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Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in June.
Consumer Price Index, Alaska area – June 2019
Prices in the Anchorage area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 2.5 percent for the two months ending in June 2019.
Alaska Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
355.3 | 354.8 | 353.9 | 352.9 | 352.0 | (p)351.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
332.2 | 331.7 | 331.0 | 330.2 | 329.6 | (p)329.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
23.1 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.4 | (p)22.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | (p)6.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
330.5 | 331.5 | 332.0 | 332.3 | 332.5 | (p)331.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
13.3 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 | (p)13.6 |
12-month % change |
|
5.6 | 7.1 | 9.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | (p)7.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
17.2 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.0 | (p)16.7 |
12-month % change |
|
11.0 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 9.0 | (p)7.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
13.7 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 13.7 | (p)13.4 |
12-month % change |
|
8.7 | 9.7 | 3.1 | -2.3 | 6.2 | (p)2.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
64.9 | 64.8 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.4 | (p)64.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.5 | (p)0.8 |
Information(3) |
|
5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | (p)5.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.2 | -3.5 | -1.8 | -3.5 | 0.0 | (p)1.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | (p)11.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 | -4.2 | -4.2 | -1.7 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
26.4 | 27.0 | 27.2 | 28.1 | 27.9 | (p)28.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.0 | -2.5 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | (p)3.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
50.4 | 50.5 | 50.6 | 50.7 | 50.6 | (p)50.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | (p)0.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
36.3 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 36.0 | (p)35.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.4 | (p)0.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | (p)10.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | (p)-4.5 |
Government(3) |
|
80.5 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.5 | (p)80.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | (p)0.6 |
|
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