2005 Consumer Sector Economic Scorecard - State of Connecticut Benchmarked March 2018 Select Year >>> Consumer Sector Scorecard Current Consumers 2018 Consumers 2017 Consumers 2016 Consumers 2015 Consumers 2014 Consumers 2013 Consumers 2012 Consumers 2011 Consumers 2010 Consumers 2009 Consumers 2008 Consumers 2007 Consumers 2006 Consumers 2005 Consumers 2004 Consumers 2003 Consumers 2002 Consumers 2001 Consumers Consumers Trends Consumers Historical Totals

Critical to the health of the National and State economies is the ability of consumers to buy the goods and services being offered for sale by businesses. In turn, consumer demand is predicated on the willingness and ability of buyers to make purchases. Signals on consumers’ ability to buy are usually found in the levels, changes from the previous period, and year-to-year changes, of quarterly personal income #1, and quarterly wages and salaries #2, and in the prime rate #4 and conventional mortgage rates #5. Their willingness is reflected in their actual behavior. That is, are they actually making purchases? The most timely indicator that sends a signal about actual consumer behavior, at the state level, is sales tax revenue #3 activity. Seasonally Adjusted / Not Seasonally Adjusted

Personal Income Quarterly Month 2004 2005 Jan 156,120 164,959 Feb 156,120 164,959 Mar 156,120 164,959 Apr 159,590 166,933 May 159,590 166,933 Jun 159,590 166,933 Jul 163,386 169,659 Aug 163,386 169,659 Sep 163,386 169,659 Oct 166,617 173,666 Nov 166,617 173,666 Dec 166,617 173,666

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2004 2005 81,341 84,467 81,341 84,467 81,341 84,467 81,870 86,543 81,870 86,543 81,870 86,543 83,837 89,073 83,837 89,073 83,837 89,073 86,135 89,253 86,135 89,253 86,135 89,253

Sales Tax Revenue 2004 2005 361.8 371.1 210.2 218.2 215.2 225.9 277.9 289.1 244.9 257.4 252.7 266.4 322.9 343.3 253.9 260.6 250.3 260.0 303.2 316.4 252.4 255.0 258.2 270.1

Prime Interest Rate 2004 2005 4.00% 5.25% 4.00% 5.49% 4.00% 5.58% 4.00% 5.75% 4.00% 5.98% 4.01% 6.01% 4.25% 6.25% 4.43% 6.44% 4.58% 6.59% 4.75% 6.75% 4.93% 7.00% 5.15% 7.15%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2004 2005 5.74% 5.71% 5.64% 5.63% 5.45% 5.93% 5.83% 5.86% 6.27% 5.72% 6.29% 5.58% 6.06% 5.70% 5.87% 5.82% 5.75% 5.77% 5.72% 6.07% 5.73% 6.33% 5.75% 6.27%

2005 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%

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