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Consumer Price Index
(Index)

1982-1984 average = 100

Consumer Price Index in Texas and Nationwide

Month	Texas Consumer Price Index	U.S. Consumer Price Index
January 2009	192.7	211.1
February 2009	193.8	212.2
March 2009	194.2	212.7
April 2009	195.1	213.2
May 2009	194.8	213.9
June 2009	196.7	215.7
July 2009	196.3	215.4
August 2009	196.4	215.8
September 2009	196.8	216.0
October 2009	196.8	216.2
November 2009	196.9	216.3
December 2009	196.3	215.9
January 2010	196.8	216.7

Change from previous year:
The Texas Consumer Price Index is up 2.2%.
The U.S. Consumer Price Index is up 2.6%.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Consumer Confidence Index
(Index)

1985 U.S. Average = 100

Consumer Confidence Index for West-South-Central Region and United States

Month	West-South-Central Region Index*	U.S. Index
February 2009	50.7	25.3
March 2009	46.4	26.9
April 2009	71.0	40.8
May 2009	73.5	54.8
June 2009	75.1	49.3
July 2009	71.0	47.4
August 2009	75.0	54.5
September 2009	82.5	53.4
October 2009	72.9	48.7
November 2008	64.9	50.6
December 2009	72.1	53.6
January 2010	72.3	56.5
February 2010	78.3	46.0

*Includes Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma (per source’s data groups)

Change from previous year:
West-South-Central Region is up 54.4%.
U.S. is up 81.8%.

Source: The Conference Board

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Unemployment Rate
(percent)

Unemployment for Texas and Nationwide

Month	Texas Unemployment	U.S. Unemployment
January 2009	6.4	7.7
February 2009	6.8	8.2
March 2009	7.0	8.6
April 2009	7.3	8.9
May 2009	7.5	9.4
June 2009	7.8	9.5
July 2009	7.9	9.4
August 2009	8.0	9.7
September 2009	8.1	9.8
October 2009	8.1	10.1
November 2009	8.2	10.0
December 2009	8.2	10.0
January 2010	8.2	9.7
February 2010		9.7

Change from previous year:
Texas unemployment is up 1.8 points.
U.S. unemployment is up 1.5 points.

Sources: Texas Workforce Commission, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Texas vs. U.S. Nonfarm Employment
(in millions)

Nonfarm Employment

Month	Texas (millions)	U.S. (millions)
January 2009	10.51	133.55
February 2009	10.46	132.82
March 2009	10.41	132.07
April 2009	10.35	131.54
May 2009	10.32	131.16
June 2009	10.29	130.64
July 2009	10.27	130.29
August 2009	10.23	130.08
September 2009	10.21	129.86
October 2009	10.23	129.63
November 2009	10.24	129.70
December 2009	10.22	129.55
January 2010	10.23	129.56
February 2010		129.53

Change from previous year:
Nonfarm employment for Texas is down 2.7%
Nonfarm employment for the U.S. is down 2.5%

Sources: Texas Workforce Commission, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Change in Nonfarm Employment in Most Populous States
(in thousands of jobs)

Comparing Nonfarm Employment in Five Most Populous States

State	January 2009	January 2010	Change in Jobs (thousands)	Percent Change
California	14,543.8	13,842.1	-579.4	-4.8%
Texas	10,521.5	10,233.7	-287.8	-2.7%
New York	8,669.6	8,486.4	-183.2	-2.1%
Florida	7,447.5	7,144.3	-303.2	-4.1%
Illinois	5,803.9	5,584.2	-219.7	-3.8%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Texas Sales Tax Collections, Retail Establishments
(in millions of dollars)

Texas Sales Tax Collections

Month	Texas Sales Tax Collections, Retail Establishments
February 2009	$855.88
March 2009	$778.13
April 2009	$789.25
May 2009	$890.08
June 2009	$811.00
July 2009	$758.86
August 2009	$885.30
September 2009	$731.90
October 2009	$718.90
November 2009	$890.30
December 2009	$920.50
January 2010	$817.30
February 2010	$804.30

Change from previous year: down 6.0%

Includes eating and drinking places.

Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

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Texas Housing Permits
(units)

Housing Permits for Single-Family and Multi-Family Homes in Texas

Month	Single-Family Housing Permits	Multi-Family Housing Permits
January 2009	3,733	2,784
February 2009	4,208	1,883
March 2009	5,175	1,573
April 2009	5,363	1,876
May 2009	5,490	1,262
June 2009	6,666	1,408
July 2009	6,932	541
August 2009	6,055	1,314
September 2009	5,529	1,609
October 2009	4,921	210
November 2009	4,475	1,088
December 2009	5,048	993
January 2010	4,843	1,132

Change from previous year:
Single-family permits are up 29.7%.
Multi-family permits are down 59.3%.
See note on percent change data

Source: The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University

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Existing Single-Family Home Sales in Texas
(units)

