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1. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
EMPLOYEES ON NON-FARM PAYROLLS
Austin MSA Texas United States
Total Private Total Total
2007 757,500 600,900 10,395,100 137,598,000
2008 777,400 614,000 10,616,800 137,066,000
2008 YTD 776,836 613,600 10,610,500 137,169,909
2009 YTD 774,500 608,227 10,409,555 132,015,636
2008 Oct 783,900 616,800 10,698,900 137,492,000
2008 Nov 785,200 617,100 10,712,600 136,882,000
2009 Oct 778,500 609,600 10,402,100 132,143,000
2009 Nov 780,900 611,800 10,440,500 132,223,000
Difference
2007-2008 19,900 13,100 221,700 (532,000)
YTD 2008-2009 (2,336) (5,373) (200,945) (5,154,273)
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 (4,300) (5,300) (272,100) (4,659,000)
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 2,400 2,200 38,400 80,000
% Change
2007-2008 2.6% 2.2% 2.1% -0.4%
YTD 2008-2009 -0.3 -0.9 -1.9 -3.8
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 -0.5 -0.9 -2.5 -3.4
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1
EMPLOYEES ON NON-FARM PAYROLLS BY INDUSTRY, AUSTIN MSA
Percent Change
2007 2008 2008 Nov 2009 Oct 2009 Nov Nov ‘08- Oct ‘09-
2007-2008
Nov ‘09 Nov ‘09
Construction &
49,000 47,800 46,700 43,700 43,400 -2.4% -7.1% -0.7%
natural resources
Manufacturing 59,700 58,200 57,200 50,900 50,800 -2.5 -11.2 -0.2
Wholesale trade 41,300 41,400 41,700 38,800 38,900 0.2 -6.7 0.3
Retail trade 81,400 84,100 85,900 83,900 85,100 3.3 -0.9 1.4
Transp, warehousing,
13,300 13,400 13,500 13,300 13,300 0.8 -1.5 0.0
& utilities
Information 21,900 20,900 20,800 19,900 20,000 -4.6 -3.8 0.5
Financial activities 44,700 44,900 44,700 45,800 45,700 0.4 2.2 -0.2
Professional &
106,000 111,700 112,900 113,400 114,000 5.4 1.0 0.5
business services
Education & health
77,200 80,600 82,600 85,900 85,900 4.4 4.0 0.0
services
Leisure & hospitality 78,300 80,500 79,400 81,600 82,200 2.8 3.5 0.7
Other services 28,200 30,400 31,700 32,400 32,500 7.8 2.5 0.3
Government 156,600 163,400 168,100 168,900 169,100 4.3 0.6 0.1
BEST PERFORMING AMONG THE 50 LARGEST METROS: NON-FARM PAYROLL JOBS
November 2008 November 2009 Difference Percent ch. Rank
Virginia Beach MSA 767,700 764,700 -3,000 -0.4% 1
Austin MSA 785,200 780,900 -4,300 -0.5 2
San Antonio MSA 855,400 849,200 -6,200 -0.7 3
Fort Worth MDiv 881,400 874,600 -6,800 -0.8 4
Washington MDiv 2,444,400 2,423,200 -21,200 -0.9 5
Columbus MSA 944,900 934,900 -10,000 -1.1 6
Newark MDiv 1,034,100 1,020,800 -13,300 -1.3 7
Edison MDiv 1,030,200 1,015,700 -14,500 -1.4 8
Richmond MSA 620,100 608,800 -11,300 -1.8 9
Baltimore MSA 1,312,500 1,286,700 -25,800 -2.0 10
Source: Current Employment Statistics, Texas Workforce Commission (www.tracer2.com) & U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (www.bls.gov/ces/home.htm).
