Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2019
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2019-10-21Metadata
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The College Station-Bryan Business-Cycle Index reached another all-time high this month. The CSB business-cycle increased almost 1% this month for an annualized rate of 11.8%, extending both the number of months of positive growth and of above-trend growth. The unemployment rate in CSB declined again to 2.6%, establishing yet another record low. Real taxable sales were down by less than 0.5% in August, but are up 5.1% from August of 2018. Nonfarm employment also decreased slightly by 0.2% between July and August. The focus section this month tracks total inflation-adjusted taxable sales and its composition by industry in College Station-Bryan and select Texas metropolitan areas.
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Bullock, Ashley; Jansen, Dennis W.; Navarro, Carlos I.; Rettenmaier, Andrew J. (2019). Economic Indicators of the College Station-Bryan MSA, October 2019. Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Library. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /199485.