July 10, 2008

Population

Families and Living Arrangements: 2007. The latest look at our nation's married-couple and single-parent families, stay-at-home mothers and fathers, people who live alone, children who live with grandparents and more. Data, from the Current Population Survey, includes a breakdown by age, race and ethnic origin, as well as personal earnings and dependence on public assistance.

Fertility of American Women: 2006. The first Census Bureau report on fertility patterns of American women to use data from the American Community Survey, making it the first to include state-by-state comparisons of fertility characteristics. Data from the Current Population Survey are also included, permitting historical comparisons.

National Population Projections. What will our nation look like demographically at mid-century? Annual projections of the U.S. population, by age, race, and Hispanic origin, through the year 2050, will reveal the answer.

What It's Worth: Field of Training and Economic Status: 2004. Series of tables from the Survey of Income and Program Participation examining the relationship between field of training and monthly earnings.

Economic Indicators

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: May 2008. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release July 11, 2008.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: June 2008. 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 15, 2008.

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales: May 2008. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release July 15, 2008.

Housing Starts and Building Permits: June 2008. Press release showing data for housing starts, completions, and building permits. Scheduled for release July 17, 2008.

Housing Vacancies: 2nd Quarter 2008. Press release showing rental and homeowner vacancy rates and characteristics of units available for occupancy. Scheduled for release July 24, 2008.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders: June 2008. Press release showing advance information on key business indicators. Scheduled for release July 25, 2008.

New Residential Sales: June 2008. Press release reporting new one-family houses sold and for sale. Includes sales prices, months on the market, and stage of construction. Scheduled for release July 25, 2008.

Economic Census and Surveys

Business Help Site. A wealth of useful information is available on the Census Bureau's Business Help Site to assist companies complete forms for more than a dozen monthly, quarterly and annual economic surveys, including assistance in filing electronically.

Top-Ranked States by Industry. A new web page helps promote the 2007 Economic Census highlighting facts from the 2002 Economic Census about every state by receipts per capita for every industry.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: Unmarried and Single Americans Week (Sept. 21-27). The third full week of September is dedicated to celebrating the nation's singles and their contributions to society. The Census Bureau presents statistics about this group from its demographic and economic subject areas.

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