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Economic Indicator |
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Percent Change |
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Dec-09 |
Nov-09 |
Dec-08 |
Nov-09 |
Dec-08 |
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Prelim. |
Final |
Final |
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Dec-09 |
Dec-09 |
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Washington Area Business Cycle Indicators |
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Coincident Index (1996 = 100) |
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102.7 |
104.1 |
105.7 |
-1.39% |
-2.92% |
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Leading Index (1996 = 100) |
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106.9 |
106.1 |
104.9 |
0.77% |
1.89% |
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Washington Area Coincident Index Components |
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Total Wage & Salary Employment ('000)a |
2999.5 |
3001.8 |
3015.2 |
-0.08% |
-0.52% |
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Consumer Confidence (South Atlantic)a |
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20.2 |
19.9 |
23.3 |
1.51% |
-13.30% |
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Domestic Airport Passengers, See Note. ('000)b |
1821.1 |
1917.6 |
2060.1 |
-5.03% |
-11.60% |
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Estimated Nondurable Retail Sales ($000,000)c |
2460.7 |
2540.5 |
2466.6 |
-3.14% |
-0.24% |
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Washington Area Leading Index Components |
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Total Residential Building Permitsa |
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972.0 |
724.0 |
1078.0 |
34.25% |
-9.83% |
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Consumer Expectations (South Atlantic)a |
77.0 |
69.7 |
42.9 |
10.47% |
79.49% |
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Initial Unemployment Claimsb |
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2060.0 |
1790.8 |
2556.5 |
15.03% |
-19.42% |
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Help Wanted Indexa |
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4.0 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
33.33% |
-20.00% |
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Estimated Durable Retail Sales ($000,000)c |
2256.2 |
2215.3 |
2710.6 |
1.85% |
-16.76% |
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Washington Area Labor Forcea |
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Total Labor Force ('000) |
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2994.1 |
3010.0 |
3010.6 |
-0.53% |
-0.55% |
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Employed Labor Force |
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2809.5 |
2827.7 |
2869.9 |
-0.64% |
-2.10% |
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Unemployed Labor Force |
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184.6 |
182.4 |
140.7 |
1.24% |
31.22% |
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Unemployment Rate |
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6.2% |
6.1% |
4.7% |
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Washington Area Wage and Salary Employmenta |
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Total ('000) |
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2999.5 |
3001.8 |
3015.2 |
-0.08% |
-0.52% |
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Construction ('000) |
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152.7 |
153.8 |
167.1 |
-0.72% |
-8.62% |
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Manufacturing ('000) |
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57.2 |
57.5 |
59.8 |
-0.52% |
-4.35% |
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Transportation & Public Utilities ('000) |
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62.8 |
62.5 |
63.6 |
0.48% |
-1.26% |
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Wholesale & Retail Trade ('000) |
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329.1 |
325.8 |
338.7 |
1.01% |
-2.83% |
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Services ('000) |
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1710.9 |
1713.7 |
1715.9 |
-0.16% |
-0.29% |
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State Government ('000) |
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686.8 |
688.5 |
670.1 |
-0.25% |
2.49% |
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Federal Government ('000) |
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366.0 |
365.0 |
352.6 |
0.27% |
3.80% |
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aUnadjusted data |
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bSeasonally adjusted data |
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cSeasonally adjusted constant (1996)
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