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Privately-owned housing starts in March 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000. This is 14.7 percent (+/- 9.9%) below the revised February 2024 estimate of 1,549,000. March ...

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U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for February 2024 were $2,567.5 billion, up 0.4 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were $1,866.5 billion, up 1.6 per...

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U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2024 were $709.6 billion, up 0.7 percent (+/-0.5 percent) from the previous month. March 2024: +0.7 % Change February 2024 (r): +0.9 % Change

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Total U.S. Business Applications were 435,629 in March 2024, virtually unchanged from February 2024. March 2024: 0.0° % Change February 2024 (r): -2.7° % Change

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February 2024 sales of merchant wholesalers were $673.7 billion, up 2.3 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $901.1 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) f...

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The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $68.9 billion in February from $67.6 billion in January (revised), as imports increased more than exports. February 20...

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New orders for manufactured goods in February, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $8.2 billion or 1.4 percent to $576.8 billion. February 2024: +1.4° % Change January 202...

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Total construction activity for February 2024 ($2,091.5 billion) was 0.3 percent (+/-0.8 percent)* below the revised January 2024 ($2,096.9 billion). February 2024: -0.3* % Change January 2024 (...

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February end-of-month inventories were $901.1 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month. February 2024: +0.5 % Change in Inventories January 2024 (r): -0.2* % Change in Inventori...

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February 2024 end-of-month inventories were $808.8 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/- 0.2%) from last month. February 2024: +0.5 % Change in Inventories January 2024 (r): +0.5 % Change in Inventories

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The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $91.8 billion in February from $90.5 billion in January as imports increased more than exports. February 2024: 91.8° Billions of Do...

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New orders for manufactured durable goods in February, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $3.7 billion or 1.4 percent to $277.9 billion. February 2024: +1.4° % Change Jan...

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Sales of new single-family houses in February 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 662,000. This is 0.3 percent (+/- 16.2%)* below the revised January 2024 estimate of 664,000. Febr...

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Seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $48.3 billion for the fourth quarter 2023 (the 3 months ending January 31, 2024), up $4.4 (+...

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Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $194.8 billion for the fourth quarter of 2023, down $30.2 (+/- 1.5) billion from third quarter of 2023. 4th Qtr 2023: -30.2...

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U.S. selected services total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $5,398.9 billion, an increase of 1.9 percent (+/- 0.6 percent) ...

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The rental vacancy rate of 6.6 percent was higher than the rate in the fourth quarter 2022 (5.8 percent). Compared to fourth quarter 2022, the rental vacancy rate was higher in the South and West...

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The homeownership rate of 65.7 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the fourth quarter 2022 (65.9 percent). The homeownership rates, compared to the fourth quarter 2022, were ...

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