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Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched up 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
362.7 | 362.9 | 362.9 | 362.5 | 361.2 | (p)359.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
336.3 | 336.5 | 336.5 | 336.2 | 335.5 | (p)334.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
26.4 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 25.7 | (p)24.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | (p)6.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
329.0 | 329.0 | 329.2 | 328.7 | 327.2 | (p)327.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.9 | (p)-0.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
13.1 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.1 | (p)12.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -0.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -1.5 | (p)-2.3 |
Construction(3) |
|
15.1 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | (p)15.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | (p)0.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
14.1 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.6 | (p)13.7 |
12-month % change |
|
5.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 | (p)2.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
63.2 | 63.7 | 63.7 | 63.6 | 63.5 | (p)63.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 | -1.8 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -2.2 | (p)-1.7 |
Information(3) |
|
5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | (p)5.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -4.9 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.7 | (p)-1.7 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | (p)11.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -2.5 | (p)-4.2 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
28.4 | 28.1 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.6 | (p)27.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.4 | (p)-1.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
50.0 | 50.0 | 49.9 | 49.7 | 50.4 | (p)50.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.2 | (p)1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
35.9 | 35.3 | 35.6 | 35.5 | 35.5 | (p)35.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 |
Other Services(3) |
|
10.9 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.4 | (p)10.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.8 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -6.3 | (p)-3.6 |
Government(3) |
|
80.7 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 80.3 | (p)80.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -0.9 | (p)-0.6 |
|
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