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U.S. Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room
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Key National Economic Indicators Published by the U.S. Census Bureau
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services
The Nation's international deficit in goods and services decreased to $59.1 billion in August from $61.3 billion (revised) in July, as imports decreased more than exports. August 2008: -59.1 $ billion
July 2008: -61.3 $ billion
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Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories
August 2008 sales of merchant wholesalers were $404.9 billion, down 1.0 percent from last month. End-of-month inventories were $445.4 billion, up 0.8 percent from last month. August 2008: 0.8 % change in Inv
July 2008: 1.5 % change in Inv
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Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade
After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.3 cents per dollar of sales for the second quarter 2008, up 0.1 (+/- 0.1) cents from the average of 2.2 cents for the first quarter 2008. 2nd Qtr. 2008: +0.1 cents
1st Qtr. 2008: -1.0 cents
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Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
New orders for manufactured goods in August decreased $18.6 billion or 4.0 percent to $444.4 billion. August 2008: -4.0 % change
July 2008: 0.7 % change
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Construction Spending
Total construction activity for August 2008 ($1,072.1 billion) was nearly the same as the revised July 2008 ($1,071.8 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending August 2008: 0.0 % change
July 2008: -1.4 % change
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New Home Sales
Sales of new one-family houses in August 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 460,000. This is 11.5% below the revised July 2008 estimate of 520,000. August 2008: -11.5 % change
July 2008: +4.0 % change
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Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in August decreased $9.9 billion or 4.5 percent to $208.5 billion. August 2008: -4.5 % change
July 2008: 0.8 % change
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Housing Starts/Building Permits
Privately-owned housing starts in August 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 895,000. This is 6.2 percent below the revised July 2008 estimate of 954,000. August 2008: -6.2 % change
July 2008: -12.4 % change
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Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
U.S. total business sales for July were $1,219.5 billion, up 0.5% from last month. Month-end inventories were $1,507.1 billion, up 1.1% from last month. July 2008: +0.5 % Change in sales
June 2008: +1.7 % Change in sales
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Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services
U.S. retail and food service sales for August reached $381.2 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent from the previous month. August 2008: -0.3 % change
July 2008: -0.5 % change
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