📅 The Week Ahead: Census Open Innovation Summit Starts Wednesday! 💡  

Our Census Open Innovation Summit starts Wednesday and continues through Friday. The three-day summit features innovation keynotes, cross-sector collaboration, new civic tech and open data products, and much more. 

Hear from Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Jed Kolko on Wednesday and Census Bureau Director Robert Santos and Deputy Director Ron Jarmin on Thursday. 

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💻 Tomorrow: ACS Webinar

On Wednesday, join our webinar for an overview of the American Community Survey. We will discuss the differences between ACS 1-year and 5-year data products, explain the data collection process, and more.

📊 Stats for Stories and More

☕ January is National Hot Tea Month and National Poverty in America Awareness Month.

🍿 January 19 is Popcorn Day.

👫 January 26 is National Spouses Day. 

Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations with Stats for Stories.

📌 In Case You Missed It

Check out our Data Gem to learn how to create a Narrative Profile using American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Narrative Profiles are short, analytic reports that provide highlights of selected social, economic, housing, and demographic estimates for a selected geographic area.

Watch our short video to learn how to get a profile for your neighborhood. 

Coming in March: The Annual Integrated Economic Survey

The new Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) replaces seven annual economic surveys, streamlining reporting by consolidating all necessary questions into one convenient survey. It is designed to be easier for businesses to complete, result in better and more timely data, and allow the Census Bureau to operate more efficiently to reduce costs. 

The AIES will replace the following surveys:

• Annual Capital Expenditures Survey
• Annual Retail Trade Survey
• Annual Survey of Manufactures
• Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
• Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey
• Report of Organization
• Service Annual Survey

Companies selected to participate in the new AIES will receive a survey invitation this March.   

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

• January 17: Best Practices When Using American Community Survey Data
• January 23: data.census.gov News and Updates: January 2024
• January 25: The Exploration of Income, Poverty and Educational Census Data for Black and White Populations
• January 30: 2024 Commercial Outlook for Business, Bank and International Trade
• January 31: A Thematic Session on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Evidence from the Microdata
• February 8: An Overview of Hispanics in America
• February 8: The Tale of Two First Looks: The Annual Business Survey and The Economic Census
• February 21: Studying Workers’ Travel Patterns to Employment Centers Using Census Data
• February 22: Exploring the Diversity and Growth of the Asian American Population

📅 Economic Indicators 

Wednesday: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

Wednesday: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales

Thursday: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions)

About the Census Bureau

We serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world’s premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions.