U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders   CHART  RSS Feed

New orders for manufactured goods in December increased $5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $466.2 billion.

Construction Spending   CHART  RSS Feed

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

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership   CHART  RSS Feed

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).

New Residential Sales   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders   CHART  RSS Feed

New orders for manufactured durable goods in December increased $6.2 billion or 3.0 percent to $214.5 billion.

New Residential Construction   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade   CHART  RSS Feed

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).

Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade, and Selected Service Industries   CHART  RSS Feed

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.

Quarterly Services Survey   CHART  RSS Feed

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.