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...Retail Sales: The most significant barometer of economic health came out today in the Census Bureau's retail sales report. As expected, the numbers weren't pretty. Retail sales in September dropped to $375.5 billion, a 1.2% decrease from August. With access to credit severely restricted by the banking crisis, this third consecutive month of shrinking sales is significant because it happened during the back-to-school shopping period, usually retailers' biggest month outside the December holiday season. And a three-month decline in sales like this - September's drop was the worst - hasn't occurred since...
...Housing Starts: Also on Friday, the U.S. Census Bureau releases housing starts, a figure that measures the number of privately-owned new residential homes being built. Analysts predict figures will either level off or continue to drift downward slightly from the August number of 895,000. The upside: "There isn't a lot of room for decline," says Englund. Many experts believe the bottom is near. LaVorgna says it is just a matter of time before the number drops below 800,000, a large plummet from the 2005 high of more than 2 million new homes under construction...
...There is an effort to come up with an appendix regarding the minorities later on.' NASSER AL-ANI, Iraq's presidential-council spokesman, saying such a provision is difficult to implement given the nation's lack of census data...
While John McCain and Barack Obama debate the tough economic situation, Harvard Square’s homeless community has been living it. According to a 2008 homeless census conducted by Cambridge for the ninth year in row, the city has witnessed a 10 percent increase in homeless individuals between 2006 and 2008, putting the official tally of Cantabrigians without a home at 487. As the economy worsens, even more people have been taking to the streets. Robert C. Reddick is one of Harvard Square’s recent victims of homelessness. After years of factory work, including stints...
...SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS...