U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for August 24

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 24: BUSY MALLS

Profile America — Tuesday, August 24th.  It's a good bet that shopping malls across the country are busy these days as students and parents stock up for the coming school year.  Younger students will be looking for traditional things, such as pencils, erasers, and backpacks.  Those in college will be checking out new laptops.  For both groups, though, the big thing will be clothes.  All ages of students must have just the right brand of jeans and shirts to be comfortable going to school.  In fact, only in the height of the Christmas holiday season do family clothing stores do more business than they do in August.  Across the country, there are more than 27,000 family clothing stores, an equal number of shoe stores.  You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.

Sources:  U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB10-FF.14

Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).  

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