Census Product Update

May 1, 2009

Population

America's Families and Living Arrangements: 2008. Tables providing national-level demographic characteristics for families and households, such as race, education and marital status. They also contain data on the composition of the American household, such as single-parent families, fathers as child care providers, grandparents as caregivers, stay-at-home parents, age at first marriage, and number of children.

Educational Attainment in the United States: 2008. Internet tables from the Current Population Survey's Annual Social and Economic Supplement detail education levels by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, nativity, occupation, and other demographic characteristics at the national level.

Population Change in Central and Outlying Counties of Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2000 to 2007. Analysis of population change and demographic components of change in both core and outlying portions of metro areas. This change is examined by region and division, and metro area population size category, as well as for 12 of the most populous metro areas.

Who Could Afford to Buy a Home in 2004? The latest in a periodic series of reports measuring changes in housing affordability for families and individuals (both owners and renters). Examines the affordability of homes at different price levels, chances of affordability by demographic characteristic, reasons why families and unrelated individuals couldn't afford a home, and the impact of possible policy changes (such as modified down payments and interest rates) on affordability for renters.

Estimates of U.S. Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2008. National-level population estimates cross-tabulated by demographic characteristics.

Estimates of State and County Population by Age, Sex, Race and Hispanic Origin: July 1, 2008. Tables of population estimates by demographic characteristics for the nation's states and counties.

Economic Indicators

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders: March 2009. Press release showing information on key business indicators. Shows revised durable goods totals, in addition to nondurable goods manufacturers' shipments, inventories, and orders. Scheduled for release May 1, 2009.

Construction Spending (Put-in-Place): March 2009. Press release showing estimates of the value of total new construction put-in-place by type of construction (residential and non-residential), annual value,, and by type of owner (private and public). Scheduled for release May 4, 2009.

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories: March 2009. Press release showing estimates for sales, inventories on a non-LIFO ("last in-first out") basis, and stock-sales ratios for merchant wholesalers by three-digit major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release May 8, 2009.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: March 2009. Press release showing monthly exports, general imports (including data by country), and limited data on imports for consumption. Scheduled for release May 12, 2009.

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services: April 2009. Press release presenting advance monthly estimates of retail store sales by kind-of-business groups. Report includes seasonally adjusted estimates and percentage changes for major kind-of-business groups. Scheduled for release May 13, 2009.

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales: March 2009. Press release showing sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios for the combined domestic activities of retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Scheduled for release May 13, 2009.

Reference and Compendia

Facts for Features: The Fourth of July. The Census Bureau celebrates the nation's 233rd birthday in style with a collection of statistics on flags, fireworks, and food.