April 06, 2007

Population

Estimates of U.S. and State Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2006. Internet tables showing National- and state-level population estimates cross-tabulated by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.

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.

Economic Indicators

Monthly Wholesale Trade: February 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 April 6, 2007

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: February 2007. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release April 13, 2007.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: March 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 April 16, 2007.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: February 2007. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release April 16, 2007.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: March 2007. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release April 17, 2007.

Economic Surveys

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Survey: 2005. Supplement to the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey providing data on e-business infrastructure investment. In 2004, U.S. businesses with employees spent $232 billion on ICT equipment such as computers, software, telephones, fax machines, and electromedical apparatus.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Father's Day (June 17). "Dear old dad" may be treated to breakfast in bed and a new necktie by his family on his special day. The Census Bureau can't be as elaborate, but it does honor him with a collection of statistical information from its demographic and economic subject areas pertaining to Father's Day.

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