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Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.7 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – July 2017
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged down 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
South Carolina Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
Sept 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,334.1 | 2,328.5 | 2,322.2 | 2,319.4 | 2,319.0 | (p)2,324.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,232.7 | 2,232.0 | 2,230.6 | 2,227.8 | 2,225.9 | (p)2,232.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
101.5 | 96.5 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 93.1 | (p)91.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | (p)3.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,073.3 | 2,079.5 | 2,084.3 | 2,088.7 | 2,095.9 | (p)2,091.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | (p)4.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | (p)2.4 |
Construction(3) |
|
96.2 | 98.2 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 95.2 | (p)97.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | -0.6 | (p)1.2 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
245.1 | 244.5 | 246.2 | 247.9 | 248.0 | (p)249.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | (p)4.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
401.5 | 402.6 | 401.8 | 398.7 | 399.1 | (p)403.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | (p)1.8 |
Information(3) |
|
26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.3 | (p)26.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.1 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -2.6 | (p)-2.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
100.8 | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.3 | 100.9 | (p)100.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | (p)0.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
268.2 | 271.1 | 272.5 | 272.3 | 279.4 | (p)275.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.9 | (p)2.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
244.7 | 244.9 | 246.9 | 247.8 | 248.8 | (p)249.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | (p)2.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
247.0 | 248.6 | 248.4 | 250.1 | 248.0 | (p)244.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | (p)-1.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
73.6 | 73.5 | 73.1 | 73.4 | 74.8 | (p)72.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -1.6 | 0.0 | (p)-3.6 |
Government(3) |
|
365.8 | 365.6 | 366.0 | 368.5 | 371.0 | (p)368.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | (p)1.3 |
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