March 08, 2007

Population

County and Puerto Rico Municipio Population Estimates: July 1, 2006. Internet tables showing population estimates, rankings and components of change for the nation's 3,141 counties and county equivalents since Census 2000 and up to July 1, 2006.

Families and Living Arrangements: 2006. Internet tables from the Current Population Survey showing national data by race and Hispanic origin on marital status and household size and composition. The tables also include information on topics such as "stay-at-home" parents and health insurance coverage of children.

Extended Measures of Well-Being: Living Conditions in the United States, 2003. Internet files and PDF report providing national measures from the Survey of Income and Program Participation. Covers five broad domains, including possession of appliances and electronic goods (such as cellular telephones); housing conditions; neighborhoods and community services; ability to pay bills and buy groceries; and expectations of getting help from friends, families, and communities.

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. Includes current estimates and moving population pyramids that project age and sex distribution to 2050.

The Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005. Internet files and PDF report examining how income distributions change when the definition of income is varied to reflect the inclusion or exclusion of different components (such as Social Security, food stamps and income taxes).

Economic Indicators

US International Trade in Goods and Services: January 2007. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release March 9, 2007.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: January 2007. 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 March 9, 2007.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: February 2007. 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 March 13, 2007.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: January 2007. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release March 13, 2007.

Quarterly Services Survey: 4th Quarter 2006. Press release showing quarterly estimates of total operating revenue and the percentage of revenue by class of customer for the services industries. Scheduled for release March 14, 2007.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: February 2007. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release March 20, 2007.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Mother's Day (May 13, 2007). Fact sheet presenting economic and demographic information related to this observance.

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