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Economic Indicators

February 2023

91.6°

$ billion

January 2023

91.1°

$ billion

Released: March 28th, 2023 Next Release: April 26th, 2023

The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $91.6 billion in February from $91.1 billion in January as exports decreased more than imports.

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Advance Report Durable Goods

March 24th, 2023

February 2023

-1.0°

% change

January 2023(r)

-5.0°

% change

Released: March 24th, 2023 Next Release: April 26th, 2023

New orders for manufactured durable goods in February, down three of the last four months, decreased $2.6 billion or 1.0 percent to $268.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today.

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New Residential Sales

March 23rd, 2023

February 2023

+1.1*

% change

January 2023(r)

+1.8*

% change

Released: March 23rd, 2023 Next Release: April 25th, 2023

Sales of new single-family houses in February 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 640,000. This is 1.1 percent (+/- 15.3%)* above the revised January 2023 estimate of 633,000.

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4th Quarter 2022

-7.9

$ billion

3rd Quarter 2022(r)

-25.2

$ billion

Released: March 20th, 2023 Next Release: June 6th, 2023

Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $235.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2022, down $7.9 (+/- 2.8) billion from third quarter of 2022.

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4th Quarter 2022

+10.5

$ billion

3rd Quarter 2022(r)

-20.9

$ billion

Released: March 20th, 2023 Next Release: June 6th, 2023

Seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $32.7 billion for the fourth quarter 2022 (the 3 months ending January 31, 2023), up $10.5 (+/- 0.9) billion from third quarter 2022 (the 3 months ending October 31, 2022).

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New Residential Construction

March 16th, 2023

February 2023

+9.8*

% change

January 2023(r)

-2.0*

% change

Released: March 16th, 2023 Next Release: April 18th, 2023

Privately-owned housing starts in February 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,450,000. This is 9.8 percent (+/- 15.5%)* above the revised January 2023 estimate of 1,321,000.

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Business Inventories

March 15th, 2023

January 2023

-0.1*

% change in inventories

December 2022(r)

+0.3

% change in inventories

Released: March 15th, 2023 Next Release: April 14th, 2023

U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for January 2023 were $2,479.6 billion, down 0.1 percent (+/- 0.1 percent)* from last month. U.S. total business sales were $1,847.5 billion, up 1.5 percent (+/- 0.3 percent) from last month.

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Selected Services Revenue

March 14th, 2023

4th Quarter 2022

+1.6

% change

3rd Quarter 2022(r)

+1.9

% change

Released: March 14th, 2023 Next Release: May 19th, 2023

U.S. selected services total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $5,026.5 billion, an increase of 1.6 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from the third quarter of 2022 and up 7.4 percent (+/- 0.6 percent) from the fourth quarter of 2021.

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January 2023

68.3°

$ billion

December 2022(r)

67.2°

$ billion

Released: March 8th, 2023 Next Release: April 5th, 2023

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $68.3 billion in January from $67.2 billion in December (revised), as imports increased more than exports.

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January 2023

-0.4*

% change in inventories

December 2022(r)

+0.1*

% change in inventories

Released: March 7th, 2023 Next Release: April 10th, 2023

January 2023 sales of merchant wholesalers were $693.8 billion, up 1.0 percent (+/- 0.7 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $929.0 billion, down 0.4 percent (+/- 0.4 percent)* from last month.

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Homeownership Rate

January 31st, 2023

4th Quarter 2022

+65.9*

percent

4th Quarter 2021

+65.5

percent

Released: January 31st, 2023 Next Release: May 3rd, 2023

The homeownership rate in the fourth quarter 2022, 65.9 percent, was not statistically different from the rate in the fourth quarter 2021. The rate in the West was higher than the fourth quarter 2021 rate. The rates in the Northeast, Midwest, and South were not statistically different from the fourth quarter 2021 rates.

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Rental Vacancy Rate

January 31st, 2023

4th Quarter 2022

+5.8*

percent

4th Quarter 2021

+5.6

percent

Released: January 31st, 2023 Next Release: May 3rd, 2023

The rental vacancy rate in the fourth quarter 2022, 5.8 percent, was not statistically different from the rate in the fourth quarter 2021. The rates in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from the fourth quarter 2021 rates.

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