May 19, 2006
Headline News
Benchmark Data Released for Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: January 1992 through March 2006. (Released May 19, 2006)
Retail E-Commerce Sales Released for First Quarter 2006. (Released May 18, 2006)
Facts for Features: The Fourth of July 2006. (Released May 17, 2006)
Privately-Owned Housing Starts in April Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 1,984,000. This Is 5.4 Percent Below the Revised March 2006 Estimate of 2,097,000. (Released May 16, 2006)
Revenues for Asian-Owned Firms Surpass $326 Billion, Number of Businesses Up 24 Percent. (Released May 16, 2006)
National Estimates of Annual Revenues and Expenses of Select Service Sectors. [PDF; File Size: 1.89 MB] (Released May 15, 2006)
More Than 50 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability. (Released May 12, 2006)
Report Details Materials Consumed by Kind by Industry for the Manufacturing Sector. [PDF; File Size: 1.58 MB] (Released May 12, 2006)
The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Decreased to $62.0 Billion in March From $65.6 Billion (Revised) in February, as Exports Increased and Imports Decreased. (Released May 12, 2006)
U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for April Reached $362.7 Billion, Up 0.5 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released May 11, 2006)
U.S. Total Business Sales for February Were $1,048.9 Billion, Up 0.7 Percent From Last Month. (Released May 11, 2006)
Most Recent National Population Estimates Show Nation's Population One-Third Minority. (Released May 10, 2006)
March 2006 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $315.0 Billion, Up 0.7 From Last Month. (Released May 9, 2006)
Fact of the Day
California Lost Over 99,000 a Year From 2000 to 2004
Outmigration from California, our largest state, averaged over 99,000 annually between 2000 and 2004, according to a recent Census Bureau report on Domestic Net Migration in the United States: 2000 to 2004. Total outmigration during this period was 396,156. This marked a slowdown in outmigration: in the decade between 1990 and 2000, California lost 2.2 million people, with an annual average of 221,000. The report notes that the drop in California's net outmigration after 2000 had an effect on surrounding states. During the 1990s, the flow of people from California led to substantial migration gains for many western states. As California's net outmigration has lessened in recent years, so too has the net immigration to many of theses states.
These data in the report [PDF; File Size: 5.11 MB] are based on the Census Bureau's annual July 1 population estimates for states, counties, and metropolitan and micropolitan areas. The report also has net migration data for the most populous metro and micropolitan areas and ranks the top counties in net outmigration and immigration. Note: Since this report was released, we have released the July 1, 2005 state and county population estimates.
Hot Tip
Sources to Consult for Migration Data
Users looking for migration data have several valuable sources to consult:
*The July 1 population estimates cited in our "Fact of the Day" above are an accurate source of data on the numbers of inmigrants and outmigrants; they show which of these were internal movers and which were international movers. However, the estimates have no data on characteristics of movers.
*For characteristics of movers (age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, etc.), users can go to annual data collected in the Current Population Survey.
*For states and smaller areas, the American Community Survey also has data on the characteristics of movers, similar to that collected in the population census. Both may be accessed in the American FactFinder.
*The Census Bureau releases substantial data on the foreign-born population from these sources, including profiles of the immigrants from specific countries. Statistics on immigration to the United States are also published by Office of Immigration Statistics (http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/shared/statistics/index.htm), part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Recently Released
Population
More Than 50 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability. Read more in Americans with Disabilities: 2002. Report available online in PDF, or as a print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. National-level data on people who face challenges such as difficulty seeing, hearing or preparing meals or have certain medical conditions like Alzheimer's disease or mental retardation. Includes statistics on various characteristics (e.g., age, perceived health status, health insurance coverage, and computer usage).
Most Recent National Population Estimates Show Nation's Population One-Third Minority. Internet files showing national-level population estimates as of July 1, 2005 cross-tabulated by race, sex, age, and Hispanic origin.
Latest Economic Indicators
Monthly Wholesale Trade: March 2006. 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.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: April 2006. 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: March 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: March 2006. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption.
New Residential Construction: April 2006. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits.
