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Privately-owned housing starts in March 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 947,000. This is 11.9 percent below the revised February 2008 estimate of 1,075,000.

New orders for manufactured durable goods in February decreased $3.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $210.6 billion.

New orders for manufactured goods in February decreased $5.7 billion or 1.3 percent to $424.4 billion.

U.S. retail and food service sales for March reached $381.4 billion, an increase of 0.2 percent from the previous month.

U.S. total business sales for December were $1,142.8 billion, down 1.1% from last month. Month-end inventories were $1,468.4 billion, up 0.6% from last month.

After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.6 cents per dollar of sales for the third quarter 2007, down 0.9 cent from the average of 3.5 cents for the second quarter 2007.

Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 7.7 cents per dollar of sales for the fourth quarter of 2007, up 2.3 (+/- 0.1) cents from the average of 5.4 cents for the third quarter of 2007.

U.S. Information sector revenue for the fourth quarter of 2007, not adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday or trading-day differences, or price changes, was $292.4 billion, an increase of 5.1 percent (+/- 0.7) from the third quarter of 2007.

Industrial production rose 0.3 percent in March after having dropped 0.7 percent in February.

The capacity utilization rate for total industry in March rose 0.2 percentage point, to 80.5 percent.

CHART: Housing Starts/Building Permits	Housing Starts/Building Permits Privately-owned housing starts in March 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 947,000. This is 11.9 percent below the revised February 2008 estimate of 1,075,000.	Previous -0.7 February 2008 % change	Current -11.9 March 2008 % change
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of April 16, 2008.
CHART: Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders	Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders New orders for manufactured durable goods in February decreased $3.6 billion or 1.7 percent to $210.6 billion.	Previous -4.7 January 2008 % change	Current -1.7 February 2008 % change
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of March 26, 2008.
CHART: Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders	Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders New orders for manufactured goods in February decreased $5.7 billion or 1.3 percent to $424.4 billion.	Previous -2.3 January 2008 % change	Current -1.3 February 2008 % change
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of April 02, 2008.
CHART: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services	Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services U.S. retail and food service sales for March reached $381.4 billion, an increase of 0.2 percent from the previous month.	Previous -0.4 February 2008 % change	Current 0.2 March 2008 % change
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of April 14, 2008.
CHART: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales	Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales U.S. total business sales for December were $1,142.8 billion, down 1.1% from last month. Month-end inventories were $1,468.4 billion, up 0.6% from last month.	Previous +1.3 January 2008 % Change in sales	Current -1.1 February 2008 % Change in sales
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of April 14, 2008.
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade	Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.6 cents per dollar of sales for the third quarter 2007, down 0.9 cent from the average of 3.5 cents for the second quarter 2007.	Previous +0.6 2nd Qtr. 2007 cents	Current -0.9 3rd Qtr. 2007 cents
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of January 09, 2008.
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade	Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 7.7 cents per dollar of sales for the fourth quarter of 2007, up 2.3 (+/- 0.1) cents from the average of 5.4 cents for the third quarter of 2007.	Previous -2.7 3rd Qtr 2007 cents	Current +2.3 4th Qtr 2007 cents
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of March 31, 2008.
CHART: Quarterly Services Survey	Quarterly Services Survey U.S. Information sector revenue for the fourth quarter of 2007, not adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday or trading-day differences, or price changes, was $292.4 billion, an increase of 5.1 percent (+/- 0.7) from the third quarter of 2007.	Previous 0.0 3rd Qtr 2007 % change	Current 5.1 4th Qtr 2007 % change
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of March 12, 2008.
SUMMARY: G.17 Release	Industrial Production Industrial production rose 0.3 percent in March after having dropped 0.7 percent in February.	Previous -.7 February 2008 (% change)	Current .3 March 2008 (% change)
	Provided by Federal Reserve Board as of April 16, 2008.
SUMMARY: G.17 Release	Capacity Utilization The capacity utilization rate for total industry in March rose 0.2 percentage point, to 80.5 percent.	Previous 80.3 February 2008 (% of capacity)	Current 80.5 March 2008 (% of capacity)
	Provided by Federal Reserve Board as of April 16, 2008.

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