Capital spending by all U.S. businesses rose 14.3 percent to a record high $1.31 trillion, in 2006 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents a $165 billion increase from the $1.14 trillion in capital spending reported in 2005 and surpasses the previous high of $1.16 trillion in 2000.   These data come from the Census Bureau’s ...

Businesses: America Needs Your Numbers! There’s an important count underway. It’s the Economic Census, taken every five years, and now under way for 2007.  The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Economic Census.    The Economic Census is a tally of businesses — and it’s important, just like the nation’s population census taken in ...