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Latest Buying Power report shows spending up in major categories

The 14th annual edition of "The Buying Power of Black America" has been released by Target Market News. The one-of-a-kind report is the most quoted source of information on how African-American consumers spend their $744 billion in income.

According to the newest edition of "The Buying Power of Black America," there is growth in a number of major product categories despite that slowdown in overall consumer purchases. Get the details by ordering your cop now.

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Click here for free delivery of the Target Market News Bulletin You'll receive news of breaking stories, exclusives, updates and headlines on the latest developments in African American marketing and media Black Stats Frequently requested data on African American consumers Black Buying Power: $744 Billion (2006) Black U.S. Population: 38.3 million Top Five Black Cities - New York - Chicago - Detroit - Philadelphia - Houston Top Five Black Metros: - New York-New Jersey - Washington-Baltimore - Chicago-Gary - Los Angeles - Philadelphia Top Five Expenditures: - Housing $121.6 bil. - Food $59.2 bil. - Cars/Trucks $32.1 bil. - Clothing $27.7 bil. - Health Care $17.8 bil. Click here for more stats from "The Buying Power of Black America." ______________________ Get quick access to key U.S. Census Bureau Data Click here to go to African-American Census Bureau data _____________________ Copyright `? 2005 by Target Market News Inc.` All rights reserved Business address: 228 S. Wabash Ave. Suite 210 Chicago, IL 60604 t. 312-408-1881 f. 312-408-1867 info@targetmarketnews.com	STORY ARCHIVE July 2008 TV Ratings for Week of July 21 - 27, 2008 "America's Got Talent" stays No.1 for second week; CBS is week's top network 7-31-08 Essence study: Black women use consumer technology for empowerment 7-31-08 Will House of Representatives' apology for slavery open door for reparations? 7-31-08 TUV College Marketing debuts to offer marketers authentic student insights 7-30-08 ING names Tariq Khan SVP over market development for multicultural initiatives 7-30-08 RushmoreDrive.com appoints Dr. Nsenga Burton editorial director 7-29-08 Nia Enterprises debuts searchable archive of 1,600 articles on black women 7-29-08 NAMIC announces call for entries to its Fall 2008 Writers' Workshop 7-29-08 SBlack radio on Obama is the political left's answer to Rush Limbaugh 7-28-08 Chrysler recognized by NAACP in annual report card for diversity efforts 7-28-08 National retail study shows Kohl's, Wal-Mart made gains with African-Americans 7-28-08 Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 14 - 20, 2008 Nothing topples 'Payne' from top of cable chart; USA is most watched network 7-25-08 Lauren Tobin assumes leadership of Tobin & Associates PR firm 7-25-08 Washington Informer issues supplement marking Mandela's 90th birthday 7-25-08 Noir Media Group to launch NOIRwoman, as a supplement in Chicago Sun-Times 7-24-08 TV Ratings for Week of July 14 - 20, 2008 NBC earns rare No.1 spot; CBS and Fox tie for week's top networktory continued... 7-24-08 MMTC offers twelve recommendations for changes in telecom policytory continued... 7-22-08 BlackInAmerica.com hopes to take advantage of audience for CNN special 7-21-08 Gorilla Nation adds African-American sites, staff to multicultural division 7-22-08 Ford scores higher than auto industry on annual NAACP Report Card 7-21-08 Starbucks closings seen hitting urban economic developments efforts hard 7-21-08 Cable TV Ratings for Week of July 7 - 13, 2008 'Payne' is leader but with fewer viewers; BET, USA are most watched networks 7-18-08 MMTC calls on FCC to install compliance officer for non-discrimination rule 7-18-08 Coca-Cola backs six-city summer concert tour featuring artist Lupe Fiasco 7-18-08 NAACP releases its 12th annual report card on economic reciprocity 7-17-08 BET, Marvel Animation to co-produce "Black Panther" series 7-17-02 George Foreman's "Family Foreman" reality series debuts on TV Land tonight 7-16-08 TV Ratings for Week of July 7 - 13, 2008 "CSI" keeps its grip over summertime viewing; CBS remains top network 7-16-08 African-American media waiting for ad spending by Obama campaign 7-15-08 Griffin MarCom back in Atlanta with free service to non-profits, small business 7-15-08 TV Ratings for Week of June 30 - July 6, 2008 CBS continues its dominance as summer network of choice on Top 25 7-10-08 Uptownlife.net offers lifestyle destination to affluent African-Americans 7-10-08 Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 30 – July 6 'Payne' takes the top four for the week; USA is most watched cable networktory continued... 7-11-08 Internet veterans Donna Byrd and Omar Wasow join TheRoot.com 7-8-08 FCC voids resolutions calling for investigation of Arbitron's PPM system 7-8-08 FCC Diversity Committee asks for investigation of Arbitron's PPM system 7-7-08 GM, Procter & Gamble said to have pulled ads from two BET programs 7-7-08 AOL's Black Voices.com launches weekly video entertainment wrap up with Toyota 7-2-08 TV One's Pinkney resigns post as programming Vice President 7-2-08 Click here for more recent news stories and our news archive Go to Target Market News homepage	Search the entire contents of the Target Market News Web site! Looking for hard-to-find information on the African-American consumer market? Now you can easily search the contents of the leading source for information on African-American marketing and media. Scan our entire Web site for news, research and information using Google-powered keyword searches. Hundreds of articles, stories and report findings can be accessed for free. Click here to try it now! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 14th Edition Now Available! Latest Buying Power report shows spending up in major categories The 14th annual edition of "The Buying Power of Black America" has been released by Target Market News. The one-of-a-kind report is the most quoted source of information on how African-American consumers spend their $744 billion in income. According to the newest edition of "The Buying Power of Black America," there is growth in a number of major product categories despite that slowdown in overall consumer purchases. Get the details by ordering your cop now. Click here to order The Buying Power of Black America report ___________________________ The African-American Book Publishing Authority Now in its ninth year of publication, Black Issues Book Review is the only nationally distributed magazine devoted exclusively to covering the latest news and reviews on black books. BIBR also provides up-to-date news on forthcoming author signings, book fairs and book clubs. Want this issue? Get it with your new subscription. Click Here A TARGET MARKET NEWS PUBLICATION _________________________ NEW! Search the entire contents of the Target Market News Web site! Looking for hard-to-find information on the African-American consumer market? Now you can easily search the contents of the leading source for information on African-American marketing and media. Scan our entire Web site for news, research and information using Google-powered keyword searches. Hundreds of articles, stories and report findings can be accessed for free. Click here to try it now! ________________________ SUBSCRIBE TODAY! The trade publication for in-depth coverage of Black Consumer Marketing and Media news