and person records for respondents in the Current Population Survey with identifying information removed to preserve confidentiality) available online in DataFerrett or for sale on CD-ROM from the Customer Services Center ($55; C11-C05-ALLF-06-US1). Most recent file contains the updated technical documentation (as of October 19, 2005) for the Annual Social and Economic file. Disc includes all CPS files released in 2005. More on the CPS. Additionally, see the CPS Table Creator to generate tables from the CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States From the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003. Internet files providing an analysis of marriage and fertility patterns nationwide as well as for each state. Examines various socioeconomic characteristics of married couples, unmarried-partner households, and women who have given birth in the last year. Includes first-ever Census Bureau tabulations, by state, on median age at first marriage.


Latest Economic Indicators

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: September 2005. [File Size; 104 KB]. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.

New Residential Sales: September 2005. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale.

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership: Third Quarter 2005. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy. Annual data (2004) has detailed statistics for census regions, states, and the 15 largest metro areas.

Construction Put in Place: September 2005. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put in place by type of construction and by type of owner.

Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: September 2005. Press release showing information on key business indicators.


2002 Economic Census

Product Line Reports -- Available online in PDF or as a print-on-demand report; eventually available as downloadable files and on DVD. Summaries of product lines available for each economic sector as part of the Subject Series. Shows product line sales for industries, with information on the percent of total sales by all establishments and establishments with the product line. Reports currently available:

Accommodation and Food Services [File Size; 486 KB]
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation [File Size; 858 KB]
Educational Services [File Size; 481 KB]
Health Care and Social Assistance [File Size; 843 KB]
Information [File Size; 654 KB]
Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing [File Size; 529 KB]
Retail Trade [File Size; 2 MB]
Transportation and Warehousing [File Size; 623 KB]
Utilities [File Size; 365 KB]

Establishment and Firm Size Reports. Available online in PDF or as a print-on-demand report; eventually available as downloadable files and on DVD. Reports present receipts/revenue, payroll, and employment data for the United States by receipts/revenue size, by employment size, and by legal form of organization for establishments of firms with payroll; and by receipts/revenue size, by employment size, an by number of establishments operated for firms with payroll. Reports currently available:

Accommodation and Food Services [File Size; 591 KB]
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services [File Size; 912 KB]
Educational Services [File Size; 897 KB]
Information [File Size; 811]
Utilities [File Size; 453]


2002 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico: Manufacturing. [File Size, 851 KB]. Report available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Shows information on the number of businesses and employees, payroll, value of shipments, and other data pertaining to manufacturing in Puerto Rico. A construction report is scheduled for release later this year, and a geographic areas report will contain information for other sectors of Puerto Rico's economy covered in the 2002 Economic Census.

2002 Economic Census Report Summarizes Mining Operations in U.S. and Offshore Areas. 2002 Economic Census, Mining, General Summary, Subject Series. [File Size, 784 KB]. Report available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Shows standard data on establishments, value added, and value of shipments, plus data on employment-size, depreciation charges, rents, inventories, cost of supplies, expenses (e.g., advertising and bookkeeping) by subsector for states and offshore areas. Eventually available on DVD.

Construction Summary Sums Up Building Trades. [File Size; 516 KB]. Industry General Summary report in the Subject Series of the 2002 Economic Census. Available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Shows statistics on employment-size class, legal form of organization, value of business done, value added, capital expenditures, etc.

General Summary Report Released for Manufacturing Area. [File Size; 1.4 MB]. General Summary report in the Subject Series of the 2002 Economic Census. Available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Report contains industry and geographic area statistics summarized in one report. Includes higher levels of aggregation than the industry and state reports, as well as revisions to the data made after the release of the industry and state reports.


Housing

American Housing Survey for the New Orleans Metropolitan Area. [PDF; 4.33 MB]. Report available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Shows data on apartments; single-family homes; manufactured/mobile homes; vacant housing units; age, sex, and race of householders; income; housing and neighborhood quality; housing costs; equipment and fuels; and size of the housing units. Also presents data on mortgages, rent control, rent, subsidies, previous unit of recent movers, and reasons for moving. More reports.


Governments

Learn About Your State and Local Government Finances. Read more in Compendium of Government Finances: 2002. [PDF; 4.94 MB]. Report based on 2002 Census of Governments available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Provides comprehensive summary of governmental finances for fiscal year 2001-02. Shows data for individual state governments and local governments by type of government. Separate tables provide aggregations for state areas, county areas, per capita calculations, percentage distributions, and state rankings.


TIGER and Map Products

2003 State/County Reference Maps. Popular U.S. wall map (48 x 36 inches) and page-size state maps showing state/state equivalent and county/county equivalent boundaries and names as of January 1, 2003, for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Available online in PDF. U.S. wall map for sale as a printed map (call 301-763-1128). Wall map. State-based maps.

Metropolitan/Micropolitan Outline Maps of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Island Areas: 2004. U.S. wall map (55 x 36 inches) and page-size state maps (U.S., Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas), showing the counties making up metropolitan areas, micropolitan areas, and combined statistical areas defined by the Office of Management and Budget as of November 2004. Available online in PDF. U.S. wall map available for sale as printed map (call 301-763-1128). Wall map. State-based maps. More on metro and micropolitan areas.

County Subdivision Outline Maps of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas: 2000. PDF maps available online for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas, showing the boundaries of incorporated places, census designated places, and other county subdivisions.


Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features. Collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news:

The Holiday Season

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)

Halloween 2005 (October 31, 2005)

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November)

Veteran's Day 2005 (November 11)

 

Upcoming Releases

Census 2000

Data From Census 2000 and Previous Censuses Featured in Upcoming Atlas. The Census Bureau is publishing the Census Atlas of the United States, a thematic map book available for purchase in 2006 from the U.S. Government Printing Office, the Customer Services Center, and major commercial bookstores. Find out more information or sign up in advance.

Poverty Status of Families by Type and by U.S. Citizenship Status of the Householder: 2003. Four national-level tables from the American Community Survey present poverty data on the foreign-born by the following characteristics: citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.


Population

Fertility of American Women: June 2004. Profiles current fertility patterns of American women by age, race, ethnicity, education, marital status, income and nativity. Also contains labor force participation data by fertility status.

Participation of Mothers in Government Assistance Programs: 2001. Examines the decline in participation in government assistance programs by mothers following the enactment of welfare reform. Includes national-level data by race and Hispanic origin, marital status, educational attainment and job training status, income and poverty status, receipt of child support, and age.

Population Profile of the United States: Dynamic Version. Internet files showing a variety of demographic, housing, and economic topics based on population estimates, the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Housing Survey. Most data are at the national level, with graphics and tables containing a limited amount of data at the state, county, and city levels.


Economic Census and Surveys

2002 Economic Census Disc 1B. DVD available only with the purchase of the 2002 Economic Census subscription series (subscription series may be found at the Census catalog -- click "Business," then click "Economic Census CD-ROMs & DVDs.") Contains the Industry Series reports, many of the Geographic Area Series reports, the 2003 Annual Survey of Manufactures, and more.

2002 Economic Census: Subject Series. Series of 57 reports for several industry sectors, all at the national level, showing product shipments by contributing industries and other information. Reports issued on a flow basis.


Economic Indicators

Monthly Wholesale Trade: September 2005. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups is scheduled for release November 9, 2005.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: September 2005. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption is scheduled for release November 10, 2005.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services: October 2005. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups is scheduled for release November 15, 2005.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: September 2005. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers is scheduled for release November 16, 2005.

New Residential Construction: October 2005. Press release showing data for housing starts and completions and building permits is scheduled for release November 17, 2005.