NNY
Economic indicators Average per-gallon milk price paid to N.Y. dairy farmers July ’12 $1.53 June ’12 $1.51 July ’11 $2.01
23.88%
ECON SNAPSHOT
Vehicles crossing the Thousand Islands, OgdensburgPrescott and Seaway International (Massena) bridges
Source: NYS Department of Agriculture
567,942 in July 2012 474,032 in June 2012 559,495 in July 2011
Average NNY price for gallon of regular unleaded gas
Source: T.I. Bridge Authority, Ogdensburg Bridge & Port Authority, Seaway International Bridge Corp.
July ’12 $3.60 June ’12 $3.66 July ’11 $3.82
U.S.-Canadian dollar exchange rate (Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar)
5.76%
Average NNY price for gallon of home heating oil
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(Percent gains and losses are over 12 months)
May ’12 $3.66 June ’12 $3.69 May ’11 $3.73
1.88%
1.51%
$1.01 on July 25, 2012 $1.03 on June 27, 2012 $0.95 on July 27, 2011
6.32%
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of N.Y.
Average NNY price for gallon of residential propane
Nonagriculture jobs in the Jefferson-Lewis-St. Lawrence counties area, not including military positions
July ’12 $3.06 June ’12 $3.09 July ’11 $3.19
90,100 in July 2012 91,500 in June 2012 90,400 in July 2011
4.08%
0.33%
Source: NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
Source: NYS Department of Labor
Jefferson-Lewis Board of Realtors single-family home sales
St. Lawrence Board of Realtors single-family home sales
125, median price $142,000 in July 2012 108, median price $125,000 in June 2012 113, median price $147,000 in July 2011
56, median price $70,750 in July 2012 56, median price $78,000 in June 2012 56, median price $72,100 in July 2011
10.62% Sales
3.4% Price
Source: Jefferson-Lewis Board of Realtors Inc.
18.52%
Sales
Price
Source: St. Lawrence Board of Realtors Inc.
NNY unemployment rates
Jefferson County July ’12
9.4%
June ’12
July ’11
9.6% 8.5%
St. Lawrence County
July ’12
11.1% 11.0%
June ’12
July ’11
10.8%
Lewis County 9.1%
July ’12
9.6%
June ’12 July ’11
8.5%
Source: New York State Department of Labor (Not seasonally adjusted) Note: Due to updates in some “Econ. Snapshot” categories, numbers may differ from previously published prior month and year figures.
NNY Business | September 2012