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_____ From: AskCensus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 9:35 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Census Product Update - February 8, 2008 <http://www.census.gov/main/www/img/cb_head.gif> Census Product Update A Biweekly Bulletin from the U.S. Census Bureau CPU08-03 February 8, 2008 Please do not reply to this email. For questions and comments, please refer to our Question <https://ask.census.gov/rd?1=AvcG~woxDv8SXnD~GkYe~yL~Jvsq~7b~&2=171> and Answer Center. Complete <https://ask.census.gov/rd?1=AvcG~woxDv8SXnD~GkYe~yL~Jvsq~7b~&2=1> online version. 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(Released January 29, 2008) New <https://ask.census.gov/rd?1=AvcG~woxDv8SXnD~GkYe~yL~Jvsq~7b~&2=495> Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods in December Increased $11.2 Billion (or 5.2 Percent) to $226.6 Billion. (Released January 29, 2008) The <https://ask.census.gov/rd?1=AvcG~woxDv8SXnD~GkYe~yL~Jvsq~7b~&2=496> Homeownership Rate in the Fourth Quarter 2007 (67.8 Percent) Was Lower Than the Fourth Quarter 2006 Rate (68.9 Percent). (Released January 29, 2008) The <https://ask.census.gov/rd?1=AvcG~woxDv8SXnD~GkYe~yL~Jvsq~7b~&2=497> Homeowner Vacancy Rate in the Fourth Quarter 2007 (2.8 Percent) Was Not Statistically Different From the Fourth Quarter 2006 Rate (2.7 Percent). (Released January 29, 2008) The <https://ask.census.gov/rd?1=AvcG~woxDv8SXnD~GkYe~yL~Jvsq~7b~&2=498> Rental Vacancy Rate in the Fourth Quarter 2007 (9.6 Percent) Was Not Statistically Different From the Fourth Quarter Rate in 2006 (9.8 Percent). 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