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November 2008
Thanksgiving
Chart Data
Average price per pound of whole, frozen turkey in U.S. cities, 2004-2007
| Month |
Price per pound ($) |
Jan 2004 |
1.084 |
Feb 2004 |
1.094 |
Mar 2004 |
1.134 |
Apr 2004 |
1.084 |
May 2004 |
1.090 |
Jun 2004 |
1.117 |
Jul 2004 |
1.129 |
Aug 2004 |
1.142 |
Sep 2004 |
1.088 |
Oct 2004 |
1.123 |
Nov 2004 |
0.996 |
Dec 2004 |
1.003 |
Jan 2005 |
1.058 |
Feb 2005 |
1.063 |
Mar 2005 |
1.061 |
Apr 2005 |
1.058 |
May 2005 |
1.069 |
Jun 2005 |
1.080 |
Jul 2005 |
1.068 |
Aug 2005 |
1.063 |
Sep 2005 |
1.121 |
Oct 2005 |
1.137 |
Nov 2005 |
1.023 |
Dec 2005 |
1.066 |
Jan 2006 |
1.069 |
Feb 2006 |
1.197 |
Mar 2006 |
1.209 |
Apr 2006 |
1.111 |
May 2006 |
1.084 |
Jun 2006 |
1.128 |
Jul 2006 |
1.130 |
Aug 2006 |
1.106 |
Sep 2006 |
1.151 |
Oct 2006 |
1.149 |
Nov 2006 |
0.973 |
Dec 2006 |
0.991 |
Jan 2007 |
1.103 |
Feb 2007 |
1.136 |
Mar 2007 |
1.079 |
Apr 2007 |
1.081 |
May 2007 |
1.146 |
Jun 2007 |
1.223 |
Jul 2007 |
1.222 |
Aug 2007 |
1.229 |
Sep 2007 |
1.216 |
Oct 2007 |
1.241 |
Nov 2007 |
1.113 |
Dec 2007 |
1.010 |
Average hours per day spent in selected primary activities for persons who engaged in the activity and average percent of the civilian population engaged in the activity per day, Thanksgiving weekends, 2003-2007
| Activity |
Average hours of participants |
Percentage that participated |
Food and drink preparation |
1.08 |
47.8% |
Eating and drinking |
1.23 |
97.8% |
Traveling |
1.56 |
79.5% |
Religious and spiritual activities |
1.68 |
13.1% |
Purchasing goods and services |
1.63 |
46.2% |
Socializing and communicating |
2.45 |
42.7% |
Participating in sports |
2.89 |
17.4% |
Watching TV |
3.70 |
85.0% |
Volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed, September 2007
| Type of organization |
Percent |
Public safety |
1.3 |
Not determined |
1.7 |
Environmental or animal care |
1.9 |
Sport, hobby, cultural, or arts |
3.5 |
Other |
3.7 |
Civic, political, professional, or international |
5.1 |
Hospital or other health |
7.8 |
Social or community service |
13.7 |
Educational or youth service |
26.2 |
Religious |
35.6 |
Employment in spectator sports by metropolitan area, 2007 Metropolitan area Employment
| Metropolitan area |
Employment |
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA |
463 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA |
54 |
Anchorage, AK MSA |
93 |
Ann Arbor, MI MSA |
53 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA |
1,256 |
Atlantic City, NJ MSA |
36 |
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA |
286 |
Bakersfield, CA MSA |
208 |
Baton Rouge, LA MSA |
51 |
Billings, MT MSA |
91 |
Binghamton, NY MSA |
387 |
Bismarck, ND MSA |
36 |
Bloomington, IN MSA |
29 |
Boise City-Nampa, ID MSA |
138 |
Boulder, CO MSA |
10 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA |
675 |
Burlington, NC MSA |
46 |
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA |
24 |
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA |
602 |
Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA |
188 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA |
3,572 |
Charlottesville, VA MSA |
