New orders for manufactured goods in July increased $0.6 billion or 0.1 percent to $409.5 billion. July 2010: 0.1 % change
June 2010: -0.6 % change

Total construction activity for July 2010 ($805.2 billion) was 1.0 percent below the revised June 2010 ($813.1 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending July 2010: -1.0 % change
June 2010: -0.8 % change

Sales of new one-family houses in July 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 276,000. This is 12.4% below the revised June 2010 estimate of 315,000. July 2010: -12.4 % change
June 2010: +12.1 % change

New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $0.6 billion or 0.3 percent to $193.0 billion. July 2010: 0.3 % change
June 2010: -0.1 % change

Privately-owned housing starts in July 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000. This is 1.7 percent above the revised June 2010 estimate of 537,000. July 2010: +1.7 % change
June 2010: -8.7 % change

U.S. total business sales for June 2010 were $1,080.5 billion, down 0.6% (±0.2%) from last month. Month end inventories were $1,359.9 billion, up 0.3% (±0.1%) from last month. June 2010: -0.6 % Change in sales
May 2010: -1.2 % Change in sales

U.S. retail and food service sales for July reached $362.7 billion, a increase of 0.4 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month. July 2010: 0.4 % change
June 2010: -0.3 % change

The Nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $49.9 billion in June 2010 from $42.0 billion in May (revised), as imports increased and exports decreased. June 2010: -49.9 $ billion
May 2010: -42.0 $ billion

June 2010 sales of merchant wholesalers were $347.4 billion, down 0.7 percent (+/-0.5%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $399.2 billion, up 0.1 percent (+/-0.4%) from last month. June 2010: 0.1 % change in Inv
May 2010: 0.5 % change in Inv

Homeownership Rate (HR)
The homeownership rate in the second quarter 2010 (66.9 percent) was lower than the second quarter 2009 rate (67.4 percent). In the South and West, the homeownership rates were lower than a year ago, while the Northeast and Midwest showed no significant change from corresponding second quarter 2009 rates.
Rental Vacancy Rate (RVR)
The rental vacancy rate in second quarter 2010 (10.6 percent) remained approximately the same as the second quarter 2009 rate (also 10.6 percent).
Homeowner Vacancy Rate (HVR)
The homeowner vacancy rate in second quarter 2010 (2.5 percent) remained approximately the same as the second quarter 2009 rate (also 2.5 percent). 2nd Qtr 2010
(HR): 66.9 percent
2nd Qtr 2009
(HR): 67.4 percent

After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 3.0 cents per dollar of sales for the first quarter 2010 (the 3 months ending Apr. 30, 2010), down 0.1 (+/- 0.1) cents from the after-tax profits average of 3.1 cents for the fourth quarter 2009 (the 3 months ending Jan. 31, 2010). 1st Qtr. 2010: -0.1 cents
4th Qtr. 2009: +0.8 cents

Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 7.7 cents per dollar of sales for the first quarter of 2010, not statistically different from the fourth quarter of 2009. 1st Qtr. 2010: 0.0 cents
4th Qtr. 2009: +0.7 cents

U.S. Information sector revenue for the first quarter of 2010, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $289.2 billion, a increase of 1.1 percent (+/- 0.5) from the third quarter of 2009. 1st Qtr 2010: 1.1 % change
4th Qtr 2009: 0.8 % change