Arkansas’ economic indicators
Posted on Monday, October 6, 2008
Arkansas River barge traffic Tons of freight hauled Aug. 1, 188, 275 July 1, 199, 247 June 1, 001, 519 May 916, 935 Aug. 2007 1, 195, 445 Year 2007 12, 384, 698 (–12 % ) Construction contracts In millions Arkansas RESIDENTIAL Aug. $ 98. 2 July $ 123. 9 June $ 149. 1 May $ 131. 7 Aug. 2007 $ 197. 3 NONRESIDENTIAL Aug. $ 113. 5 July $ 103. 1 June $ 90. 4 May $ 446. 0 Aug. 2007 $ 178. 6 Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner Lonoke, Grant and Perry counties RESIDENTIAL Aug. $ 33. 1 July $ 39. 9 June $ 67. 4 May $ 45. 0 Aug. 2007 $ 95. 2 NONRESIDENTIAL Aug. $ 19. 0 July $ 30. 6 June $ 39. 6 May $ 21. 9 Aug. 2007 $ 111. 1 Consumer price index U. S., percent change Aug –0. 1 July + 0. 8 June + 1. 1 May + 0. 6 2007 inflation rate 4. 1 % Gasoline prices Pump price per gallon for regular gasoline in Little Rock area Sept. 29-Oct. 3 $ 3. 57 Sept. 22-26 $ 3. 72 Sept. 15-19 $ 3. 89 Sept. 8-12 $ 3. 59 One year ago $ 2. 72 Tax per gallon Federal 18. 4 cents State 21. 5 cents Hotel and prepared food tax receipts LITTLE ROCK July $ 888, 631. 81 June $ 919, 428. 73 May $ 883, 985. 38 April $ 937, 392. 84 July 2007 $ 885, 058. 83 N. LITTLE ROCK July $ 478, 619. 41 June $ 498, 798. 89 May $ 475, 111. 34 April $ 464, 755. 48 July 2007 $ 477, 319. 95 Jobless rate ARKANSAS Aug. 4. 8 % July 4. 5 % June 5. 0 % May 5. 1 % Aug. 2007 5. 5 % UNITED STATES Sept. 6. 1 % Aug. 6. 1 % July 5. 7 % June 5. 5 % Sept. 2007 4. 7 % Manufacturing wages Statewide WEEKLY AVERAGE Aug. $ 561. 39 July $ 546. 83 June $ 563. 60 May $ 553. 16 Aug. 2007 $ 551. 31 HOURLY AVERAGE Aug. $ 14. 07 July $ 14. 13 June $ 14. 02 May $ 14. 22 Aug. 2007 $ 14. 10 HOURS PER WEEK Aug. 39. 9 July 38. 7 June 40. 2 May 38. 9 Aug. 2007 39. 0 Median home list prices Weekly, for Central Arkansas * Sept. 29 $ 165, 500 March 31 $ 167, 500
* Pulaski, Saline, Faulkner, Lonoke, Grant and Perry counties Weekly, for Northwest Arkansas * Sept. 29 $ 170, 000 March 31 $ ®, 900
* Benton and Washington counties Mortgage loans Monthly, for Pulaski County, in millions July $ 202. 9 June $ 258. 0 May $ 218. 5 April $ 225. 0 July 2007 $ 503. 5 Passenger boardings Little Rock National Airport, Adams Field Aug. 102, 813 July 116, 397 June 112, 788 May 112, 170 Aug. 2007 113, 507 Aug. 1998 108, 401 Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Aug. 46, 436 July 53, 317 June 56, 019 May 53, 351
Aug. 2007 52, 028
Aug. 1998 22, 462 *
* Figures for Drake Field / Fayetteville
Municipal Airport
Sales and use tax
collections In millions
July $ 187. 4
June $ 179. 1
May $ 175. 4
April $ ©. 3
July 2007 $ 178. 0
Single-family
home sales *
Monthly, for Pulaski
County, in millions
Aug. $ 63. 3
July $ 74. 2
June $ 76. 6
May $ 81. 2
Aug. 2007 $ 93. 3
* Pulaski County single-family
home sales figures are in
whole or in part based on data
supplied by CARMLS, which
neither guarantees nor is responsible
for the information's accuracy.
Unemployment
August, by county
Lowest rates
Carroll 3. 1 %
Little River 3. 3 %
Madison 3. 3 %
Sevier 3. 4 %
Benton 3. 4 %
Highest rates
Arkansas 8. 5 %
St. Francis 8. 3 %
Desha 8. 0 %
Crittenden 7. 5 %
Mississippi 7. 4 %
Utilities
Customer usage
ELECTRICITY
In billions of kilowatt hrs.
in Entergy’s 63-county
service area
April-June 2008 4. 8
April-June 2007 4. 8
WATER
In billions of gallons in the
Central Arkansas Water
service area
April-June 2008 5. 4
April-June 2007 5. 9 RESEARCH BY: Erin Anthony, business writer SOURCES: Beach Abstract and Guaranty Co., U. S. Department of Labor, Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, Little Rock District / Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock National Airport / Adams Field, Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, McGraw Hill Construction, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, Entergy Arkansas, Central Arkansas Water, AAA (formerly the American Automobile Association ), Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, North Little Rock Visitors Bureau, CARMLS Inc., Arkansas Realtors Association.
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