Thanksgiving � Spotlight on Statistics

Bringing Home the Turkey

Average price per pound of whole, frozen turkey in U.S. cities, 2004-2009
Price per pound ($)
Month	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Jan	1.084	1.058	1.069	1.103	1.207	1.365
Feb	1.094	1.063	1.197	1.136	1.230	1.369
Mar	1.134	1.061	1.209	1.079	1.151	1.347
Apr	1.084	1.058	1.111	1.081	1.170	1.354
May	1.090	1.069	1.084	1.146	1.258	1.366
Jun	1.117	1.080	1.128	1.223	1.238	1.410
Jul	1.129	1.068	1.130	1.222	1.270	1.445
Aug	1.142	1.063	1.106	1.229	1.288	1.461
Sep	1.088	1.121	1.151	1.216	1.320	1.454
Oct	1.123	1.137	1.149	1.241	1.222
Nov	0.996	1.023	0.973	1.113	1.309
Dec	1.003	1.066	0.991	1.010	1.332

Source: Consumer Price Indexes | Chart

Turkey Prices � The Producer Price Perspective

PPI Turkeys (including frozen, whole or parts), 2004-2009
Month	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Jan	107.8	117.5	111.5	114.7	123.1	130.0
Feb	110.1	114.1	108.2	110.8	121.5	129.2
Mar	113.1	111.9	107.9	113.4	126.0	130.2
Apr	114.0	110.6	107.9	114.6	128.5	132.4
May	120.8	111.1	109.3	118.9	133.1	133.6
Jun	123.0	110.8	111.2	121.8	134.3	134.1
Jul	120.7	111.8	110.2	122.1	134.2	129.1
Aug	120.4	112.9	117.9	126.1	135.2	128.7
Sep	120.3	115.4	121.9	126.3	135.9	127.0
Oct	120.6	119.9	119.5	125.2	135.9
Nov	121.6	121.5	118.5	127.1	137.5
Dec	122.2	121.2	115.6	125.1	134.0

Source: Producer Price Index | Chart

Volunteers

Percent distribution of volunteers by type of main organization for which volunteer activities were performed, September 2007-September 2008
Type of main organization	Percent
Religious	35.1
Educational or youth service	26.0
Social or community service	13.5
Hospital or other health	8.2
Civic, political, professional, or international	5.5
Other/Not determined	5.2
Sport, hobby, cultural, or arts	3.3
Environmental or animal care	2.0
Public safety	1.3

