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October 07, 2005


Census 2000

Data From Census 2000 and Previous Censuses Featured in Upcoming Atlas. The Census Bureau is publishing the Census Atlas of the United States, a thematic map book available for purchase in 2006 from the U.S. Government Printing Office, the Customer Services Center, and major commercial bookstores.

Poverty Status of Families by Type and by U.S. Citizenship Status of the Householder: 2003. Four national-level tables from the American Community Survey present poverty data on the foreign-born by the following characteristics: citizenship status, year of entry, region of birth, and family type.


Population

Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2003. Information on households with computers and Internet connections - nationally, regionally and by state. Specifically, the demographics of who's online and how they're using their computers and the Internet.

Indicators of Marriage and Fertility in the United States From the American Community Survey: 2000 to 2003. Internet files providing an analysis of marriage and fertility patterns nationwide as well as for each state. Examines various socioeconomic characteristics of married couples, unmarried-partner households, and women who have given birth in the last year. Includes first-ever Census Bureau tabulations, by state, on median age at first marriage.

Participation of Mothers in Government Assistance Programs: 2001. Examines the decline in participation in government assistance programs by mothers following the enactment of welfare reform. Includes national-level data by race and Hispanic origin, marital status, educational attainment and job training status, income and poverty status, receipt of child support, and age.


Economic Census and Surveys

2002 Economic Census of Island Areas: Puerto Rico: Manufacturing. Report available online in PDF and for sale on a print-on-demand basis from the Customer Services Center. Shows information on the number of businesses and employees, payroll, value of shipments, and other data pertaining to manufacturing in Puerto Rico. A construction report is scheduled for release later this year, and a geographic areas report will contain information for other sectors of Puerto Rico's economy covered in the 2002 Economic Census.


Economic Indicators

Monthly Wholesale Trade: August 2005. 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. Scheduled for release October 7, 2005.

Quarterly Financial Report for Retail Trade: Second Quarter 2005. Press release shows second quarter sales of large retail trade corporations. Includes large U.S. retailers' after-tax profits. Scheduled for release October 12, 2005.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: August 2005. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption is scheduled for release October 13, 2005.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services: September 2005. 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 is scheduled for release October 14, 2005.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: August 2005. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers is scheduled for release October 14, 2005.

New Residential Construction: September 2005. Press release showing data for housing starts and completions and building permits is scheduled for release October 19, 2005.

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