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Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton – August 2017
Gasoline prices averaged $2.767 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton area in August 2017, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Seattle area — August 2017
Prices in the Seattle Area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.2 percent for the two months ending in August 2017.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.2 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Washington Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
3,687.2 | 3,690.1 | 3,689.8 | 3,696.0 | 3,708.9 | (p)3,725.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
3,513.2 | 3,519.7 | 3,522.9 | 3,528.7 | 3,541.6 | (p)3,555.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
173.9 | 170.4 | 166.9 | 167.3 | 167.3 | (p)170.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
3,306.6 | 3,309.2 | 3,312.7 | 3,316.9 | 3,322.1 | (p)3,324.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | (p)2.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | (p)6.5 |
12-month % change |
|
8.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | (p)3.2 |
Construction(3) |
|
194.9 | 195.6 | 194.1 | 196.1 | 195.0 | (p)196.5 |
12-month % change |
|
6.9 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.3 | (p)4.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
285.8 | 285.4 | 285.9 | 285.6 | 284.6 | (p)284.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -1.9 | -1.7 | (p)-1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
621.2 | 624.2 | 621.5 | 619.4 | 621.1 | (p)625.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | (p)2.2 |
Information(3) |
|
123.6 | 124.0 | 124.0 | 124.4 | 124.3 | (p)124.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
155.2 | 154.4 | 155.1 | 156.9 | 157.0 | (p)157.1 |
12-month % change |
|
4.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | (p)3.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
410.0 | 408.8 | 410.1 | 408.7 | 408.4 | (p)407.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | (p)0.8 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
476.3 | 475.9 | 477.0 | 476.2 | 478.8 | (p)479.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | (p)3.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
332.5 | 332.1 | 335.3 | 335.6 | 333.5 | (p)333.3 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
120.1 | 120.1 | 121.0 | 122.8 | 121.3 | (p)120.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | (p)2.3 |
Government(3) |
|
580.3 | 582.1 | 582.2 | 584.6 | 591.5 | (p)588.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | (p)2.5 |
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