By Tom Ozimek A closely watched gauge of U.S. business investment surged in September, signaling a burst of momentum across America’s industrial sector and reinforcing signs that manufacturing is regaining strength after a volatile start to the year. Non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft—a key proxy for business spending on equipment—rose by 0.9 percent last […]
Tag: Census
A Census is an accounting or enumeration of people, houses, firms, or other important items in a country or region at a particular time. Used alone, the term usually refers to a population census—the type to be described in this article. However, many countries take censuses of housing, manufacturing, and agriculture.
