What’s New
July 2010
- Economic Data Statistics (as of July 2010)
- E- Book Revenues 2008-2015
- U.S. Book Exports and Imports 2009
June 2010
- Economic Data Statistics (as of June 2010)
- Book Revenue and Units Channels of Distribution 2008-2013 (as of June 1, 2010)
- Best Sellers 1994-2009 Unit (as of June 1, 2010)
April 2010
- Economic Data Statistics (as of April 2010)
- Net Publishers’ Revenues and Net Publishers’ Units 2008-2015 for Printed & Digital Books, Audio Books, Educational Tests, and Supplementals
March 2010
- Economic Data Statistics (as of March 2010)
- Media Usage and Media Expenditures 2004-2012 Consumer Books
- Retail Book Store Outlets 2005-2009
- Consumer Household Spending Patterns 2008-2010
January 2010
- U.S. Economic Statistics Updated as of January 2010
- Updated E-Books
- Annual CPI Data
- State Taxes and US Book Industry
November 2009
- U.S. Economic Statistics Updated as of November 2009
- E-Book Estimates and Projections
- Recreational (Trade) Book CPI Data: Annual CPI (2000-2008) and Monthly CPI (October 2008-October 2009)
- Best Sellers List 1994 – 2008 Updated as of October 2009
October 2009
- U.S. Economic Statistics Updated as of October 2009
September 2009
- U.S. Economic Statistics Updated as of September 2009
- U.S. Book Exports and Imports 1H08 and 1H09
- K-12 and Higher Enrollment Statistics 2000-17
August 2009
- PW-IPR Analysis of U.S. Consumer Unit Expenditures 2009.
- PW-IPR Analysis of U.S. Family Money Income.
- PW-IPR Economic Forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office, The Federal Reserve Bank’s Federal Open Market Committee), and Blue Chip Forecasts.
- U.S. Economic Statistics Updated as of August 2009
July 2009
- US Economic Data as of June 2009
- Each month we update major US Economic statistical data, including monthly bookstore sales revenues, the Consumer Price Index, consumer confidence, consumer spending, unemployment, and housing, etc.
- Revised Summary Data as of July 2009
- We monitor constantly substantive U.S. macro-economic trends as well as the major market drivers in the U.S. book industry (for publishers; retailers; and distributors).During 2Q09, the key macro-economic indicators revealed continued volatility in the U.S. economy, including: consumer spending; consumer confidence levels; credit card defaults; housing foreclosures; retail sales; state and local taxes (including steep declines projected for FY 10 and FY 11); unemployment; etc.As for the major book industry market drivers in 2Q09, key changes included: the Fall 2009 slate of adult trade hardcover books; the continued strength in certain trade book categories and subcategories; the announced TV/motion picture tie-ins; new developments in the e-book sector; monthly bookstore sales; etc.Based on our analysis, we revised a number of our 2009 estimates and 2010-2013 projections for certain book categories and book subcategories. The revised summary included:(a) upgrades for adult trade hardcovers; juvenile total, hardcovers, paperbacks, and many of the subcategories; e-books; and higher education textbooks; and(b) downgrades for audio books; K-12 total, hardcovers, paperbacks, and supplementals.In addition we added new subcategory data in:(a) 17 trade book subcategories (e.g., adult fiction; cook books; travel books; biography & memoirs; etc.);(b) 7 K-12 textbook subcategories (e.g., reading; English; mathematics; science; etc.); and(c) 10 higher education textbook subcategories (e.g., business administration-accounting-economics; mathematics; computer science; etc.).
June 2009
- Book Import & Exports 1970-2008
- We have recently added statistical data on book imports and exports since 1970. In addition, we have aggregated detailed information about exports and imports to leading countries in 2008.
- US Economic Data as of May 2009
- Each month we update major US Economic statistical data, including monthly bookstore sales revenues, the Consumer Price Index, consumer confidence, consumer spending, unemployment, and housing, etc.