America Counts: Stories about International Trade

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Looking Back 250 Years: The 1773 Boston Tea Party

The Boston Tea Party led to the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. Constitution and eventually the first census count to ensure representation.

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A Toast to the Growing Number of U.S. Beer/Wine Manufacturers

Beer and wine will be part of many holiday celebrations, a chance to look at import and export data on breweries and wineries.

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Exploring Census Data Made Easy

The new Census Survey Explorer provides a quick and comprehensive list of surveys by topic, geography and frequency.

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Novice Data Users: Help Is on the Way

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Census Academy launches the 2022 Back to Data Basics Webinar Series this week to help less experienced data users navigate census data.

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Don’t Turn the Page on Bookstores

The nation’s 6,045 bookstores are still thriving, serving the needs of students and holiday shoppers looking for that perfect gift.

Small Business Pulse Survey Reveals Price Increases by Sector

Phase 6 wrapped up October 17 and Phase 7 went into the field November 15. Will Phase 7 show that these economic trends are continuing?

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Who Are the Owners of Exporting Firms?

This Census Bureau product matches export transactions to business profiles in the Annual Business Survey.

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Number of Businesses Grow in Metros, Shrink in Micros

There were 637,997 employer businesses in Micropolitan Statistical Areas in 2019, a 0.3% drop since 2017.

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Sales of Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters Grew — or Did They?

The new 2017 Economic Census Comparative Statistics and Bridge Statistics reports ensure apple-to-apple comparisons when industry classifications change.

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Self-Service Menus in Full-Service Eateries and Other Economic Nuggets

The rollout of the 2017 Economic Census includes intriguing but lesser-known Miscellaneous Subjects with information on businesses not available elsewhere.

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Video Game Consoles: From Manufacturing to Players’ Hands

Census Bureau’s Economic Indicators data capture earliest measurements of newest generation video game console supply chain.

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Consumers Turn To Biking for Safe Fun and Exercise During Pandemic

Stay-at-home orders and shuttered fitness clubs amid COVID pandemic up demand for bicycles, leading to bike shortages and higher prices.

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What’s in That Truck I Just Passed on the Highway?

Trucks are the main form of transport of goods that Americans rely on, delivering $10.4 trillion of the $14.5 trillion of goods shipped in 2017.

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User Feedback Helps Census Bureau Develop Data Tools

The Census Bureau produces billions of estimates and a key part of its mission is to develop tools that allow all types of users to easily access the data.

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Diamonds Are Forever but Where Did They Come From?

The Census Bureau is the gatekeeper of diamond data for the United States, also collecting and compiling trade statistics on rough diamonds.