Economic Indicators

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food ServicesAdvance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and OrdersConstruction Spending

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders

Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

New Residential ConstructionNew Residential Sales

Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade,

and Selected Services

Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade

Quarterly Services Survey

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

Principal Economic IndicatorsFirst Year

1951 -1958 -

1960 -1956 -1958 -1979 -1936 -1959 -1963 -1971 -

1974 -

2005 -

1941 -

Single-family and Multifamily Housing Starts: January 1996 - September 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html

Recession

1,143

Single-family

425 324 Multifamily

233 0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

2,000

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Thousands of Housing Units, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Annual Building Permits for California and Florida: 1970 - 2010

195

44104

3950

100

150

200

250

300

350

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

California

Florida

Thousands of Housing Units Authorized

RecessionNote: California and Florida account for the most new units authorized since 1960. California is 12% and Florida is 10%.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html

Annual Building Permits for North Dakota and Wyoming: 1970 - 2010

Recession

2

4

1

2

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

North Dakota

Wyoming

Thousands of Housing Units Authorized

Note: The number of housing units authorized in the "bust years" of 2007-2010 exceeded the numberauthorized in the "boom years" of 2004-2006 in only two states: North Dakota and Wyoming.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html

570

237

233 1750

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Single-family

Multifamily

Thousands, Seasonally Adjusted

Inventory of Housing Units Under Construction: January 1996 - September 2011

Recession

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html

Median Sales Price of New Single-Family Homes Sold: 1996 - 2010

$259,300$221,800$196,800

$0

$50,000

$100,000

$150,000

$200,000

$250,000

$300,000

$350,000

$400,000

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

United States

West Region

South Region

Annual Data, Current Dollars

Recession

Note: The South and West Regions account for 75% of all sales in the U.S. since 1996. The South is 48% and the West is 27%.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction http://www.census.gov/const/www/newresconstindex.html

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

$450

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Retail Trade and Food Services

Recession

$209Billion

$395 Billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/retail

Sales in Billions, Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Sales by Retail Trade and Food Services:January 1996 to September 2011

$0

$10

$20

$30

$40

$50

$60

$70

$80

$90

$100

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

$68.8Billion

$50.4Billion

$80.6Billion

$82.3Billion

Recession

Sales in Billions, Seasonally Adjusted

Monthly Sales by Motor Vehicles and Parts Dealers:January 1996 to September 2011

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/retail

$0

$10

$20

$30

$40

$50

$60

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Monthly Sales by Gasoline Stations:January 1996 to September 2011

Gasoline Stations

$45.7Billion

$15.5Billion

$46.7Billion

5

Recession

Sales in Billions, Seasonally Adjusted

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/retail

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

Monthly Sales by Nonstore Retailers:January 1996 to September 2011

Nonstore Retailers

$33.2Billion

$9.1 Billion

5

Recession

Sales in Billions, Seasonally Adjusted

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/retail

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S International Trade in Goods and Serviceswww.census.gov/trade

$70.6

Exports

$177.6

$80.9

Imports

$223.2

0

50

100

150

200

250

August 1996 August 1999 August 2002 August 2005 August 2008 August 2011

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services:August 1996 to August 2011

Recession

In billions of dollars, seasonally adjusted

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

National Export Initiative:2000 to 2014 (Targeted)

Actual Target - 14.7%Annual GrowthIn trillions of dollars

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S International Trade in Goods and Serviceswww.census.gov/trade

U.S. Top Ten Trading Partners

Exports

1. Canada2. Mexico3. China4. Japan5. United Kingdom6. Germany7. Korea8. Brazil9. Netherlands10. Singapore

Imports

1. China2. Canada3. Mexico4. Japan5. Germany6. United Kingdom7. Korea8. France9. Taiwan10. Ireland

Rankings are based on 2010 values.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S International Trade in Goods and Serviceswww.census.gov/trade

$5.4

$8.3

$12.1

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

August 2007 August 2008 August 2009 August 2010 August 2011

U.S. Trade with Japan:August 2007 to August 2011

Imports

Exports

2011 Earthquake& Tsunami

In billions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted

Recession

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S International Trade in Goods and Serviceswww.census.gov/trade

$205.71

Soybeans

$530.78

$106.93Corn

$303.93

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 YTD2011

Prices of U.S. Exports of Soybeans and Corn:2002 to August 2011 Year-to-Date

Prices in U.S. dollars per metric ton, not seasonally adjusted

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S International Trade in Goods and Serviceswww.census.gov/trade

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

$201.1 Billion

Billions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

$157.2 Billion

$155.9 Billion

$201.9 Billion

Shipments

New Orders

Monthly Shipments and New Orders of Durable Goods: January 1996 to August 2011

Recession

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3

$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

$66.5 Billion

Billions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

$67.5 Billion

Shipments

New Orders

$48.2 Billion

$47.5 Billion

Monthly Shipments and New Orders of Nondefense Capital Goods Excluding Aircraft : January 1996 to August 2011

Recession

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3

$0

$1

$2

$3

$4

$5

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

$3.4Billion

Billions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

$3.2 Billion

$1.6 Billion

$4.3 Billion

IndustrialMachinery

Construction Machinery

Monthly Shipments of Industrial and Construction Machinery Industries: January 1996 – August 2011

Recession

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3

$0

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

$40

$45

$50

1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011

$29.1 Billion

Billions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

$30.9 Billion

$21.3Billion

$25.7 Billion

Shipments

Inventories

Monthly Shipments and Inventories of Motor Vehicles and Parts: January 1996 - August 2011

Recession

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders, 1996-2011http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/m3

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