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Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.1 percent in August.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in June.
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
530.5 | 530.6 | 530.6 | 530.7 | 531.2 | (p)532.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
510.5 | 510.9 | 511.2 | 511.7 | 512.7 | (p)514.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
19.9 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 18.4 | (p)17.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | (p)3.4 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
480.0 | 479.7 | 480.5 | 481.9 | 484.3 | (p)485.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (p)1.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | (p)7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.0 | (p)-1.4 |
Construction(3) |
|
27.5 | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 28.7 | (p)29.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.1 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -3.5 | 0.3 | (p)1.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
20.2 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.0 | (p)20.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -3.4 | (p)-2.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
95.6 | 95.2 | 94.8 | 95.1 | 95.4 | (p)95.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | (p)0.3 |
Information(3) |
|
6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | (p)6.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.6 | -6.2 | -6.3 | -4.7 | -6.3 | (p)-4.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
25.8 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.3 | (p)26.2 |
12-month % change |
|
4.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | (p)5.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
43.2 | 43.2 | 44.5 | 44.4 | 44.6 | (p)44.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | (p)4.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
77.8 | 78.0 | 78.0 | 77.9 | 78.0 | (p)78.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | (p)2.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
66.7 | 66.4 | 65.9 | 66.5 | 67.2 | (p)66.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | (p)0.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
19.0 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.6 | (p)20.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | (p)5.3 |
Government(3) |
|
90.7 | 90.6 | 90.7 | 91.1 | 91.2 | (p)91.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | (p)0.6 |
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