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U.S. Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room
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Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
New orders for manufactured goods in January increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $378.4 billion. January 2010: 1.7 % change
December 2009: 1.5 % change
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Construction Spending
Total construction activity for January 2010 ($884.1 billion) was 0.6 percent below the revised December 2009 ($889.6 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending January 2010: -0.6 % change
December 2009: -1.2 % change
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Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in January increased $5.2 billion or 3.0 percent to $175.7 billion. January 2010: 3.0 % change
December 2009: 1.9 % change
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New Home Sales
Sales of new one-family houses in January 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 309,000. This is 11.2% below the revised December 2009 estimate of 329,000. January 2010: -11.2 % change
December 2009: -3.9 % change
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Housing Starts/Building Permits
Privately-owned housing starts in January 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000. This is 2.8 percent above the revised December 2009 estimate of 575,000. January 2010: +2.8 % change
December 2009: -0.7 % change
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