2005 Business Sector Economic Scorecard - State of Connecticut Benchmarked March 2018 Select Year >>> Business Sector Scorecard Current Business Business Trends 2018 Business 2017 Business 2016 Business 2015 Business 2014 Business 2013 Business 2012 Business 2011 Business 2010 Business 2009 Business 2008 Business 2007 Business 2006 Business 2005 Business 2004 Business 2003 Business 2002 Business 2001 Business Business Historical Totals

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 #4, Visitors to Major Attractions #5, and Air Passenger Counts #6. Seasonally Adjusted / Not Seasonally Adjusted

Housing Permits Month 2004 2005 Jan 718 651 Feb 532 547 Mar 933 886 Apr 1,000 907 May 875 1,107 Jun 1,253 1,192 Jul 1,116 983 Aug 1,078 1,055 Sep 1,113 1,151 Oct 907 841 Nov 1,485 1,147 Dec 899 1,010

Air Cargo Tons 2004 2005 11,825 11,817 11,533 12,016 13,324 13,887 12,754 13,154 12,912 12,713 12,716 14,239 12,807 12,892 12,491 13,395 13,486 13,943 14,067 14,042 12,777 13,714 14,158 14,035

Connecticut Exports 2004 2005 659 701 687 721 808 905 752 748 764 797 654 795 610 774 677 797 715 837 809 948 706 840 711 880

Gaming Slots 2004 2005 1,532 1,447 1,683 1,570 1,605 1,600 1,629 1,686 1,731 1,715 1,612 1,574 1,926 1,878 1,838 1,767 1,744 1,686 1,695 1,674 1,558 1,554 1,619 1,587

Major Attraction Visitors 2004 2005 763 560 1,170 932 893 808 1,477 1,477 1,681 1,624 1,912 1,889 2,896 2,670 3,049 2,873 1,177 1,063 1,226 1,219 1,013 1,125 918 975

Air Passenger Count 2004 2005 4,599 5,310 5,050 5,482 5,668 6,286 5,774 6,469 5,780 6,619 5,673 6,298 6,094 6,742 6,186 6,699 4,857 5,596 6,084 6,336 5,790 6,066 5,810 5,904

CT Manu. Prod. Index 2004 2005 108.6 114.7 109.8 106.3 112.7 118.6 111.0 114.8 117.5 117.7 117.2 122.4 135.5 123.2 125.0 125.8 121.4 125.8 121.5 125.7 120.5 119.5 120.9 119.0

Avg Manu. Weekly Hours 2004 2005 41.8 42.0 41.5 41.8 41.7 41.9 41.5 42.3 42.1 42.2 42.0 42.5 41.4 42.1 41.3 41.8 41.5 42.0 42.1 42.1 42.4 42.4 42.6 42.7

2005 Business Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net% Total Up Down NC Net %  8 4 4 0 0%  8 5 3 0 +25%  8 5 3 0 +25%  8 6 2 0 +50%  8 5 3 0 +25%  8 5 3 0 +25%  8 4 4 0 0%  8 5 3 0 +25%  8 6 2 0 +50%  8 3 4 1 -13%  8 4 3 1 +13%  8 5 3 0 +25%

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