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 |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
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MAINE BUSINESS INDEX (Composite) |
130.8 |
130.6 |
133.5 |
142.0 |
145.0 |
149.8 |
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Truck freight on Turnpike 1 |
(tons) |
1.9% |
175.3 |
182.6 |
187.0 |
174.0 |
184.2 |
188.3 |
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Automobiles on Turnpike 1 |
(number) |
27.4% |
180.9 |
181.6 |
184.8 |
217.2 |
213.7 |
218.9 |
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Construction employment 2 |
(workers) |
6.8% |
83.2 |
67.4 |
84.7 |
91.2 |
96.6 |
88.8 |
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Manufacturing production 2 |
(hours) |
20.2% |
112.9 |
113.9 |
112.1 |
121.9 |
117.5 |
118.8 |
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Fish landings 3 |
(pounds) |
0.5% |
152.3 |
125.5 |
104.7 |
121.8 |
118.7 |
116.9 |
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Electricity sales 4 |
(kwh) |
3.2% |
105.7 |
108.1 |
104.5 |
117.0 |
104.6 |
116.2 |
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Agricultural sales 5 |
(1982 $) |
1.3% |
106.8 |
114.8 |
113.5 |
123.7 |
111.5 |
111.8 |
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Hotel and motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
1.0% |
132.2 |
121.1 |
125.2 |
149.3 |
117.4 |
158.1 |
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State government expenditures 6 |
(1987 $) |
12.8% |
127.2 |
134.0 |
144.6 |
104.4 |
157.0 |
158.2 |
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Retail sales, less motel receipts 6 |
(1982-84 $) |
18.3% |
106.0 |
103.1 |
102.6 |
113.4 |
104.8 |
119.4 |
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Finance, insurance, and real estate 7 |
(1987 $) |
6.6% |
103.8 |
105.4 |
105.4 |
101.9 |
102.7 |
102.1 |
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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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