Wholesale inventories in November 2010 were $425.5 billion, down 0.2% from October but up 8.4% from one year ago. Sales were $370.1 billion, up 1.9% from October 2010 and up 12.2% from November 2009.
New orders for manufactured goods increased 0.7% in November 2010, to $423.8 billion. Shipments were up 0.8%, to $424.5 billion. Unfilled orders increased 0.6%, to $826.9 billion, and inventories increased 0.8%, to $543.8 billion.
Construction spending in November 2010 was $810.2 billion, up 0.4% from October 2010 but down 6.0% from November 2009.
The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) releases 12 monthly and quarterly Principal Federal Economic Indicators collected by its constituent bureaus: the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Businesses rely heavily upon these indicators to make decisions every day. In their public comments, the Secretary and ESA’s Under Secretary and Chief Economist put the indicators into a national and global economic context.
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Census Bureau today released the results of the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS). These results, which are based on survey responses collected over the course of the 2009 calendar year, provide information on the nation's socioeconomic, housing and demographic characteristics in that year.
