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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

Retail trade, February 2012

Retail sales edged down 0.2% in February, largely offsetting the gain in January. New car dealers accounted for most of the decline.

Principal field crops, March 2012 (intentions)

Early intentions for planting in 2012 show increases in spring wheat and durum wheat compared with 2011, and a possible record acreage of canola. Indications are also that soybean acreage could reach a record high nationally. In the East, farmers anticipate seeding a record area of corn for grain.

Farm Product Price Index, February 2012

Natural gas sales, February 2012 (preliminary data)

Production and disposition of tobacco products, March 2012

Large urban transit, February 2012 (preliminary data)

Industrial chemicals and synthetic resins, 2011

New products and studies

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