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Business Barometer
April 2008

RETAIL SALES February 2007 February 2006
Garden City Retail Sales $46,570,687 $44,450,590
 
Garden City YTD Totals Jan. - Feb. 2008 Jan. - Feb. 2007
Up $7,882,904
Up 9.90%
$87,496,211 $79,613,307
 
EMPLOYMENT January 2007 January 2006
Civilian Labor Force 17,446 17,947
Employment 16,842 17,294
Unemployment 604 653
Rate 3.5% 3.6%
 
Airport Passenger
Activity
February 2007 February 2006
Enplanement 750 774


SCHOOL NEWS February
2008
USD #457

2007
USD #457
February
2008
USD #363

2007
USD #363
Elementary 3,387 3,364 410 448
Intermediate 978 1,005 N/A N/A
Middle School 1,024 1,016 195 213
Senior High 1,714 1,856 249 258
Total Enrollment 7,103 7,241 854 919


GARDEN CITY - HOLCOMB BUILDING PERMITS
  February YTD 2008 YTD 2007
Residential Buildings
Number Issued 2 5 2
Value $425,00 $1,333,800 $207,880
 
Public Dwellings Units
Number Issued 0 0 0
Value $0 $0 $0
 
Non-Residential Structures
Number Issued 6 8 0
Value $2,665,224 $10,593,606 $0
 
Additions, Alternations and Conversions
Number Issued 52 91 42
Value $750,676 $1,431,426 $905,604

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