Retail E-Commerce Sales: 1st Quarter 2006. Press release showing quarterly estimates for retail e-commerce sales.
Benchmark Release: Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders. Revisions to the monthly data for January 1992 through March 2006 of the Current Industrial Report, Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey.
Economic Census and Surveys
Report Details Materials Consumed by Kind by Industry for the Manufacturing Sector. Read more in 2002 Economic Census, Manufacturing, Subject Series, Materials Summary: 2002. [PDF; File Size: 1.58 MB]. Report available online in PDF, or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. Provides statistics from the Manufacturing sector on materials consumed by kind and by industry. Includes quantity and cost of materials consumed or put into production by establishment classified in the specified industry.
National Estimates of Annual Revenues and Expenses of Select Service Sectors. Service Annual Survey: 2004 [PDF; File Size: 1.89 MB] available online in PDF and as a print-on-demand from the Customer Services Center. Report provides a wide-range of tables illustrating revenue for selected service sectors.
Revenues for Asian-Owned Firms Surpass $326 Billion, Number of Businesses Up 24 Percent. Read more in Survey of Business Owners: Asian-Owned Firms: 2002. Report available online in PDF and as a print-on-demand from the Customer Services Center, providing data on the state of Asian-owned businesses. Statistics are shown for businesses with and without paid employees. The report includes data on sales and receipts for the nation, states, and local areas with 100 or more Asian-owned businesses. Also, contains data on business ownership by Asian ancestry. Eventually available online in downloadable form; also on DVD.
Construction and Housing
Market Absorption of Apartments Annual 2005 Absorptions, Apartments Completed in 2004. Available as Internet files, online in PDF [PDF; File Size: 1.84 MB], or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. Report shows data for the United States and regions concerning the rate at which non-subsidized, privately financed, unfurnished units in buildings, with five or more units are rented or sold (that is, absorbed). Data are shown quarterly by rent class and number of bedrooms. Extensive historical data.
Governments
2005 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll. Data on the number of government civilian employees and their gross payrolls. The 2004 report showed most full-time equivalent employees worked in education. Other employment categories include corrections, financial administration, fire protection, health, hospitals, judicial and legal, police protection, public welfare, streets and highways.
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:
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May 2006)
Cinco de Mayo
Father's Day (June 18)
Upcoming Releases
Population
Families and Living Arrangements: 2005. Tabulations from the Current Population Survey with national data by race and Hispanic origin on marital status and household size and composition. The tables also include information on topics such as "stay-at-home" parents and health insurance coverage of children.
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.
USA Counties. The new web database of USA Counties will feature almost 6,000 data items for the United States, states, counties, and equivalent areas from a variety of sources. Files include data published for 2004 population and housing unit estimates and extensive data from 2000, 1990, and 1980 Census of Population and Housing and limited variables from previous decennial censuses back to 1930 and economic census data from 2002 and 1997. Other popular Census datasets such building permits, consolidated Federal funds, and small area income and poverty estimates will also be available. The USA Counties web database will be updated quarterly.
Economic Indicators
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: April 2006. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release May 24, 2006.
New Residential Sales: April 2006. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Shows sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release May 24, 2006.
Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): April 2006. 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 June 1, 2006.
Economic Census and Surveys
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; most available now.
Housing
2005 American Housing Survey National Public Use Microdata File. Microdata (i.e., household records with identifying information removed) from this survey enable users to generate their own tabulations on a wide range of housing topics; e.g., housing costs, satisfaction with neighborhood and the frequency of repairs made. The file consists of records of individual responses to the survey, with identifying information removed.
Reference and Compendia
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006. Extensive downloadable data released for the first time online.
Facts for Features:
Older Americans Month (May). Statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to people who are 65 years or older.
May 04, 2006
Headline News
Where Do Government Civilian Employees Work? Find Out in the 2005 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll. (Released May 3, 2006).
