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Consumer Price Index, West Region — October 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.4 percent in October.
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.
Montana Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
523.8 | 523.1 | 522.9 | 523.0 | 523.4 | (p)524.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
503.2 | 503.2 | 503.5 | 503.9 | 504.3 | (p)505.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
20.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 19.1 | (p)19.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | (p)3.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
475.6 | 476.7 | 478.3 | 479.3 | 479.6 | (p)480.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.2 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)4.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 29.3 | 29.3 | (p)28.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | (p)6.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.4 | (p)20.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | (p)3.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
93.2 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.6 | 93.5 | (p)94.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.2 | (p)-0.6 |
Information(3) |
|
6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 | (p)6.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 | -3.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
24.4 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.4 | 24.5 | (p)24.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
42.7 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 42.6 | 43.0 | (p)43.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 | (p)4.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
76.1 | 76.6 | 76.4 | 76.7 | 76.8 | (p)76.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | (p)0.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
66.6 | 66.3 | 65.9 | 66.3 | 66.1 | (p)66.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | (p)1.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
18.8 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.7 | (p)20.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | (p)8.1 |
Government(3) |
|
91.4 | 92.2 | 92.8 | 93.0 | 92.7 | (p)92.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | (p)0.7 |
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