Economic Activity

in

Tompkins County

Current Forecasts and Forecasting Record

Economic Activity in Tompkins County (annual growth rate)

                    Forecast     Actual

     1994 >      4.0%        2.4%

     1995 >      1.5%        0.9%

     1996 >      0.0%        1.3%

     1997 >      2.0%        1.0%

     1998 >      1.5%        2.5%

     1999 >      3.0%        5.9%

     2000 >      3.0%        2.0%

     2001 >      2.0%        1.4%

     2002 >      1.0%        0.3%

     2003 >      1.0%        0.9%

     2004 >       2.5%        1.7%

    2005 >        2.0%        2.6%

    2006 >        2.0%      -0.1%

    2007 >        0.0%

Holiday Retail Sales in Tompkins County (in millions of $)

                    Forecast     Actual

     1994 >     $155         $156

     1995 >     $160         $159

     1996 >     $164         $159

     1997 >     $155         $165

     1998 >     $178         $168

     1999 >     $185         $186

     2000 >     $189         $186

     2001 >     $202         $195  

     2002 >     $220         $209

     2003 >      $225         $218

     2004 >      $250         $244

     2005 >      $273         $265

     2006 >     $279          $272

Home Sales in Tompkins County (number of units)

                   Forecast     Actual

     1994 >      670          610

     1995 >      670          658

     1996 >      620          741

     1997 >      690          785

     1998 >      750          884

     1999 >      850          967

     2000 >      980          936

     2001  >     900         1,018

      2003 >     925          934

      2004 >     930          979

      2005 >     1,000      1,029

      2006 >     1,000         999

      2007 >     1,000

The Index of Economic Activity in Tompkins County is a public service of Ithaca College.  The Index and this site are maintained by Elia Kacapyr, KACAPYR@ITHACA.EDU Department of Economics, Ithaca College.  This page was last updated on 02/05/07.