31 |
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA |
98 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA |
4,094 |
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA |
1,447 |
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA |
1,540 |
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA |
11 |
Colorado Springs, CO MSA |
189 |
Columbia, SC MSA |
130 |
Columbus, GA-AL MSA |
74 |
Columbus, OH MSA |
1,079 |
Corpus Christi, TX MSA |
160 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA |
3,237 |
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA |
1,132 |
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA |
1,800 |
Des Moines, IA MSA |
214 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA |
2,499 |
Dover, DE MSA |
165 |
Duluth, MN-WI MSA |
46 |
Durham, NC MSA |
126 |
Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA |
29 |
El Paso, TX MSA |
73 |
Erie, PA MSA |
177 |
Evansville, IN-KY MSA |
268 |
Fargo, ND-MN MSA |
129 |
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA |
123 |
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA |
20 |
Fresno, CA MSA |
400 |
Gainesville, GA MSA |
275 |
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI MSA |
83 |
Greeley, CO MSA |
90 |
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA |
346 |
Greenville, NC MSA |
4 |
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA |
44 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA |
17 |
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA |
237 |
Honolulu, HI MSA |
25 |
Hot Springs, AR MSA |
598 |
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX MSA |
2,322 |
Huntsville, AL MSA |
49 |
Indianapolis, IN MSA |
3,315 |
Jacksonville, FL MSA |
997 |
Janesville, WI MSA |
45 |
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA |
15 |
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA |
1,403 |
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA MSA |
51 |
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA |
233 |
Lafayette, LA MSA |
371 |
Lakeland, FL MSA |
372 |
Laredo, TX MSA |
94 |
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA |
486 |
Lebanon, PA MSA |
15 |
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA |
14 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY MSA |
1,886 |
Lima, OH MSA |
43 |
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA |
124 |
Logan, UT-ID MSA |
5 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA |
7,216 |
Louisville, KY-IN MSA |
1,700 |
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA |
182 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX MSA |
85 |
Medford, OR MSA |
47 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA |
1,182 |
Merced, CA MSA |
58 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA |
6,878 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA |
1,263 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA |
1,969 |
Modesto, CA MSA |
77 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA |
83 |
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA |
623 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,NY-NJ-PA MSA |
8,777 |
Norwich-New London, CT MSA |
