2006 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 2005 2006 Jan 164,959 179,444 Feb 164,959 179,444 Mar 164,959 179,444 Apr 166,933 182,883 May 166,933 182,883 Jun 166,933 182,883 Jul 169,659 185,342 Aug 169,659 185,342 Sep 169,659 185,342 Oct 173,666 188,526 Nov 173,666 188,526 Dec 173,666 188,526

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2005 2006 84,467 90,926 84,467 90,926 84,467 90,926 86,543 91,113 86,543 91,113 86,543 91,113 89,073 91,816 89,073 91,816 89,073 91,816 89,253 93,633 89,253 93,633 89,253 93,633

Sales Tax Revenue 2005 2006 371.1 389.0 218.2 231.5 225.9 233.2 289.1 306.6 257.4 267.3 266.4 269.3 343.3 343.4 260.6 256.7 260.0 180.8 316.4 391.7 255.0 288.4 270.1 192.2

Prime Interest Rate 2005 2006 5.25% 7.26% 5.49% 7.50% 5.58% 7.53% 5.75% 7.75% 5.98% 7.93% 6.01% 8.02% 6.25% 8.25% 6.44% 8.25% 6.59% 8.25% 6.75% 8.25% 7.00% 8.25% 7.15% 8.25%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2005 2006 5.71% 6.15% 5.63% 6.25% 5.93% 6.32% 5.86% 6.51% 5.72% 6.60% 5.58% 6.68% 5.70% 6.76% 5.82% 6.52% 5.77% 6.40% 6.07% 6.36% 6.33% 6.24% 6.27% 6.14%

2006 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 2 3 0 -20%  5 3 2 0 +20%  5 4 1 0 +60%  5 3 2 0 +20%

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