Business & Industry

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Every five years (2002, 2007, etc.) for every industry. Statistics for U.S., states, metro areas, counties, and cities. Economic Census Release Schedule Search Databases: 2002 \| 2007	Monthly and quarterly for selected sectors. National statistics only. Indicator Release Schedule	Annually for selected sectors. National statistics, primarily. Featured Sites: Annual Survey of Manufactures County Business Patterns Nonemployer Statistics Survey of Business Owners

Latest Economic Indicator	Previous	Current
Housing Starts/Building Permits Privately-owned housing starts in October 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000. This is 10.6 percent below the revised September 2009 estimate of 592,000.	+1.9 September2009 % change	-10.6 October 2009 % change

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