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September 19, 2008


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College Enrollment Up 17 Percent Since 2000. (Released September 17, 2008)

Privately-Owned Housing Starts in August 2008 Were at a Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate of 895,000. (Released September 17, 2008)

About 13 Million Gulf Coast Residents in Path of Hurricane Ike According to Census Bureau. (Released September 12, 2008)

U.S. Total Business Sales for July Were $1,219.5 Billion, Up 0.5 Percent From Last Month. (Released September 12, 2008)

U.S. Retail and Food Service Sales for August Reached $381.2 Billion. (Released September 12, 2008)

U.S. Information Sector Revenue for the Second Quarter of 2008 (Not Adjusted for Seasonal Variation, Holiday or Trading-Day Differences, or Price Changes) Was $284.9 Billion. (Released September 11, 2008)

The Nation's International Deficit in Goods and Services Increased to $62.2 Billion in July From $58.8 Billion (Revised) in June. (Released September 11, 2008)

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week September 21-27, 2008. (Released September 11, 2008)

June 2008 Sales Of Merchant Wholesalers Were $410.6 Billion, Down 0.3 Percent From Last Month. (Released September 9, 2008)

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008 (September 15 - October 15). (Released September 8, 2008)

Manufacturing Corporations' Seasonally Adjusted After-Tax Profits Averaged 6.1 Cents Per Dollar Of Sales For The Second Quarter Of 2008. (Released September 8, 2008)

Profiles of Older Workers: 2004 (Montana). (Released September 8, 2008)

Census Bureau Says 40 Million People on the Atlantic Seaboard in Tropical Storm Hanna's Path. (Released September 5, 2008)

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