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Consumer Price Index, South Region – October 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South edged up 0.2 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – September 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – August 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
South Carolina Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
2,368.6 | 2,374.7 | 2,379.3 | 2,382.2 | 2,380.8 | (p)2,381.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
2,286.0 | 2,291.2 | 2,297.6 | 2,304.9 | 2,311.6 | (p)2,318.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
82.7 | 83.5 | 81.8 | 77.3 | 69.2 | (p)62.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | (p)2.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
2,177.8 | 2,177.3 | 2,177.9 | 2,180.1 | 2,180.8 | (p)2,185.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.1 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
Construction(3) |
|
100.7 | 101.6 | 99.9 | 101.5 | 102.2 | (p)102.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.7 | 0.5 | -2.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | (p)1.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
255.5 | 255.8 | 257.0 | 256.0 | 256.5 | (p)255.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | (p)2.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
412.7 | 412.9 | 414.5 | 414.2 | 414.6 | (p)416.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | (p)1.9 |
Information(3) |
|
27.6 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 27.3 | (p)27.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -2.8 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -2.5 | (p)-3.6 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
105.1 | 105.1 | 105.0 | 104.5 | 104.5 | (p)105.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | (p)1.1 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
293.9 | 291.9 | 290.7 | 291.3 | 292.7 | (p)290.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 1.0 | (p)-1.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
258.0 | 257.5 | 257.9 | 258.9 | 258.2 | (p)258.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
268.5 | 269.5 | 269.4 | 268.7 | 267.5 | (p)269.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 6.4 | (p)3.1 |
Other Services(3) |
|
77.4 | 77.8 | 78.5 | 78.0 | 77.5 | (p)77.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | (p)2.4 |
Government(3) |
|
373.9 | 373.3 | 373.1 | 375.0 | 375.2 | (p)375.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.8 |
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