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FYI, Issue #012 — Back To School 2009-2010 August 19, 2009 |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FYI Presenting education discussion items – For Your Information Build School Spirit ! | News | The U.S. Census Bureau presents Facts for Features & Special Editions Stats on: ————————– Back to School 2009-2010 Summertime winding down and summer vacations coming to an end signal that back-to-school time is near. It’s a time that many children eagerly anticipate — catching up with old friends, making new ones and settling into a new daily routine. Parents and children alike scan the newspapers and Web sites looking for sales to shop for a multitude of school supplies and the latest clothing fads and essentials. This edition of Facts for Features highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation’s students and teachers. $7.6 billion For back-to-school shopping, choices of retail establishments abound: In 2006, there were 25,430 family clothing stores, 6,417 children and infants clothing stores, 26,699 shoe stores, 9,425 office supply and stationery stores, 23,270 sporting goods stores, 10,989 bookstores and 9,969 department stores. 76 million 55% 71% 56 million 11% 42% 23% 50% 12% 26% 6% 67% 10.9 million 45% 31 million 9.9 billion 19 million 15% 66% 49% 55% 98,793 4,352 3,970 7.2 million $63,640 $16.56 14.2 million $14,915 $40,640 $80,977 $75,621 3.3 million 3.2 million $9,666 Following is a list of observances typically covered by the Census Bureau’s Facts for Features series: African-American History Month (February) Back to School (August) Editor’s note: The preceding data were collected from a variety of sources and may be subject to sampling variability and other sources of error. Facts for Features are customarily released about two months before an observance in order to accommodate magazine production timelines. Questions or comments should be directed to the Census Bureau’s Public Information Office: telephone: 301-763-3030; fax: 301-763-3762; or e-mail: [Excel] or the letters [xls] indicate a document is in the Microsoft® Excel® Spreadsheet Format (XLS). To view the file, you will need the Microsoft® Excel® Viewer available for free from Microsoft®. This symbol indicates a link to a non-government web site. Our linking to these sites does not constitute an endorsement of any products, services or the information found on them. Once you link to another site you are subject to the policies of the new site. ————————– Our goal is to share strategies for serving students… and we have prepared some school theme ideas to help you invest in their future. Thank you, and until next time… FYI – Out ! Build School Spirit ! |
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