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  2003 Business Sector Economic Scorecard - State of Connecticut Benchmarked March 2018 Select Year >>>
Business Scorecard The health of the business sector will affect, among other things, the ability of firms to hire workers and, particularly in regard to businesses selling their goods and services outside the State, the ability to increase the State’s income through exports. There are several indicators that provide a picture of the business sector's vital signs. The levels, changes from the previous period, and year-to-year changes, of  Housing Permits #1 give not only a reading of the State’s construction sector, but also of the financial sector, particularly in terms of mortgage-lending activity, and ultimately, consumer spending on durable goods and services related to the purchase of a new house. Air Cargo Tons #2 (Discontinued Sept 2014) and the value of Exports #3 (collected quarterly pre-2004) gauges the ability of businesses to compete in the world market. Connecticut Manufacturing Production Index (CMPI) #7 and Average Manufacturing Weekly Hours (AMWH) #8 provide a measure of the State’s manufacturing activity, while the strength of the entertainment and tourism sectors is reflected in the Gaming Slots Revenues #4Visitors to Major Attractions #5, and Air Passenger Counts #6. Seasonally Adjusted / Not Seasonally Adjusted
Month 2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
Jan 601 629 Plus Grade
Feb 633 454 Minus Grade
Mar 762 600 Minus Grade
Apr 1,061 856 Minus Grade
May 957 916 Minus Grade
Jun 782 1,143 Plus Grade
Jul 927 928 Plus Grade
Aug 811 850 Plus Grade
Sep 773 893 Plus Grade
Oct 924 1,121 Plus Grade
Nov 771 766 Minus Grade
Dec 605 829 Plus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
11,704 11,490 Minus Grade
10,930 10,361 Minus Grade
12,125 11,269 Minus Grade
11,685 11,371 Minus Grade
12,339 11,637 Minus Grade
11,727 11,245 Minus Grade
11,784 11,613 Minus Grade
12,712 12,655 Minus Grade
13,367 12,167 Minus Grade
13,179 13,657 Plus Grade
11,735 11,447 Minus Grade
9,786 13,382 Plus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
2,058 1,993 Minus Grade
2,047 2,104 Plus Grade
2,100 1,914 Minus Grade
2,106 2,124 Plus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
1,329 1,467 Plus Grade
1,473 1,428 Minus Grade
1,594 1,630 Plus Grade
1,555 1,550 Minus Grade
1,615 1,755 Plus Grade
1,594 1,646 Plus Grade
1,733 1,738 Plus Grade
1,800 1,866 Plus Grade
1,604 1,580 Minus Grade
1,538 1,643 Plus Grade
1,537 1,633 Plus Grade
1,453 1,489 Plus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
657 746 Plus Grade
1,368 876 Minus Grade
1,201 1,002 Minus Grade
1,689 1,549 Minus Grade
1,883 1,706 Minus Grade
2,236 2,043 Minus Grade
3,072 2,877 Minus Grade
3,505 3,354 Minus Grade
1,261 1,078 Minus Grade
1,288 1,209 Minus Grade
1,147 1,148 Plus Grade
801 889 Plus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
4,376 4,488 Plus Grade
4,819 4,635 Minus Grade
5,714 5,367 Minus Grade
5,825 5,411 Minus Grade
5,794 5,434 Minus Grade
5,712 5,307 Minus Grade
6,024 5,767 Minus Grade
6,277 5,811 Minus Grade
4,623 4,356 Minus Grade
5,692 5,599 Minus Grade
5,038 5,154 Plus Grade
5,351 5,283 Minus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
102.5 111.8 Plus Grade
106.9 99.2 Minus Grade
111.3 105.3 Minus Grade
109.3 102.2 Minus Grade
113.2 106.1 Minus Grade
114.4 113.0 Minus Grade
116.1 109.2 Minus Grade
117.8 114.7 Minus Grade
109.3 117.5 Plus Grade
112.0 116.9 Plus Grade
108.7 108.6 Minus Grade
104.8 102.4 Minus Grade
2002 2003 Year-to-Year comparisons
41.8 41.6 Minus Grade
41.3 41.1 Minus Grade
41.5 41.3 Minus Grade
41.6 41.3 Minus Grade
41.4 41.2 Minus Grade
42.1 41.1 Minus Grade
41.0 40.6 Minus Grade
41.4 40.8 Minus Grade
42.0 41.9 Minus Grade
41.8 41.8 Even
41.9 42.3 Plus Grade
41.9 42.5 Plus Grade
Total Up Down NC Net %
 8 5 3 0 +25%
 7 0 7 0 -100%
 7 1 6 0 -71%
 8 1 7 0 -75%
 7 1 6 0 -71%
 7 2 5 0 -43%
 8 2 6 0 -50%
 7 2 5 0 -43%
 7 2 5 0 -43%
 8 5 2 1 +38%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
 7 5 2 0 +43%
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