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Consumer Price Index, West Region — September 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent in September.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched up 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched up 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
526.0 | 524.9 | 523.8 | 523.1 | 522.9 | (p)523.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
504.3 | 503.6 | 503.2 | 503.2 | 503.5 | (p)503.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
21.6 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | (p)19.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | (p)3.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
476.0 | 474.2 | 475.6 | 476.7 | 478.3 | (p)479.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | (p)1.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
28.0 | 28.0 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | (p)29.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | (p)6.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
20.1 | 20.0 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | (p)20.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | (p)3.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
94.3 | 93.5 | 93.2 | 93.5 | 93.7 | (p)93.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -1.2 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | (p)-1.2 |
Information(3) |
|
6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | (p)6.4 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | (p)-3.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
24.3 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 24.4 | (p)24.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
42.0 | 42.1 | 42.7 | 42.5 | 43.0 | (p)42.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.4 | (p)4.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
76.8 | 76.2 | 76.1 | 76.6 | 76.4 | (p)76.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 | (p)-0.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
66.5 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.3 | 65.9 | (p)66.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | (p)1.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 18.9 | 19.1 | (p)19.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | (p)4.3 |
Government(3) |
|
91.5 | 91.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 92.8 | (p)92.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | (p)1.6 |
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