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Dear Census I-Net Bulletin Subscriber:

   The 1997 Economic Census, whose data collection phase is
scheduled to get under way later this year, is previewed in
a new Census Bureau publication now available online,
"Preparing for the 1997 Economic Census: Advance Information
You Can Use <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/new-stat.html>."
Results of the quinquennial census constitute a treasure
trove of economic and business data that serve as benchmarks
for many businesses, large and small. The publication is a
27-page document in pdf format, which anyone interested in
our economy should keep close at hand.

   Economic indicators now available on our web site include:
ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, DECEMBER 1996; ADVANCE DATA ON
LARGE RETAILERS' PROFITS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 1996; U.S.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES, NOVEMBER 1996;
HOUSING STARTS/BUILDING PERMITS PRESS RELEASE, DECEMBER 1996;
HOUSING VACANCY SURVEY, THIRD QUARTER 1996; MANUFACTURING AND
TRADE INVENTORIES AND SALES, NOVEMBER 1996.

   New Census Bureau data files and information put on 
Internet between Jan. 13 and Jan. 27, 1997 may be found
under Business, CenStats, Construction, Economic, 
Government, Housing, and Industry.

B U S I N E S S

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT - ADVANCE DATA ON LARGE RETAILERS'
PROFITS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER 1996 - Up-to-date aggregate
statistics on the financial position of U.S. corporations;
also estimated statements of income and retained earnings,
balance sheets, and related financial and operating ratios
for the domestic operations of corporations in the mining
and trade areas with assets over $50 million; data 
classified by industry and by asset size -
<http://www.census.gov/agfs/qfr/view/qfr_rt.html>

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, DECEMBER 1996 - Companies
provide data on dollar value of sales, reporting period, and
number of retail establishments -
<http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/advtable.html>

MANUFACTURING AND TRADE INVENTORIES AND SALES, NOVEMBER 1996 
- Data on dollar value of retail sales and sales for
selected establishments; a subsample of firms also provide
data on the value of end-of-month inventories; data on dollar
values of merchant wholesalers sales and end-of-month
inventories; data for manufacturers current production levels
and future production commitments. Data items include value
of shipments; new orders (net of cancellations);end-of-month
total inventory, materials and supplies, work-in-process and
finished goods inventories -
<http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/fullmtis.html> 

C E N S T A T S

NEW ON CENSTATS - New report titles available in .pdf format
- <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/new-stat.html>

C O N S T R U C T I O N

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HOUSING STARTS/BUILDING PERMITS
PRESS RELEASE: DECEMBER 1996 - Privately owned housing units
started and building permits authorized by type of structure
and by region -
<http://www.census.gov/pub/indicator/www/housing.html>

HOUSING COMPLETIONS, NOVEMBER 1996 - New privately owned
housing units completed and units under construction by type
of structure and by region; pdf format -
<http://www.census.gov/prod/www/new-stat.html>

E C O N O M I C

PREPARING FOR THE 1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS: ADVANCE INFORMATION
YOU CAN USE - This 27-page informational booklet includes
basic sample questionnaires, questions and answers about the
1997 census, a calendar of census-related milestones, and 
points of contact for further information -
<http://www.census.gov/prod/www/new-stat.html> 

F O R E I G N  T R A D E

1997 SCHEDULE B (CLASSIFICATION OF EXPORTS)- Every item that
is exported is assigned a unique 10-digit identification
code, and every 10-digit item is part of a series of
progressively broader product categories; browse or download
the entire list of Schedule B codes -
<http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/schedb97.html>

U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES, NOVEMBER
1996 - Includes press release, supplemental tables, and top
10 trading partners of the United States; U.S. trade figures
and other detailed import and export trade figures for
November, compared with October 1996 and November 1995;
also, cumulative year to date -
<http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html>

EXPORTS, GENERAL IMPORTS, AND IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION,
OCTOBER 1996 (FT 925) - Data about the physical movement of
merchandise between the United States and foreign counties;
includes value for current month and cumulative year-to-date
by SITC (standard international trade classification) code
by commodity groupings; pdf format -
<http://www.census.gov/prod/www/new-stat.html>

G O V E R M E N T S

1992 CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, VOLUME 3, NO.
1, EMPLOYMENT OF MAJOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - Data on
employment, payroll, and average earnings of full-time
employees in individual major local governments; employment
data for county, city, and township governments included in
this report also shown for selected governmental functions;
pdf format - <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/new-stat.html>

H O U S I N G

HOUSING VACANCY SURVEY, FOURTH QUARTER 1996 - Data on the
rental and homeowner vacancy rates, and characteristics of
units available for occupancy for U.S. and regions;
homeownership rates tabulated by age of householder and by
family status; estimates of the total housing inventory and
percent distributions of vacant for-rent and for-sale-only
units - <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/hvs.html>

I N C O M E  A N D  P O V E R T Y

DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC WELL-BEING: INCOME, 1992 TO 1993 
MOVING UP AND DOWN THE INCOME LADDER, P70-56 - Fluctuations
in U.S. residents' economic well-being from one year to the
next as measured by their income relative to their poverty
thresholds; data on other factors affecting well-being
include changes in personal and family circumstances, such
as work experience, marital status, and household composi-
tion - <http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/dewb93/index.html>

I N D U S T R Y

M33D(97)-11 - ALUMINUM INGOT AND MILL PRODUCTS, NOVEMBER
1996 - Data for over 15 types of mill products; ingot data
include gross shipments, net shipments, total value of
shipments, and ingot and scrap inventories, by type of 
producer. Mill product data at the 7-digit SIC level include
gross shipments, net shipments and total receipts - 
<http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/industry/m33d9611.txt>

M33J(96)-11 - INVENTORIES OF STEEL PRODUCING MILLS, NOVEMBER
1996 - Steel mills provide end of month inventory data on
steel in progress and finished steel; inventory data on steel
service centers are obtained from industry sources -
<http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/industry/m33j9611.txt>

M37G(96)-11 - CIVIL AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT ENGINES, NOVEMBER
1996 - Data for 9 types of planes and 6 types of engines;
product data at the 7-digit SIC level include the quantity
and value of shipments -
<http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/industry/m37g9611.txt>

M20J(96)-12 - FATS AND OILS-OILSEED CRUSHINGS, DECEMBER 1996
- Data for over 20 types of products produced by crushing
oilseeds; data collected at the 7-digit SIC product level
include: production of vegetable oil and end of month
stocks; shipments of byproducts and end of month stocks; and
receipts, crushings, and stocks of major raw materials -
<http://www.census.gov/cir/www/m20j.html>

M22P(96)-11 - CONSUMPTION ON THE COTTON SYSTEM AND STOCKS,
DECEMBER 1996 - Data from consumers include consumption and
stocks of domestic and foreign cotton by staple length;
number of spindles in place; number of active spindles;
number of hours spindles operated; consumption and stocks of
manmade fiber staple by fiber type; consumption and stocks
of linters by type of consumer; warehouses provide data on
stocks of cotton held - 
<http://www.census.gov/cir/www/m22p.html> 

M28AT(96)-12 - PRODUCTION AND STOCKS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE,
DECEMBER 1996 - Data on production and stocks of titanium
dioxide, as well as production, exports, imports, and
apparent consumption of titanium dioxide -
<http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/industry/m28at9612.txt>

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