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2017 Archived Connecticut Business Scorecard ~ Labor Market Information

Benchmarked March 2018

	2017 Connecticut Business Sector Scorecard	Seasonally / Not Seasonally Adjusted	Select Year >>
	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 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 (Discontinued Sept 2014) and the value of Connecticut Exports (collected quarterly before 2004) gauges the ability of Connecticut businesses to compete in the world market. The Connecticut Manufacturing Production Index (CMPI) and Average Manufacturing Weekly Hours (AMWH) 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, Major Attraction Visitors, and Air Passenger Count.

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Housing
Permits

Month	2016	2017

Jan	154	317

Feb	421	175

Mar	576	398

Apr	380	253

May	368	402

Jun	504	360

Jul	285	430

Aug	357	489

Sep	631	434

Oct	524	561

Nov	245	369

Dec	226	299

Connecticut
Exports (000)

2016	2017

1,109,861	981,636

1,278,596	968,704

1,390,023	1,437,058

1,226,362	1,141,219

1,186,085	1,055,945

1,194,920	1,207,784

1,037,826	1,297,161

1,135,697	1,336,087

1,136,598	1,446,755

1,264,215	1,395,510

1,062,624	1,183,047

1,371,226	1,340,299

Gaming Slots
Revenue (000)

2016	2017

1,050,497	1,029,232

1,029,006	1,018,800

1,078,617	1,138,843

1,116,470	1,153,185

1,111,956	1,124,289

1,005,319	1,088,069

1,231,932	1,239,616

1,137,821	1,160,865

1,072,429	1,151,467

1,089,811	1,072,713

1,023,757	1,061,587

1,084,427	1,110,090

Major Attraction
Visitors

2016	2017

306,024	259,900

296,427	288,489

398,919	293,702

505,857	497,908

530,928	515,424

754,129	712,337

933,888	891,424

938,348	960,125

512,646	617,340

620,583	580,971

395,599	385,919

463,851	467,541

Air Passenger
Count

2016	2017

434,494	461,082

425,504	437,459

491,548	529,745

531,730	553,182

539,737	571,776

520,798	565,399

540,200	591,015

533,282	597,577

475,482	484,649

539,783	572,237

527,857	545,347

500,528	526,939

CMP
Index

2016	2017

100.5	93.5

97.1	91.4

99.6	92.1

99.5	93.5

98.4	93.9

104.2	102.0

104.2	100.1

109.6	110.4

108.4	103.0

99.6	99.9

101.2	100.4

99.0	94.1

Average Manu.
Weekly Hours

2016	2017

41.6	42.1

41.5	41.0

42.0	40.8

41.9	40.7

42.9	41.8

42.9	42.1

43.2	41.6

42.2	41.8

42.9	41.7

43.4	41.7

43.0	41.4

43.5	42.1

2017 Business Scorecard
[(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net%

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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