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Today is Monday, August 15. On August 14, 15, and 17, we respectively mark the Independence Days of Pakistan, India, and Indonesia. Wednesday, August 17, is National Thrift Store Day. On Friday, August 19, we will celebrate National Aviation Day. The Woodward Dream Cruise will happen on Saturday, August 20.

Additionally, August is known for Back to School preparation. 

View our Stats for Stories page for more upcoming observances.

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• Monthly Feature: August 2022: By the Numbers

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The U.S. Census Bureau, on August 11, released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for July 2022. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration with economists affiliated with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland, and the University of Notre Dame. 

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Census Bureau Announces Release Date for 2020 Census Congressional District Summary Files

The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced it plans to release the 2020 Census Congressional District Summary Files in August 2023. These summary files are retabulations of selected summary levels from the Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (scheduled for release in May 2023) for the 118th Congress and the new state legislative districts. When states report changes to congressional districts, the Census Bureau retabulates data using the new boundaries.

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The U.S. Census Bureau will release the final set of results from the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey (PES) on August 16. These results will provide insight into the quality of the 2020 Census counts for the Puerto Rico population and housing units. It also includes coverage estimates for housing units across the nation, regions, states, and the District of Columbia, and by selected characteristics for the nation.  

The release includes two parts:  

• Puerto Rico population and housing unit coverage
• Housing unit coverage

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💻 Upcoming Census Academy Webinars

• August 17: Who is Served by the Tip Credit? Effects of Minimum Wage Laws on Tipping, Employment, and Prices at Restaurants
• August 18: Exploring Census Data Webinar: Public Sector
• August 24: Introduction to the American Community Survey
• August 25: Data for Congressional and State Legislative Districts: 2022 Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

• August 30: Data at Your Door: Census API Decoded

• September 1: The American Community Survey: A Comprehensive Look - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

• September 7: Statistics in Schools and American Community Survey Data for Classrooms

• September 8: Data Access and Cross Tabulation Using MDAT - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

• September 20: Finding Census Bureau Data to Complete a Business Plan - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

• September 27: Your Tribal Nation by the Numbers: Accessing American Indian and Alaska Native Statistics - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

• September 28: Using the American Community Survey Summary File

• September 29: Exploring Census Data: Professional, Personal, and Other Services Sectors

• September 29: Veteran Data by the Numbers - Back to Data Basics Webinar Series

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📅 Releases This Week

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

Wednesday: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

Wednesday: Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales

Friday: Advance Services Report

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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.