November 03, 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. Find out more information or sign up in advance.

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

Fertility of American Women: June 2004. Profiles current fertility patterns of American women by age, race, ethnicity, education, marital status, income and nativity. Also contains labor force participation data by fertility status.

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.

Population Profile of the United States: Dynamic Version. Internet files showing a variety of demographic, housing, and economic topics based on population estimates, the Current Population Survey, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the American Housing Survey. Most data are at the national level, with graphics and tables containing a limited amount of data at the state, county, and city levels.

Economic Census and Surveys

2002 Economic Census Disc 1B. DVD available only with the purchase of the 2002 Economic Census subscription series (subscription series may be found at the Census catalog -- click "Business," then click "Economic Census CD-ROMs & DVDs.") Contains the Industry Series reports, many of the Geographic Area Series reports, the 2003 Annual Survey of Manufactures, and more.

2002 Economic Census: Subject Series. Series of 57 reports for several industry sectors, all at the national level, showing product shipments by contributing industries and other information. Reports issued on a flow basis.

Economic Indicators

Monthly Wholesale Trade: September 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 is scheduled for release November 9, 2005.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: September 2005. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption is scheduled for release November 10, 2005.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services: October 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 November 15, 2005.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: September 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 November 16, 2005.

New Residential Construction: October 2005. Press release showing data for housing starts and completions and building permits is scheduled for release November 17, 2005.

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