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  2006 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 2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
Jan 651 545 Minus Grade
Feb 547 674 Plus Grade
Mar 886 960 Plus Grade
Apr 907 781 Minus Grade
May 1,107 952 Minus Grade
Jun 1,192 943 Minus Grade
Jul 983 807 Minus Grade
Aug 1,055 718 Minus Grade
Sep 1,151 802 Minus Grade
Oct 841 812 Minus Grade
Nov 1,147 627 Minus Grade
Dec 1,010 640 Minus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
11,817 10,228 Minus Grade
12,016 12,554 Plus Grade
13,887 14,821 Plus Grade
13,154 13,224 Plus Grade
12,713 13,430 Plus Grade
14,239 14,202 Minus Grade
12,892 12,360 Minus Grade
13,395 14,457 Plus Grade
13,943 14,061 Plus Grade
14,042 14,006 Minus Grade
13,714 13,693 Minus Grade
14,035 13,846 Minus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
701 857 Plus Grade
721 903 Plus Grade
905 999 Plus Grade
748 1,071 Plus Grade
797 978 Plus Grade
795 1,177 Plus Grade
774 1,137 Plus Grade
797 929 Plus Grade
837 1,005 Plus Grade
948 1,062 Plus Grade
840 1,042 Plus Grade
880 1,083 Plus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
1,447 1,504 Plus Grade
1,570 1,547 Minus Grade
1,600 1,631 Plus Grade
1,686 1,661 Minus Grade
1,715 1,741 Plus Grade
1,574 1,615 Plus Grade
1,878 1,835 Minus Grade
1,767 1,750 Minus Grade
1,686 1,688 Plus Grade
1,674 1,693 Plus Grade
1,554 1,530 Minus Grade
1,587 1,740 Plus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
560 711 Plus Grade
932 1,003 Plus Grade
808 837 Plus Grade
1,477 1,477 Minus Grade
1,624 1,357 Minus Grade
1,889 1,771 Minus Grade
2,670 2,604 Minus Grade
2,873 2,857 Minus Grade
1,063 1,106 Plus Grade
1,219 1,210 Minus Grade
1,125 799 Minus Grade
975 1,121 Plus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
5,310 5,145 Minus Grade
5,482 5,290 Minus Grade
6,286 6,221 Minus Grade
6,469 6,078 Minus Grade
6,619 6,447 Minus Grade
6,298 5,893 Minus Grade
6,742 6,386 Minus Grade
6,699 6,282 Minus Grade
5,596 5,066 Minus Grade
6,336 5,649 Minus Grade
6,066 5,409 Minus Grade
5,904 5,199 Minus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
114.7 117.9 Plus Grade
106.3 118.9 Plus Grade
118.6 118.0 Minus Grade
114.8 119.5 Plus Grade
117.7 131.1 Plus Grade
122.4 136.7 Plus Grade
123.2 139.7 Plus Grade
125.8 130.7 Plus Grade
125.8 128.9 Plus Grade
125.7 128.9 Plus Grade
119.5 122.4 Plus Grade
119.0 124.6 Plus Grade
2005 2006 Year-to-Year comparisons
42.0 42.5 Plus Grade
41.8 42.3 Plus Grade
41.9 42.0 Plus Grade
42.3 41.6 Minus Grade
42.2 42.0 Minus Grade
42.5 42.2 Minus Grade
42.1 42.4 Plus Grade
41.8 41.9 Plus Grade
42.0 42.4 Plus Grade
42.1 42.1 Even
42.4 41.9 Minus Grade
42.7 42.7 Even
Total Up Down NC Net %
 8 5 3 0 +25%
 8 6 2 0 +50%
 8 6 2 0 +50%
 8 3 5 0 -25%
 8 4 4 0 0%
 8 3 5 0 -25%
 8 3 5 0 -25%
 8 4 4 0 0%
 8 6 2 0 +50%
 8 3 4 1 -13%
 8 2 6 0 -50%
 8 4 3 1 +13%
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