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Business Barometer
January 2008

RETAIL SALES November 2007 November 2006
Garden City Retail Sales $35,272,259 $35,189,243
 
Garden City YTD Totals Jan. - Nov. 2007 Jan. - Nov. 2006
Up $22,685,624
Up 5.77%
$415,742,175 $393,056,551
 
EMPLOYMENT October 2007 October 2006
Civilian Labor Force 17,941 18,366
Employment 17,444 17,662
Unemployment 497 704
Rate 2.8% 3.8%
 
Airport Passenger
Activity
November 2007 November 2006
Enplanement 954 959


SCHOOL NEWS October
2007
USD #457

2006
USD #457
October
2007
USD #363

2006
USD #363
Elementary 3,341 3,331 408 424
Intermediate 991 1,009 N/A N/A
Middle School 1,033 1,024 200 208
Senior High 1,880 1,930 255 257
Total Enrollment 7,236 7,254 863 886


GARDEN CITY - HOLCOMB BUILDING PERMITS
  November YTD 2007 YTD 2006
Residential Buildings
Number Issued 1 30 17
Value $193,395 $4,099,381 $2,487,497
 
Public Dwellings Units
Number Issued 0 0 0
Value $0 $0 $0
 
Non-Residential Structures
Number Issued 2 5 1
Value $226,700 $5,397,900 $58,500
 
Additions, Alternations and Conversions
Number Issued 121 596 664
Value $942,830 $4,890,701 $7,952,964

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