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Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue – August 2018
Gasoline prices averaged $3.221 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in August 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched up 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — August 2018
Prices in the Seattle Area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased 0.3 percent for the two months ending in August 2018.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,761.5 | 3,760.6 | 3,760.4 | 3,760.2 | 3,763.2 | (p)3,766.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,583.1 | 3,581.9 | 3,582.5 | 3,583.5 | 3,589.8 | (p)3,596.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
178.4 | 178.7 | 177.9 | 176.7 | 173.4 | (p)169.3 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | (p)4.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,394.8 | 3,403.0 | 3,411.7 | 3,418.8 | 3,430.6 | (p)3,439.7 |
12-month % change |
|
(4)2.8 | (4)2.9 | (4)2.9 | (4)2.8 | (4)3.1 | (p)(4)3.3 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | (p)6.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
206.5 | 208.8 | 209.5 | 207.8 | 208.9 | (p)211.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | (p)5.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
287.1 | 286.7 | 287.4 | 287.3 | 288.4 | (p)288.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | (p)2.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
643.7 | 644.7 | 647.8 | 650.7 | 654.4 | (p)654.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | (p)3.9 |
Information(3) |
|
130.7 | 131.1 | 132.2 | 133.5 | 134.7 | (p)135.4 |
12-month % change |
|
4.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | (p)6.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
157.3 | 157.1 | 157.6 | 157.7 | 158.7 | (p)158.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | (p)3.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
427.0 | 428.7 | 430.6 | 434.3 | 438.0 | (p)441.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | (p)6.2 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
486.2 | 487.3 | 487.6 | 487.5 | 487.6 | (p)487.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | (p)1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
336.7 | 338.4 | 338.0 | 338.5 | 338.1 | (p)340.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.9 | (p)2.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
120.9 | 120.7 | 120.7 | 121.7 | 121.4 | (p)121.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | (p)1.6 |
Government(3) |
|
592.5 | 593.2 | 594.0 | 593.6 | 594.3 | (p)594.1 |
12-month % change |
|
(4)1.6 | (4)1.4 | (4)1.4 | (4)1.0 | (4)0.7 | (p)(4)1.2 |
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