June 30, 2006
Headline News
Sales of New One-Family Houses in May 2006 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 1,234,000. This Is 4.6 Percent above the Revised April 2006 Figure of 1,180,000. (Released June 26, 2006)
Growth of Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Businesses Over Three Times the National Average. (Released June 28, 2006)
Statistical Abstract Now Available in Excel Format.
New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in May Decreased $0.6 Billion or 0.3 Percent to $208.7 Billion. (Released June 23, 2006)
Which City Was Named Fastest-Growing City in the U.S.? Find Out in the Latest Subcounty Population Estimates! (Released June 21, 2006)
Revenues for American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Businesses Near $27 Billion, Census Bureau Reports. (Released June 20, 2006)
Privately-Owned Housing Starts in May Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 1,957,000. This Is 5.0 Percent Above the Revised April 2006 Estimate of 1,863,000. (Released June 20, 2006)
Fact of the Day
American Indian and Alaska Native Firms
Of the nation's 201,637 firms owned by American Indians or Alaska Natives, 16 percent (32,253) were in construction, tops among industries. The Census Bureau has released these data from the 2002 Survey of Business Owners. The results are available online in a PDF report and soon will be in downloadable form via the American FactFinder. More. Results on other owners are also available: businesses owned by Asians, Blacks, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and women. Check out the Survey of Business Owners web site.
Hot Tip
Have You Seen USA Counties Lately?
USA Counties has long been a hit with users. This CD is basically the Statistical Abstract for counties. Now we have released USA Counties online in downloadable form, meaning you can get a wealth of county data on agriculture, banking, elections, employment, manufacturing, veterans, and vital statistics. Come to our site and give it a try.
Recently Released
Population
Census Bureau Releases Special Products for Gulf Coast Areas. The first product provides special population estimates for the hurricane-affected areas along the Gulf Coast, as of January 1, 2006. The second product shows the demographic, socioeconomic and housing characteristics of the population in those 117 individual or public assistance (IPA) counties. For details see the Census Bureau's Hurricane Data and Emergency Preparedness web page.
Most Recent Current Population Survey (CPS) CD-ROM Released! Contains supplements on tobacco use, fertility, the Annual Social and Economic files, and more! These data are available on the 2006 cumulative disc (product ID C6-C06-ALLF-06-US1, $55), or through the 2006 subscription (product ID CS-C06-ALLF-06-US1, $300). The annual subscription allows you to receive new files as they are released. For more information, or to order CPS files, please see our catalog (click "People," then "Current Population Survey," then "All Files Composite").
Subcounty Population Estimates: July 1, 2005. Internet files showing estimated population of the nation's incorporated places - cities, towns, villages, and boroughs.
USA Counties. The new web database of USA Counties features 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. The USA Counties web database will be updated quarterly and updates will be announced in this publication.
Latest Economic Indicators
New Residential Construction: May 2006. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits.
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2006. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.
New Residential Sales: May 2006. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Shows sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.
Economic Census and Surveys
2004 County Business Patterns. Internet files and PDF reports containing a variety of information on business at the subnational level by industry. This annual series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas, analyzing economic changes over time, and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Will eventually be released on CD-ROM.
How Fast Are Apartments Being Rented or Purchased? Find out in Market Absorption of Apartments Fourth Quarter 2005 Absorptions, Completions in Third Quarter 2005. Available 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) after completion. [PDF: File Size; 964 KB]
Survey of Business Owners: Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Firms: 2002. Report on the state of these businesses from a survey conducted every five years. Statistics are shown separately 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 Native Hawaiian- and other Pacific Islander-owned businesses. Also, data on business ownership for major, individual Pacific Islander groups are included. Due to limitations, publications of data will be withheld at many levels of geography. [PDF: File Size; 1.38 MB]
Survey of Business Owners: American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms: 2002. Report on the state of these businesses from a survey conducted every five years. Statistics are shown separately 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 American Indian- and Alaska native-owned businesses. [PDF: File Size; 2.08 MB]
Reference and Compendia
Statistical Abstract Now Available Online in Spreadsheet Format! The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Tables from the Statistical Abstract are now available in downloadable spreadsheet format (or, as always, on PDF ) for free on the redesigned website. The website also contains other features such as the top five data links, access to other statistical compendia websites, a guide to sources, access to state statistical abstract links, and more. A CD-ROM version of the 2006 Statistical Abstract is also available for
free from the Customer Services Center at (301) 763-4636 while supplies last.
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:
Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26
Upcoming Releases
Population
Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2003. Report available online in PDF providing national level 10-year trends of child-support income received by parents with children whose other parent lives elsewhere. It also examines other support the children received, such as health insurance and noncash assistance.
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005. Tables-only annual update from the Current Population Survey, with national and state data on educational attainment. Also included are earnings data by level of education and statistics by race and Hispanic origin.
