Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $254.6 billion for the third quarter of 2021, up $5.2 (+/- 1.0) billion from second quarter of 2021. 3rd Qtr 2021: +5.2 $ billion2nd Qtr 2021 (r): +21.1 $ billion
Advance Report:Advance U.S. selected services total revenue for the third quarter of 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $4,524.9 billion, an increase of 3.7 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from the second quarter of 2021 and up 15.2 percent (+/- 0.8 percent) from the third quarter of 2020. 3rd Qtr 2021: +3.7 % change2nd Qtr…
The rental vacancy rate in the third quarter 2021, 5.8 percent, was lower than the rate in the third quarter 2020. The rates in the Northeast and West were lower than their third quarter 2020 rates. The rates in the Midwest and South were not statistically different from the third quarter 2020 rates. 3rd Qtr 2021: +5.8 percent3rd Qtr 2020:…
Privately-owned housing starts in September 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,555,000. This is 1.6 percent (+/- 11.4%)* below the revised August 2021 estimate of 1,580,000. September 2021: -1.6* % changeAugust 2021 (r): +1.2* % change
U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2021 were $625.4 billion, an increase of 0.7 percent (+/- 0.5 percent) from the previous month. September 2021: +0.7 % changeAugust 2021 (r): +0.9 % change
U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for August 2021 were $2,083.9 billion, up 0.6 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were $1,652.4 billion, down 0.1 percent (+/- 0.2 percent)* from last month. August 2021: +0.6 % change in InventoriesJuly 2021 (r): +0.6 % change in Inventories
Total construction activity for August 2021 ($1,584.1 billion) was virtually unchanged from (+/-1.0 percent)* the revised July 2021 ($1,584.0 billion). August 2021: +0.0* % changeJuly 2021 (r): +0.3* % change
The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $87.6 billion in August from $86.8 billion in July as imports increased more than exports. August 2021: 87.6° $ billionJuly 2021: 86.8° $ billion
August 2021 end-of-month inventories were $603.3 billion, up 0.1 percent (+/- 0.2%)* from last month. August 2021: +0.1* % change in InventoriesJuly 2021 (r): +0.4 % change in Inventories
New orders for manufactured durable goods in August increased $4.6 billion or 1.8 percent to $263.5 billion. August 2021: +1.8° % changeJuly 2021 (r): +0.5° % change
Sales of new single-family houses in August 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 740,000. This is 1.5 percent (+/- 15.1%)* above the revised July 2021 estimate of 729,000. August 2021: +1.5* % changeJuly 2021 (r): +6.4* % change
Total U.S. Business Applications were 431,381 in September 2021, up 0.8% from August 2021. September 2021: +0.8° % changeAugust 2021 (r): -4.4° % change
August 2021 sales of merchant wholesalers were $595.5 billion, down 1.1 percent (+/- 0.5 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $731.1 billion, up 1.2 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month. August 2021: +1.2 % change in InventoriesJuly 2021 (r): +0.6 % change in Inventories
The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $73.3 billion in August from $70.3 billion in July (revised), as imports increased more than exports. August 2021: 73.3° $ billionJuly 2021 (r): 70.3° $ billion