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U.S. total business sales for January 2010 were $1,046.9 billion, up 0.6% from last month. Month end inventories were $1,310.2 billion, virtually unchanged from last month.
December 2009: +1.0 % Change in sales
U.S. retail and food service sales for February reached $355.5 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent (�0.5%)* from the previous month.
February 2010: +0.3 % changeJanuary 2009: +0.1 % change
U.S. Information sector revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $286.2 billion, a increase of 0.8 percent (+/- 0.5) from the third quarter of 2009.
4th Qtr 2009: 0.8 % change3rd Qtr 2009: 0.3 % change
January 2010 sales of merchant wholesalers were $346.7 billion, up 1.3 percent (+/-0.9%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $382.2 billion, down 0.2 percent (+/-0.4%) from last month.
January 2010: -0.2 % change in InvDecember 2009: -1.0 % change in Inv
The Nation's international trade deficit decreased to $37.3 billion in January 2010 from $39.9 billion (revised) in December 2009, as imports decreased more than exports.
January 2010: -37.3 $ billionDecember 2009: -39.9 $ billion
New orders for manufactured goods in January increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $378.4 billion.
January 2010: 1.7 % changeDecember 2009: 1.5 % change
Total construction activity for January 2010 ($884.1 billion) was 0.6 percent below the revised December 2009 ($889.6 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending
January 2010: -0.6 % changeDecember 2009: -1.2 % change
U.S. total business sales for December 2009 were $1,040.4 billion, up 0.9% from last month. Month end inventories were $1,310.7 billion, but virtually unchanged from last month.
November 2009: +2.0 % Change in sales
Sales of new one-family houses in January 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000. This is 11.2% below the revised December 2009 estimate of 329,000.
January 2010: -11.2 % changeDecember 2009: -3.9 % change
Privately-owned housing starts in January 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000. This is 2.8 percent above the revised December 2009 estimate of 575,000.
January 2010: +2.8 % changeDecember 2009: -0.7 % change
New orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $5.2 billion or 3.0 percent to $175.7 billion.
January 2010: 3.0 % changeDecember 2009: 1.9 % change
U.S. retail and food service sales for January reached $355.8 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month.
January 2010: +0.5 % changeDecember 2009: -0.1 % change
The Nation's international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $380.7 billion in 2009 from $695.9 billion in 2008.
For December, the trade deficit increased to $40.2 billion from $36.4 billion (revised) in November.
2009: -380.7 $ billion2008: -695.9 $ billion
The Nation's international trade deficit increased to $36.4 billion in November from $33.2 billion (revised) in October, as imports increased more than exports.
2009: -380.7 $ billion2008: -695.9 $ billion
December 2009 sales of merchant wholesalers were $341.2 billion, up 0.8 percent (+/-0.9%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $383.6 billion, down 0.8 percent (+/-0.5%) from last month.
December 2009: -0.8 % change in InvNovember 2009: +1.6 % change in Inv
U.S. retail and food service sales for December reached $353.0 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month.
*Be advised, due to inclement weather, the January 2010 MARTS release is rescheduled from Thursday, February 11 at 8:30 am EST to Friday, February 12 at 8:30 am EST.
November 2009: +1.8 % change
U.S. total business sales for November 2009 were $1,027.4 billion, up 2.0% from last month. Month end inventories were $1,313.2 billion, but virtually unchanged from last month.
NOTICE OF CORRECTION: The Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (MTIS) release for November 2009 was revised on January 28, 2010 to reflect revisions issued to the November 2009 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) release on January 15, 2010. As a result, the seasonally adjusted November 2008 estimates for manufacturers and total business were updated in the November 2009 MTIS release. Updates to the MTIS release impacted the level estimates and the November 2009 to November 2008 year-to-year change estimates for manufacturers and total business sales and inventories and the November 2008 inventories/sales ratio. Historic time series were updated to reflect revised information back to January 2001. For further information on the M3 revision, please see http://www.census.gov/m3.
*Be advised, due to inclement weather, the December 2009 MTIS release is rescheduled from Thursday, February 11 at 8:30 am EST to Friday, February 12 at 8:30 am EST.
October 2009: +1.1 % Change in sales
New orders for manufactured goods in December increased $3.7 billion or 1.0 percent to $370.4 billion.
December 2009: 1.0 % changeNovember 2009: 1.0 % change
Total construction activity for December 2009 ($902.5 billion) was 1.2 percent below the revised November 2009 ($913.2 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending
December 2009: -1.2 % changeNovember 2009: -1.2 % change
Homeownership Rate (HR)
The homeownership rate in the fourth quarter 2009 (67.2 percent) was not statistically different from the fourth quarter 2008 rate (67.5 percent). In the South, the homeownership rate was lower than a year ago, while no other region showed any significant change from corresponding fourth quarter 2008 rates.
Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR)
The rental vacancy rate in fourth quarter 2009 (10.7 percent) was higher than the the fourth quarter 2008 rate (10.1 percent).
Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR)
The homeowner vacancy rate in fourth quarter 2009 (2.7 percent), was not statistically different from the fourth quarter 2008 rate (2.9 percent).
(HR): 67.2 percent
4th Qtr 2008
(HR): 67.5 percent