Financing the Future: 2001-2002. Internet files providing data on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of college students and the costs and financing associated with their schooling during the 2001-2002 academic year.
Geographical Mobility: 2005. Internet files containing national and regional information on how often and how far people move, along with characteristics of the movers and reasons why they move.
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 citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.
Economic Indicators
Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): May 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 July 3, 2006.
Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2006. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release July 5, 2006.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: May 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 July 10, 2006.
Quarterly Financial Report for Retail Trade: 1st Quarter 2006. Press release shows second quarter sales of large retail trade corporations. Includes large U.S. retailers' after-tax profits. Scheduled for release July 11, 2006.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: May 2006. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release July 12, 2006.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: June 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 July 14, 2006.
Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: May 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release July 14, 2006.
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. Also available in statistical tabulations and as PDF reports.
Reference and Compendia
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Advance tables from the publication will be available in downloadable spreadsheet format and Adobe Acrobat PDFs. The data book is a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the state and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and micropolitan areas are also included. More information, including ranking tables, will be made available in both downloadable spreadsheet format with the printed versions of the book later this summer.
Facts for Features:
Back to School. Summer's fleeting and, the Census Bureau is already looking ahead to the close of the traditional summer break. This factsheet presents statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to teachers, students, and the reopening of our country's schools.
Labor Day. The first Labor Day observance was in 1882, and Congress made it a federal holiday in 1894. The Census Bureau spotlights our nation's workforce through this array of data and statistics from our demographic subject area.
Grandparents Day. Data from the Census Bureau's demographic subject area highlighting these unsung role models and caregivers.
June 15, 2006
Headline News
Statistical Abstract Now Available Online in Spreadsheet Format! (Released June 16, 2006)
Census Bureau Releases 2004 County Business Patterns. (Released June 15, 2006)
Latest Current Population Survey (CPS) CD-ROM for Sale. (Released June 15, 2006)
How Fast Are Apartments Being Rented or Purchased? [PDF: File Size; 964 KB] (Released June 14, 2006)
U.S. Information Services Sector Revenue for the First Quarter of 2006, Not Adjusted for Seasonal Variation, Holiday or Trading-Day Differences, or Price Changes, Was $249.2 Billion. (Released June 14, 2006)
Census Bureau Says an Estimated 20 Million People Could Feel Rains of Tropical Storm Alberto. (Released June 13, 2006)
U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for May Reached $364.2 Billion, Up 0.1 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released June 13, 2006)
U.S. Total Business Sales for April Were $1,043.3 Billion, Up 0.6 Percent From Last Month. Month-End Inventories Were $1,310.3 Billion, Up 0.4 Percent From Last Month. (Released June 13, 2006)
Manufacturing Corporations' Seasonally Adjusted After-Tax Profits Averaged 8.2 Cents Per Dollar of Sales for the First Quarter of 2006. (Released June 12, 2006)
The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Increased to $63.4 Billion in April From $61.9 Billion (Revised) in March, as Exports Decreased and Imports Increased. (Released June 9, 2006)
April 2006 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $319.9 Billion, Up 1.3 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $371.3 Billion, Up 0.9 Percent From Last Month. (Released June 8, 2006)
Census Bureau Releases Special Products for Gulf Coast Area. (Released June 7, 2006)
USA Counties Now Online! (Released June 7, 2006)
New Orders for Manufactured Goods in April Decreased $7.4 Billion or 1.8 Percent to $398.0 Billion. (Released June 2, 2006).
Fact of the Day
Special Tabulation Shows Effects of 2005 Hurricanes
After the devastating hurricanes of late summer 2005, the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi showed a decline in population while Texas showed an increase. Read about the details of the pre- and post-hurricane situation in the Census Bureau's special tabulation of population estimates and characteristics in these states and counties impacted by the hurricanes (Katrina, Rita, and Wilma). The tabulation shows data for the 117 counties eligible to receive Individual and Public Assistance (IPA) based on determinations made by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The estimates show July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2005 population as well as population as of January 1, 2006. In addition, we have released profiles for areas based on the American Community Survey - data for January to August 2005 and for September to December 2005. The profiles show data on a host of demographics and social, economic, and housing characteristics for the states and the impacted counties.
Access the special tabulation and other hurricane-related data.
Hot Tip
Statistical Abstract Now Available Online in Spreadsheet Format!
Before now, online tables from the Statistical Abstract were available only in PDF format. With the recent redesign to the Statistical Abstract website, tables are now available in downloadable spreadsheet format, in addition to PDF format. This allows for quick and free access to the tables for analysis and use. Once on the Census website, click "Statistical Abstract" on the bottom of the page. The Statistical Abstract section headings are listed along the left margin - - choose your section of interest and the table titles from that section will appear. In addition to the accessing the spreadsheets, browse the new site to see other features such as; access to other statistical compendia websites, a guide to sources, top five data links, access to state statistical abstract links, and more! Explore all the new features on the Statistical Abstract website today!
