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Our Economic Indicators provide monthly and quarterly data that are timely, reliable, and offer comprehensive measures of the U.S. economy. These statistics cover construction, housing, international trade, retail trade, wholesale trade, services, and manufacturing. The data provide measures of current economic activity that allow analysis of performance and inform business investment and policy decisions.
View the webinars from our prior webinar series below.
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Relationships between Indicators to Annual Surveys & Economic Censuses
Did you know that every five years, the Census Bureau conducts an Economic Census?
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The Building Blocks of Gross Domestic Product
You may already know that the GDP measures economic activity.
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Recent and Upcoming Indicator Improvements
Here at the Census Bureau we make it part of our mission to keep our data products relevant.
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Manufacturing, Products, and Goods Across Indicators
Do you want to learn more about the relationship between M3, International Trade, and Quarterly Financial Report statistics?
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Exciting Changes with USA Trade Online
The official source for U.S. merchandise data, USA Trade Online (UTO), is now FREE to the public.
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Wholesale, Retail, and International Trade Indicators in a Marketplace
Do you want to increase your understanding of the relationship between Wholesale, Retail, and International Trade?
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Exploring the QFR and the QSS’s Role in Tracking the Service
Today’s economy is not the same as the production-centered economy of just a few decades ago.
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Understanding Construction and Housing Statistics
Do you want to learn more about the relationship between New Residential Construction, New Residential Sales, and Construction Spending?
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Navigating Indicator Databases
Have you ever wanted to find specialized indicator data but did not know where to look?
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A Brief Overview of the Census Bureau’s Economic Indicators
Did you know that the U.S. Census Bureau publishes 13 Economic Indicators that measure the Nation's economic activity?
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Quarterly Services Survey (QSS) Archived
The Quarterly Services Report is the only source of service industry indicator performance providing estimates of revenue for selected service industries.
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Construction Put in Place (VIP) Archived
The Construction Spending series provides monthly estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done in the U.S.
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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (HVS) Archived
The Housing Vacancies and Homeownership quarterly release provides data on rental and homeowner vacancy rates and homeownership rates for the United States.
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Advance Report on AdvM3 & M3 Archived
The Advance Report on Manufacturing covers shipments, inventories, orders and unfilled orders for manufacturing of durable goods in the U.S
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QFR - QFRM & QFRR Archived - January 29, 2014
The QFR is the sole source of quarterly statistics on the financial results and position of privately and publicly held non financial corporations in the U.S.
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Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS) Archived
The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey is conducted to provide data on the sales and inventories of U.S. MSBOs.
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New Residential Construction and Sales (NRC & NRS) Archived
The NRC series provides monthly estimates of the numbers of new privately owned housing units authorized by permits, started and completed.
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Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services (MARTS) Archived
The Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services is the earliest available monthly estimates of broad-based retail trade activity and consumer spending.
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services (FT-900) Archived
The U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report is the official source of comprehensive data on imports and exports of goods and services.
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