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September 19, 2008

Headline News

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College Enrollment Up 17 Percent Since 2000. (Released September 17, 2008)

Privately-Owned Housing Starts in August 2008 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 895,000. (Released September 17, 2008)

About 13 Million Gulf Coast Residents in Path of Hurricane Ike According to Census Bureau. (Released September 12, 2008)

U.S. Total Business Sales for July Were $1,219.5 Billion, Up 0.5 Percent From Last Month. (Released September 12, 2008)

U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for August Reached $381.2 Billion. (Released September 12, 2008)

U.S. Information Sector Revenue for the Second Quarter of 2008 (Not Adjusted for Seasonal Variation, Holiday or Trading-Day Differences, or Price Changes) Was $284.9 Billion. (Released September 11, 2008)

The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Increased to $62.2 Billion in July From $58.8 Billion (Revised) in June. (Released September 11, 2008)

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week September 21-27, 2008. (Released September 11, 2008)

June 2008 Sales Of Merchant Wholesalers Were $410.6 Billion, Down 0.3 Percent From Last Month. (Released September 9, 2008)

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008 (September 15 - October 15). (Released September 8, 2008)

Manufacturing Corporations' Seasonally Adjusted After-Tax Profits Averaged 6.1 Cents Per Dollar Of Sales For The Second Quarter Of 2008. (Released September 8, 2008)

Profiles of Older Workers: 2004 (Montana). (Released September 8, 2008)

Census Bureau Says 40 Million People on the Atlantic Seaboard in Tropical Storm Hanna's Path. (Released September 5, 2008)

 

Fact of the Day

Unmarried and Single Americans Week

In 2006 there were 86 unmarried men 18 and older for every 100 unmarried women in the United States. 54 percent of unmarried Americans 18 and older were women. There were 904 dating service establishments nationwide as of 2002. These establishments, which include Internet dating services, employed nearly 4,300 people and generated $489 million in revenues. Find these facts and more at our Facts for Features page, specifically see the link for Unmarried and Single Americans Week.

 

Hot Tip

2007 American Community Survey Characteristics Data

On September 23, 2008, the Census Bureau will release 2007 data on social, economic, housing and demographic characteristics. These data cover topics ranging from language to education, from family size to work commute, and are available for more than 7,000 areas, including all congressional districts as well as counties, cities, metro areas, and American Indian and Alaska Native areas of 65,000 population or more. Special population profiles and Public Use Microdata Sample data will also be released. Data will also be available from the Puerto Rico Community Survey.

 

Recently Released

Population

School Enrollment in the United States: 2006. Report describes the characteristics of the nation's 79 million students in 2006. This is the first school enrollment report from the Census Bureau to use data from both the Current Population Survey (on which previous reports have been based) and the American Community Survey. Incorporating these data result in new state-by-state comparisons of enrollment characteristics while preserving the historical comparisons of school enrollment.

Geographical Mobility: 2007. Data tables showing the moving patterns of people in the United States, the differences in the extent and types of movements, the characteristics of movers, regional migration patterns, and the reasons people move. Data come from the Current Population Survey.

Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Coverage and American Community Survey: 2007. On August 26, 2008, the Census Bureau held a news conference and released the consolidated report on 2007 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage for the nation, based on the Current Population Survey (PDF - 2.92 MB). American Community Survey
income and poverty tabulations pertaining to states and areas with 65,000 or more residents were released simultaneously on the Internet.


Latest Economic Indicators

Quarterly Financial Report: Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade: 2nd Quarter 2008. Press release showing up-to-date aggregate statistics on U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale trade corporations.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: July 2008. 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.

Quarterly Services Survey: 2nd Quarter 2008. Press release showing quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the percentage of revenue by class of customer for the services industries.

US International Trade in Goods and Services: July 2008. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: August 2008. 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: July 2008. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: August 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits.


