Topic: U.S. Department of Commerce

US consumer spending picks up

US consumers opened their wallets wider in September, spending at a much faster clip than their incomes rose, Commerce Department data showed Friday.Personal spending rose 0.6 percent from August to $68.7 billion, accelerating from a 0.2 percent pace that month.Incomes, however, rose ...

Clarification

A correction to the article which incorrectly identified an individual who criticized the National Association of Bond Lawyers is an adviser to the Government Finance Officers Association debt committee is presented. The scale yielded 4.22% in 30 years yesterday com- pared to ...

The Beauty Of Budgeting

Can you name a Fortune 500 company that doesn't have a budget? But although making money and making a budget appear to go hand-in-hand, a report on personal income and outlays by the U.S. Department of Commerce found that for 2006, American ...

Jobs Posted on Internet Rose 382000 in January

The article reports that job postings on the Internet have increased by up to 382,000 in January 2010 in the U.S. Excerpt from Article: The scale yielded 4.22% in 30 years yesterday com- pared to Friday's level of 4.23%. Issuers in New ...

January ISM Index Shows Ninth Month of Expansion

The article discusses the report made by the Institute for Supply Management which states that the overall economy has grown nine consecutive months while the manufacturing industry has reached expansion for six straight months in the U.S. Excerpt from Article: The scale ...

Income Grows 04 Spending Climbs 02

The article discusses the report made by the U.S. Department of Commerce which states that personal income increased by 0.4% while personal spending rose by 0.2% in December 2009. The scale yielded 4.22% in 30 years yesterday com- pared to Friday's level ...

Construction Spending Drops 12 in December

The article discusses the report made by the U.S. Department of Commerce which states that construction spending decreased by 1.2% in December 2009. The scale yielded 4.22% in 30 years yesterday com- pared to Friday's level of 4.23%. Core personal consumption expendi- ...
Over 14% of all U.S. families had no health insurance in2001, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. That?s still far toomany vulnerable families.Farm and ranch families have many reasons for goingwithout health insurance: ? Since they are self-employed, they don?t have ...
Accident disability insurance is private insurance that you purchase through an insurance company or through an employer to provide you with financial protection in the case of an injury accident, which, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, costs this country over ...

US home construction picks up but outlook dim

Housing construction in the United States picked up in April but outlook for the sector at the epicenter of the financial crisis remains grim, government data showed Tuesday.Home construction project launches rose 5.8 percent from March to 672,000, higher than the 655,000 ...
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