News from September 2019


New manufacturing orders for capital goods climb 6.1 percent in July

New orders for capital goods increased $5.02 billion, or 6.1 percent, to $87.56 billion in July, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in .

New manufacturing orders for electronic computer manufacturing climb 3 percent in July

New orders for electronic computer manufacturing increased $17 million, or 3 percent, to $584 million in July, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in .

New manufacturing orders for electrical equipment, appliances and components climb 1.3 percent in May

New orders for electrical equipment, appliances and components increased $152 million, or 1.3 percent, to $11.88 billion in May, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in .

New manufacturing orders for consumer goods fall 0.1 percent in June

New orders for consumer goods decreased $308 million, or 0.1 percent, to $211.86 billion in June, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in .

New manufacturing orders for construction machinery manufacturing fall 0.1 percent in July

New orders for construction machinery manufacturing decreased $4 million, or 0.1 percent, to $2.84 billion in July, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in .

New manufacturing orders for durable goods climb 1.9 percent in June

New orders for durable goods increased $4.47 billion, or 1.9 percent, to $245.39 billion in June, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in .

Indiana’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue down 46 percent since previous quarter

Indiana collected $2.8 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the 1st quarter of 2019, a 46 percent decrease from Q4 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers report 6.9 percent increase in year-over-year June sales

Sales by petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers in June 2019 were $58.1 billion, an increase of 6.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Chemicals and allied products wholesalers report 0.8 percent increase in year-over-year June sales

Sales by chemicals and allied products wholesalers in June 2019 were $11.4 billion, an increase of 0.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Chemicals and allied products wholesalers report 0.8 percent increase in year-over-year June sales

Sales by chemicals and allied products wholesalers in June 2019 were $11.4 billion, an increase of 0.8 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Electrical equipment, appliances and components industry's Q1 income up 206%

The electrical equipment, appliances and components industry's after-tax income in the first quarter of 2019 was up 206 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lumber and other construction materials wholesalers report $19 billion in March inventories

Inventories held by lumber and other construction materials wholesalers in March 2019 were valued at $19 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Publishing industry reports $64.5 billion in Q1 net sales

The publishing industry, which does not include internet publishing, had $64.5 billion in net sales in the 1st quarter of 2019.

Food and beverage stores industry posts after-tax income of $2.7 billion in Q1

The food and beverage stores industry reported after-tax income of $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

U.S. data processing, hosting and related services report $49.5 billion in revenue for Q1 2019

Revenue for data processing, hosting and related services across the U.S. was $49.5 billion for the 1st quarter of 2019.

Inventories in textile products industry fall 0.3 percent in April

Inventories for businesses in the textile products industry decrease $12 million, or 0.3 percent, to $3.6 billion in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

State Bank of Medora receives satisfactory rating from feds

State Bank of Medora in Medora, Indiana received a CRA rating of satisfactory in its most recent examination by federal regulators.

$9.8 billion spent on public safety construction in February 2019

Construction spending by the public sector on public safety structures for February 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $9.8 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in August.

Electrical equipment, appliances and components industry's Q1 income up 206%

The electrical equipment, appliances and components industry's after-tax income in the first quarter of 2019 was up 206 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lumber and other construction materials wholesalers report $19 billion in March inventories

Inventories held by lumber and other construction materials wholesalers in March 2019 were valued at $19 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.