Economic Census and Surveys

Older Worker Profiles. Reports (will be released for each of over 30 states) providing a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program, the reports highlight the age of the states' work force, job gains, and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings. The following states are available as of the publish date of this newsletter:

Iowa (PDF - 1.31 MB)
Maine (PDF - 1.45 MB)
Vermont (PDF - 762 KB)
Indiana (PDF - 1.53 MB)
Arkansas (PDF - 1.81 MB)
Hawaii (PDF - 558 KB)
Delaware (PDF - 464 KB)
Colorado (PDF - 779 KB)
Wisconsin (PDF - 766 KB)
New Jersey (PDF - 800 KB)
Maryland (PDF - 1.03 MB)
Kentucky (PDF - 1.58 MB)
Oklahoma (PDF - 696KB)
South Carolina (PDF - 1.34 MB)
Montana (PDF - 1.03 MB)


Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: September 15 - October 15

Facts for Features: Back to School: 2008-2009

Facts for Features: Grandparent's Day 2008 (September 7)

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week (September 21-27)

Facts for Features: Halloween (October 31)

 

Upcoming Releases

Population

What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.


Housing

American Housing Survey: 2007. The American Housing Survey (AHS) is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Collects data on the nation's housing, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing, neighborhood quality, and much more. National data are collected in odd numbered years, and data for each of 47 selected metropolitan areas are collected currently about every six years. Each metropolitan area sample covers 4,100 or more housing units. The AHS returns to the same housing units year after year to gather data; therefore, this survey is ideal for analyzing the flow of households through housing.


Economic Indicators

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufactures' Shipments and Orders: August 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release September 25, 2008.

New Residential Sales: August 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release September 25, 2008.

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): August 2008. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value, and by type of owner (private and public). Scheduled for release October 1, 2008.

Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: August 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release October 2, 2008.


Economic Census and Surveys

2008 Capital Spending Report: U.S. Capital Spending Patterns, 1999-2006. A look at capital expenditure patterns from 1999 to 2006 reveals data about firms with and without employees, expenditures for structures and equipment, and expenditures for major industry sectors. The data comes from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey.

Consolidated Federal Funds Report: 2007 and Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2007. These two reports provide an overview of federal spending at the national, state and county levels. The data are obtained from federal agencies and describe spending for procurement contracts, salaries and wages, direct payments, loans and insurance, as well as federal grants to state and local governments.

 

September 04, 2008

Headline News

Most Movers Stay in the Same County. (Released September 4, 2008)

New Orders for Manufactured Goods in July Increased $5.9 Billion or 1.3 Percent to $465.4
Billion. (Released September 3, 2008)

Facts for Features -- Halloween: Oct. 31, 2008. (Released September 3, 2008)

Total Construction Activity for July 2008 ($1,084.4 Billion) Was 0.6 Percent Below the Revised June 2008 ($1,091.3 Billion) Figure. (Released September 2, 2008)

Media Advisory -- Census Bureau Says 2.1 Million People in Coastal Counties Affected by Hurricane Gustav. (Released September 2, 2008)

Census Bureau Says 11.5 Million Gulf Coast Residents in Path of Gustav. (Released August 29, 2008)

Profile of Older Workers -- South Carolina. (Released August 28, 2008)

New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in July Increased $2.9 Billion or 1.3 Percent to $219.3 Billion. (Released August 27, 2008)

Sales of New One-Family Houses in July 2008 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 515,000. This Is 2.4 Percent Above the Revised June 2008 Figure of 503,000. (Released August 26, 2008)

Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Unchanged, Number of Uninsured Down. (Released August 26, 2008)

Spanish Version -- Household Income Rises, Poverty Rate Unchanged, Number of Uninsured Down. (Released August 26, 2008)

Facts for Features: *Special Edition* 2008 Presidential Nominating Conventions. (Released August 22, 2008)


Help Us Improve the Census Bureau Web Site! Take 10 minutes to fill out the 2008 Survey of Census Bureau Web Site Visitors. The U.S. Census Bureau is conducting this study to evaluate its online presence, products, and services to you. Your opinions and ideas are important to us. Your responses are voluntary and will remain confidential. This survey is being conducted under OMB Clearance Number 0607-0760, which expires on November 30, 2010. For further information regarding this clearance, please contact the Customer Liaison and Marketing Services Office at 301-763-4094.

