Trends, page 1, B&E Review, 51:3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
	Personal Income (in millions)		Oct-Dec 2004	Oct-Dec 2003	Percentage Change
			$115,776	$110,479	+4.8
EMPLOYMENT TRENDSa
			Dec-04	Dec-03
	Total Nonagricultural Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)		1,838,600	1,811,600	+ 1.5
		Construction	111,700	112,100	- 0.4
		Manufacturing	269,200	272,200	- 1.1
		Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	361,000	352,800	+ 2.3
		Information	25,700	26,800	- 4.1
		Financial Activities	90,000	91,100	- 1.2
		Professional and Business Services	188,000	186,300	+ 0.9
		Education and Health Services	196,400	183,800	+ 6.9
		Leisure and Hospitality	198,600	189,500	+ 4.8
		Other Services	64,600	64,300	- 0.5
		Government	341,900	340,000	+ 0.6
	Total Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)		6.7%	6.7%	—
BUILDING PERMITSb

			Jan-Dec 2004	Jan-Dec 2003
	Residential (Number of Units)		35,484	31,553	+ 12.5
	Nonresidential (Thousands of Square Feet)		23,729	23,746	- 0.1
economic indicesb

			Dec-04	Dec-03
	S.C. Leading Index (1992=100)		114.1	114.0	- 0.3
	S.C. Coincident Index (1992=100)		122.6	120.5	+ 1.7
GENERAL FUND REVENUEc
			Year-to-Date (Fiscal Year)
			Jul '03 - Dec '04	Jul '02 - Dec '03
	Individual Income		$1,597,463,552	$1,491,479,960	+ 7.1
	Sales and Use		$902,884,074	$870,080,383	+ 3.8
	Total, General Fund Revenue		$2,912,130,319	$2,746,358,304	+ 6.0
BUSINESS TRADEd

			Jan-Dec 2004	Jan-Dec 2003
	Gross Sales (millions)		$109,467.7	$99,724.7	+ 9.8
	Sources:
	aS.C. Employment Security Commission
	bSouth Carolina Economic Indicators (Seasonally Adjusted)
	cS.C. Board of Economic Advisors
	dS.C. Department of Revenue