Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency responsible for carrying out national censuses. It is primarily known for the decennial population count, but it is also responsible for smaller agricultural and manufacturing censuses.
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Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2016, 09:01 EDT
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The Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report estimates consumer retail spending - but not service spending - based on the responses to 5,000 surveys sent to retailers around the US. It has a reputation for being revised significantly month-to-month, but it still moves markets with large surprises. Numbers are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Advance Report on Durable Goods
Last Updated: Sep 28, 2016, 08:31 EDT
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This report provides an advance look at data on manufacturers' shipments, orders, and inventories at the end of each month for durable goods. It is released about 18 working days from the end of the month.
Business Dynamics Statistics Report
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2016, 15:56 EST
Next Release: N/A
The Business Dynamics Statistics Report includes data on annual aggregates which describe establishment openings and closings, firm startups, job creation and destruction, age, industrial sector, and state.
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Active Establishments | 2013 | 6.704M | 0.56% |
| US Active Firms | 2013 | 5.055M | 0.70% |
| US Employment | 2013 | 117.26M | 1.88% |
| US Establishment Birth Rate | 2013 | 10.20 | -0.97% |
| US Establishment Births | 2013 | 677708.0 | -0.45% |
| US Establishment Death Rate | 2013 | 9.00 | -7.22% |
| US Establishment Deaths | 2013 | 600794.0 | -6.24% |
| US Job Creation Births | 2013 | 5.275M | 2.30% |
| US Job Creation Continuers | 2013 | 10.75M | -4.96% |
| US Job Destruction | 2013 | 13.28M | -2.90% |
| US Job Destruction Continuers | 2013 | 8.840M | -1.59% |
| US Job Destruction Deaths | 2013 | 4.439M | -5.41% |
| US Jobs Created | 2013 | 16.03M | -2.69% |
| US Net Job Creation | 2013 | 2.747M | -1.64% |
| US Net Job Creation Rate | 2013 | 2.30 | -8.00% |
| US Reallocation Rate | 2013 | 23.00 | -4.17% |
Construction Spending Report
Last Updated: Sep 1, 2016, 10:00 EDT
Next Release: Oct 3, 2016, 10:00 EDT
This report shows information about spending on private and public construction. It relies on government data (eg. housing starts and new home sales) for residential construction as well as private sources for non-residential information (e.g. commercial real estate builders). Revisions in the previous two months' numbers are common.
Housing Vacancies and Home Ownership Report
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2016, 20:13 EDT
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The Housing Vacancies and Home Ownership report contains indicators on home ownership and housing unit vacancies within the United States.
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Home Ownership Rate | Q1 2016 | 63.50% | -0.47% |
| US Home Vacancy Rate | Q1 2015 | 1.90% | 0.00 |
| US Household Formation | Jun 2016 | 872.30K | -27.07% |
| US Households | Jun 2016 | 118.22M | -0.13% |
| US Median Asking Home Sales Price | Q1 2015 | 149500.0 USD | -5.26% |
| US Median Asking Rent | Q1 2015 | 799.00 USD | 4.31% |
| US Rental Vacancy Rate | Q1 2016 | 7.00% | 0.00 |
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) Report
Last Updated: Sep 3, 2016, 11:50 EDT
Next Release: Oct 5, 2016, 10:00 EDT
This report from the U.S. Census Bureau gives a detailed view of orders, shipments, and inventories in the manufacturing sector. In addition to totals for all manufacturing, it contains data by industry and by good. These figures are widely believed to provide strong indications of the near-future of business.
