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Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — August 2019
Prices in the Seattle area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.6 percent for the two months ending in August 2019.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.1 percent in August.
Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – July 2019
Gasoline prices averaged $3.286 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in July 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,849.1 | 3,862.0 | 3,869.6 | 3,875.9 | 3,878.9 | (p)3,885.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,674.6 | 3,683.2 | 3,688.8 | 3,695.7 | 3,699.5 | (p)3,706.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
174.5 | 178.8 | 180.8 | 180.2 | 179.4 | (p)179.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,440.2 | 3,467.9 | 3,481.0 | 3,488.6 | 3,496.2 | (p)3,509.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | (p)3.0 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | (p)6.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -1.6 | (p)1.6 |
Construction(3) |
|
209.1 | 222.7 | 221.9 | 223.0 | 221.9 | (p)223.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | (p)4.9 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
294.9 | 295.5 | 295.8 | 296.7 | 297.9 | (p)299.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | (p)4.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
643.8 | 645.6 | 647.6 | 648.2 | 647.5 | (p)647.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | (p)1.6 |
Information(3) |
|
137.8 | 138.1 | 138.3 | 138.5 | 140.9 | (p)141.8 |
12-month % change |
|
6.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.4 | (p)5.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
161.5 | 162.3 | 164.0 | 163.1 | 163.5 | (p)164.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | (p)3.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
428.7 | 431.7 | 434.7 | 435.9 | 437.6 | (p)439.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | (p)3.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
503.7 | 508.5 | 510.7 | 512.4 | 513.6 | (p)515.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | (p)4.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
350.4 | 352.1 | 353.5 | 354.0 | 353.8 | (p)355.8 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | (p)3.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
122.0 | 123.4 | 124.7 | 125.7 | 127.3 | (p)128.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | (p)4.8 |
Government(3) |
|
582.0 | 581.6 | 583.5 | 584.8 | 585.9 | (p)588.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.4 | (p)0.1 |
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