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December 14, 2006


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U.S. Total Business Sales for October Were $1,046.3 Billion, Down 0.2 Percent From Last Month. Month-End Inventories Were $1,365.9 Billion, Up 0.4 Percent From Last Month. (Released December 13, 2006)

U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for November Reached $368.9 Billion, Up 1.0 Percent From the Previous Month. (Released December 13, 2006)

Manufacturing Corporations' Seasonally Adjusted After-Tax Profits Averaged 8.5 Cents Per Dollar of Sales for the Third Quarter of 2006, Up 0.4 (+/- 0.1) Cents From the Average of 8.1 Cents of the Second Quarter of 2006. (Released December 12, 2006)

The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Decreased to $58.9 Billion in October From $64.3 Billion (Revised) in September, as Exports Increased and Imports Decreased. (Released December 12, 2006)

October 2006 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $327.8 Billion, Down 0.5 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $392.9 Billion, Up 0.8 Percent From Last Month. (Released December 11, 2006)

Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Participation in Government Programs, 2001 Through 2003, Who Gets Assistance? (Released December 8, 2006)

New Orders for Manufactured Goods in October Decreased $19.3 Billion or 4.7 Percent to $390.3 Billion. (Released December 5, 2006)

Facts for Features: African-American History Month (February 2007). (Released December 5, 2006)


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