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CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), August 6, 2010: “On January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a magnitude-7.0 earthquake; Haitian government officials estimated that 230,000 persons died and 300,000 were injured. At the time, Haiti had no system capable of providing timely surveillance on a wide range of health conditions. Within 2 weeks, Haiti’s Ministry …
Petroleum Marketing Annual 2009 August 6, 2010: “Final monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level. Annual totals and averages have been calculated from these monthly data.”
Food Security Assessment, 2010-20 By Shahla Shapouri, Stacey Rosen, May Peters, Felix Baquedano, and Summer Allen, Outlook Report No. (GFA-21) 64 pp, July 2010 “Food security in 70 developing countries is estimated to have improved between 2009 and 2010, in part due to economic recovery in many of these countries. The number of food-insecure people …
WSJ – Roads to Ruin: Towns Rip Up the Pavement Asphalt Is Replaced By Cheaper Gravel; ‘Back to Stone Age’: “Paved roads, historical emblems of American achievement, are being torn up across rural America and replaced with gravel or other rough surfaces as counties struggle with tight budgets and dwindling state and federal revenue. State …
News release: “Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 71,000.” Related postings on financial …
G.19, CONSUMER CREDIT, June 2010 released August 6, 2010 “Consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3-1/4 percent in the second quarter. Revolving credit decreased at an annual rate of 9-1/2 percent, and nonrevolving credit was about unchanged. In June, consumer credit decreased at an annual rate of 3/4 percent, revolving credit decreased at …
Monthly Budget Review, August 2010 “The federal budget deficit was about $1.2 trillion for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2010, CBO estimates–about $90 billion less than the roughly $1.3 trillion deficit incurred through July 2009. Outlays are about 2½ percent lower than they were last year at this time, and revenues are about …
News release – 2009-2010 Loan Book Performing Well; Single-Family Loans Have Lowest Early Serious Delinquency Rates in Last Decade Net Loss of $1.2 Billion in Second Quarter as Credit Performance Improves: “Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTC) reported today a net loss of $1.2 billion in the second quarter of 2010, compared to a net loss of $11.5 …
Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 “The Department of States Country Reports on Terrorism 2009 covers events from January 1 to December 31, 2009. This publication, which fulfills a Congressional requirement, aims to enhance our collective understanding of the international terrorist threat. The report also serves as a reference tool to inform policymakers, the general public, …
Homeland Security: Addressing Weaknesses with Facility Security Committees Would Enhance Protection of Federal Facilities, GAO-10-901, August 05, 2010) Finanzas del Consumidor: Factores que Afectan la Educacion Financiera de las Personas con Conocimientos Limitados del Ingles, GAO-10-869, August 04, 2010 Climate Change: The Quality, Comparability, and Review of Emissions Inventories Vary Between Developed and Developing Nations, …
2010 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund “In 2009, 46.3 million people were covered by Medicare: 38.7 million aged 65 and older, and 7.6 million disabled. About 24 percent of beneficiaries have chosen to enroll in Part C private …
National Foundation for Credit Counseling: “Recent legislation passed by Congress has changed how financial institutions will authorize and pay overdrafts associated with checking accounts. Although most overdrafts from paper checks and automatic payments will continue to be covered (for a fee), consumers must now opt in to authorize this service for ATM and debit card …
