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  2009 Consumer Sector Economic Scorecard - State of Connecticut Benchmarked March 2018 Select Year >>>
Consumer Scorecard 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
Month 2008 2009 Year-to-Year comparisons
Jan 203,217 189,863 Minus Grade
Feb 203,217 189,863 Minus Grade
Mar 203,217 189,863 Minus Grade
Apr 202,697 189,043 Minus Grade
May 202,697 189,043 Minus Grade
Jun 202,697 189,043 Minus Grade
Jul 203,108 187,469 Minus Grade
Aug 203,108 187,469 Minus Grade
Sep 203,108 187,469 Minus Grade
Oct 198,794 188,900 Minus Grade
Nov 198,794 188,900 Minus Grade
Dec 198,794 188,900 Minus Grade
2008 2009 Year-to-Year comparisons
100,409 92,748 Minus Grade
100,409 92,748 Minus Grade
100,409 92,748 Minus Grade
97,961 92,973 Minus Grade
97,961 92,973 Minus Grade
97,961 92,973 Minus Grade
98,149 92,319 Minus Grade
98,149 92,319 Minus Grade
98,149 92,319 Minus Grade
96,871 94,878 Minus Grade
96,871 94,878 Minus Grade
96,871 94,878 Minus Grade
2008 2009 Year-to-Year comparisons
368.9 245.8 Minus Grade
293.1 278.4 Minus Grade
237.9 296.2 Plus Grade
293.8 253.4 Minus Grade
229.7 166.5 Minus Grade
346.6 380.2 Plus Grade
367.2 302.3 Minus Grade
173.5 245.8 Plus Grade
361.8 243.6 Minus Grade
318.2 206.9 Minus Grade
185.5 325.3 Plus Grade
355.6 270.4 Minus Grade
2008 2009 Year-to-Year comparisons
6.98% 3.25% Plus Grade
6.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.66% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.24% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
5.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
4.56% 3.25% Plus Grade
4.00% 3.25% Plus Grade
3.61% 3.25% Plus Grade
2008 2009 Year-to-Year comparisons
5.76% 5.06% Plus Grade
5.92% 5.13% Plus Grade
5.97% 5.00% Plus Grade
5.92% 4.81% Plus Grade
6.04% 4.86% Plus Grade
6.32% 5.42% Plus Grade
6.43% 5.22% Plus Grade
6.48% 5.19% Plus Grade
6.04% 5.06% Plus Grade
6.20% 4.95% Plus Grade
6.09% 4.88% Plus Grade
5.33% 4.93% Plus Grade
Total Up Down NC Net %
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 3 2 0 +20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 3 2 0 +20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 3 2 0 +20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
 5 3 2 0 +20%
 5 2 3 0 -20%
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