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Category Archives: Census Bureau

Factory Orders – October 2008

05-Dec-08

Factory Orders At a Glance

New Orders: $407.4 billion
Monthly Change: Down 5.1%
Shipments: $417.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 3.2%
Inventories: $555.1 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.6%

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Construction Spending – October 2008

02-Dec-08

Construction Spending At a Glance

Total Construction Spending: $1,072.6 billion
Monthly Change: Down 1.2%
Year-to-year Change: Down 4.7%
Private Residential Spending: $338.8 billion
Monthly Change: Down 3.5%
Private Non-residential: $417.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 0.7%

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Durable Goods Orders – October 2008

28-Nov-08

Durable Goods At a Glance

New Orders: $193.0 billion
New Orders Change: Down 6.2%
Shipments Change: Down 2.4%
Unfilled Orders Change: Down 0.6%
Inventory Change: Up 0.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Change: Down 3.6%

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Housing Starts – October 2008

20-Nov-08

Housing Starts At a Glance
Seasonally Adjusted

Housing Starts: 791,000
Monthly Change: Down 4.5%
Year-to-year Change: Down 38%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 3.3%
Housing Completions: 1,043,000
Monthly Change: Down 10.2%
Year-to-year Change: Down 25.6%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 7.7%
Building Permits: 708,000
Monthly Change: Down 12.0%
Year-to-year Change: Down 40.1%
1-Family Monthly Change: Down 14.5%

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Retail Sales – October 2008

16-Nov-08

Monthly Sales At a Glance

Total Retail and Food Service Sales: $363.7 billion
Monthly Change: Down 2.8%
Annual Change: Down 4.1%
Retail Sales: Down 3.1% for month, 5% year-to-year

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Foreign Trade – September 2008

14-Nov-08

International Trade At a Glance

Exports: $155.4 billion
Monthly Change: Down $9.9 billion
Imports: $211.9 billion
Monthly Change: Down $12.5 billion
Trade Deficit: $56.5 billion
Monthly Change: Down $2.6 billion

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