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Economic Indicators

July 2022

89.1°

$ billion

June 2022

98.6°

$ billion

Released: August 26th, 2022 Next Release: September 28th, 2022

The advance international trade deficit in goods decreased to $89.1 billion in July from $98.6 billion in June as imports decreased more than exports.

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New Residential Sales

August 23rd, 2022

July 2022

-12.6*

% change

June 2022(r)

-7.1*

% change

Released: August 23rd, 2022 Next Release: September 27th, 2022

Sales of new single-family houses in July 2022 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 511,000. This is 12.6 percent (+/- 16.9%)* below the revised June 2022 estimate of 585,000.

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Selected Services Revenue

August 19th, 2022

2nd Quarter 2022

+2.2

% change

1st Quarter 2022(r)

+1.6

% change

Released: August 19th, 2022 Next Release: September 8th, 2022

Advance Report: Advance U.S. selected services total revenue for the second quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $4,950.1 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent (+/- 0.6 percent) from the first quarter of 2022 and up 10.2 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from the second quarter of 2021.

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Business Inventories

August 17th, 2022

June 2022

+1.4

% change in Inventories

May 2022(r)

+1.6

% change in Inventories

Released: August 17th, 2022 Next Release: September 15th, 2022

U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for June 2022 were $2,419.5 billion, up 1.4 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were $1,858.1 billion, up 1.3 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month.

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New Residential Construction

August 16th, 2022

July 2022

-9.6

% change

June 2022(r)

+2.4*

% change

Released: August 16th, 2022 Next Release: September 20th, 2022

Privately-owned housing starts in July 2022 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,446,000. This is 9.6 percent (+/- 8.6%) below the revised June 2022 estimate of 1,599,000.

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Monthly Wholesale Inventories

August 10th, 2022

June 2022

+1.8

% change in Inventories

May 2022(r)

+1.9

% change in Inventories

Released: August 10th, 2022 Next Release: September 9th, 2022

June 2022 sales of merchant wholesalers were $709.6 billion, up 1.8 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $895.4 billion, up 1.8 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month.

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June 2022

79.6°

$ billion

May 2022(r)

84.9°

$ billion

Released: August 4th, 2022 Next Release: September 7th, 2022

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $79.6 billion in June from $84.9 billion in May (revised), as exports increased and imports decreased.

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Homeownership Rate

August 2nd, 2022

2nd Quarter 2022

+65.8*

percent

2nd Quarter 2021

+65.4

percent

Released: August 2nd, 2022 Next Release: November 2nd, 2022

The homeownership rate in the second quarter 2022, 65.8 percent, was not statistically different from the rate in the second quarter 2021. The rates in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from the second quarter 2021 rates.

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Rental Vacancy Rate

August 2nd, 2022

2nd Quarter 2022

+5.6

percent

2nd Quarter 2021

+6.2

percent

Released: August 2nd, 2022 Next Release: November 2nd, 2022

The rental vacancy rate in the second quarter 2022, 5.6 percent, was lower than the rate in the second quarter 2021. The rate in the Northeast was lower than the second quarter 2021 rate. The rates in the Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from the second quarter 2021 rates.

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1st Quarter 2022

-21.3

$ billion

4th Quarter 2021(r)

+12.4

$ billion

Released: June 7th, 2022 Next Release: September 7th, 2022

Seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $37.4 billion for the first quarter 2022 (the 3 months ending April 30, 2022), down $21.3 (+/- 0.7) billion from fourth quarter 2021 (the 3 months ending January 31, 2022).

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1st Quarter 2022

-2.8

$ billion

4th Quarter 2021(r)

+15.9

$ billion

Released: June 7th, 2022 Next Release: September 7th, 2022

Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $261.9 billion for the first quarter of 2022, down $2.8 (+/- 0.9) billion from fourth quarter of 2021.

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