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Sioux Falls Business Journal

SIOUX FALLS MSA NONFARM WAGE AND SALARIED WORKERS

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produced byAUGUSTANA UNIVERISTY

for the

SIOUX FALLSBUSINESS JOURNAL

The Sioux Falls Business Index is a monthly measurement that summarizes various indicatorsreflecting the local business environment. The index is based on a survey of local businesses thatcaptures their assessment of trends in business conditions. A reading higher than 50 representsgrowth or optimism. To participate, go to www.augie.edu/sfindex/registration.html.

S IOUX FALLS BUSINESS INDEX

December 2015 survey

BUSINESS CONDITIONS AS YOU EXPECT THEM SIX MONTHS FROM NOWGeneral economic conditions in the Sioux Falls metro areaGeneral conditions at your firmPrices that you charge for your products and services

57.757.7

69.2

Manufacturing 14,300 13,900 +2.9 14,400 -0.7Retail trade 20,500 20,000 +2.5 20,000 +2.5

Financial activities 16,000 19,200 -16.7 15,900 +0.6

Education/health services 30,600 30,100 +1.7 30,500 +0.3

Leisure/hospitality 14,100 13,400 +5.2 14,200 -0.7Total SF MSA 153,700 147,700 +4.1 153,400 +0.2

SELECTED SECTORSDec. 2015 Dec. 2014 % of change Nov. 2015 % of change

Source:South Dakota Department of Revenue

LINCOLN COUNTY TAXABLE SALES

Beresford $1,200,383 $1,298,085 -7.5% $1,864,563 -35.6%Canton 3,088,554 3,239,278 -4.7 3,216,283 -4.0Fairview 8,822 20,550 -57.1 13,433 -34.3Harrisburg 3,596,751 3,127,400 +15.0 4,247,953 -15.3Hudson 371,332 394,137 -5.8 451,863 -17.8Lennox 2,196,348 2,032,968 +8.0 2,057,507 +6.7Sioux Falls (so. of 57th St.) 16,253,235 14,811,830 +9.7 15,997,032 +1.6Tea 6,579,535 7,734,568 -14.9 6,839,662 -3.8Worthing 737,301 754,977 -2.3 752,405 -2.0Other 747,356 647,717 +15.4 687,217 +8.8Lincoln County total 34,779,618 34,061,511 +2.1 36,127,917 -3.7South Dakota total 1,724,841,450 1,660,455,093 +3.9 1,780,762,266 -3.1

Dec. 2015 Dec. 2014 Change Nov. 2015 Change

SIOUX FALLS MSA UNEMPLOYMENT

Source:South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

Dec. 2015 Dec. 2014 Nov. 2015

JAN. FEB. MAR. APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG. SEPT. OCT. NOV. DEC.

20152014

STOCK PRICES 52-week high 52-week lowFeb. 1, 2016 Feb. 2, 2015

Great Western Bancorp $26.05 20.49 31.13 20.18

HF Financial $17.50 14.35 19.73 14.10

Meta Financial Group $42.64 42.64 53.51 33.22

NorthWestern $56.18 33.48 58.34 48.44

Raven Industries $14.71 21.72 22.85 13.87

Verity NA NA NA NASource:www.nasdaq.comSource:Realtor Association of the Sioux Empire

Houses on market (January)

Sold

Average sale price

Days on market

SIOUX FALLS HOME SALES Jan. 1-Jan. 25 20152016

1,059 1,131

217

$176,754

110

$206,376

138

100

Sioux Falls 2.6% 2.9 2.2South Dakota 3.1% 3.4 2.7United States 4.8% 5.4 4.8Sioux Falls figures 3,800 4,175 3,255

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