Friday, May 14, 2021

Stats for Stories: April & May 2021

Official U.S. stats to help you tell stories about Armed Forces Day, Police Week, Tax Day, Older Americans, World Trade, Biking and more.
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April & May 2021

STATS FOR STORIES (SFS)

Tomorrow is Armed Forces Day and the start of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This week, May 9-15, is National Police Week. May 17 is National Tax Day. May is National Bike Month, Older Americans Month, and World Trade Month.

 

Armed

Armed Forces Day: May 15

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. had 254.0 million people 18 years and over, and of those, 17.4 million, or 6.86 percent, were veterans.

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Police

National Police Week: May 9-15

In March 2019, the Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll counted 906,037 full-time police employees in the US with a monthly payroll of $5.98 billion.

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Tax

National Tax Day: May 17

Q4 2020 combined state and local tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, and income taxes increased 6.8% to $426.4B from $399.3B in Q4 2019.

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Bike

National Bike Month: May

In 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 805,722 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from about 865,000 in 2012 and up from 665,000 in 2007.

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Older

Older Americans Month: May

The 2019 American Community Survey estimated there were 54,074,028 people aged 65 and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 328,239,523 or 16.5%.

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Trade

World Trade Month & Week: May and May 16-22

On April 7, 2021, the monthly FT900 release reported that the goods and services deficit was $71.1B in February, up $3.3B from $67.8B in January, revised.

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Stats for Stories (SFS) links you to U.S. Census Bureau statistics about current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. These newsworthy and timely stats will help bring your stories to life.


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