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The Nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $558.0 billion in 2011 from $500.0 billion in 2010, as imports increased more than exports. The trade deficit increased to $48.8 billion in December 2011 from $47.1 billion (revised) in November, as imports increased more than exports.
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2011
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2010
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- Released: February 10, 2012
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December 2011 sales of merchant wholesalers were $413.1 billion, up 1.3 percent (+/-0.7%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $473.2 billion, up 1.0 percent (+/-0.5%) from last month.
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1.0
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December 2011
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November 2011
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New orders for manufactured goods in December increased $5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $466.2 billion.
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1.1
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December 2011
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November 2011
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Total construction activity for December 2011 ($816.4 billion) was 1.5 percent above the revised November 2011 ($804.0 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending
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1.5
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December 2011
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November 2011
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Homeownership Rate (HR)
The homeownership rate in the fourth quarter 2011 (66.0 percent) was lower than the fourth quarter 2010 rate (66.5 percent). The homeownership rates in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from their corresponding fourth quarter 2010 rates.
Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR)
The rental vacancy rate in the fourth quarter 2011 (9.4 percent) was approximately the same as the fourth quarter 2010 rate (9.4 percent).
Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR)
The homeowner vacancy rate of 2.3 percent in fourth quarter 2011 was lower than the fourth quarter 2010 rate (2.7 percent).
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66.0
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4th Qtr 2011 (HR)
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66.3
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3rd Qtr 2011 (HR)
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- Released: January 31, 2012
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Sales of new single-family houses in December 2011 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000. This is 2.2 percent (+/- 13.2%)* below the revised November 2011 estimate of 314,000.
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-2.2
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December 2011
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November 2011
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New orders for manufactured durable goods in December increased $6.2 billion or 3.0 percent to $214.5 billion.
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3.0
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December 2011
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4.3
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November 2011
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Privately-owned housing starts in December 2011 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 657,000. This is 4.1 percent (+/- 11.6%)* below the revised November 2011 estimate of 685,000.
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-4.1
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December 2011
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November 2011
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U.S. total business sales for November 2011 were $1,220.9 billion, up 0.3 percent (+/-0.2%) from last month. Month end inventories were $1,550.1 billion, up 0.3 percent (+/-0.1%) from last month.
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+0.3
% Change in sales
November 2011
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October 2011
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- Released: January 12, 2012
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U.S. retail and food service sales for December reached $400.6 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (+/- 0.5%)* from the previous month.
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Current
0.1
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December 2011
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0.4
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November 2011
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- Released: January 12, 2012
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After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.7 cents per dollar of sales for the third quarter 2011 (the 3 months ending Oct. 31, 2011), down 0.3 (+/- 0.1) cents from the after-tax profits average of 3.0 cents for the second quarter 2011 (the 3 months ending Jul. 30, 2011).
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3rd Qtr. 2011
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Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were 9.1 cents per dollar of sales for the third quarter of 2011, down 0.6 (+/- 0.1) cents from the seasonally adjusted after-tax profits average of 9.7 cents for the second quarter of 2011.
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3rd Qtr. 2011
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U.S. information sector revenue for the third calendar quarter of 2011, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $288.6 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent (+/- 0.6) from the second quarter of 2011.
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0.6
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3rd Qtr 2011
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1.7
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2nd Qtr 2011
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- Released: December 7, 2011
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