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2. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemp. rate
Austin MSA
2007 847,220 815,545 31,675 3.7%
2008 867,507 829,633 37,874 4.4
2008 YTD 866,999 829,821 37,179 4.3
2009 YTD 892,505 832,600 59,905 6.7
2008 Oct 877,560 836,976 40,584 4.6
2008 Nov 877,692 834,556 43,136 4.9
2009 Oct 904,578 839,877 64,701 7.2
2009 Nov 905,495 843,093 62,402 6.9
Texas
2007 11,474,987 10,972,152 502,835 4.4%
2008 11,701,585 11,126,436 575,149 4.9
2008 YTD 11,693,671 11,126,950 566,720 4.8
2009 YTD 11,970,711 11,077,931 892,780 7.5
2008 Oct 11,812,192 11,200,329 611,863 5.2
2008 Nov 11,808,224 11,167,592 640,632 5.4
2009 Oct 12,069,719 11,090,397 979,322 8.1
2009 Nov 12,103,220 11,149,340 953,880 7.9
United States
2007 153,124,000 146,047,000 7,078,000 4.6%
2008 154,287,000 145,362,000 8,924,000 5.8
2008 YTD 154,281,000 145,545,455 8,735,636 5.7
2009 YTD 154,273,727 140,052,455 14,221,364 9.2
2008 Oct 155,012,000 145,543,000 9,469,000 6.1
2008 Nov 154,624,000 144,609,000 10,015,000 6.5
2009 Oct 153,635,000 139,088,000 14,547,000 9.5
2009 Nov 153,539,000 139,132,000 14,407,000 9.4
LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT & UNEMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY, NOVEMBER 2009
Labor Force Employment Unemployment Unemp. Rate
Bastrop 36,041 33,170 2,871 8.0%
Caldwell 16,587 15,268 1,319 8.0
Hays 78,326 73,125 5,201 6.6
Travis 566,123 528,730 37,393 6.6
Williamson 208,418 192,800 15,618 7.5
EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
Austin MSA Texas United States
2007-2008 14,088 154,284 -685,000
YTD 2008-2009 2,779 -49,019 -5,493,000
Difference
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 8,537 -18,252 -5,477,000
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 3,216 58,943 44,000
2007-2008 1.7% 1.4% -0.5%
YTD 2008-2009 0.3 -0.4 -3.8
Percent change
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 1.0 -0.2 -3.8
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 0.4 0.5 0.0
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3. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AMONG THE 50 LARGEST METROS
November 2008 November 2009 Difference Rank
Washington MDiv 4.5% 6.3% 1.8% 1
Virginia Beach MSA 4.9 6.6 1.7 2
San Antonio MSA 5.2 6.8 1.5 3
Nassau MDiv 5.3 6.8 1.5 4
Denver MSA 5.6 6.8 1.3 5
Austin MSA 4.9 6.9 2.0 6
Minneapolis MSA 5.6 7.0 1.4 7
Boston MDiv 5.1 7.3 2.2 8
Richmond MSA 5.0 7.5 2.5 9
Pittsburgh MSA 5.4 7.5 2.1 10
Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Texas Workforce Commission (www.tracer2.com) & U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm).
EMPLOYMENT COST INDEX (2005 Q4=100), PRIVATE INDUSTRY
Total compensation Wages & salaries
United States West South Central United States West South Central
2007 105.2 105.1 105.5 105.5
2008 108.2 108.3 108.6 109.0
2008 YTD 108.0 108.1 108.4 108.7
2009 YTD 109.6 109.6 110.2 110.4
2008 Q2 108.0 108.2 108.4 108.8
2008 Q3 108.7 108.7 109.1 109.4
2009 Q2 109.6 109.5 110.1 110.2
2009 Q3 110.0 109.9 110.6 110.8
% Change
2007-2008 2.9% 3.0% 2.9% 3.3%
YTD 2008-2009 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6
Q3'08-Q3'09 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.3
Q2'09-Q3'09 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/home.htm).
