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  2017 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 2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
Jan 154 317 Plus Grade
Feb 421 175 Minus Grade
Mar 576 398 Minus Grade
Apr 380 253 Minus Grade
May 368 402 Plus Grade
Jun 504 360 Minus Grade
Jul 285 430 Plus Grade
Aug 357 489 Plus Grade
Sep 631 434 Minus Grade
Oct 524 561 Plus Grade
Nov 245 369 Plus Grade
Dec 226 299 Plus Grade
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
1,109 981 Minus Grade
1,278 968 Minus Grade
1,390 1,437 Plus Grade
1,226 1,141 Minus Grade
1,186 1,055 Minus Grade
1,194 1,207 Plus Grade
1,037 1,297 Plus Grade
1,135 1,336 Plus Grade
1,136 1,446 Plus Grade
1,264 1,395 Plus Grade
1,062 1,183 Plus Grade
1,371 1,340 Minus Grade
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
1,050 1,029 Minus Grade
1,029 1,018 Minus Grade
1,078 1,138 Plus Grade
1,116 1,153 Plus Grade
1,111 1,124 Plus Grade
1,005 1,088 Plus Grade
1,231 1,239 Plus Grade
1,137 1,160 Plus Grade
1,072 1,151 Plus Grade
1,089 1,072 Minus Grade
1,023 1,061 Plus Grade
1,084 1,110 Plus Grade
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
3,060 2,599 Minus Grade
2,964 2,884 Minus Grade
3,989 2,937 Minus Grade
5,058 4,979 Minus Grade
5,309 5,154 Minus Grade
7,541 7,123 Minus Grade
9,338 8,914 Minus Grade
9,383 9,601 Plus Grade
5,126 6,173 Plus Grade
6,205 5,809 Minus Grade
3,955 3,859 Minus Grade
4,638 4,675 Plus Grade
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
4,344 4,610 Plus Grade
4,255 4,374 Plus Grade
4,915 5,297 Plus Grade
5,317 5,531 Plus Grade
5,397 5,717 Plus Grade
5,207 5,653 Plus Grade
5,402 5,910 Plus Grade
5,332 5,975 Plus Grade
4,754 4,846 Plus Grade
5,397 5,722 Plus Grade
5,278 5,453 Plus Grade
5,005 5,269 Plus Grade
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
100.5 93.5 Minus Grade
97.1 91.4 Minus Grade
99.6 92.1 Minus Grade
99.5 93.5 Minus Grade
98.4 93.9 Minus Grade
104.2 102.0 Minus Grade
104.2 100.1 Minus Grade
109.6 110.4 Plus Grade
108.4 103.0 Minus Grade
99.6 99.9 Plus Grade
101.2 100.4 Minus Grade
99.0 94.1 Minus Grade
2016 2017 Year-to-Year comparisons
41.6 42.1 Plus Grade
41.5 41.0 Minus Grade
42.0 40.8 Minus Grade
41.9 40.7 Minus Grade
42.9 41.8 Minus Grade
42.9 42.1 Minus Grade
43.2 41.6 Minus Grade
42.2 41.8 Minus Grade
42.9 41.7 Minus Grade
43.4 41.7 Minus Grade
43.0 41.4 Minus Grade
43.5 42.1 Minus Grade
Total Up Down NC Net %
 7 3 4 0 -14%
 7 1 6 0 -71%
 7 3 4 0 -14%
 7 3 4 0 -14%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
 7 3 4 0 -14%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
 7 6 1 0 +71%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
 7 4 3 0 +14%
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