2015 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 2014 2015 Jan 229,746 242,249 Feb 229,746 242,249 Mar 229,746 242,249 Apr 232,600 246,083 May 232,600 246,083 Jun 232,600 246,083 Jul 234,000 248,178 Aug 234,000 248,178 Sep 234,000 248,178 Oct 236,828 250,327 Nov 236,828 250,327 Dec 236,828 250,327

Wages & Salaries Quarterly 2014 2015 105,929 109,083 105,929 109,083 105,929 109,083 105,753 107,928 105,753 107,928 105,753 107,928 104,878 107,521 104,878 107,521 104,878 107,521 106,258 110,057 106,258 110,057 106,258 110,057

Sales Tax Revenue 2014 2015 409.1 350.9 296.3 382.2 273.2 305.2 340.1 355.2 262.5 340.1 413.3 761.0 418.6 396.1 217.9 351.6 423.2 339.8 378.8 378.4 263.6 380.2 438.2 349.3

Prime Interest Rate 2014 2015 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% 3.37%

Conventional Mortgage Rates 2014 2015 4.43% 3.71% 4.30% 3.71% 4.34% 3.77% 4.34% 3.67% 4.19% 3.84% 4.16% 3.98% 4.13% 4.05% 4.12% 3.91% 4.16% 3.89% 4.04% 3.80% 4.00% 3.94% 3.86% 3.96%

2015 Consumer Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  5 3 1 1 +40%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 4 0 1 +80%  5 4 0 1 +80%  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 4 0 1 +80%  5 2 3 0 -20%

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