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The Census Bureau is "Fact finder for the Nation" and is mandated with fulfilling the obligation of collecting statistics about the nation, its people, and economy.  The Bureau collects data about the people and economy of the United States and produces a wide variety of statistical data products including printed reports, statistical briefs, and computer files on tape and CD-ROM media. The Census Bureau provides data products, training, technical assistance, and consultation to data centers, which then offer products and assistance to local community leaders, planners, businesses, researchers, and the general public. The Bureau provides access to over 60,000 documents via its Web site including a wide array of economic and business data, broken down by industries and regions, including data on business patterns, leading economic indicators and statistics on levels of income, poverty and labor.


The Nation's international trade deficit decreased to $37.3 billion in January 2010 from $39.9 billion (revised) in December 2009, as imports decreased more than exports.

January 2010: -37.3 $ billion
December 2009: -39.9 $ billion