Economic Indicator
Indicator |
October, 2004 |
October, 2003 |
%± |
Jan - Oct 2004 |
Jan - Oct 2003 |
%± |
# Building Permits
City |
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| Single Family |
65 |
59 |
10.2 |
582 |
556 |
4.7 |
| Multi Family |
2 |
7 |
-71.4 |
58 |
30 |
-6.6 |
| Com, Ind, & Prof Bldg |
15 |
23 |
-34.8 |
178 |
168 |
6.0 |
| All Other Permits |
93 |
141 |
-34.0 |
985 |
1,737 |
-43.3 |
| Total Permits |
175 |
230 |
.24.0 |
1,773 |
2,491 |
-53.0 |
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Value Bldg Permits
City |
|
|
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|
|
| Single Family |
$7,937,930 |
$6,905,665 |
15.0 |
$72,861,066 |
$63,161,910 |
15.4 |
| Multi Family |
257,000 |
916,920 |
-72.0 |
11,847,985 |
3,743,014 |
216.5 |
| Com, Ind, & Prof Bldg |
2,366,873 |
9,277,374 |
-74.5 |
39,075,162 |
47,370,294 |
-17.5 |
| All Other Permits |
2,927,185 |
1,239,903 |
136.1 |
17,559,545 |
10,431,018 |
68.3 |
| Total Permits |
$13,488,988 |
$18,339,862 |
-26.4 |
$141,343,758 |
$124,706,236 |
13.3 |
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# Building Permits County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single Family |
92 |
80 |
15 |
726 |
703 |
3.3 |
| Multi Family |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-100.0 |
| Com, Ind, & Prof Bldg |
4 |
4 |
0 |
22 |
12 |
83.3 |
| All Other Permits |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
48 |
-87.5 |
| Total Permits |
96 |
84 |
14.3 |
754 |
764 |
-1.3 |
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Value Building Permits County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Single Family |
$19,372,610 |
$15,139,900 |
28.0 |
$143,810,194 |
$128,240,616 |
3.3 |
| Multi Family |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
300,000 |
-100.0 |
| Com, Ind, & Prof Bldg |
371,300 |
282,800 |
31.3 |
2,091,300 |
3,113,800 |
-33.0 |
| Value All Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
342,100 |
2,897,200 |
-87.5 |
| Total Value |
$19,743,910 |
$15,423,700 |
28.0 |
$146,243,594 |
$134,551,616 |
-1.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| City Sales Tax Collections |
$916,816 |
$880,205 |
4.15 |
$9,387,253 |
$8,662,515 |
8.3 |
(Represents sales
in September 2004) |
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|
|
(10 months) |
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|
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|
|
County
Sales Tax Collections |
$361,283 |
$343,691 |
5.1 |
$3,764,967 |
$1,834,237 |
9.6 |
(Represents sales
in September 2004) |
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|
|
|
(10 months) |
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Postal Receipts |
October 2004 |
October 2003 |
%± |
Jan - Oct 2004 |
Jan - Oct 2003 |
%± |
| Postal Receipts, City Only |
$155,387 |
$163,767 |
-5.1 |
$3,764,967 |
$3,433,869 |
9.64 |
| Residential |
15,652 |
15,391 |
1.7 |
|
|
|
| Business |
1,758 |
1,718 |
2.3 |
1,748,937 |
1,834,237 |
-4.7 |
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Utilities (Total Customers) |
October 2004 |
October 2003 |
%± |
Visitor Inquiries |
Visitor Inquiries |
%± |
| Electric, NBU |
24,165 |
23,401 |
3.3 |
Jan - Oct, 2004 |
Jan - Oct, 2003 |
%± |
| Electric, PEC |
19,508 |
18,544 |
5.2 |
1,278,179 |
1,271,864 |
0.5 |
| Gas |
* Sept '04 - 7,295 |
7,284 |
0.2 |
|
|
|
| Water |
17,615 |
16,668 |
5.7 |
|
|
|
| Telephone, GVTC Coop |
21,079 |
20,686 |
1.9 |
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| Employment - Comal County |
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October
2004 |
October
2003 |
%± |
|
|
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| Labor Force |
45,879 |
44,982 |
1.99 |
|
|
|
| Employed |
43,973 |
42,829 |
2.7 |
|
|
|
| Unemployed |
1,906 |
2,153 |
-11.5 |
|
|
|
| % Unemployed |
4.2 |
4.8 |
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| % TX Unemployed |
5.3 |
6.3 |
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Sources:
City of New Braunfels, Entex, New Braunfels Utilities, Pedernales Electric Cooperative,
Southwestern Bell Telephone, Guadalupe Valley Telephone Cooperative, State Comptroller of
Public Accounts, Texas Employment Commission, Post Office & New Braunfels Chamber of
Commerce |
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