METRO BUSINESS CYCLE INDEX, OCT. 1980=100, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED1
Austin Dallas Ft. Worth Houston San Antonio
2007 405.5 208.2 241.6 265.2 236.4
2008 407.8 210.3 244.8 275.8 240.0
2008 YTD 408.7 210.6 245.0 275.8 240.3
2009 YTD 383.7 199.4 238.8 264.9 229.2
2008 Oct 402.9 209.3 244.1 276.6 238.9
2008 Nov 400.5 208.0 243.0 277.3 237.9
2009 Oct 375.3 197.0 238.0 259.2 223.8
2009 Nov 374.0 196.9 238.2 258.7 222.8
% Change
2007-2008 0.6% 1.0% 1.3% 4.0% 1.5%
YTD 2008-2009 -6.1 -5.3 -2.5 -4.0 -4.6
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 -6.6 -5.3 -2.0 -6.7 -6.3
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 -0.3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 -0.4
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (http://www.dallasfed.org/data/mbci.html).
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4. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, ALL URBAN CONSUMERS, ALL ITEMS, 1982-84=100
U.S. city average U.S. city average South urban average
Seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted Not seasonally adjusted
2007 — 207.3 200.4
2008 — 215.3 208.7
2008 YTD — 215.8 209.2
2009 YTD — 214.4 207.7
2008 Oct 216.9 216.6 210.1
2008 Nov 213.3 212.4 205.6
2009 Oct 216.4 216.2 209.3
2009 Nov 217.3 216.3 209.7
% Change
2007-2008 — 3.9% 4.1%
YTD 2008-2009 — -0.6 -0.7
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 1.9% 1.8 2.0
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 0.4 0.0 0.2
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm).
LOCAL SALES TAX ALLOCATIONS2
Austin Metropolitan
City of Austin City of Round Rock City of San Marcos
Transit Authority
2008 $147,051,782 $154,009,619 $67,029,667 $18,382,874
2009 131,403,989 138,955,174 58,694,318 17,798,267
2009 YTD 10,379,952 10,875,172 4,812,885 1,562,261
2010 YTD 9,726,393 9,870,884 5,299,603 1,442,711
2008 Dec 11,557,643 12,140,054 5,873,208 1,288,214
2009 Jan 10,379,952 10,875,172 4,812,885 1,562,261
2009 Dec 10,548,658 11,180,850 4,595,181 1,221,438
2010 Jan 9,726,393 9,870,884 5,299,603 1,442,711
% Change
2008-2009 -10.6% -9.8% -12.4% -3.2%
YTD 2008-2009 -6.3 -9.2 10.1 -7.7
Jan ‘09-Jan ‘10 -6.3 -9.2 10.1 -7.7
Dec ‘09-Jan ‘10 -7.8 -11.7 15.3 18.1
TOTAL SALES & RETAIL SALES
Total Retail
Texas Austin MSA Texas Austin MSA
2007 $1,620,691,009,349 $70,317,058,513 $350,230,557,388 $23,475,166,804
2008 1,872,595,089,755 72,789,587,893 360,863,364,480 23,315,760,201
2008 YTD 812,803,195,724 34,049,608,788 172,202,490,370 11,326,698,538
2009 YTD 646,996,683,479 30,081,649,225 152,048,798,513 10,251,980,735
2008 Q1 812,803,195,724 34,049,608,788 172,202,490,370 11,326,698,538
2008 Q2 646,996,683,479 30,081,649,225 152,048,798,513 10,251,980,735
2009 Q1 380,199,638,351 16,079,572,282 83,667,052,366 5,501,095,207
2009 Q2 432,603,557,373 17,970,036,506 88,535,438,004 5,825,603,331
% Change
2007-2008 15.5% 3.5% 3.0% -0.7%
YTD 2008-2009 -20.4 -11.7 -11.7 -9.5
Q2 '08-Q2 '09 -33.1 -40.3 -41.8 -43.2
Q1 '09-Q2 '09 13.8 11.8 5.8 5.9
Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, (http://www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/sales/).
