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U.S. Metropolitan Areas Ranked By Rent Prices
Contrary to what you may have expected, New York is not in the top spot, though it is in the top 10. The chart above was compiled by Bloomberg based...
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Manufacturing Sales Slip As Inventory Rises
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April, adjusted for seasonal and trading-day differences but not for price changes, was...
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U.S. Retail Sales Increase 0.6% In May
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for...
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Growth Slowing In Store Sales
Growth in U.S. store sales has been volatile but generally slowing. The U.S. Census Bureau will report retail sales for May on Thursday. For the week ending June 8, the...
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The States With The Highest And Lowest Concentration Of Bars
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, North Dakota leads the U.S. in bars per capita. Its population of 684k has access to 422 different bars, which means there’s...
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Factory Orders Increase 1.0% In April
The U.S. Census Bureau reports in its factory orders release that new orders for all manufacturing industries increased 1.0% in April. This follows a revised reading of a 4.7% decrease...
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U.S. Construction Spending Rises 0.4% In April
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that total construction spending in April was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $860.8 billion. This is 0.4% above March’s revised estimate of $857.7...
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New Orders For Durable Goods Increase 3.3% In April
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that new orders for durable goods increased 3.3% in April to a seasonally adjusted $222.6 billion. April’s increase follows a 5.9% decrease in March, and...
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U.S. New Home Sales Increase To Annual Rate Of 454k
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that new home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454k in April. This is a 2.3% gain from March’s revised reading of 444k SAAR. New home sales were up, seasonally adjusted, in...
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The States That Spend The Most On Education
The U.S. Census Bureau has released some interesting financial data on education at the elementary and secondary school level. The national average in 2011 for all states was spending $10,560...
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Housing Starts Sink To SAAR 853k
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853k in April. This is well below the revised reading of SAAR 1021k starts...
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Manufacturer Sales And Inventories Little Changed In March
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for March, adjusted for seasonal and trading-day differences but not for price changes,...
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Retail Sales Up 0.1% In April
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for...
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Where The Single Mothers Are
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a new report on the social and economic characteristics of currently unmarried women who have recently given birth. The number of unmarried women giving...
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Factory Orders Fell 4.0% In March
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that new factory orders declined 4.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis in March. This compares to a revised reading of a +1.9% change in February, and...
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Construction Spending Declines 1.7% In March
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that total construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $856.7 billion in March, a 1.7% decline from February’s revised reading. Private residential...
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Durable Goods Orders Sink 5.7% In March
The U.S. Census Bureau reports in its durable goods release that new orders for durable goods fell 5.7% in March to a seasonally adjusted $216.3 billion. This is the largest...
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New Home Sales At Annual Rate Of 417k In March
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that new home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417k in March. This is a 1.5% gain from February’s revised reading of 411k...
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Housing Starts Strong In March Increasing To SAAR Of 1.036 million
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.036 million. This is solid increase from February’s SAAR of 968k, which was revised...
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Manufacturers’ Sales Outpace Inventories In February
The U.S. Census Bureau reports in its business inventories release that manufacturing and trade sales outpaced inventories in February. The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for...
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Retail Sales Decrease 0.4%
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that retail sales decreased a seasonally adjusted -0.4% in March to $418.3 billion. This follows a +1.0% increase in February, and is the largest monthly...
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Factory Orders Increase 3.0%
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that factory orders increased 3.0% from January to February. This reading follows a revised reading of a -1.0% change in January, and leaves factory orders...