Recently Released
Population
American Community Survey Public Use Microdata File: 2004. Internet files showing a sample of respondent records minus identifying information in order to ensure confidentiality. Available for download from DataFerret.
Census Bureau Releases Special Products for Gulf Coast Areas. The first product provides special population estimates for the hurricane-affected areas along the Gulf Coast, as of January 1, 2006. The second product shows the demographic, socioeconomic and housing characteristics of the population in those 117 individual or public assistance (IPA) counties. For details see the Census Bureau's Hurricane Data and Emergency Preparedness web page.
Families and Living Arrangements: 2005. Internet files with tabulations from the Current Population Survey showing 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.
Most Recent Current Population Survey (CPS) CD-ROM Released! Contains supplements on Tobacco Use, Annual Demographic, the Annual Social and Economic files, and more! This data is available on the 2006 cumulative disc (product ID; C6-C06-ALLF-06-US1, $55), or through the 2006 Subscription (product ID; CS-C06-ALLF-06-US1, $300). For more information, or to order CPS files, please see our catalog (click "People," then "Current Population Survey," then "All Files Composite").
USA Counties. The new web database of USA Counties features 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. The USA Counties web database will be updated quarterly and updates will be announced in this publication.
Latest Economic Indicators
Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: April 2006. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: April 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.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2006. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption.
Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade: First Quarter 2006. Press release showing up-to-date aggregate statistics on U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale trade corporations.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: May 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: April 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers.
Quarterly Services Survey: 1st Quarter. Press release showing quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the percentage of revenue by class of customer for the services industries.
Economic Census and Surveys
2004 County Business Patterns. Internet files and PDF reports containing a variety of information on business at the subnational level by industry. This annual series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas, analyzing economic changes over time, and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses. Businesses use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets. Will eventually be released on CD-ROM.
How Fast Are Apartment Being Rented or Purchased? Find out in Market Absorption of Apartments Fourth Quarter 2005 Absorptions, Completions in Third Quarter 2005. [PDF: File Size; 964 KB]. Available 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) after completion.
Governments
State and Local Government Finances: 2003-2004. Downloadable Internet tables, covering state and local government financial activities in four broad categories: revenues, expenditures, outstanding debt, and assets (cash and security holdings).
Reference and Compendia
Statistical Abstract Now Available Online in Spreadsheet Format! The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Tables from the Statistical Abstract are now available in downloadable spreadsheet format (or, as always, on PDF ) for free on the redesigned website. The website also contains other features such as the top 5 data links, access to other statistical compendia websites, a guide to sources, access to state statistical abstract links, and more. A CD-ROM version of the 2006 Statistical Abstract is also available for free from the Customer Services Center (301) 763-4636 while supplies last.
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:
Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26
Upcoming Releases
Population
Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005. Tables-only annual update from the Current Population Survey, with national and state data on educational attainment. Also included are earnings data by level of education and statistics by race and Hispanic origin.
Geographical Mobility: 2005. Internet files containing national and regional information on how often and how far people move, along with characteristics of the movers and reasons why they move.
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 citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.
Subcounty Population Estimates: July 1, 2005. Internet files showing estimated population of the nation's incorporated places - cities, towns, villages and boroughs.
Economic Indicators
New Residential Construction: May 2006. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits.
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2006. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.
New Residential Sales: May 2006. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Shows sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction.
Economic Census and Surveys
2004 County Business Patterns. Downloadable Internet files and reports available online in PDF providing data on number of business establishments, number of employees, payroll, and employment-size class. The data are provided at various geographic levels, including state, county, and metropolitan statistical area.
Survey of Business Owners: Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-Owned Firms: 2002. Report on the state of these businesses from a survey conducted every five years. Statistics are shown separately 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 Native Hawaiian- and other Pacific Islander-owned businesses. Also, data on business ownership for major, individual Pacific Islander groups are included. Due to limitations, publications of data will be withheld at many levels of geography.
Survey of Business Owners: American Indian- and Alaska Native-Owned Firms: 2002. Report on the state of these businesses from a survey conducted every five years. Statistics are shown separately 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 American Indian- and Alaska native-owned businesses. The 2002 survey did not include tribal-owned businesses -considered to be government entities - so the data are not directly comparable to those collected in the 1997 survey.
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. Also available in statistical tabulations and as PDF reports.
Reference and Compendia
State and Metropolitan Area Data Book. Advance tables from the publication will be available in downloadable spreadsheet format and Adobe Acrobat PDFs. The data book is a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the state and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and micropolitan areas are also included. More information, including ranking tables, will be made available in both downloadable spreadsheet format with the printed versions of the book later this summer.
