Trends, Vol. 51, No. 1

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
	Personal Income (in millions)		Apr-Jun 2004	Apr-Jun 2003	Percentage Change
			$113,673	$107,577	+5.7
EMPLOYMENT TRENDSa
			Jul-04	Jul-03
	Total Nonagricultural Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)		1,835,700	1,804,500	+1.7
		Construction	115,100	112,900	+1.9
		Manufacturing	270,600	274,800	-1.5
		Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	350,500	346,700	+1.1
		Information	25,900	26,700	-3.0
		Financial Activities	94,600	94,300	+0.3
		Professional and Business Services	193,500	188,400	+2.7
		Education and Health Services	184,300	171,800	+7.3
		Leisure and Hospitality	210,300	204,500	+2.8
		Other Services	66,200	66,000	+0.3
		Government	301,100	295,600	+1.9
	Total Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)		6.0%	7.2%	—
BUILDING PERMITSb

			Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	Residential (Number of Units)		20,804	18,032	+15.4
	Nonresidential (Thousands of Square Feet)		13,267	12,236	+8.4
economic indicesb

			Jul-04	Jul-03
	S.C. Leading Index (1992=100)		113.4	112.7	+0.6
	S.C. Coincident Index (1992=100)		123.0	118.7	+3.6
GENERAL FUND REVENUEc
			Year-to-Date (Fiscal Year)
			Jul '03 - Jun '04	Jul '02 - Jun '03
	Individual Income		$1,968,417,002	$1,857,802,162	+6.0
	Sales and Use		$1,996,150,094	$1,868,224,980	+6.8
	Total, General Fund Revenue		$4,861,937,501	$4,722,534,720	+3.0
BUSINESS TRADEd

			Jan-Jun 2004	Jan-Jun 2003
	Gross Sales (millions)		$53,692	$48,451	+10.8
	Sources:
	aS.C. Employment Security Commission
	bSouth Carolina Economic Indicators (Seasonally Adjusted)
	cS.C. Board of Economic Advisors
	dS.C. Department of Revenue