November 02, 2007

Population

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 distributions to 2050.

Government

2006 State and Local Government Employee-Retirement Systems. Annual data on revenues, expenditures, financial assets, and membership for public employee-retirement systems. Data are shown for individual retirement systems as well as aggregately at the national, state, and local levels.

Housing

2006 State and County Housing Unit Estimates. Updated estimates of the nation's housing stock at the national, state, and county levels for 2006.

Economic Indicators

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: September 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 November 2, 2007.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: September 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 November 7, 2007.

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

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: October 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 November 14, 2007.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: September 2007. 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, 2007.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features:

Holiday Season. The Census Bureau presents numerous facts and figures related to the holidays this time of year, a time of gathering and celebrating with friends and family,
gift-giving, and general cheer and rejoicing.

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