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Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – April 2019
Gasoline prices averaged $3.345 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in April 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.8 percent in April.
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — April 2019
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent for the two months ending in April 2019.
Washington 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)3,823.8 | (2)3,823.0 | 3,835.8 | 3,849.1 | 3,862.0 | (p)3,870.1 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)3,653.5 | (2)3,652.6 | 3,663.6 | 3,674.6 | 3,683.2 | (p)3,688.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)170.3 | (2)170.4 | 172.2 | 174.5 | 178.8 | (p)181.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | (p)4.7 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
3,430.4 | 3,444.2 | 3,454.6 | 3,440.2 | 3,467.9 | (p)3,481.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | (p)2.7 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | (p)6.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | (p)-1.6 |
Construction(4) |
|
218.6 | 220.9 | 223.0 | 209.1 | 222.7 | (p)221.6 |
12-month % change |
|
6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 | (p)4.8 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
292.9 | 295.3 | 295.4 | 294.9 | 295.5 | (p)296.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | (p)3.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
640.4 | 641.5 | 642.7 | 643.8 | 645.6 | (p)647.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.8 |
Information(4) |
|
137.2 | 138.1 | 136.4 | 137.8 | 138.1 | (p)138.8 |
12-month % change |
|
7.4 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | (p)5.4 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
159.7 | 159.7 | 160.5 | 161.5 | 162.3 | (p)164.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | (p)4.3 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
426.2 | 427.8 | 428.7 | 428.7 | 431.7 | (p)434.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | (p)2.8 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
497.9 | 500.0 | 503.9 | 503.7 | 508.5 | (p)510.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | (p)4.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
346.3 | 347.8 | 350.8 | 350.4 | 352.1 | (p)353.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | (p)3.8 |
Other Services(4) |
|
123.1 | 124.3 | 123.7 | 122.0 | 123.4 | (p)124.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | (p)3.1 |
Government(4) |
|
581.8 | 582.5 | 583.2 | 582.0 | 581.6 | (p)583.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.2 | (p)-0.8 |
|
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