Washington DC - March 11 - The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, announced that total January exports of $142.7 billion and imports of $180.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $37.3 billion, down from $39.9
billion in December, revised.

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Washington DC - March 10 - Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $382.2 billion at the end of January, down 0.2 percent from the revised December level and were down 9.7 percent from a year ago.

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Washington DC - March 9 - Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to be up 13 percent in March compared with the same month a year ago, and double-digit increases are expected to continue through the summer as the U.S. economy improves.

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Washington DC - March 9 - The fifth edition of the Power of Meat, a joint study by the American Meat Institute and the Food Marketing Institute, finds that the recession is continuing to impact food purchasing and consumption behavior, including the meat department.

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Washington DC - March 9 - The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) rose in February for the sixth consecutive month. During the past six months, the index increased by 13.4 percent (annual rate), the highest six-month growth rate since 1994.

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Washington DC - March 8 - Calling it victory for American jobs and our nation’s car industry, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) applauded General Motors’ decision to reinstate 661 auto dealerships that were closed during the company’s bankruptcy reorganization last year.

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Washington DC - March 4 - New orders for manufactured goods in January, up nine of the last ten months, increased $6.2 billion or 1.7 percent to $378.4 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. This followed a 1.5 percent December increase.

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Washington DC - March 4 - Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 10.5 percent higher in December 2009 than in December 2008, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Washington DC - March 3 -Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in February for the second consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Facing unprecedented volume declines and a projected, cumulative $238 billion shortfall during the next decade, Postmaster General John E. Potter outlined an aggressive plan of cost cutting, increased productivity, and an array of legislative and regulatory changes necessary to maintain a viable United States Postal Service.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched USDA’s Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program to help American agricultural producers adjust to the current, challenging economic environment.

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Washington DC - March 1 - Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the seventh consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 10th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

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Washington DC - March 1 - The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during January 2010 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $884.1 billion, 0.6 percent below the revised December estimate of $889.6 billion.

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Washington DC - March 1 - The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index stood at 98.3 in January, down 0.3 percent from December’s level, while the Expectations Index rose above 100 for the first time in 9 months.

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Washington DC - March 1 - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter this week directly to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to immediately challenge the legality of the tariffs levied by Mexico on U.S. exports.

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