Maine Business Index
Prepared by Stanley M. Max
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1998 |
1999 |
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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) |
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114.2 |
121.6 |
118.4 |
121.7 |
124.4 |
126.4 |
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Truck freight on Turnpike 1 |
(tons) |
1.9% |
156.8 |
166.3 |
168.1 |
155.7 |
165.2 |
173.9 |
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Automobiles on Turnpike 1 |
(number) |
27.4% |
146.1 |
146.0 |
144.6 |
150.8 |
148.7 |
149.5 |
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Construction employment 2 |
(workers) |
6.8% |
83.5 |
84.8 |
84.1 |
87.4 |
90.6 |
90.9 |
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Manufacturing production 2 |
(hours) |
20.2% |
111.0 |
113.9 |
113.0 |
113.3 |
118.2 |
115.3 |
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Fish landings 3 |
(pounds) |
0.5% |
114.4 |
117.6 |
133.8 |
143.6 |
127.3 |
142.8 |
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Electricity sales 4 |
(kwh) |
3.2% |
100.7 |
102.3 |
98.5 |
111.1 |
101.2 |
102.2 |
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Agricultural sales 5 |
(1982 $) |
1.3% |
106.1 |
145.9 |
106.3 |
120.6 |
111.9 |
130.1 |
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Hotel and motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
1.0% |
120.7 |
163.9 |
128.3 |
146.5 |
119.4 |
122.1 |
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State government expenditures 6 |
(1987 $) |
12.8% |
104.2 |
111.0 |
112.0 |
108.6 |
134.7 |
138.6 |
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Retail sales, less motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
18.3% |
89.4 |
115.1 |
105.0 |
111.4 |
107.8 |
114.7 |
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Finance, insurance, and real estate 7 |
(1987 $) |
6.6% |
106.0 |
106.0 |
106.5 |
105.5 |
105.9 |
106.1 |
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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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