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Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

U.S. retail and food service sales for July reached $342.3 billion, a decrease of 0.1 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month.

July 2009: -0.1 % change
June 2009: +0.8 % change

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Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers

Gross Job Gains:

Total Private
6,712,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Goods-Producing
1,302,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Service-providing
5,410,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Gross Job Losses:

Total Private
8,467,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Goods-Producing
2,063,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Service-Providing
6,404,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Number of establishments gaining jobs:

Total Private
1,744,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Goods-Producing
290,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Service-Providing
1,454,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Total Private
2,091,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Goods-Producing
414,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

Service-Providing
1,677,000 in 4th Qtr of 2008
Historical Data

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