Labor Market Information - 2011 Archived Connecticut Business Scorecard

Archived 2011 Business Sector Economic Scorecard - State of Connecticut Seasonally Adjusted / Not Seasonally Adjusted Benchmarked March 2013


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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 and the value of exports #3 (collected quarterly before 2004) gauges the ability of Connecticut businesses to compete in the world market. The 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, the visitors to major attractions #5, and air passenger counts #6. For charts, trends and data for the eight business economic indicators and historical totals follow the column header links or "trends" buttons.


Housing Permits

Month	2010	2011

Jan	165	133

Feb	188	114

Mar	277	267

Apr	346	234

May	256	228

Jun	247	418

Jul	296	276

Aug	239	250

Sep	398	441

Oct	293	187

Nov	300	270

Dec	215	253


Air Cargo Tons

2010	2011

9,968	9,981

9,518	9,562

11,043	11,803

10,940	11,001

10,173	10,273

10,893	11,319

10,878	10,888

11,239	12,157

11,522	12,258

11,484	11,808

10,694	11,830

12,152	13,284


Connecticut Exports

2010	2011

1,203	1,185

1,135	1,312

1,368	1,607

1,410	1,371

1,393	1,616

1,341	1,305

1,139	1,143

1,360	1,299

1,378	1,121

1,390	1,427

1,438	1,349

1,471	1,457


Gaming Slots

2010	2011

1,351	1,246

1,329	1,313

1,436	1,432

1,431	1,449

1,492	1,427

1,385	1,344

1,667	1,565

1,577	1,356

1,414	1,337

1,453	1,297

1,296	1,237

1,225	1,297


Major Attraction Visitors

2010	2011

573	493

757	934

717	793

1,417	1,455

1,507	1,543

1,562	1,679

2,376	2,533

2,742	2,517

1,063	1,047

1,079	1,059

748	805

857	1,155


Air Passenger Count

2010	2011

3,678	3,558

3,609	3,960

4,491	5,041

4,644	4,915

4,625	5,058

4,529	4,825

4,901	5,134

5,023	5,054

4,180	4,359

4,861	4,908

4,642	4,460

4,620	4,299


CT Manu. Prod. Index

2010	2011

83.4	81.2

80.6	88.9

86.7	88.3

86.5	84.1

85.3	97.2

95.0	93.4

91.5	98.2

103.6	102.0

98.8	94.1

90.9	86.2

85.8	91.9

85.0	86.8


Avg Manu. Weekly Hours

2010	2011

41.4	39.4

41.0	41.0

41.6	41.1

41.4	40.7

41.4	40.7

41.1	41.1

41.3	40.1

41.0	40.4

41.2	40.2

40.8	40.6

41.0	40.6

41.4	40.7


Business Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net%

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %

8	1	7	0	-75%

8	5	2	1	+38%

8	5	3	0	+25%

8	4	4	0	0%

8	5	3	0	+25%

8	4	3	1	+13%

8	5	3	0	+25%

8	3	5	0	-25%

8	3	5	0	-25%

8	3	5	0	-25%

8	3	5	0	-25%

8	5	3	0	+25%