October 21, 2005

New Preliminary Export and Import Data for the Gulf Region. (Released October 21, 2005)

Profiles of Areas Possibly Affected by Hurricane Wilma. (Released October 21, 2005)

Census Bureau Releases First-Ever Data On Daytime Populations for Cities and Counties. (Released October 20, 2005)

2002 Economic Census Report Summarizes Mining Operations in U.S., States, and Offshore Areas. (Released October 19, 2005)

Privately Owned Housing Starts in September Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 2,108,000, 3.4 Percent Above the Revised August 2005 Figure of 2,038,000. (Released October 19, 2005)

U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for September Reached $351.5 Billion, Up 0.2 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released October 14, 2005)

New Analysis Offers First-Ever State-by-State Look at Links Between Marriage, Fertility and Other Socioeconomic Characteristics. (Released October 13, 2005)

The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Increased to $59.0 Billion in August From $58.0 Billion (Revised) in July, as Imports Increased More Than Exports. (Released October 13, 2005)

After-Tax Profits for Retail Corporations with Assets Greater than $50 Million Averaged 3.0 Cents Per Dollar of Sales for the Second Quarter 2005, Not a Statistically Significant Change From the Average of 2.9 Cents in the Preceding Quarter. (Released October 12, 2005)

Puerto Rico's Manufacturers Ship $59 Billion in Goods in 2002, Census Bureau Reports. (Released October 11, 2005)

August 2005 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $302.5 Billion, Up 1.3 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $354.5 Billion, Up 0.5 Percent From Last Month. (Released October 7, 2005)

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