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Consumer Price Index, South Region – May 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South declined 0.1 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – April 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, South Region – March 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
South Carolina Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)2,330.2 | (2)2,330.2 | 2,335.1 | 2,341.9 | 2,350.6 | (p)2,360.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)2,255.1 | (2)2,254.9 | 2,260.3 | 2,267.4 | 2,274.3 | (p)2,281.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)75.1 | (2)75.2 | 74.8 | 74.5 | 76.3 | (p)79.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)3.2 | (2)3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | (p)3.4 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
2,158.4 | 2,166.5 | 2,172.3 | 2,172.1 | 2,171.8 | (p)2,178.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)2.0 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
12-month % change |
|
4.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | (p)2.3 |
Construction(4) |
|
101.6 | 100.7 | 99.9 | 100.4 | 100.0 | (p)100.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 0.7 | -3.8 | -3.8 | -4.1 | (p)-3.5 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
249.8 | 250.5 | 252.9 | 254.4 | 254.9 | (p)255.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | (p)3.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
411.1 | 412.7 | 414.1 | 411.9 | 412.3 | (p)412.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | (p)2.2 |
Information(4) |
|
28.0 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.8 | (p)27.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | -0.7 | -1.1 | (p)-2.1 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
105.0 | 103.9 | 104.8 | 104.6 | 103.9 | (p)104.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.1 | (p)1.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
295.9 | 299.0 | 296.6 | 296.6 | 295.0 | (p)298.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | (p)2.4 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
254.9 | 255.0 | 255.5 | 257.0 | 257.8 | (p)257.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | (p)2.6 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
262.0 | 266.1 | 269.5 | 267.2 | 266.7 | (p)267.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | (p)3.4 |
Other Services(4) |
|
75.5 | 75.5 | 75.4 | 76.1 | 76.6 | (p)77.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.3 | (p)0.9 |
Government(4) |
|
370.2 | 370.5 | 371.1 | 371.7 | 372.3 | (p)373.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | (p)1.4 |
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