Maine Business Index
Prepared by Stanley M. Max
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1999 |
2000 |
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1987 = 100 |
Raw Data Units |
Assigned Weights |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
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MAINE BUSINESS INDEX (Composite) |
136.9 |
141.2 |
146.4 |
154.6 |
146.7 |
147.5 |
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Truck freight on Turnpike 1 |
(tons) |
1.8% |
155.7 |
165.2 |
173.9 |
203.4 |
209.2 |
204.3 |
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Automobiles on Turnpike 1 |
(number) |
27.4% |
202.6 |
203.7 |
216.3 |
218.9 |
209.7 |
205.9 |
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Construction employment 2 |
(workers) |
6.8% |
87.4 |
90.6 |
90.9 |
102.2 |
104.1 |
105.4 |
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Manufacturing production 2 |
(hours) |
19.5% |
115.4 |
120.5 |
117.5 |
130.9 |
130.2 |
132.3 |
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Fish landings 3 |
(pounds) |
0.5% |
127.5 |
112.9 |
139.3 |
150.3 |
150.7 |
150.6 |
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Electricity sales 4 |
(kwh) |
3.1% |
111.1 |
101.2 |
102.2 |
106.3 |
113.2 |
108.7 |
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Agricultural sales 5 |
(1982 $) |
1.2% |
120.3 |
112.1 |
129.7 |
124.8 |
116.0 |
112.1 |
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Hotel and motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
1.0% |
146.5 |
119.4 |
112.1 |
132.4 |
118.5 |
139.7 |
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State government expenditures 6 |
(1996 $) |
14.0% |
117.5 |
145.7 |
150.0 |
172.7 |
141.1 |
136.0 |
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Retail sales, less motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
17.9% |
111.4 |
107.8 |
114.7 |
116.6 |
110.1 |
121.3 |
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Finance, insurance, and real estate 7 |
(1992 $) |
6.8% |
99.7 |
100.5 |
100.2 |
97.7 |
98.5 |
98.6 |
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SOURCES: 1 Maine Turnpike Authority; 2 Maine Department of Labor; 3 National Marine Fisheries Service; 4 Central Maine Power Company; 5 U.S. Department of Agriculture; 6 Maine Department of Finance and Administration; 7 U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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