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Average Energy Prices In Boston-Brockton-Nashua – August 2017
Boston area households paid an average of $2.376 a gallon for gasoline in August 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Average Energy Prices, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island – August 2017
Gasoline prices averaged $2.512 per gallon in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area in August 2017.
Consumer Price Index, New York-Northern New Jersey – August 2017
Prices in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent in August.
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,911.7 | 1,922.5 | 1,929.1 | 1,933.1 | 1,933.1 | (p)1,923.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,819.9 | 1,828.9 | 1,834.0 | 1,836.1 | 1,836.6 | (p)1,831.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
91.7 | 93.6 | 95.1 | 97.0 | 96.5 | (p)92.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | (p)4.8 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,684.7 | 1,681.6 | 1,687.2 | 1,692.8 | 1,691.1 | (p)1,687.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | (p)0.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | (p)0.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-16.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
59.1 | 61.7 | 61.2 | 60.5 | 58.7 | (p)57.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | -0.2 | (p)-2.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
156.6 | 156.7 | 155.8 | 156.6 | 156.4 | (p)157.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | (p)0.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
299.3 | 296.8 | 297.8 | 298.2 | 299.9 | (p)298.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | (p)-0.1 |
Information(3) |
|
31.5 | 31.5 | 31.3 | 31.9 | 31.8 | (p)31.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | -2.2 | -3.1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | (p)-2.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
131.2 | 131.8 | 132.3 | 132.8 | 133.0 | (p)132.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | (p)1.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
218.7 | 215.5 | 216.8 | 216.3 | 216.4 | (p)217.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.0 | (p)-0.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
330.8 | 330.2 | 333.2 | 333.2 | 333.4 | (p)332.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | (p)0.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
156.0 | 156.4 | 156.7 | 161.1 | 159.1 | (p)158.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 3.1 | (p)2.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
67.2 | 67.2 | 67.6 | 67.8 | 68.9 | (p)68.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 6.2 | (p)5.6 |
Government(3) |
|
233.7 | 233.2 | 233.9 | 233.8 | 232.9 | (p)232.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -1.3 | (p)-1.3 |
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