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5. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ACTIVITY
Passengers3 Cargo (lbs.)4
2007 8,885,391 210,785,763
2008 9,049,572 201,881,429
2008 YTD 8,336,214 187,621,015
2009 YTD 7,526,335 141,467,484
2008 Oct 756,553 17,365,588
2008 Nov 682,217 14,227,706
2009 Oct 737,214 14,457,151
2009 Nov 678,919 12,038,387
% Change
2007-2008 1.8% -4.2%
YTD 2008-2009 -9.7 -24.6
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 -0.5 -15.4
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 -7.9 -16.7
Source: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/activity.htm).
PATENT ACTIVITY
Austin MSA
2007 2,126
2008 2,376
2008 YTD 2,171
2009 YTD 2,421
2008 Oct 222
2008 Nov 242
2009 Oct 193
2009 Nov 215
% Change
2007-2008 11.8%
YTD 2008-2009 11.5
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 -11.2
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 11.4
Source: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell, Austin, TX.
VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT
Austin MSA United States
Investment Investment
Companies Deals Companies Deals
(Mil.) (Mil.)
2007 67 80 $640.0 3,330 4,022 $30,538.6
2008 56 65 328.3 3,301 3,980 27,958.7
2008 YTD 50 51 273.9 3,058 3,076 22,255.6
2009 YTD 33 33 125.3 1,906 1,910 12,246.9
2008 Q2 14 14 56.2 1,056 1,067 7,442.9
2008 Q3 18 19 84.1 987 994 7,159.8
2009 Q2 11 11 44.7 657 657 4,117.7
2009 Q3 11 11 55.9 635 637 4,808.8
% Change
2007-2008 -16.4% -18.8% -48.7% -0.9% -1.0% -8.4%
YTD 2008-2009 -34.0 -35.3 -54.3 -37.7 -37.9 -45.0
Q3'08-Q3'09 -38.9 -42.1 -33.5 -35.7 -35.9 -32.8
Q2'09-Q3'09 0.0 0.0 25.1 -3.3 -3.0 16.8
Source: PricewaterhouseCooper/Venture Economics/NVCA MoneyTree Survey
(http://vx.thomsonib.com/VxComponent/static/stats/statshome.htm).
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6. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
NEW PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS
Number of housing units Valuation (millions)
Total Single-family Multifamily Total Single-family Multifamily
Austin MSA
2007 19,903 12,120 7,783 $2,839.260 $2,067.311 $771.949
2008 11,792 7,710 4,082 1,845.720 1,341.901 503.819
2008 YTD5 13,130 7,736 5,394 1,928.678 1,330.136 598.542
2009 YTD 8,241 6,180 2,061 1,159.880 993.437 166.443
2008 Oct 815 508 307 120.743 95.984 24.759
2008 Nov 713 281 432 83.757 54.364 29.393
2009 Oct 476 469 7 81.160 80.740 0.420
2009 Nov 626 374 252 87.747 71.351 16.396
% Change
2007-2008 -40.8% -36.4% -47.6% -35.0% -35.1% -34.7%
YTD 2008-2009 -37.2 -20.1 -61.8 -39.9 -25.3 -72.2
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 -12.2 33.1 -41.7 4.8 31.2 -44.2
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 31.5 -20.3 3,500.0 8.1 -11.6 3,803.8
United States
2007 1,398,415 979,889 418,526 $225,236.6 $183,679.2 $41,557.4
2008 905,359 575,554 329,805 141,623.5 110,687.4 30,936.1
2008 YTD 864,135 550,998 313,137 133,476.6 104,918.3 28,558.3
2009 YTD 524,243 400,686 123,557 86,651.0 75,153.6 11,497.4
2008 Oct 63,691 40,390 23,301 9,765.1 7,840.8 1,924.3
2008 Nov 41,480 26,197 15,283 6,389.2 5,029.8 1,359.4
2009 Oct 46,525 37,899 8,626 8,148.0 7,374.3 773.7
2009 Nov 40,747 31,376 9,371 6,949.2 6,108.8 840.4
% Change
2007-2008 -35.3% -41.3% -21.2% -37.1% -39.7% -25.6%
YTD 2008-2009 -39.3 -27.3 -60.5 -35.1 -28.4 -59.7
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 -1.8 19.8 -38.7 8.8 21.5 -38.2
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 -12.4 -17.2 8.6 -14.7 -17.2 8.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census (www.census.gov/const/www/permitsindex.html).
