Economic Calendar
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Economic Data Today: Business Applications Edge Up 0.5%
U.S. business applications rose 0.5% in September to 534,947, Census data show, after a revised 7.7% drop in August. What the economic data today signals.
Economic Data Today: U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to $105.6B
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services rose to $105.6 billion in August from $92.8 billion in July as imports grew more than exports, Census data show.
Economic Data Today: Goods Trade Deficit Widens to $132.6B
The advance goods trade deficit rose to $132.6 billion in August from $118.9 billion in July as imports increased more than exports, the Census Bureau reported.
Economic Data Today: August Housing Starts Fall 2.6% to 1.275M
Housing starts fell 2.6% in August to a 1,275,000 annual rate while single-family starts rose 7.6% and building permits slipped 2.7%, Census Bureau data show.
Economic Calendar: July Business Inventories Rise 0.8%
Census data show total business inventories of $2,764.7 billion in July, up 0.8% from June, while sales rose 0.3% to $2,120.7 billion.
GDP Report Input: Q2 Services Revenue Rises 3.0% to $6.4T
The Census Bureau's Quarterly Services Survey shows selected services revenue of $6,418.7 billion in Q2 2026, up 3.0% from Q1 and 7.6% from a year earlier.
Economic Data Today: Retail Profits Jump to $112.3B in Q2
Census Bureau's Quarterly Financial Report shows retail corporations' after-tax profits at $112.3 billion for the quarter ending July 31, up $47.2 billion.
Economic calendar: key US data releases explained
A plain-English guide to the economic calendar: which agencies publish US data, how release schedules work, and how to read each entry before the numbers land.
Economic Calendar: Q2 Rental Vacancy Rate at 7.3%, Little Changed
The Census Bureau's second-quarter rental vacancy rate was 7.3 percent, not statistically different from a year earlier, with a higher rate in the Northeast.