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Category Archives: Census Bureau

New Home Sales - May 2008

26-Jun-08

New Home Sales At a Glance

Annual Sales Rate (Seasonally Adjusted): 512,000
Monthly Change: Down 2.5%
Annual Change: Down 40.3%
Median Sales Price: $231,000
Monthly change: Down $15,500
Unsold Inventory: 10.9 Months

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Housing Starts - May 2008

17-Jun-08

Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted

Housing Starts: 975,000
Monthly Change: Down 3.3%
Year-to-year Change: Down 32.1%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 1%
Housing Completions: 1,132,000
Monthly Change: Up 11.6%
Year-to-year Change: Down 26.9%
1-Family Monthly Change: Up 8.9%
Building Permits: 969,000
Monthly Change: Down 1.3%
Year-to-year Change: Down 36.3%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 4%

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Retail Sales - May 2008

13-Jun-08

Monthly Sales At a Glance

Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $385.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1%
Annual Change: Up 2.5%
Retail Sales: $347 billion

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Foreign Trade - April 2008

11-Jun-08

International Trade At a Glance

Exports: $155.5 billion
Monthly Change: Up $5 billion
Imports: $216.4 billion
Monthly Change: Up $9.4 billion
Trade Deficit: $60.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down $4.4 billion

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Factory Orders - April 2008

04-Jun-08

Factory Orders At a Glance

New Orders: $445.2 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1.1%
Shipments: $443.9 billion
Monthly Change: Up 2.2%
Inventories: $545.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down $100 million

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Construction Spending - April 2008

02-Jun-08

Construction Spending At a Glance

Total Construction Spending: $1,120.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.4%
Year-to-year Change: Down 3.9%
Private Residential Spending: $435.8 billion
Monthly Change: Down 2.3%
Private Non-residential: $388.0 billion
Monthly Change: Up 1.6%

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