June 02, 2006
Headline News
On June 7, the U.S. Census Bureau Will Release Two Special Data Products for the Gulf Coast Area Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
For More Information, See Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) 1083. Be Sure to Register at the Bottom of the Page to Receive Important Updates to This FAQ.
Total Construction Activity for April 2006 ($1,195.9 Billion) Was 0.1 Percent Below the Revised March 2006 ($1,197.3 Billion) Figure. (Released June 1, 2006)
How Are Your Tax Dollars Spent? Find Out in State and Local Government Finances: 2003-2004. (Released May 31, 2006)
Americans Marrying Older, Living Alone More, See Households Shrinking, Census Bureau Reports. (Released May 25, 2006)
Census Bureau Survey to Gauge Child Care Arrangements. (Released May 25, 2006)
Sales of New One-Family Houses in April 2006 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 1,198,000. This Is 4.9 Percent Above the Revised March 2006 Figure of 1,142,000. (Released May 24, 2006)
New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in April Decreased $10.5 Billion or 4.8 Percent to $210.2 Billion. (Released May 24, 2006)
Facts For Features: Americans with Disabilities Act: July 26. (Released May 24, 2006)
Facts For Features Special Edition: 2006 Hurricane Season Begins. (Released May 22, 2006)
Fact of the Day
Los Angeles County Way Ahead in Number of Asian-Owned Firms
Results from the 2002 Survey of Business Owners show that Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, had almost three times as many Asian-owned firms (140,411) as number two Queens, NY (48,241). In fact, the county had more firms than every state except California and New York. Users can find the results of this survey in a pdf report available online and in downloadable form in American FactFinder. It has data on various race groups (Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, Japanese, and Other Asian) for states, counties, metro areas, and cities. More.
Hot Tip
Latest News About the American Community Survey (ACS)
The Census Bureau has released ACS Design and Methodology, a comprehensive summary of the full set of methodologies used in the ACS. The paper covers many topics: sample design, content development, and the language assistance program to data dissemination and user assistance.
Look for the ACS 2004 Public Use Microdata (PUMS) file in DataFerrett. DataFerrett provides respondent records minus identifying information so that users can create their own tabulations. You can then develop and customize tables or create charts or graphs for a visual presentation into an html page. DataFerrett helps you locate and retrieve the data you need across the Internet to your desktop or system, regardless of where the data reside.
Recently Released
Population
American Community Survey Public Use Microdata File: 2004. Internet file showing a sample of respondent records minus identifying information in order to ensure confidentiality. Available for download from DataFerret.
Families and Living Arrangements: 2005. Internet files with tabulations from the Current Population Survey showing 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.
More Than 50 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability. Read more in Americans With Disabilities: 2002. Report available online in PDF or as 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
Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: April 2006. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators.
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.
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).
Economic Census and Surveys
National Estimates of Annual Revenues and Expenses of Select Establishments. The Service Annual Survey (SAS) provides national estimates of annual revenues and expenses of establishments classified in select service sectors. [File Size; 1.83 MB]
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. [File Size; 2.85 MF]
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]
Governments
State and Local Government Employment and Payroll: 2005. Downloadable Internet tables with data on the number of government civilian employees and their gross payrolls. The report shows most full-time equivalent employees work in education. Other employment categories include corrections, financial administration, fire protection, health, hospitals, judicial and legal activities, police protection, public welfare, streets and highways.
State and Local Government Finances: 2003-2004. Downloadable Internet tables, covering state and local government financial activities in four broad categories: revenues, expenditures, outstanding debt, and assets (cash and security holdings).
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:
Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26
Upcoming Releases
Population
Geographical Mobility: 2005. Internet files containing national and regional information on how often and how far people move, along with characteristics of the movers and reasons why they move.
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
Full Report on Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: April 2006. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release June 2, 2006.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: April 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 June 8, 2006.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2006. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release June 9, 2006.
Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade: First Quarter 2006. Press release showing up-to-date aggregate statistics on U.S. manufacturing, mining, and wholesale trade corporations. Scheduled for release June 12, 2006.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: May 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 June 13, 2006.
Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: April 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release June 13, 2006.
Quarterly Services Survey: 1st Quarter. 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 June 14, 2006.
Economic Census and Surveys
2004 County Business Patterns. Downloadable Internet files and reports available online in PDF providing data on number of business establishments, number of employees, payroll, and employment-size class. The data are provided at various geographic levels, including state, county, and metropolitan statistical area.
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. Also available in statistical tabulations and as PDF reports.
Reference and Compendia
Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006. Extensive downloadable data released for the first time online.
Facts for Features:
Back to School. Although most students have yet to begin their summer vacation, the Census Bureau is already looking ahead to the close of the traditional summer break. This factsheet presents statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to teachers, students, and the reopening of our country's schools.
