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Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South inched down 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – June 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alabama Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,162.9 | 2,169.5 | 2,177.1 | 2,187.4 | 2,196.5 | (p)2,203.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,081.7 | 2,086.4 | 2,091.5 | 2,098.1 | 2,105.6 | (p)2,112.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
81.2 | 83.2 | 85.6 | 89.3 | 90.9 | (p)91.2 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 | (p)4.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,030.3 | 2,031.1 | 2,036.2 | 2,037.5 | 2,039.0 | (p)2,040.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | (p)1.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | (p)10.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | (p)3.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
86.6 | 87.7 | 86.9 | 86.3 | 85.1 | (p)85.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | (p)0.8 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
265.7 | 267.0 | 268.4 | 269.2 | 271.0 | (p)271.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | (p)3.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
380.4 | 379.6 | 379.6 | 379.8 | 380.5 | (p)379.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | (p)0.4 |
Information(3) |
|
21.2 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 | (p)21.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | (p)3.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
96.3 | 95.8 | 96.7 | 97.0 | 97.4 | (p)97.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | (p)0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
240.1 | 241.5 | 243.3 | 246.8 | 247.6 | (p)249.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | (p)3.5 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
243.3 | 241.8 | 243.7 | 243.6 | 242.6 | (p)242.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | (p)0.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
206.3 | 206.7 | 207.5 | 206.4 | 205.5 | (p)204.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | (p)0.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
94.3 | 93.6 | 93.3 | 92.8 | 93.8 | (p)93.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | (p)0.1 |
Government(3) |
|
386.1 | 386.3 | 385.7 | 384.2 | 384.0 | (p)385.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | (p)-0.1 |
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