Highs: New car sales
Lows: Gas prices
Takeaway: Gas prices were up in August, though not as high as the same time last year. Other indicators for consumer spending looked slightly better, continuing a hopeful trend seen in employment numbers last week.
Sources for this week’s employment data:
Average price of regular unleaded gas in Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton metro area (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
New car sales (Department of Licensing)
Electricity usage (Snohomish County PUD)
Consumer Price Index (Employment Security Department)
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