Just last week,the Commerce Department reported an unexpected drop in December in the number of housing starts by builders.

VOA: special.2011.01.24

The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the building of new homes fell in March to the second-lowest level on record.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

The latest information from the Tombstone Chamber of Commerce says the town has a population of about one thousand five hundred people.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

The Commerce Department said sales of new single-family houses also rose but just by three-tenths of one percent.

VOA: special.2009.05.29

Soon the Interstate Commerce Commission announced rules banning racial segregation at all public transportation centers.

VOA: special.2011.05.06

He asked for a Department of Commerce and Labor to deal with industrial problems.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

"The goal must be a model in which protectionism gives way to openness, the reins of commerce pass from the few to the many and the economy generates jobs for the young.

VOA: special.2011.05.27

According to the International Chamber of Commerce, the number of piracy attacks reported this year will far exceed those for 2008.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Clive Randall,president of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, says the government responded aggressively to take control of the economy.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

also imposed tariffs on steel tubes from China. The Ministry of Commerce says China "strongly opposes" the tire tariff.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

A Commerce Department report showing that new home construction fell to an eight-month low in June - only added to the unease.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

On the positive side, the Commerce Department reports U.S.factory orders rose 0.4 percent in June, beating analysts' expectations.

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

"It is not just about business. It is not just about commerce and bankers, it is about people.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

The Commerce Department says retail sales rose 0.6 percent in June, about twice what economists had expected.

VOA: standard.2009.07.14

The president of U.S.Chamber of Commerce says his group is supporting the efforts of some U.S.lawmakers to end the trade embargo on Cuba.

VOA: standard.2009.05.06