New Orders for Manufactured Goods in March Increased $17.0 Billion or 4.2 Percent to $419.6 Billion. (Released May 3, 2006)
Total Construction Activity for March 2006 ($1,199.1 Billion) Was 0.9 Percent Above the Revised February 2006 ($1,188.7 Billion) Figure. (Released May 1, 2006)
Median Asking Rent for Unfurnished Apartments in 2004 Not Statistically Different From 2003. (Released May 2, 2006)
Facts for Features: Father's Day. (Released April 28, 2006)
The Homeownership Rate in the First Quarter 2006 (68.5 Percent) Was Lower Than the First Quarter 2005 Rate (69.1 Percent). (Released April 28, 2006)
Sales of New One-Family Houses in March 2006 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 1,213,000. This Is 13.8 Percent Above the Revised February 2006 Figure of 1,066,000. (Released April 26, 2006)
New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in March Increased $13.3 Billion or 6.1 Percent to $230.6 Billion. (Released April 26, 2006)
Correction: In our April 20 edition, the Hot Tip incorrectly stated that by hiding the upper and lower bound columns in the American Community Survey tables in American FactFinder, you would be able to show more columns on the screen at one time. In actuality, if you hide the upper and lower bound columns you are still only able to see the original number of columns (the limit is five columns) on the screen.
Fact of the Day
Twelve Percent Speak Spanish at Home, American Community Survey Shows
Nationally 11.5 percent of people age 5 and above speak Spanish at home, according to findings from the 2004 American Community Survey. Ten states exceed the U.S. average; the rest fall below. Leading the list is New Mexico (29.2 percent), followed by Texas (27.7), California (27.6), Arizona (19.8), Nevada (18.7), Florida (17.9), New York (13.5), New Jersey (13.3), Illinois (11.9), and Colorado (11.7).
You can also get rankings for counties and places. The top 30 counties in the percentage of people speaking Spanish at home include 14 counties in California and 8 in Texas. Among the top 30 places, 11 are in California and 8 are in Texas. These and all the 2004 American Community Survey rankings are available in the American FactFinder: choose "get data" under the listing for the American Community Survey. Look for the 2005 data this summer.
Hot Tip
New Condos Pricey!
Of the 58,900 new condominiums completed during 2004 in buildings of five or more units, 26,700 or 45 percent had a median asking price of $300,000 or more, according to preliminary estimates based on the Survey of Market Absorption (SOMA). For all condos built in 2004, the median asking price was $265,100 (not statistically different from the 2003 median).
The Census Bureau publishes data on the market absorption of apartments each quarter and then in two annual reports. The data cited above come from the annual Characteristics of Apartments report, available in PDF or in downloadable form. The other annual report has data on absorptions in the preceding year and extensive historical data.
The characteristics report also has data on rent, number of bedrooms, furnished and unfurnished units, utilities, and amenities (e.g., swimming pool available, parking, dishwasher, etc.). One final note: The quarterly absorption report has data for metro areas.
Recently Released
Population
Regional, State, and Metro Migration Patterns Covered in Domestic Migration in the United States: 2000 to 2004. Report available online in PDF, or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center, describing recent patterns of population redistribution. Focuses on net migration for regions, divisions, states, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, and counties. The primary focus of this report is the post-Census 2000 period.
Latest Economic Indicators
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: March 2006. Press release showing advance information on key durable goods (e.g., transportation equipment and semi-conductors).
New Residential Sales: March 2006. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Shows sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.
Housing Vacancies: First Quarter 2006. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy.
Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): March 2006. 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).
Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: March 2006. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.
