Texas Economic Indicators for June 2001
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Percent Change
Since Previous |
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| Indicator |
Latest
Month |
Previous
Month |
One Year
Prior to Latest 2000 |
Month | Year |
| CURRENT TEXAS INDICATORS | |||||
| Nonfarm Employment (thousands) | 9,669.1 ** | 9,640.0 | 9,447.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Goods | 1,819.7 ** | 1,818.5 | 1,801.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
|
158.8 ** | 158.5 | 149.8 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
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584.0 ** | 581.1 | 563.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
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1,076.9 ** | 1,078.9 | 1,088.6 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Services | 7,849.4 ** | 7,821.5 | 7,645.6 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Unemployment Rate (percent, 3-month moving average) | 4.5 ** | 4.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rig Count | 514 ** | 508 | 350 | 1.2 | 46.9 |
| Consumer Price Index (Houston-Dallas/Ft. Worth CMSA average) | 164.5 * | 164.3 | 158.3 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Industrial Production Index (1987=100) | 153.0 * | 154.0 | 152.0 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| Sales Tax Receipts (million$, fiscal year-to-date) | 12,058.3 | 10,925.6 | 11,478.0 | 10.4 | 5.1 |
| Motor Vehicle Sales Tax Receipts (million$, fiscal year-to-date) | 2,114.7 | 1,887.1 | 2,076.5 | 12.1 | 1.8 |
| LEADING TEXAS AND U.S. ECONOMIC INDICATORS | |||||
| Texas Composite Leading Economic Indicator Index (Jan 1981=100) | 159.0 * | 158.5 | 160.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Texas Initial Claims for Unemployment Compensation | 87,029 * | 82,455 | 65,977 | 5.5 | 31.9 |
| Texas Average Manufacturing Hours per Week | 42.7 * | 42.5 | 43.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Texas Help Wanted Index (1989=100) | 93.6 * | 94.5 | 136.6 | -1.0 | -31.5 |
| Texas Retail Sales (million$) | 19,089 * | 19,010 | 18,333 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Texas Taxable Oil Price ($/barrel) | 25.70 * | 24.81 | 27.47 | 3.6 | -6.4 |
| Texas Stock Index (December 1997=100) | 122.1 * | 118.5 | 133.7 | 3.0 | -8.7 |
| Texas Housing Permits (3-month moving average) | 12,598 * | 12,069 | 11,162 | 4.4 | 12.9 |
| Texas New Business Incorporations (3-month moving average) | 4,752 * | 4,589 | 4,903 | 3.6 | -3.1 |
| West South Central States Consumer Confidence Index (1985=100) | 119.9 * | 122.6 | 142.8 | -2.2 | -16.0 |
| U.S. Leading Economic Indicator Index (1987=100) | 109.3 * | 108.8 | 110.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
Notes: Figures are seasonally adjusted, except for oil prices, sales tax receipts, the rig count, motor vehicle sales and the consumer price index. Texas industrial production is a Comptroller estimate based on U.S. industrial production and relative Texas-to-U.S. employment in manufacturing and mining.
*May 2001 **June 2001
SOURCES: Carole Keeton Rylander, Texas Comptroller; Texas Workforce Commission; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Bureau of the Census; Texas Secretary of State; Baker-Hughes, Inc.; and The Conference Board.