Arkansas 185th Anniversary of Statehood (1836): June 15, 2021

Arkansas joined the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state. Nickname: The Natural State. Motto: Regnat populus (Latin: The People Rule).

Philippines Independence Day (1898): June 12, 2021

The Census Bureau’s International Data Base estimates the July 2021, population of the Philippines at 110.8M (371.7 per sq. km) and the U.S. at 332.5M (36.3).

Day of Portugal: June 10, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated 1,371,153 people reporting Portuguese ancestry.

National Cheese Day: June 4, 2021

The Annual Survey of Manufactures found that the product shipments value of cheese manufacturing in the U.S. grew from $28B in 2009 to $52B in 2019.

Great Outdoors Month: June 2021

The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation.

National Caribbean-American Heritage Month: June 2021

According to the 2020 International Data Base, the three most populous Caribbean countries were: Haiti (11.1M), Cuba (11.1M), and the Dominican Republic (10.5M)

National Dairy Month: June 2021

Since 1992, the total value of shipments of U.S. dairy product manufacturing peaked in April 2014 at $10.8B and by March 2020 stood at $10.7B.

National Ocean Month: June 2021

There are 255 coastline counties in the U.S. located in three regions across 23 states: the Atlantic Ocean (129), Gulf of Mexico (56), and Pacific Ocean (70).

Tennessee 225th Anniversary of Statehood (1796): June 1, 2021

Tennessee joined the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state. Nickname: The Volunteer State. Motto: Agriculture and Commerce.

National Maritime Day: May 22, 2021

The 2019 County Business Patterns counted 137,065 employees in ship and boat building, 102,472 in support activities, and 67,724 in marine cargo handling.

The Global Market Finder Can Help Expand Your Business Abroad

The U.S. Census Bureau provides a wide range of data to help businesses succeed and grow.

Europe Day: May 9, 2021

Millions in the U.S. report European ancestry: German 40.4, Irish 30.4, English 23.6, Italian 16.1, Polish 9.0, French 7.1, Scottish 5.1, Dutch 3.6, and so on.

National Bike Month: May 2021

In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 805,722 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from about 865,000 in 2012 and up from 665,000 in 2007.

World Trade Month & Week: May and May 16-22, 2021

On April 7, 2021, the monthly FT900 release reported that the goods and services deficit was $71.1B in February, up $3.3B from $67.8B in January, revised.

National Arbor Day: April 30, 2021

The 2018 County Business Patterns program counted 8,690 forestry and logging establishments, with 54,024 paid employees and $2.6B in annual payroll.

Academy Awards: April 25, 2021

The 2017 Economic Census reports 22,253 establishments in motion picture and sound recording industries with 340,981 employees and an $18.1B annual payroll.

National Telephone Day: April 25, 2021

The 2019 American Community Survey found that just 1.0% (1,263,227) occupied housing units out of 122,802,852 had no telephone service available.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: April 24, 2021

The U.S. total value of shipments of pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing grew from $67B in 1992 to $298B in 2020 and may exceed $300B in 2021.

Earth Day: April 22, 2021

The 2019 County Business Patterns found 1,567 establishments in hydro-solar-wind-geothermal-biomass-other electric power generation with 18,794 paid employees.

Concordance Files: Data Users vs. Automated Export System (AES) Filers

The data user concordance files “exp-code.txt” and “imp-code.txt” are updated for the new year when the Census Bureau publishes January trade statistics.