120 |
Ocala, FL MSA |
311 |
Oklahoma City, OK MSA |
938 |
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA |
344 |
Owensboro, KY MSA |
3 |
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA |
85 |
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA |
127 |
Pittsburgh, PA MSA |
2,313 |
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME MSA |
354 |
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA |
733 |
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA |
1,061 |
Reading, PA MSA |
205 |
Redding, CA MSA |
17 |
Richmond, VA MSA |
488 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA |
728 |
Rochester, NY MSA |
612 |
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA |
1,397 |
Salinas, CA MSA |
50 |
Salt Lake City, UT MSA |
769 |
San Antonio, TX MSA |
592 |
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA |
1,569 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA |
2,731 |
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR MSA |
441 |
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA |
20 |
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA |
97 |
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA |
242 |
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA |
387 |
Savannah, GA MSA |
69 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA |
89 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA |
2,339 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA |
27 |
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI MSA |
68 |
Spartanburg, SC MSA |
58 |
Springfield, MA MSA |
83 |
Stockton, CA MSA |
86 |
Toledo, OH MSA |
288 |
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA |
132 |
Tucson, AZ MSA |
248 |
Tulsa, OK MSA |
333 |
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA |
31 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA |
252 |
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA |
56 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA |
2,449 |
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA |
30 |
Wenatchee, WA MSA |
19 |
Winston-Salem, NC MSA |
200 |
Worcester, MA MSA |
73 |
Yakima, WA MSA |
61 |
York-Hanover, PA MSA |
82 |
Monthly employment in general merchandise stores, clothing and clothing accessories stores, and sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores, 1998-2007, not seasonally adjusted
| Month |
Millions of employees |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |
Clothing and clothing accessories stores |
General merchandise stores |
Jan 98 |
0.65 |
1.28 |
2.68 |
Feb 98 |
0.62 |
1.23 |
2.58 |
Mar 98 |
0.61 |
1.22 |
2.57 |
Apr 98 |
0.61 |
1.23 |
2.58 |
May 98 |
0.61 |
1.24 |
2.60 |
Jun 98 |
0.61 |
1.26 |
2.62 |
Jul 98 |
0.60 |
1.26 |
2.63 |
Aug 98 |
0.61 |
1.27 |
2.64 |
Sep 98 |
0.63 |
1.25 |
2.67 |
Oct 98 |
0.64 |
1.26 |
2.75 |
Nov 98 |
0.69 |
1.33 |
2.92 |
Dec 98 |
0.74 |
1.39 |
3.00 |
Jan 99 |
0.66 |
1.29 |
2.74 |
Feb 99 |
0.64 |
1.26 |
2.64 |
Mar 99 |
0.63 |
1.25 |
2.65 |
Apr 99 |
0.63 |
1.26 |
2.67 |
May 99 |
0.64 |
1.27 |
2.67 |
Jun 99 |
0.64 |
1.29 |
2.69 |
Jul 99 |
0.64 |
1.31 |
2.70 |
Aug 99 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
2.71 |
Sep 99 |
0.67 |
1.30 |
2.71 |
Oct 99 |
0.68 |
1.32 |
2.79 |
Nov 99 |
0.72 |
1.38 |
2.96 |
Dec 99 |
0.78 |
1.43 |
3.09 |
Jan 00 |
0.69 |
1.32 |
2.82 |
Feb 00 |
0.67 |
1.28 |
2.70 |
Mar 00 |
0.66 |
1.28 |
2.70 |
Apr 00 |
0.66 |
1.29 |
2.75 |
May 00 |
0.66 |
1.29 |
2.72 |
Jun 00 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
2.75 |
Jul 00 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
2.74 |
Aug 00 |
0.66 |
1.32 |
2.77 |
Sep 00 |
0.68 |
1.31 |
2.79 |
Oct 00 |
0.70 |
1.32 |
2.87 |
Nov 00 |
0.75 |
1.38 |
3.07 |
Dec 00 |
0.80 |
1.44 |
3.15 |
Jan 01 |
0.71 |
1.34 |
2.85 |
Feb 01 |
0.68 |
1.30 |
2.76 |
Mar 01 |
0.67 |
1.30 |
2.75 |
Apr 01 |
0.66 |
1.30 |
2.76 |
May 01 |
0.66 |
1.30 |
2.78 |
Jun 01 |
0.66 |
1.31 |
2.81 |
Jul 01 |
0.66 |
1.31 |
2.78 |
Aug 01 |
0.67 |
1.32 |
2.79 |
Sep 01 |
0.67 |
1.29 |
2.81 |
Oct 01 |
0.68 |
1.30 |
2.87 |
Nov 01 |
0.70 |
1.36 |
3.05 |
Dec 01 |
0.73 |
1.41 |
3.10 |
Jan 02 |
0.67 |
1.32 |
2.79 |
Feb 02 |
0.65 |
1.26 |
2.73 |
Mar 02 |
0.65 |
1.27 |
2.75 |
Apr 02 |
0.65 |
1.27 |
2.77 |
May 02 |
0.65 |
1.28 |
2.77 |
Jun 02 |
0.65 |
1.30 |
2.78 |
Jul 02 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
2.76 |
Aug 02 |
0.65 |
1.32 |
2.74 |
Sep 02 |
0.66 |
1.29 |
2.75 |
Oct 02 |
0.66 |
1.31 |
2.81 |
Nov 02 |
0.69 |
1.37 |
3.01 |
Dec 02 |
0.72 |
1.43 |
3.09 |
Jan 03 |
0.66 |
1.31 |
2.80 |
Feb 03 |
0.64 |
1.26 |
2.73 |
Mar 03 |
0.63 |
1.26 |
2.73 |
Apr 03 |
0.63 |
1.27 |
2.74 |
May 03 |
0.63 |
1.27 |
2.75 |
Jun 03 |
0.63 |
1.28 |
2.76 |
Jul 03 |
0.63 |
1.29 |
2.76 |
Aug 03 |
0.63 |
1.31 |
2.79 |
Sep 03 |
0.64 |
1.29 |
2.81 |
Oct 03 |
0.65 |
1.31 |
2.87 |
Nov 03 |
0.68 |
1.37 |
3.03 |
Dec 03 |
0.71 |
1.43 |
3.10 |
Jan 04 |
0.65 |
1.33 |
2.82 |
Feb 04 |
0.63 |
1.30 |
2.75 |
Mar 04 |
0.63 |
1.31 |
2.77 |
Apr 04 |
0.62 |
1.31 |
2.79 |
May 04 |
0.62 |
1.33 |
2.80 |
Jun 04 |
0.62 |
1.36 |
2.83 |
Jul 04 |
0.62 |
1.37 |
2.82 |
Aug 04 |
0.63 |
1.38 |
2.82 |
Sep 04 |
0.64 |
1.36 |
2.82 |
Oct 04 |
0.65 |
1.37 |
2.89 |
Nov 04 |
0.68 |
1.44 |
3.09 |
Dec 04 |
0.71 |
1.50 |
3.17 |
Jan 05 |
0.65 |
1.39 |
2.91 |
Feb 05 |
0.63 |
1.35 |
2.84 |
Mar 05 |
0.63 |
1.35 |
2.85 |
Apr 05 |
0.63 |
1.35 |
2.87 |
May 05 |
0.63 |
1.37 |
2.88 |
Jun 05 |
0.63 |
1.40 |
2.89 |
Jul 05 |
0.63 |
1.43 |
2.90 |
Aug 05 |
0.64 |
1.44 |
2.90 |
Sep 05 |
0.64 |
1.4 |
2.90 |
Oct 05 |
0.65 |
1.41 |
2.95 |
Nov 05 |
0.69 |
1.50 |
3.14 |
Dec 05 |
0.72 |
1.58 |
3.20 |
Jan 06 |
0.66 |
1.44 |
2.95 |
Feb 06 |
0.64 |
1.39 |
2.87 |
Mar 06 |
0.64 |
1.38 |
2.92 |
Apr 06 |
0.63 |
1.38 |
2.88 |
May 06 |
0.63 |
1.38 |
2.89 |
Jun 06 |
0.63 |
1.42 |
2.88 |
Jul 06 |
0.62 |
1.45 |
2.87 |
Aug 06 |
0.63 |
1.47 |
2.88 |
Sep 06 |
0.63 |
1.43 |
2.87 |
Oct 06 |
0.64 |
1.46 |
2.94 |
Nov 06 |
0.69 |
1.57 |
3.11 |
Dec 06 |
0.71 |
1.64 |
3.17 |
Jan 07 |
0.67 |
1.48 |
2.97 |
Feb 07 |
0.64 |
1.43 |
2.91 |
Mar 07 |
0.64 |
1.44 |
2.99 |
Apr 07 |
0.64 |
1.45 |
2.92 |
May 07 |
0.64 |
1.45 |
2.96 |
Jun 07 |
0.64 |
1.47 |
2.94 |
Jul 07 |
0.64 |
1.50 |
2.94 |
Aug 07 |
0.65 |
1.52 |
2.93 |
Sep 07 |
0.66 |
1.47 |
2.92 |
Oct 07 |
0.66 |
1.49 |
2.97 |
Nov 07 |
0.70 |
1.63 |
3.14 |
Dec 07 |
0.72 |
1.67 |
3.22 |
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