Manufacturing & Trade Inventories & Sales Report
Last Updated: Sep 15, 2016, 10:05 EDT
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This monthly report by the US Census Bureau aims to provide broad and timely measures of combined changes in domestic retail trade, wholesale trade and manufacturers' activities
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Total Business Inventories | Jul 2016 | 1.813T USD | -0.04% |
| US Total Business Inventory/Sales Ratio | Jul 2016 | 1.39 | 0.00 |
| US Total Business Sales | Jul 2016 | 1.304T USD | -0.20% |
| US Total Manufacturers Inventories | Jul 2016 | 620.33B USD | 0.14% |
| US Total Manufacturers Inventory/Sales Ratio | Jul 2016 | 1.43 | 13.49% |
| US Total Manufacturers Sales | Jul 2016 | 458.86B USD | -0.19% |
| US Total Retail Trade Inventories | Jul 2016 | 601.56B USD | -0.29% |
| US Total Retail Trade Inventory/Sales Ratio | Jul 2016 | 1.49 | -0.67% |
| US Total Retail Trade Sales | Jul 2016 | 402.87B USD | 0.07% |
| US Total Wholesalers Inventories | Jul 2016 | 591.26B USD | 0.04% |
| US Total Wholesalers Inventory/Sales Ratio | Jul 2016 | 1.34 | 0.75% |
| US Total Wholesalers Sales | Jul 2016 | 441.86B USD | -0.45% |
Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey Report
Last Updated: Sep 21, 2016, 19:21 EDT
Next Release: Oct 7, 2016, 10:00 EDT
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey tracks month-to-month trends for sales and inventories of U.S. distributors, jobbers, drop shippers, and import/export merchants, excluding manufacturers' sales branches or offices
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Wholesale Inventories | Jul 2016 | 591261.0 | 0.04% |
| US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods | Jul 2016 | 355949.0 | 0.30% |
| US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods | Jul 2016 | 235312.0 | -0.34% |
| US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio | Jul 2016 | 1.34 | 0.75% |
| US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods | Jul 2016 | 1.65 | 0.00 |
| US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods | Jul 2016 | 1.04 | 0.97% |
| US Wholesale Sales | Jul 2016 | 441865.0 | -0.45% |
| US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods | Jul 2016 | 215294.0 | 0.19% |
| US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods | Jul 2016 | 226571.0 | -1.05% |
New Residential Construction Report
Last Updated: Sep 20, 2016, 08:36 EDT
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The New Residential Construction release provides statistics on the construction of new privately-owned residential structures in the United States.
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern US Housing Completed | Aug 2016 | 156.00K | -11.86% |
| Midwestern US Housing Starts | Aug 2016 | 171.00K | 5.56% |
| Midwestern US New Housing Permits | Aug 2016 | 197.00K | 4.23% |
| Northeastern US Housing Completed | Aug 2016 | 120.00K | 30.43% |
| Northeastern US Housing Starts | Aug 2016 | 141.00K | 7.63% |
| Northeastern US New Housing Permits | Aug 2016 | 103.00K | 5.10% |
| Southern New Housing Permits | Aug 2016 | 567.00K | -3.41% |
| Southern US Housing Completed | Aug 2016 | 549.00K | 2.43% |
| Southern US Housing Starts | Aug 2016 | 543.00K | -14.76% |
| US Building Permits | Aug 2016 | 1.139M | 0.00 |
| US Change in Building Permits | Aug 2016 | -0.44% Chg Mnth | -44.00% |
| US Housing Completed | Aug 2016 | 1.043M | -3.43% |
| US Housing Starts | Aug 2016 | 1.142M | -5.70% |
| US Housing Starts | Aug 2016 | -5.70% Chg Mnth | -370.3% |
| US Housing Starts: 1 Unit | Aug 2016 | 722.00K | -5.99% |
| Western US Housing Completed | Aug 2016 | 218.00K | -20.73% |
| Western US Housing Starts | Aug 2016 | 287.00K | 1.77% |
| Western US New Housing Permits | Aug 2016 | 272.00K | 0.74% |
New Residential Sales Report
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2016, 08:43 EDT
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New Residential Sales provides statistics on the sales of new privately-owned single-family residential structures in the United States.
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwestern US Average Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 262600.0 USD | -4.99% |
| Midwestern US Median Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 291600.0 USD | -6.09% |
| Northeastern Average Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 510600.0 USD | 18.25% |
| Northeastern Median Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 579800.0 USD | 17.82% |
| Southern US Average Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 276000.0 USD | -4.56% |
| Southern US Median Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 312100.0 USD | -8.96% |
| US Average Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Aug 2016 | 353600.0 USD | 0.45% |
| US Median Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Aug 2016 | 284000.0 USD | -3.10% |
| US Months Supply of New Single Family Houses | Aug 2016 | 4.60 Mo. | 9.52% |
| US New Single Family Houses Sold | Aug 2016 | 609.00K | -7.59% |
| Western US Average Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 393300.0 USD | 7.52% |
| Western US Median Sales Price for New Houses Sold | Q2 2016 | 454000.0 USD | 6.10% |
Quarterly E-Commerce Report
Last Updated: Aug 16, 2016, 10:28 EDT
Next Release: Nov 17, 2016, 10:00 EST
US E-Commerce sales data as compiled by the Census Bureau
| Major Indicators from this Report | Period | Value | Chg Prev |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Change in E-Commerce Sales | Q2 2016 | 15.79% Chg Yr | 1.97% |
| US E-Commerce Sales | Q2 2016 | 97.25B USD | 4.52% |
| US E-Commerce Sales as Percent of Retail Sales | Q2 2016 | 8.10% | 2.53% |
| US E-Commerce Sales TTM | Q2 2016 | 367.34B USD | 3.75% |
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