September 08, 2005

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Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2005 (September 15-October 15). (Released September 8, 2005)

July 2005 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $298.7 Billion, Up 0.5 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $352.0 Billion, Down 0.1 Percent From Last Month. (Released September 8, 2005)

Facts for Features: Grandparents Day 2005 (September 11). (Released September 6, 2005)

Fast Facts on Areas Affected by Hurricane Katrina (Revised). (Released September 6, 2005)

Census Bureau Estimates Nearly 10 Million Residents Along Gulf Coast Hit by Hurricane Katrina. (Released September 2, 2005)

Census 2000 Shows 12.9 Percent of Population Reports Race as Black. (Released September 1, 2005) [PDF; 504 KB]

Total Construction Activity for July 2005 ($1,099.3 Billion) Was Nearly the Same as the Revised June 2005 Figure ($1,099.7 Billion). (Released September 1, 2005)

Facts for Features: Halloween (October 31). (Released August 31, 2005)

Advance Report Examines Production Capacity of U.S. Domestic Manufacturing Plants in Fourth Quarter 2004. (Released August 30, 2005) [PDF; 111 KB]

Facts for Features: Labor Day 2005 (September 5). (Released August 30, 2005)

Income Stable, Poverty Rate Increases, Percentage of Americans Without Health Insurance Unchanged. (Released August 30, 2005)

New Orders for Manufactured Goods in July Decreased $7.5 Billion or 1.9 Percent to $387.8 Billion. (Released August 30, 2005).

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September 12-15, 2005
December 5-8, 2005

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