Economic Census and Surveys
Revenues for Black-Owned Firms Near $89 Billion, Number of Businesses Up 45 Percent. Find out more in Survey of Business Owners: Black-Owned Firms: 2002. Report available online in PDF or as a print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center, from the 2002 Survey of Business Owners (SBO), which defines black-owned businesses as firms in which African-Americans own 51 percent or more of the stock or equity of the business. Data are presented by industry classifications and/or geographic area and size of firm. Separate reports on other minority-owned businesses will be issued over the coming months. Eventually available in downloadable form in American FactFinder; also on DVD. [File Size; 2.7 MB]
Annual Revision of Quarterly Services Estimates: Fourth Quarter 2003 through Fourth Quarter 2005. Report available online in PDF or as a print-on-demand report ($25) from the Customer Services Center. Shows revenue for service industries by class of customer. [File Size; 2.21 MB]
Construction and Housing
Market Absorption of Apartments Annual 2005 Absorptions, Apartments Completed in 2004. Available as Internet files, online in PDF, or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. Report shows data for the United States and regions concerning the rate at which non-subsidized, privately financed, unfurnished units in buildings, with five or more units are rented or sold (that is, absorbed). Data are shown quarterly by rent class and number of bedrooms. Extensive historical data. [File Size; 1.84 MB]
Market Absorption of Apartments Annual 2004 Absorptions, Apartments Completed in 2003. Available as Internet files, online in PDF, or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. Report shows data for the United States and regions concerning the rate at which non-subsidized, privately financed, unfurnished units in buildings, with five or more units are rented or sold (that is, absorbed). Data are shown quarterly by rent class and number of bedrooms. Extensive historical data. [File Size; 792 KB]
Market Absorption of Apartments: 3rd Quarter 2005, Apartments Completed in 2nd Quarter 2005. Available soon as Internet files, and available now online in PDF or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. Report shows data for the United States and regions concerning the rate at which non-subsidized, privately financed, unfurnished units in buildings, with five or more units are rented or sold (that is, absorbed). Data are shown quarterly by rent
class and number of bedrooms. [File Size; 963 KB]
Characteristics of Apartments Completed: Annual 2004. Available as Internet files, online in PDF, or as print-on-demand report from the Customer Services Center. Report shows statistics on apartments completed in the United States and regions, based on preliminary figures from the survey of market absorptions. The report covers the number of apartments completed and the percent absorbed (that is, rented) within three months, for each region by rent range. The report covers only privately financed, nonsubsidized apartments in buildings with five units or more. [File Size; 756 KB]
Governments
2005 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Employment and Payroll. Data on the number of government civilian employees and their gross payrolls. The 2004 report showed most full-time equivalent employees worked in education. Other employment categories include corrections, financial administration, fire protection, health, hospitals, judicial and legal, police protection, public welfare, streets and highways.
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:
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May 2006)
Women's History Month (March 2006)
Upcoming Releases
Population
Americans with Disabilities: 2002. National-level data on people who face challenges such as difficulty seeing, hearing or preparing meals or have certain medical conditions like Alzheimer's disease or mental retardation. Includes statistics on various characteristics (e.g., age, perceived health status, health insurance coverage, and computer usage).
Estimates of U.S. Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2005. Internet files showing national-level population estimates cross-tabulated by demographic characteristics.
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.
Economic Indicators
Monthly Wholesale Trade: March 2006. 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 May 9, 2006.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: April 2006. 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 May 11, 2006.
Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: March 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release May 11, 2006.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: March 2006. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release May 12, 2006.
New Residential Construction: April 2006. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release May 16, 2006.
Retail E-Commerce Sales: 1st Quarter 2006. Press release showing quarterly estimates for retail e-commerce sales. Scheduled for release May 18, 2006.
Economic Census and Surveys
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; most available now.
Survey of Business Owners: Asian-Owned Firms: 2002. Report available online in PDF and as a print-on-demand from the Customer Services Center, providing data on the state of Asian-owned businesses. Statistics are shown for businesses with and without paid employees. The report includes data on sales and receipts for the nation, states, and local areas with 100 or more Asian-owned businesses. Also, contains data on business ownership by Asian ancestry. Eventually available online in downloadable form; also on DVD.
Housing
2005 American Housing Survey National Public Use Microdata File. Microdata (i.e., household records with identifying information removed) from this survey enable users to generate their own tabulations on a wide range of housing topics; e.g., housing costs, satisfaction with neighborhood and the frequency of repairs made. The file consists of records of individual responses to the survey, with identifying information removed.
Reference and Compendia
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006. Extensive downloadable data released for the first time online.
Facts for Features:
Older Americans Month (May). Statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to people who are 65 years or older.
The Fourth of July. Flags, fireworks, and food are among the topics on which statistics are included in this tribute to the most American of holidays. Data come from across the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas.
