2011 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 2010 2011 Jan 189,984 206,828 Feb 189,984 206,828 Mar 189,984 206,828 Apr 193,980 208,204 May 193,980 208,204 Jun 193,980 208,204 Jul 195,331 207,035 Aug 195,331 207,035 Sep 195,331 207,035 Oct 196,432 207,248 Nov 196,432 207,248 Dec 196,432 207,248

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2010 2011 90,795 97,534 90,795 97,534 90,795 97,534 95,141 99,656 95,141 99,656 95,141 99,656 95,494 99,935 95,494 99,935 95,494 99,935 98,243 97,723 98,243 97,723 98,243 97,723

Sales Tax Revenue 2010 2011 211.9 364.2 267.7 244.9 307.2 247.4 273.3 193.1 157.5 361.1 371.0 286.6 322.5 333.1 257.9 276.6 250.9 302.6 184.5 347.1 369.7 320.1 259.2 255.3

Prime Interest Rate 2010 2011 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25% 3.25%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2010 2011 5.03% 4.76% 4.99% 4.95% 4.97% 4.84% 5.10% 4.84% 4.89% 4.64% 4.74% 4.51% 4.56% 4.55% 4.43% 4.27% 4.35% 4.11% 4.23% 4.07% 4.30% 3.99% 4.71% 3.96%

2011 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 2 2 1 0%  5 2 2 1 0%

	State of Connecticut Department of Labor - Office of Research 200 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield, CT 06109 / Phone: 860-263-6275 LMI Home | CTDOL Home | CT.gov | Feedback | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Policy