Source: Current Population Survey | Chart

Thanksgiving Means Football

Spectator sports employment by metropolitan area, 2008 annual averages,
in thousands
Metropolitan Area	2008 Employment
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA	543
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ MSA	182
Anchorage, AK MSA	150
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA	1189
Atlantic City, NJ MSA	25
Austin-Round Rock, TX MSA	256
Bakersfield, CA MSA	214
Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA	1259
Baton Rouge, LA MSA	60
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA	16
Binghamton, NY MSA	368
Bismarck, ND MSA	40
Bloomington, IN MSA	27
Boulder, CO MSA	15
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA	696
Burlington, NC MSA	43
Canton-Massillon, OH MSA	27
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL MSA	679
Charleston, WV MSA	134
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC MSA	3903
Charlottesville, VA MSA	32
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA	110
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA	4186
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA	1395
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA	1449
College Station-Bryan, TX MSA	17
Colorado Springs, CO MSA	201
Columbia, SC MSA	138
Columbus, GA-AL MSA	67
Columbus, OH MSA	969
Corpus Christi, TX MSA	41
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA	3225
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA	119
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL MSA	1244
Denver-Aurora, CO MSA	1709
Des Moines, IA MSA	213
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA	2646
Dover, DE MSA	122
Dubuque, IA MSA	9
Durham, NC MSA	108
El Paso, TX MSA	64
Erie, PA MSA	193
Evansville, IN-KY MSA	246
Fargo, ND-MN MSA	101
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL MSA	18
Fresno, CA MSA	432
Great Falls, MT MSA	78
Greeley, CO MSA	94
Greensboro-High Point, NC MSA	275
Greenville, NC MSA	5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS MSA	59
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA	91
Honolulu, HI MSA	29
Hot Springs, AR MSA	629
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX MSA	2337
Huntsville, AL MSA	56
Idaho Falls, ID MSA	30
Indianapolis, IN MSA	3819
Jackson, TN MSA	84
Jacksonville, FL MSA	1015
Janesville, WI MSA	47
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI MSA	18
Kansas City, MO-KS MSA	1572
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA MSA	56
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX MSA	12
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	218
Lafayette, LA MSA	354
Lakeland, FL MSA	308
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA	449
Lebanon, PA MSA	18
Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA	13
Lima, OH MSA	46
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA	169
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA	7356
Louisville, KY-IN MSA	1544
Lynchburg, VA MSA	69
Madera, CA MSA	34
Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA	191
McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX MSA	65
Memphis, TN-MS-AR MSA	1100
Merced, CA MSA	47
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL MSA	6717
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA	1288
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA	1970
Missoula, MT MSA	36
Modesto, CA MSA	73
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI MSA	26
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA	99
New Haven-Milford, CT MSA	6
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA	775
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,NY-NJ-PA MSA	8447
Norwich-New London, CT MSA	110
Ocala, FL MSA	357
Oklahoma City, OK MSA	908
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA MSA	344
Owensboro, KY MSA	3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA	99
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA	82
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA	121
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA	4248
Pittsburgh, PA MSA	1566
Pocatello, ID MSA	26
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA	723
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA	172
Prescott, AZ MSA	15
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA MSA	481
Provo-Orem, UT MSA	39
Pueblo, CO MSA	116
Raleigh-Cary, NC MSA	1223
Reading, PA MSA	241
Redding, CA MSA	23
Reno-Sparks, NV MSA	35
Richmond, VA MSA	462
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA	639
Roanoke, VA MSA	91
Rochester, MN MSA	6
Rochester, NY MSA	585
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA MSA	878
St. George, UT MSA	32
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA	1326
Salinas, CA MSA	53
Salt Lake City, UT MSA	849
San Antonio, TX MSA	595
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA	1602
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR MSA	368
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA MSA	17
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA MSA	70
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA	267
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA	457
Savannah, GA MSA	60
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA	2328
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA	116
Spartanburg, SC MSA	36
Spokane, WA MSA	186
Springfield, IL MSA	6
Springfield, MA MSA	85
State College, PA MSA	88
Stockton, CA MSA	71
Syracuse, NY MSA	50
Toledo, OH MSA	264
Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA	132
Tucson, AZ MSA	211
Tulsa, OK MSA	350
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA	21
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA	268
Visalia-Porterville, CA MSA	39
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA	3135
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA	23
Wenatchee, WA MSA	19
Wichita, KS MSA	52
Winston-Salem, NC MSA	206
Worcester, MA MSA	68
Yakima, WA MSA	65

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | Chart

Holiday Shopping Season

Retail Trade - 1 Month Percent Change
Month/ Year	Percent Change
Nov-04	2.5
Dec-04	1.2
Jan-05	-4.2
Feb-05	-0.9
Mar-05	0.3
Apr-05	0.8
May-05	0.8
Jun-05	0.7
Jul-05	0.2
Aug-05	0.1
Sep-05	-0.8
Oct-05	0.8
Nov-05	2.6
Dec-05	1.2
Jan-06	-4.3
Feb-06	-1.2
Mar-06	0.6
Apr-06	0.1
May-06	0.5
Jun-06	0.5
Jul-06	0
Aug-06	0.1
Sep-06	-0.7
Oct-06	1
Nov-06	2.8
Dec-06	1.1
Jan-07	-4
Feb-07	-1
Mar-07	0.8
Apr-07	0.2
May-07	0.9
Jun-07	0.3
Jul-07	0
Aug-07	0.2
Sep-07	-0.6
Oct-07	0.6
Nov-07	3
Dec-07	1
Jan-08	-4.3
Feb-08	-1.5
Mar-08	0.4
Apr-08	-0.1
May-08	0.5
Jun-08	0.4
Jul-08	-0.1
Aug-08	-0.1
Sep-08	-1
Oct-08	0.4
Nov-08	1.5
Dec-08	0.6
Jan-09	-4.6
Feb-09	-1.5
Mar-09	-0.1
Apr-09	0
May-09	0.7
Jun-09	0.4
Jul-09	-0.3
Aug-09	0.1
Sep-09	-0.9
Oct-09	0.4

Thanksgiving � Spotlight on Statistics

Bringing Home the Turkey

Turkey Prices � The Producer Price Perspective

Volunteers

Thanksgiving Means Football

Holiday Shopping Season

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