Existing Single Family Home Sales in Texas

Month	Existing Single-family Home Sales	Median Sales Price
January 2009	10,731	$131,800
February 2009	13,344	$138,200
March 2009	16,721	$139,600
April 2009	17,093	$142,800
May 2009	19,044	$149,300
June 2009	21,855	$155,000
July 2009	22,464	$153,300
August 2009	19,867	$149,900
September 2009	18,642	$147,400
October 2009	19,435	$142,700
November 2009	17,923	$142,400
December 2009	16,040	$144,400
January 2010	10,217	$137,100

Change from previous year:
Existing home sales are down 4.8%.
Median sales price is up 4.0%.
See note on percent change data

Source: The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University

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Industrial Production Index
(index)

2002 = 100

Industrial Production Index

Month	Texas Industrial Production	U.S. Industrial Production
December 2008	116.3	102.4
January 2009	115.4	100.1
February 2009	115.1	99.3
March 2009	111.8	97.7
April 2009	111.5	97.2
May 2009	111.3	96.2
June 2009	111.5	95.8
July 2009	111.3	96.9
August 2009	111.6	98.1
September 2009	112.1	98.7
October 2009	112.5	98.9
November 2009	113.1	99.5
December 2009	113.1	100.1
January 2010		101.1

Change from previous year:
Texas index is down 2.7%
U.S. index is up 1.0%.

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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Leading Economic Indicators Index
(index)

2004 = 100

Leading Economic Indicators in Texas and the United States

Month	Texas Index	U.S. Index
December 2008	103.7	98.8
January 2009	101.4	98.6
February 2009	101.8	98.2
March 2009	100.1	97.9
April 2009	101.1	98.9
May 2009	103.4	100.2
June 2009	103.0	101.1
July 2009	103.3	102.1
August 2009	103.7	102.5
September 2009	104.5	103.7
October 2009	103.8	104.2
November 2009	105.0	105.8
December 2009	105.5	107.1
January 2010		107.4

Change from previous year:
The leading indicators for Texas are up 1.7%
The leading indicators for the U.S. are up 8.9%

Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, The Conference Board

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Value of Contracts for Non-Residential Construction in Texas
(billions of dollars)

Contract Value, Non-Residential Building Construction in Texas (billions)

Month	Contract Value
January 2009	$1.458
February 2009	$1.402
March 2009	$1.009
April 2009	$1.439
May 2009	$2.043
June 2009	$1.644
July 2009	$1.802
August 2009	$1.203
September 2009	$1.388
October 2009	$1.678
November 2009	$1.015
December 2009	$0.938
January 2010	$1.168

Change from previous year: down 19.9%.

Source: McGraw-Hill

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Mortgage Foreclosures

Mortgage Foreclosures in Texas and United States (index)

Month	Texas Foreclosures	U.S. Foreclosures
January 2009	9,754	274,399
February 2009	10,527	290,631
March 2009	10,616	341,180
April 2009	11,314	342,038
May 2009	9,813	321,480
June 2009	12,023	336,173
July 2009	12,077	360,149
August 2009	11,261	358,471
September 2009	13,216	343,638
October 2009	11,798	332,292
November 2009	12,095	306,627
December 2009	13,807	349,519
January 2010	12,225	315,716

Change from previous year:
Texas is up 25.3%
U.S.is up 15.1%.

Source: RealtyTrac

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Web Exclusive Indicators

U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers
(index)

1982-1984 average = 100

United States Consumer Price Index for Food/Beverages and Transportation

Month	Overall Consumer Price Index	Consumer Price Index Food and Beverages	Consumer Price Index Transportation
January 2009	211.1	219.7	166.7
February 2009	212.2	219.3	169.5
March 2009	212.7	218.8	169.6
April 2009	213.2	218.4	172.0
May 2009	213.9	218.1	176.0
June 2009	215.7	218.0	183.7
July 2009	215.4	217.6	182.8
August 2009	215.8	217.7	184.4
September 2009	216.0	217.6	183.9
October 2009	216.2	218.0	185.4
November 2009	216.3	217.7	188.6
December 2009	215.9	218.0	188.3
January 2010	216.7	219.2	190.5

Change from previous year:
The Overall Consumer Price Index for the U.S. is up 2.6%.
The Food and Beverage Consumer Price Index is down 0.2%
The Transportation Consumer Price Index is up 14.3%.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Gasoline and Diesel Retail Prices in Texas
(dollars)

Average Retail Price of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel in Texas (per gallon)

Month	Gasoline	Diesel Fuel
February 2009	$1.79	$2.14
March 2009	$1.84	$2.06
April 2009	$1.96	$2.19
May 2009	$2.15	$2.20
June 2009	$2.48	$2.50
July 2009	$2.37	$2.50
August 2009	$2.49	$2.59
September 2009	$2.36	$2.55
October 2009	$2.39	$2.61
November 2009	$2.50	$2.74
December 2009	$2.46	$2.70
January 2010	$2.57	$2.81
February 2010	$2.49	$2.75

Change from previous year:
Gasoline prices are up 39.3%
Diesel prices are up 15.1%.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Note: Percent changes on Tracking the Texas Economy graphs and tables are calculated using raw monthly figures. Some of the annual percent changes in the Comptroller’s Economic Outlook are based on annualized figures that show longer-term trends, and therefore may differ.