National Income and Product Accounts; Gross Domestic Product, 2nd quarter 2010 (second estimate); Corporate Profits, 2nd quarter 2010 (preliminary estimate): “Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2010, (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 3.7 percent. The GDP estimates released today are based on more complete source data than were available for the “advance” estimate issued last month. In the advance estimate, the increase in real GDP was 2.4 percent (see “Revisions” on page 3). The increase in real GDP in the second quarter primarily reflected positive contributions from
nonresidential fixed investment, personal consumption expenditures, exports, federal government spending, private inventory investment, and residential fixed investment. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, increased.”
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Daily Archives: August 27, 2010
CDC: Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2009
Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2009 “Data shown here are provisional and include only events occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia). Provisional birth, death, and infant death data in this report are based on a combination of counts of events provided by each reporting area and… Continue Reading
BLS: Employment and Unemployment Among Youth Summary
Employment and Unemployment Among Youth Summer 2010: “From April to July 2010, the number of employed youth 16 to 24 years old rose by 1.8 million to 18.6 million, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This year, the share of young people who were employed in July was 48.9 percent, the lowest July… Continue Reading
Pew Survey: Five Years After Katrina, Most Say Nation is Not Better Prepared
Progress Seen in New Orleans, Gulf Rebuilding – Five Years After Katrina, Most Say Nation is Not Better Prepared, August 26, 2010 “Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, a majority of Americans (57%) say that the nation is no better prepared for hurricanes and other natural disasters than it… Continue Reading
One of Four Original Magna Carta Document on Display at National Archives
News release: “Fabrication specialists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are joining forces with conservators at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to protect and display a document that influenced our nations foundation, the 1297 Magna Carta. Only four originals of the 1297 Magna Carta survive, and the one at the… Continue Reading
CDC Report – Births: Final Data for 2007
Twin Births Remain Stable, New Report Shows. Rate unchanged since 2004 after 70 percent rise from 1980-2004, August 2010 “Objectives-This report presents 2007 data on U.S. births according to a wide variety of characteristics; preliminary 2008 data are also referenced on key measures where available. Final 2007 data are presented for maternal demographic characteristics including… Continue Reading
GAO: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry
Telecommunications: Enhanced Data Collection Could Help FCC Better Monitor Competition in the Wireless Industry, GAO-10-779, July 27, 2010 “Americans increasingly rely on wireless phones, with nearly 40 percent of households now using them primarily or solely. Under federal law, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is responsible for fostering a competitive wireless marketplace while ensuring that… Continue Reading