NAHB/WELLS FARGO HOUSING OPPORTUNITY INDEX (HOI)
Austin MSA United States
Median Median Weighted
Median Median
HOI6 family HOI family interest
sales price sales price
income income rate
2007 $202,500 55.2 $69,300 $236,000 43.9 $59,000 6.50%
2008 184,500 63.5 69,100 207,475 56.8 61,500 6.14
2008 YTD 187,333 62.3 69,100 213,300 55.0 61,500 6.18
2009 YTD 182,000 74.1 73,300 177,167 71.6 64,000 5.17
2008 Q2 186,000 63.4 69,100 215,000 55.0 61,500 6.12
2008 Q3 185,000 61.9 69,100 205,900 56.1 61,500 6.39
2009 Q2 186,000 73.4 73,300 177,000 72.3 64,000 5.03
2009 Q3 183,000 74.0 73,300 179,000 70.1 64,000 5.33
Change
2007-2008 -8.9% 15.0% -0.3% -12.1% 29.4% 4.2% -5.5%
YTD 2008-2009 -2.8 18.9 6.1 -16.9 30.2 4.1 -16.3
Q3 '08-Q3 '09 -1.1 19.5 6.1 -13.1 25.0 4.1 -16.6
Q2 '09-Q3 '09 -1.6 0.8 0.0 1.1 -3.0 0.0 6.0
Source: National Association of Home Builders (http://www.nahb.org/hoi).
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7. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
EXISTING HOME SALES, LISTINGS & PRICES
Months
Sales Dollar volume Average price Median price Total listings
inventory
Austin MSA
2007 28,048 $6,910,962,480 $246,400 $184,200 9,833 4.0
2008 22,440 5,470,518,171 243,800 188,200 11,585 5.5
2008 YTD 21,020 5,129,310,211 242,636 ― 11,721 5.6
2009 YTD 19,339 4,558,536,214 234,782 ― 10,934 6.5
2008 Oct 1,444 345,831,114 239,500 188,500 11,635 5.9
2008 Nov 1,089 251,409,268 230,900 180,100 10,869 5.7
2009 Oct 1,930 450,170,770 233,200 179,700 10,300 6.1
2009 Nov 1,745 405,992,592 232,700 176,300 9,836 5.7
% Change
2007-2008 -20.0% -20.8% -1.1% 2.2% 17.8% 37.5%
YTD 2008-2009 -8.0 -11.1 -3.2 ― -6.7 16.1
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 60.2 61.5 0.8 -2.1 -9.5 0.0
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 -9.6 -9.8 -0.2 -1.9 -4.5 -6.6
United States
2007 5,652,000 ― $266,000 $219,000 ― 8.9
2008 4,913,000 ― 242,700 198,100 ― 10.5
2008 YTD 4,552,000 ― 243,545 ― ― 10.5
2009 YTD 4,743,000 ― 217,136 ― ― 8.9
2008 Oct 413,000 ― 229,600 186,400 ― 10.2
2008 Nov 322,000 ― 223,000 180,300 ― 11.0
2009 Oct 498,000 ― 217,300 172,200 ― 7.0
2009 Nov 472,000 ― 216,400 172,600 ― 6.5
% Change
2007-2008 -13.1% ― -8.8% -9.5% ― 18.0%
YTD 2008-2009 4.2 ― -10.8 ― ― -15.2
Nov ‘08-Nov ‘09 46.6 ― -3.0 -4.3 ― -40.9
Oct ‘09-Nov ‘09 -5.2 ― -0.4 0.2 ― -7.1
Sources: Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University (http://recenter.tamu.edu) & National Association of Realtors
(www.realtor.org/Research.nsf/Pages/EHSdata).
