Maine Business Index
Prepared by Stanley M. Max
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1999 |
2000 |
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1996 = 100 |
Raw Data Units |
Assigned Weights |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
|
MAINE BUSINESS INDEX (Composite) |
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|
114.5 |
116.2 |
121.2 |
117.1 |
117.6 |
125.9 |
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Truck freight on Turnpike 1 |
(tons) |
1.8% |
105.1 |
103.9 |
110.5 |
116.4 |
130.4 |
120.5 |
|
Automobiles on Turnpike 1 |
(number) |
27.4% |
117.5 |
119.2 |
117.8 |
112.9 |
110.3 |
117.9 |
|
Construction employment 2 |
(workers) |
6.8% |
128.4 |
126.4 |
123.7 |
142.1 |
132.6 |
137.0 |
|
Manufacturing production 2 |
(hours) |
19.5% |
113.3 |
111.5 |
113.3 |
125.8 |
121.3 |
125.1 |
|
Fish landings 3 |
(pounds) |
0.5% |
98.1 |
111.9 |
128.3 |
88.1 |
95.5 |
94.2 |
|
Electricity sales 4 |
(kwh) |
3.1% |
98.0 |
100.9 |
94.8 |
100.2 |
104.0 |
104.0 |
|
Agricultural sales 5 |
(1982 $) |
1.2% |
147.1 |
142.4 |
131.6 |
131.0 |
130.0 |
131.6 |
|
Hotel and motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
1.0% |
125.1 |
118.8 |
121.5 |
124.0 |
126.3 |
167.7 |
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State government expenditures 6 |
(1996 $) |
14.0% |
110.2 |
126.0 |
158.6 |
117.4 |
127.4 |
149.0 |
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Retail sales, less motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
17.9% |
117.3 |
114.7 |
118.4 |
114.6 |
119.4 |
129.9 |
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Finance, insurance, and real estate 7 |
(1996 $) |
6.8% |
96.7 |
97.0 |
97.3 |
96.9 |
97.0 |
97.2 |
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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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