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U.S. retail and food service sales for October reached $347.5 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month.
October 2009: +1.4 % changeSeptember 2009: -2.3 % change
The Nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $36.5 billion in September from $30.8 billion (revised) in August, as imports increased more than exports.
September 2009: -36.5 $ billionAugust 2009: -30.8 $ billion
September 2009 sales of merchant wholesalers were $320.2 billion, up 0.7 percent (+/-1.1%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $377.7 billion, down 0.9 percent (+/-0.5%) from last month.
September 2009: -0.9 % change in InvAugust 2009: -1.3 % change in Inv
New orders for manufactured goods in September increased $3.3 billion or 0.9 percent to $356.1 billion.
September 2009: 0.9 % changeAugust 2009: -0.8 % change
Total construction activity for September 2009 ($940.3 billion) was 0.8 percent above the revised August 2009 ($933.0 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending
September 2009: 0.8 % changeAugust 2009: -0.1 % change
Homeownership Rate (HR)
The homeownership rate (67.6 percent) for the current quarter was not statistically different from the third quarter 2008 rate (67.9 percent) or from last quarter's rate (67.4 percent).
Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR)
The rental vacancy rate in third quarter 2009 (11.1 percent) was higher than the third quarter 2008 rate (9.9 percent).
Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR)
The homeowner vacancy rate in third quarter 2009 (2.6 percent) was lower
than the third quarter 2008 rate (2.8 percent).
(HR): 67.6 percent
3rd Qtr 2008
(HR): 67.9 percent
Sales of new one-family houses in September 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 402,000. This is 3.6% below the revised August 2009 estimate of 417,000.
September 2009: -3.6 % changeAugust 2009: +1.0 % change
New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $1.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $165.7 billion.
September 2009: 1.0 % changeAugust 2009: -2.6 % change
Privately-owned housing starts in September 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000. This is 0.5 percent above the revised August 2009 estimate of 587,000.
September2009: +0.5 % changeAugust 2009: -1.0 % change
U.S. total business sales for August were $989.6 billion, up 1.0 percent (±0.2%) from last month. Month-end inventories were $1,311.4 billion, down 1.5 percent (±0.1%) from last month.
August 2009: +1.0 % Change in salesJuly 2009: +0.1 % Change in sales
U.S. total business sales for July were $978.4 billion, up 0.1 percent (±0.2%)* from last month. Month-end inventories were $1,332.5 billion, down 1.0 percent (±0.1%) from last month.
July 2009: +0.1 % Change in salesJune 2009: +0.9 % Change in sales
After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.7 cents per dollar of sales for the second quarter 2009 (the 3 months ending Jul. 31, 2009), up 1.2 (+/- 0.1) cents from the after-tax profits average of 1.5 cents for the first quarter 2009 (the 3 months ending Apr. 30, 2009).
2nd Qtr. 2009: +1.2 cents1st Qtr. 2009: +2.0 cents
New orders for manufactured durable goods in August decreased $4.0 billion or 2.4 percent to $164.4 billion.
August 2009: -2.4 % changeJuly 2009: 4.8 % change
U.S. Information sector revenue for the second quarter of 2009, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $274.3 billion, a decrease of 0.4 percent (+/- 0.5) from the first quarter of 2009.
2nd Qtr 2009: 0.4 % change1st Qtr 2009: -0.9 % change
August 2009 sales of merchant wholesalers were $317.9 billion, up 1.0 percent (+/-0.5%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $381.2 billion, down 1.3 percent (+/-0.4%) from last month.
August 2009: -1.3 % change in InvJuly 2009: -1.6 % change in Inv
Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 4.3 cents per dollar of sales for the second quarter of 2009, up 1.6 (+/- 0.1) cents from the after-tax profits average of 2.8 cents for the first quarter of 2009.
2nd Qtr 2009: +1.6 cents1st Qtr 2009: +8.0 cents
New orders for manufactured goods in August decreased $2.8 billion or 0.8 percent to $352.9 billion.
August 2009: -0.8 % changeJuly 2009: 1.4 % change
Homeownership Rate (HR)
The homeownership rate (67.4 percent) for the current quarter was lower than the rate in second quarter 2008 (68.1 percent), but not statistically different from the rate in second quarter 2009
(67.3 percent).
Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR)
The rental vacancy rate in second quarter 2009 (10.6 percent) was higher than the second quarter 2008 rate (10.0 percent).
Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR)
The homeowner vacancy rate in second quarter 2009 (2.5 percent) was lower than the second quarter 2008 rate (2.8 percent).
(HR): 67.4 percent
2nd Qtr 2008
(HR): 68.1 percent
Privately-owned housing starts in August 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 598,000. This is 1.5 percent above the revised July 2009 estimate of 589,000.
August 2009: +1.5 % changeJuly 2009: -0.2 % change
The Nation's international deficit in goods and services decreased to $30.7 billion in August from $31.9 billion (revised) in July, as exports increased and imports decreased.
August 2009: -30.7 $ billionJuly 2009: -31.9 $ billion