September 22, 2005

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Privately Owned Housing Starts in August Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 2,009,000, 1.3 Percent Below the Revised July 2005 Figure of 2,035,000. (Released September 20, 2005)

Nosotros: Hispanos en los Estados Unidos. [PDF 652k] (Released September 19, 2005)

County Business Patterns for the U.S. and Every State. (Released September 16, 2005)

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Information. (Released September 15, 2005)

U.S. Total Business Sales for July Were $1,011.8 Billion, Up 1.1 Percent From Last Month. Month-End Inventories Were $1,270.6 Billion, Down 0.5 Percent From Last Month. (Released September 15, 2005)

Facts for Features: Veteran's Day 2005. (Released September 15, 2005)

U.S. Information Services Sector Revenue for the Second Quarter of 2005, Not Adjusted for Seasonal Variation, Holiday or Trading-Day Differences, or Price Changes, Was $235.5 Billion, an Increase of 3.5 Percent From the First Quarter of 2005. (Released September 14, 2005)

U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for July Reached $350.1 Billion, Down 2.1 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released September 14, 2005)

2.7 Million People in the Path of Hurricane Ophelia, Census Bureau Estimates. (Released September 14, 2005)

The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Decreased to $57.9 Billion in July From $59.5 Billion (Revised) in June, as Exports Increased and Imports Decreased. (Released September, 13, 2005)

What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2001. (Released September 13, 2005)

Spanish Questionnaire and Internet Responses To Be Tested Nationally. (Released September 12, 2005)

Manufacturing Corporations' Seasonally Adjusted After-Tax Profits Averaged 7.2 Cents Per Dollar of Sales for the Second Quarter of 2005, Up 0.2 (+/- 0.1) Cents From 7.0 Cents of the First Quarter of 2005. (Released September 12, 2005)

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