ECONOMIC STATISTICS BRIEFING ROOM
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CHART: New housing starts
 		Housing Starts
Privately owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,554,000, down 3% from the revised May figure of 1,596,000.

Previous
 -3
May
 % change

Current
 -3
June
 % change
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of July 20, 2000.

CHART: Durable goods new orders
 		Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments and Orders
New orders for manufactured durable goods in May increased $12.3 billion or 6.0 percent to $218.9 billion. (Released June 28, 2000)

Previous
 -5.7
April 2000
 % change

Current
 +6.0
May 2000
 % change
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of June 28, 2000.

CHART: Manufacturers' new orders
 		Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
New orders for manufactured goods in May increased $15.3 billion or 4.1 percent to $385.8 billion. (Released July 6, 2000)

Previous
 -3.8
April 2000
 % change

Current
 +4.1
May 2000
 % change
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of July 06, 2000.

CHART: Monthly retail sales
 		Advanced Retail Sales
U.S. retail sales for June reached $269.3 billion, up 0.5% from the previous month. (Released 07/14/00)

Previous
 +0.3
May 2000
 % change

Current
 +0.5
June 2000
 % change
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of July 14, 2000.

CHART: Total Business Sales
 		Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
U.S. total business sales for May were $895.4 bil, up 1.0% from last month. Month-end inventories were $1,180.9 bil, up 0.8% from last month. (Released 07/17/00)

Previous
 -0.6
April 2000
 % Change in sales

Current
 1.0
May 2000
 % Change in sales
Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of July 17, 2000.

SUMMARY: G.17 Release
 		Industrial Production
Industrial production rose 0.2 percent in June, after gains of 0.5 percent in May and 0.8 percent in April.

Previous
 .5
May 2000
 (% change)

Current
 +.2
Jun. 2000
 (% change)
Provided by Federal Reserve Board as of July 14, 2000.

SUMMARY: G.17 Release
 		Capacity Utilization
The rate of capacity utilization for total industry edged down in June to 82.1 percent, a level about even with the 1967-99 average.

Previous
 82.2
May 2000
 (% of capacity)

Current
 82.1
Jun. 2000
 (% of capacity)
Provided by Federal Reserve Board as of July 14, 2000.

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