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Housing Starts - March 2008

16-Apr-08

Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted

Housing Starts: 947,000
Monthly Change: Down 11.9%
Year-to-year Change: Down 36.5%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 5.7%
Housing Completions: 1,216,000
Monthly Change: Down 2.7%
Year-to-year Change: Down 24.5%
1-Family Monthly Change: Up 3.3%
Building Permits: 927,000
Monthly Change: Down 5.8%
Year-to-year Change: Down 40.9%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 6.2%

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Manufacturing and Trade Inventory and Sales - February 2008

14-Apr-08

Manufacturing and Trade Inventory and Sales At a Glance

Sales: $1,142.8 billion
Monthly Change: Down 1.1%
Year-to-year Change: Up 6.7%
Inventories: $1,468.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.6%
Inventory-to-sales ratio: 1.28

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Retail Sales - March 2008

14-Apr-08

Monthly Sales At a Glance

Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $381.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.2%
Annual Change: Up 2.0%
Retail Sales: $343,003 billion

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Foreign Trade - February 2008

10-Apr-08

International Trade At a Glance

Exports: $151.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up $3.2 billion
Imports: $213.7 billion
Monthly Change: Up $7.3 billion
Trade Deficit: $62.3 billion
Monthly Change: Up $3.3 billion

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Wholesale Trade - February 2008

09-Apr-08

Wholesale Trade At a Glance

Wholesale Sales: $377.4 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.8%
Year-to-year Change: Up 12.2%
Inventories: $421.9 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1.1%
Inventory Sales Ratio: 1.12

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Factory Orders - February 2008

02-Apr-08

Factory Orders At a Glance

New Orders: $424.4 billion
Monthly Change: Down 1.3%
Shipments: $210.8 billion
Monthly Change: Down 2.7%
Inventories: $323.6 billion
Monthly Change: Up 0.5%

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