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  2012 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 2011 2012 Year-to-Year comparisons
Jan 206,828 209,980 Plus Grade
Feb 206,828 209,980 Plus Grade
Mar 206,828 209,980 Plus Grade
Apr 208,204 210,331 Plus Grade
May 208,204 210,331 Plus Grade
Jun 208,204 210,331 Plus Grade
Jul 207,035 210,182 Plus Grade
Aug 207,035 210,182 Plus Grade
Sep 207,035 210,182 Plus Grade
Oct 207,248 219,368 Plus Grade
Nov 207,248 219,368 Plus Grade
Dec 207,248 219,368 Plus Grade
2011 2012 Year-to-Year comparisons
97,534 102,278 Plus Grade
97,534 102,278 Plus Grade
97,534 102,278 Plus Grade
99,656 100,224 Plus Grade
99,656 100,224 Plus Grade
99,656 100,224 Plus Grade
99,935 99,917 Minus Grade
99,935 99,917 Minus Grade
99,935 99,917 Minus Grade
97,723 102,220 Plus Grade
97,723 102,220 Plus Grade
97,723 102,220 Plus Grade
2011 2012 Year-to-Year comparisons
364.2 492.7 Plus Grade
244.9 286.8 Plus Grade
247.4 194.3 Minus Grade
193.1 403.8 Plus Grade
361.1 317.0 Minus Grade
286.6 233.5 Minus Grade
333.1 456.0 Plus Grade
276.6 291.3 Plus Grade
302.6 210.0 Minus Grade
347.1 410.2 Plus Grade
320.1 344.8 Plus Grade
255.3 318.0 Plus Grade
2011 2012 Year-to-Year comparisons
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
3.25% 3.25% Even
2011 2012 Year-to-Year comparisons
4.76% 3.92% Plus Grade
4.95% 3.89% Plus Grade
4.84% 3.95% Plus Grade
4.84% 3.91% Plus Grade
4.64% 3.80% Plus Grade
4.51% 3.68% Plus Grade
4.55% 3.55% Plus Grade
4.27% 3.60% Plus Grade
4.11% 3.50% Plus Grade
4.07% 3.38% Plus Grade
3.99% 3.35% Plus Grade
3.96% 3.35% Plus Grade
Total Up Down NC Net %
 5 4 0 1 +80%
 5 4 0 1 +80%
 5 3 1 1 +40%
 5 4 0 1 +80%
 5 3 1 1 +40%
 5 3 1 1 +40%
 5 3 1 1 +40%
 5 3 1 1 +40%
 5 2 2 1 0%
 5 4 0 1 +80%
 5 4 0 1 +80%
 5 4 0 1 +80%
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