May 19, 2006

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)

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