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8. Economic Indicators
JANUARY 2010
Except where noted, data is
not seasonally adjusted.
OFFICE & INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET7
Austin National
Inventory Vacant Average rental Average rental
Vacancy rate Vacancy rate
(sq. ft.) (sq. ft.) rate rate
Office
2007 72,939,677 8,490,412 11.6% $25.24 10.8% $24.86
2008 76,747,339 10,429,331 13.6 25.32 11.9 25.01
2008 YTD 75,694,438 9,525,725 12.6 25.86 11.6 25.30
2009 YTD 78,158,873 11,599,118 14.8 25.39 13.2 23.98
2008 Q2 74,791,272 8,781,496 11.7 26.35 11.3 25.40
2008 Q3 75,694,438 9,525,725 12.6 25.86 11.6 25.30
2009 Q2 77,611,506 11,720,294 15.1 25.61 12.9 24.33
2009 Q3 78,158,873 11,599,118 14.8 25.39 13.2 23.98
% Change
2007-2008 5.2% 22.8% 17.2% 0.3% 10.2% 0.6%
YTD 2008-2009 3.3 21.8 17.5 -1.8 13.8 -5.2
Q3'08-Q3'09 3.3 21.8 17.5 -1.8 13.8 -5.2
Q2'09-Q3'09 0.7 -1.0 -2.0 -0.9 2.3 -1.4
Industrial
2007 78,551,315 7,799,694 9.9% $7.72 8.0% $6.22
2008 81,087,114 9,179,278 11.3 7.74 8.8 6.29
2008 YTD 80,193,624 7,573,729 9.4 7.68 8.4 6.33
2009 YTD 81,937,061 10,821,160 13.2 7.12 10.2 5.95
2008 Q2 79,686,322 7,796,383 9.8 7.54 8.5 6.31
2008 Q3 80,193,624 7,573,729 9.4 7.68 8.4 6.33
2009 Q2 81,486,036 10,211,422 12.5 7.36 9.8 6.08
2009 Q3 81,937,061 10,821,160 13.2 7.12 10.2 5.95
% Change
2007-2008 3.2% 17.7% 14.1% 0.3% 10.0% 1.1%
YTD 2008-2009 2.2 42.9 40.4 -7.3 21.4 -6.0
Q3'08-Q3'09 2.2 42.9 40.4 -7.3 21.4 -6.0
Q2'09-Q3'09 0.6 6.0 5.6 -3.3 4.1 -2.1
Source: CoStar Group.
1
These indexes summarize movements in locally measured nonagricultural employment, the unemployment rate,
inflation-adjusted wages and inflation-adjusted retail sales.
2
The allocation historical summaries show the total dollars returned to a local sales taxing city, county, special
purpose district or transit authority by the Comptroller's office for their local sales tax collection. The payments are
listed by month and totaled by year. Allocation amounts are dependent upon the timing and accuracy of taxpayers'
returns, but generally represent taxes collected on sales made two months or more prior to the allocation payment.
3
Total passengers includes domestic and international revenue and non-revenue passengers. It is a total of
passengers enplaned, deplaned, and through.
4
Total cargo includes domestic and international enplaned and deplaned belly freight, mail, and cargo.
5
The Census Bureau publishes monthly data that it does not revise in light of later information that is incorporated
into YTD numbers. Similarly YTD numbers are not revised to incorporate later information that will be included in
final annual totals. Final 2008 annual permits for Austin are notably lower than indicated in the unrevised
published monthly and YTD numbers for 2008. The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M appears to adjust historical
monthly numbers to be consistent with later revisions. We’re not, presently, electing to replace the Census as the
source for this data in Economic Indicators, however, users comparing 2008 and 2009 may want to also consult the
data at http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/databp.html.
6
HOI is a measure of the percentage of homes sold in a given area during the quarter that are affordable to
families earning that area’s median income.
7
Annual numbers are year-end.
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