Recession, Recovery and Now 2017 Update Prepared by: Kamran Afshar Associates, Inc. PO Box 283 Bethlehem, Pa 610-691-3272 www.kaa-inc.com
Source: BLS
LV Business Sentiment Index The Overall Index The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
LV Business Sentiment Indices The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
Actual Purchasing Index Last 6 months The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
Purchasing Plans Index next 6 months The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey Hiring Index Last 6 months The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey Hiring Plans Index Next 6 months The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
Employment & Purchasing Plans Indices The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
How many employees are you planning to hire Next 6 months The Kamran Afshar - Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber Survey
Initial Unemployment Claims Lehigh Valley Tight labor market PA Dept. Of Labor & Industry
Total Nonfarm Employment ABE MSA Source: BLS
Transportation/Warehousing vs. Healthcare Employment in the ABE MSA Source: BLS
Manufacturing Employment ABE MSA Source: BLS
Change in contribution to the Valley’s GDP ABE MSA Source: BEA
Manufacturing Employment Source: FED
Price of Oil Source: U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Information Administration
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
All Employees: Coal Mining Seasonally Adjusted Source: BLS
All Employees: Retail Trade: Department Stores Seasonally Adjusted Source: BLS
Truck Tonnage Index Seasonally Adjusted Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Employed full time: Wage and salary workers: Driver/sales workers and truck drivers occupations Source: BLS
UBER'S SELF-DRIVING TRUCK MAKES ITS FIRST DELIVERY: 50,000 BEERS Source: https://www.wired.com/2016/10/
Two cutting edge U.S. nuclear projects bankrupted Westinghouse Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-westinghouse-nucle-idUSKBN17Y0CQ
Sales of Electricity to Ultimate Customers Source: U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Information Administration
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