Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: September 15 - October 15. (Released July 10, 2008)

After-Tax Profits for Retail Corporations with Assets Greater than $50 Million Averaged 2.2 Cents Per Dollar of Sales for the First Quarter 2008, Down 1.0 Cents From the Average of 3.2 Cents for the Fourth Quarter 2007. (Released July 9, 2008)

May 2008 Sales of Merchant Wholesalers Were $397.4 Billion, Up 1.6 Percent From Last Month. End-of-Month Inventories Were $431.0 Billion, Up 0.8 Percent From Last Month. (Released July 8, 2008)

Facts for Features -- Grandparents Day 2008: September 7. (Released July 7, 2008)

As Firefighters in California Continue to Battle Wildfires, the Census Bureau Provides Data and Map Products to Show the Potential Impact on the Local Economy and Labor Force. (Released July 2, 2008)

New Orders for Manufactured Goods in May Increased $2.8 Billion or 0.6 Percent to $448.7 Billion. (Released July 2, 2008)

Total Construction Activity for May 2008 ($1,085.2 Billion) Was 0.4 Percent Below the Revised April 2008 ($1,089.3 Billion). (Released July 1, 2008)

Facts for Features - Labor Day 2008: September 1. (Released July 1, 2008)

Voter Turnout up 7 Million in 2006. (Released July 1, 2008)

A Gas Station for Every 2,500 People. (Released June 27, 2008)

U.S. Census Bureau's National Processing Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary. (Released June 26, 2008)

Subcounty Population Estimates: July 1, 2007. Internet tables providing population estimates (as of July 1, 2007) for the nation's incorporated places (cities, towns, villages, and boroughs).

International Data Base Update: 2007. Internet files showing demographic indicators such as infant mortality, life expectancy, fertility rates, net migration, and population growth for 228 countries and areas of the world. Includes current estimates and moving population pyramids which project age and sex distributions to year 2050.

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2006. Report (PDF - 589K) and tables available online providing a detailed look at registration and participation in the most recent congressional election. Provides the characteristics of those who voted, those who registered, and a look at the reasons why people who were registered did not vote. Find out who were the likeliest voters based on region, education, income, employment, race and Hispanic origin, and other factors.

Latest Economic Indicators

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): May 2008. Press release showing estimates of the value of
total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value, and by type of owner (private and public).

Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2008. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: May 2008. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups.

Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade: 1st Quarter 2008. Press release shows second quarter
sales of large retail trade corporations. Includes large U.S. retailers' after-tax profits.

Economic Census and Surveys

2006 County Business Patterns. The report provides data by county on the number of establishments, number of employees, and quarterly and annual payroll for the nation's 7.5 million businesses with employees.

Older Worker Profiles. Report (it will be released for each of over 30 states) provides a detailed picture of workers 55 and older at the county and metropolitan area levels for 2004. Based on data from the Local Employment Dynamics program, the report highlights the age of the states' work force, job gains, and losses, industries in which older workers are concentrated, job stability, and earnings. The following states are available as of the publish date of this newsletter:

• Iowa (PDF - 1.31 MB)


• Maine (PDF - 1.45 MB)


• Vermont (PDF - 762 KB)


• Indiana (PDF - 1.53 MB)


• Arkansas (PDF - 1.81 MB)


• Hawaii (PDF - 558 KB)


• Delaware (PDF - 464 KB)


• Colorado (PDF - 779 KB)


• Wisconsin (PDF - 766 KB)


• New Jersey (PDF - 800 KB)


• Maryland (PDF - 1.03 MB)

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Hispanic Heritage Month 2008: Sept. 15 - Oct. 15

Facts for Features: Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (July 26)

Facts for Features: The Fourth of July

Facts for Features: Back to School: 2008-2009

Facts for Features: Labor Day (September 1)

Facts for Features: Grandparent's Day 2008 (September 7)

Families and Living Arrangements: 2007. The latest look at our nation's married-couple and single-parent families, stay-at-home mothers and fathers, people who live alone, children who live with grandparents and more. Data, from the Current Population Survey, includes a breakdown by age, race and ethnic origin, as well as personal earnings and dependence on public assistance.

Fertility of American Women: 2006. The first Census Bureau report on fertility patterns of American women to use data from the American Community Survey, making it the first to include state-by-state comparisons of fertility characteristics. Data from the Current Population Survey are also included, permitting historical comparisons.

National Population Projections. What will our nation look like demographically at mid-century? Annual projections of the U.S. population, by age, race, and Hispanic origin, through the year 2050, will reveal the answer.

What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.

Economic Indicators

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: May 2008. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release July 11, 2008.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: June 2008. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release July 15, 2008.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: May 2008. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release July 15, 2008.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: June 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release July 17, 2008.

Housing Vacancies: 2nd Quarter 2008. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy. Scheduled for release July 24, 2008.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: June 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release July 25, 2008.

New Residential Sales: June 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release July 25, 2008.

Economic Census and Surveys

Business Help Site. A wealth of useful information is available on the Census Bureau's Business Help Site to assist companies complete forms for more than a dozen monthly, quarterly and annual economic surveys, including assistance in filing electronically.

Top-Ranked States by Industry. A new web page helps promote the 2007 Economic Census highlighting facts from the 2002 Economic Census about every state by receipts per capita for every industry.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week (Sept. 21-27). The third full week of September is dedicated to celebrating the nation's singles and their contributions to society. The Census Bureau presents statistics about this group from its demographic and economic subject areas.