December end-of-month inventories were $898.0 billion, down 0.5 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $122.1 billion in December from $103.5 billion in November as exports decreased and imports increased.

December 2024 end-of-month inventories were $823.3 billion, down 0.3 percent (+/- 0.2%) from last month.

New orders for manufactured durable goods in December, down four of the last five months, decreased $6.3 billion or 2.2 percent to $276.1 billion.

Sales of new single-family houses in December 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000. This is 3.6 percent (+/- 19.7%)* above the revised November 2024 estimate of 674,000.

Privately-owned housing starts in December 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,499,000. This is 15.8 percent (+/- 14.4%) above the revised November 2024 estimate of 1,294,000.

U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for November 2024 were $2,588.2 billion, up 0.1 percent (+/- 0.1 percent)* from last month. U.S. total business sales were $1,893.1 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2024 were $729.2 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent (+/-0.5 percent)* from the previous month.

Total U.S. Business Applications were 457,544 in December 2024, up 1.5% from November 2024.

November 2024 sales of merchant wholesalers were $678.0 billion, up 0.6 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $901.6 billion, down 0.2 percent (+/- 0.4 percent)* from last month.

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $78.2 billion in November from $73.6 billion in October (revised), as imports increased more than exports.

New orders for manufactured goods in November, down three of the last four months, decreased $2.1 billion or 0.4 percent to $586.1 billion.

Total construction activity for November 2024 ($2,152.6 billion) was 0.0 percent (+/-1.0 percent)* above the revised October 2024 ($2,152.3 billion).

U.S. selected services total revenue for the third quarter of 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $5,735.4 billion, an increase of 2.2 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from the second quarter of 2024 and up 8.4 percent (+/- 0.8 percent) from the third quarter of 2023.

Manufacturing corporations' not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $192.7 billion for the third quarter of 2024, down $23.7 (+/- 0.8) billion from the second quarter of 2024.

Not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $42.8 billion for the third quarter 2024 (the 3 months ending October 31, 2024), down $6.9 (+/- 0.2) billion from second quarter 2024 (the 3 months ending July 31, 2024).

The homeownership rate of 65.6 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the third quarter 2023 (66.0 percent). The homeownership rates, compared to the third quarter 2023, were lower in the West and not statistically different in the Northeast, Midwest, and South.

The rental vacancy rate of 6.9 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the third quarter 2023 (6.6 percent). Compared to third quarter 2023, the rental vacancy rate was higher in the Northeast and not statistically different in the Midwest, South, and West.