Privately-owned housing starts in September 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 872,000. This is 15.0 percent (+/- 12.1%) above the revised August 2012 estimate of 758,000.
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U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for August 2012 were $1,601.7 billion, up 0.6 percent (+/-0.1%) from last month. U.S. total business sales were $1,246.6 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/-0.2%) from last month.
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U.S. retail and food services sales for September reached $412.9 billion, an increase of 1.1 percent (+/- 0.5%) from the previous month.
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September 2012
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The Nation’s international trade balance in goods and services worsened to $-44.2 billion in August from $-42.5 billion in July (revised), as exports decreased more than imports.
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August 2012
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August 2012 sales of merchant wholesalers were $405.4 billion, up 0.9 percent (+/-0.7%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $487.5 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/-0.4%) from last month.
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August 2012
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New orders for manufactured goods in August decreased $24.9 billion or 5.2 percent to $452.8 billion.
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August 2012
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Total construction activity for August 2012 ($837.1 billion) was 0.6 percent (+/-2.1%)* below the revised July 2012 ($842.0 billion).
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August 2012
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New orders for manufactured durable goods in August decreased $30.1 billion or 13.2 percent to $198.5 billion.
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August 2012
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Sales of new single-family houses in August 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 373,000. This is 0.3 percent (+/- 9.3%)* below the revised July 2012 estimate of 374,000.
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August 2012
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After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $19.3 billion for the second quarter 2012, up $3.5 (+/- 0.1) billion from first quarter 2012.
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Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $149.0 billion for the second quarter of 2012, up $0.7 (+/- 0.4) billion from first quarter of 2012.
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U.S. information sector revenue for the second calendar quarter of 2012, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $295.1 billion, an increase of 0.8 percent (+/- 0.4) from the first quarter of 2012.
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2nd Qtr 2012
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Homeownership Rate (HR)
The homeownership rate in the second quarter 2012 (65.5 percent) was lower than the second quarter 2011 rate (65.9 percent). The homeownership rate in the South was lower than the corresponding second quarter 2011 rate, while the rates in the Northeast, Midwest, and West were not statistically different.
Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR)
The rental vacancy rate in the second quarter 2012 (8.6 percent) was lower than the second quarter 2011 rate (9.2 percent).
Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR)
The homeowner vacancy rate in the second quarter 2012 (2.1 percent) was lower than the second quarter 2011 rate (2.5 percent).
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65.5
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