Trends, page 1, B&E Review, Vol. 54, No. 3

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTa
	Personal Income (in millions)*			Jul-Sep 2007	Jul-Sep 2006	Percentage Change
				$137,028.0	$128,836.0	+ 6.4
EMPLOYMENT TRENDSb
				Dec-07	Dec-06
	Total Nonagricultural Employment (Seasonally Adjusted)			1,938,500	1,919,300	+ 1.0
		Construction		123,300	126,000	- 2.1
		Manufacturing		240,100	247,300	- 2.9
		Trade, Transportation, and Utilities		375,100	373,500	+ 0.4
		Information		27,700	27,500	+ 0.7
		Financial Activities		106,400	105,200	+ 1.1
		Professional and Business Services		220,300	219,800	+ 0.2
		Education and Health Services		205,200	198,800	+ 3.2
		Leisure and Hospitality		216,200	208,600	+ 3.6
		Other Services		79,500	77,900	+ 2.1
		Government		339,900	329,700	+ 3.1
	Total Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)			6.6%	6.5%	—
BUILDING PERMITS
				Jan-Dec 2007	Jan-Dec 2006
	Residential (Number of Units)c			30,712.0	40,230.0	- 23.7
	Nonresidential (Thousands of Square Feet)d			23,507.0	24,023.0	- 2.1
Economic indiCese
				Dec 2007	Dec 2006
	S.C. Leading Index (1992 = 100)			142.3	144.8	- 1.7
	S.C. Coincident Index (1992 = 100)			130.9	130.3	+ 0.5
GENERAL FUND REVENUEf
				Year-to-Date (Fiscal Year)
				Jul 2007-Dec 2007	Jul 2006-Dec 2006
	Individual Income (in millions)			$1,481,524,300	$1,377,094,549	+ 7.6
	Sales and Use (in millions)			$1,039,792,653	$1,053,787,888	- 1.3
	Total, General Fund Revenue (in millions)			$2,905,674,838	$2,896,526,923	+ 0.3
BUSINESS TRADEg
				Jan-Dec 2007	Jan-Dec 2006
	Gross Sales (in millions)			$141,097	$135,634	+ 4.0
	*latest available data
	Sources:
	a bea.gov		eSouth Carolina Economic Indicators
	bbls.gov		fS.C. Comptroller General, www.cg.state.sc.us
	ccensus.gov		gS.C. Department of Revenue
	dDodge data