November 03, 2006

Population

America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000. Internet files show national- and state-level data on who speaks English and does not, broken down by type of household, age of householder, education attainment, and income.

Current Population Survey Design and Methodology (Technical Paper No. 66). This document describes changes made to the Current Population Survey (CPS) since 2000. The CPS is the country's primary source of labor force statistics.

Fourth Wave of 2005 American Community Survey Data. The latest release show profiles of social, economic and housing characteristics for selected age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin and ancestry groups for nearly 7,000 areas, including all congressional districts and counties, cities and American Indian/Alaska Native areas of 65,000 population or more.

International Data Base Update: 2006. 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 include current estimates and moving population pyramids that project age and sex distribution to 2050.

Economic Indicators

Monthly Wholesale Trade: September 2006. 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 November 9, 2006.

US International Trade in Goods and Services: September 2006. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release November 9, 2006.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: October 2006. 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 November 14, 2006.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: September 2006. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release November 14, 2006.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: October 2006. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release November 17, 2006.

Retail E-Commerce Sales: 3rd Quarter 2006. Press release showing quarterly estimates for retail e-commerce sales. Scheduled for release November 17, 2006.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Holiday Season. Ho! Ho! Ho! Holiday-related facts and figures from the Census Bureau's data collection.

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