June 29, 2007
Population
35 Million People Live in Hurricane-Prone Areas. About 35 million people live in areas directly threatened by Atlantic hurricanes, stretching along the coastal areas from North Carolina to Texas. The Census Bureau has posted information and maps online that emergency planners may use to gauge the needs in their area.
International Data Base Update: 2007. 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 Census and Surveys
Nonemployer Statistics: 2005. Annual update detailing the number of self-employed businesses by industry and providing estimates of their receipts. Complements County Business Patterns: 2005, last month's report on businesses with paid employees.
Characteristics of Veteran-Owned Businesses: 2002 and Characteristics of Veteran Business Owners: 2002. A look at military veterans who own businesses and their characteristics, such as age, race, educational attainment, and disability. Statistics come from the Survey of Business Owners, which was part of the 2002 Economic Census.
Economic Indicators
Manufacturer's Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: May 2007. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release July 3, 2007.
Monthly Wholesale Trade: May 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 July 10, 2007.
Quarterly Financial Report for Retail Trade: 1st Quarter. Press release shows second quarter sales of large retail trade corporations. Includes large U.S. retailers' after-tax profits. Scheduled for release July 11, 2007.
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: May 2007. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release July 12, 2007.
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: June 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 July 13, 2007.
Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: May 2007. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release July 13, 2007.
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