 

Fact of the Day

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States

Based on information collected in the 2008 and earlier Annual Social and Economic Supplements (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, real median household income increased between 2006 and 2007 (the third annual increase), the poverty rate was not statistically different between 2006 and 2007, and both the number and the percentage of people without health insurance coverage decreased between 2006 and 2007. For more information and additional statistics, see our detailed report (PDF - 2.92 MB) now available online!

 

Hot Tip

American Community Survey - A Look Ahead

On Sept. 23, 2008 the Census Bureau will release 2007 ACS social, economic and, housing characteristics, demographic and housing single-year estimates for areas with populations of 65,000 or more, and 2007 Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS) single-year data for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMA) with populations of 100,000 or more. The data will consist of:

The first set of three-year estimates for data collected between 2005 and 2007 will be released in December. These include the first ACS estimates for areas with populations between 20,000 and 64,999.

 

Recently Released

Population

Geographical Mobility: 2007. Data tables showing the moving patterns of people in the United States, the differences in the extent and types of movements, the characteristics of movers, regional migration patterns, and the reasons people move. Data come from the Current Population Survey.

Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Coverage and American Community Survey: 2007. On August 26, 2008, the Census Bureau held a news conference and released the consolidated report on 2007 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage for the nation, based on the Current Population Survey. American Community Survey income and poverty tabulations pertaining to states and areas with 65,000 or more residents were released simultaneously on the Internet.

State and County Housing Unit Estimates: July 1, 2007. Updated estimates of the nation's housing stock at the national, state, and county levels for 2007.

Fertility of American Women: 2006. This is the first Census Bureau report on fertility patterns of American women that uses data from the American Community Survey, making it the first to include state-by-state comparisons of fertility characteristics. Data from the Current Population Survey are also included, permitting historical comparisons.

National Population Projections: 2008-2050. Internet tables showing projections of the United States resident population by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.


Latest Economic Indicators

New Residential Sales: July 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufactures' Shipments and Orders: July 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): July 2008. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value, and by type of owner (private and public).

Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: July 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.


Economic Census and Surveys

Older Worker Profiles. Reports (will be released for each of over 30 states) providing a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program, the reports highlight the age of the states' work force, job gains, and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings. The following states are available as of the publish date of this newsletter:


Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Halloween (October 31)

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: September 15 - October 15

Facts for Features: Back to School: 2008-2009

Facts for Features: Labor Day (September 1)

Facts for Features: Grandparent's Day 2008 (September 7)

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week (September 21-27)

 

Upcoming Releases

Population

School Enrollment: 2006. Discusses school enrollment levels and trends in the population aged 3 and older. Report based on data collected in 2006 from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey.

What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.


Economic Indicators

Quarterly Financial Report: Manufacturing, Mining, and Wholesale Trade: 2nd Quarter 2008. Press release showing up-to-date aggregate statistics on U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale trade corporations. Scheduled for release September 8, 2008.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: July 2008. 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. Scheduled for release September 9, 2008.

Quarterly Services Survey: 2nd Quarter 2008. Press release showing quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the percentage of revenue by class of customer for the services industries. Scheduled for release September 11, 2008.

US International Trade in Goods and Services: July 2008. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release September 11, 2008.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: August 2008. 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. Scheduled for release September 12, 2008.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: July 2008. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release September 12, 2008.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: August 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release September 17, 2008.


Economic Census and Surveys

2008 Capital Spending Report: U.S. Capital Spending Patterns, 1999-2006. A look at capital expenditure patterns from 1999 to 2006 reveals data about firms with and without employees, expenditures for structures and equipment, and expenditures for major industry sectors. The data comes from the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey.