North slope spot price: drastically increasing.
North Slope Spot Price:
Drastically Increasing
(April 24, 2005 to April 24, 2006)
Yearly Change:
North Slope Spot Price (Gulf)
2005 51.26
2006 69.28
Comparing Two Months:
North Slope Spot Price (Gulf)
Mar-06 59.92
Apr-06 69.28
The North Slope Spot Price drastically increased
over the last year. As of April 24, 2006, the North
Slope Spot Price was $69.28 per barrel, compared to
just $51.26 a year ago in April 2005. This denotes a 26
percent increase.
The increase over the last month was minor but significant.
In the period of one month, March 2006 to April
2006, the North Slope oil price increased from $59.92
to $69.28 per barrel. In itself, this represents a fairly
significant monthly increase of 13.5 percent.
Source: www.adn.com
Note: Table made from bar graph.
ALASKA TRENDS FOR JUNE 20 2006
Indicator Units Period
GENERAL
Personal Income--Alaska Millions of $ 4thQ05
Personal Income--United States Millions of $ 4thQ05
Consumer Prices--Anchorage 1982-1984 = 100 2H05
Consumer Prices--United States 1982-1984 = 100 2H05
Bankruptcies
Alaska Total Number Filed March
Alaska Business Only Number Filed March
Anchorage Total Number Filed March
Anchorage Business Only Number Filed March
Fairbanks Total Number Filed March
Fairbanks Business Only Number Filed March
EMPLOYMENT
Alaska Thousands February
Anchorage Thousands February
Fairbanks Thousands February
Southeast Thousands February
Gulf Coast Thousands February
Sectoral Distribution--Alaska
Total Nonfarm Wage & Salary Thousands February
Goods-Producing Thousands February
Service-Providing Thousands February
Natural Resources & Mining Thousands February
Logging Thousands February
Mining Thousands February
Oil & Gas Extraction Thousands February
Construction Thousands February
Manufacturing Thousands February
Wood Products Manufacturing Thousands February
Seafood Processing Thousands February
Trade/Transportation/Utilities Thousands February
Wholesale Trade Thousands February
Retail Trade Thousands February
Food & Beverage Stores Thousands February
General Merchandise Stores Thousands February
Trans/Warehouse/Utilities Thousands February
Air Transportation Thousands February
Truck Transportation Thousands February
Information Thousands February
Telecommunications Thousands February
Financial Activities Thousands February
Professional & Business Svcs Thousands February
Educational & Health Services Thousands February
Health Care Thousands February
Leisure & Hospitality Thousands February
Accommodation Thousands February
Food Svcs & Drinking Places Thousands February
Other Services Thousands February
Government Thousands February
Federal Government Thousands February
State Government Thousands February
State Education Thousands February
Local Government Thousands February
Local Education Thousands February
Tribal Government Thousands February
Labor Force
Alaska Thousands February
Anchorage Thousands February
Fairbanks Thousands February
Southeast Thousands February
Gulf Coast Thousands February
Unemployment Rate
Alaska Percent February
Anchorage Percent February
Fairbanks Percent February
Southeast Percent February
Gulf Coast Percent February
United States Percent February
PETROLEUM/MINING
Crude Oil Production--Alaska Millions of Barrels January
Natural Gas Field Billions of Cubic Ft. January
Production--Alaska
North Slope Spot Price (Gulf) $ per Barrel 4/24/2006
Hughes Rig Count
Alaska Active Rigs March
United States Active Rigs March
Gold Prices $ Per Troy Oz. 4/24/2006
Silver Prices $ Per Troy Oz. 4/24/2006
Zinc Prices Per Pound 4/24/2006
REAL ESTATE
Anchorage Building Permit
Valuations
Total Millions of $ March
Residential Millions of $ March
Commercial Millions of $ March
Deeds of Trust Recorded
Anchorage--Recording District Total Deeds January
Fairbanks--Recording District Total Deeds January
VISITOR INDUSTRY
Total Air Passenger Thousands August
Traffic--Anchorage
Total Air Passenger Thousands August
Traffic--Fairbanks
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND
Equity Millions of $ March
Assets Millions of $ March
Net Income Millions of $ March
Marketable Debt Securities Millions of $ March
Real Estate Investments Millions of $ March
Preferred and Common Stock Millions of $ March
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Freight-Alaska Railroad Thousands of Tons October
BANKING
(excludes interstate branches)
Total Bank Assets--Alaska Millions of $ 4thQ05
Cash & Balances Due Millions of $ 4thQ05
Securities Millions of $ 4thO05
Net Loans and Leases Millions of $ 4thQ05
Other Real Estate Owned Millions of $ 4thQ05
Total Liabilities Millions of $ 4thQ05
Total Bank Deposits--Alaska Millions of $ 4thQ05
Noninterest-bearing deposits Millions of $ 4thQ05
Interest-bearing deposits Millions of $ 4thQ05
FOREIGN TRADE
Value of the Dollar
In Japanese Yen Yen 4/24/2006
In Canadian Dollars Canadian $ 4/24/2006
In British Pounds Pounds 4/24/2006
In European Monetary Unit Euro 4124/2006
In Chinese Yuan Yuan 4124/2006
Previous
Latest Report
Report Period
Indicator Period (revised)
GENERAL
Personal Income--Alaska 24,119.00 23,714.00
Personal Income--United States 10,490,665.00 10,260,723.00
Consumer Prices--Anchorage 174.10 174.10
Consumer Prices--United States 197.40 197.40
Bankruptcies
Alaska Total 46.00 26.00
Alaska Business Only 1.00 2.00
Anchorage Total 37.00 23.00
Anchorage Business Only 1.00 2.00
Fairbanks Total 6.00 1.00
Fairbanks Business Only 0.00 0.00
EMPLOYMENT
Alaska 312.30 311.41
Anchorage 173.65 174.19
Fairbanks 41.31 40.73
Southeast 33.99 33.80
Gulf Coast 30.72 30.63
Sectoral Distribution--Alaska
Total Nonfarm Wage & Salary 298.40 292.70
Goods-Producing 37.80 36.30
Service-Providing 260.60 256.40
Natural Resources & Mining 11.00 10.70
Logging 0.30 0.20
Mining 10.80 10.50
Oil & Gas Extraction 9.00 8.90
Construction 15.30 14.90
Manufacturing 11.50 10.70
Wood Products Manufacturing 0.30 0.30
Seafood Processing 7.90 7.10
Trade/Transportation/Utilities 59.40 59.30
Wholesale Trade 6.00 6.00
Retail Trade 34.40 34.50
Food & Beverage Stores 6.10 6.10
General Merchandise Stores 9.20 9.00
Trans/Warehouse/Utilities 19.00 18.80
Air Transportation 5.80 5.90
Truck Transportation 2.90 2.90
Information 6.80 6.80
Telecommunications 4.10 4.10
Financial Activities 14.60 14.40
Professional & Business Svcs 22.80 22.50
Educational & Health Services 36.10 35.90
Health Care 26.10 26.10
Leisure & Hospitality 27.00 26.60
Accommodation 6.10 5.90
Food Svcs & Drinking Places 17.20 17.00
Other Services 11.20 11.00
Government 82.70 79.90
Federal Government 16.40 16.30
State Government 24.80 22.50
State Education 8.00 5.80
Local Government 41.50 41.10
Local Education 24.10 23.60
Tribal Government 4.00 3.90
Labor Force
Alaska 340.20 337.52
Anchorage 186.42 186.03
Fairbanks 44.50 43.72
Southeast 37.52 37.14
Gulf Coast 34.54 34.23
Unemployment Rate
Alaska 8.20 7.70
Anchorage 6.80 6.40
Fairbanks 7.20 6.80
Southeast 9.40 9.00
Gulf Coast 11.10 10.50
United States 5.10 5.10
PETROLEUM/MINING
Crude Oil Production--Alaska 25.78 25.93
Natural Gas Field 19.52 18.76
Production--Alaska
North Slope Spot Price (Gulf) 69.28 59.92
Hughes Rig Count
Alaska 7.00 10.00
United States 1,576.00 1,543.00
Gold Prices 623.60 554.00
Silver Prices 11.70 10.33
Zinc Prices 1.49 1.06
REAL ESTATE
Anchorage Building Permit
Valuations
Total 72.87 28.31
Residential 16.53 5.63
Commercial 56.33 22.68
Deeds of Trust Recorded
Anchorage--Recording District 935.00 1,217.00
Fairbanks--Recording District 199.00 310.00
VISITOR INDUSTRY
Total Air Passenger 640.75 677.58
Traffic--Anchorage
Total Air Passenger 120.43 119.43
Traffic--Fairbanks
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND
Equity 33,827.00 33,393.40
Assets 35,289.90 34,691.50
Net Income 209.80 306.40
Marketable Debt Securities (126.30) (13.10)
Real Estate Investments 51.00 (100.80)
Preferred and Common Stock 379.30 19.40
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Freight-Alaska Railroad 1,008.02 1,248.29
BANKING
(excludes interstate branches)
Total Bank Assets--Alaska 1,667.93 1,667.93
Cash & Balances Due 56.27 56.27
Securities 70.79 70.79
Net Loans and Leases 1,094.27 1,094.27
Other Real Estate Owned 0.42 0.42
Total Liabilities 1,511.55 1,511.55
Total Bank Deposits--Alaska 1,477.55 1,477.55
Noninterest-bearing deposits 352.43 352.43
Interest-bearing deposits 1,125.12 1,125.12
FOREIGN TRADE
Value of the Dollar
In Japanese Yen 114.93 117.13
In Canadian Dollars 1.14 1.15
In British Pounds 0.56 0.57
In European Monetary Unit 0.81 0.82
In Chinese Yuan 8.02 8.04
Year
Year Over
Ago Year
Indicator Period Change
GENERAL
Personal Income--Alaska 23,109 4.37%
Personal Income--United States 9,948,814 5.45%
Consumer Prices--Anchorage 167.8 3.75%
Consumer Prices--United States 190.2 3.79%
Bankruptcies
Alaska Total 146 -68.49%
Alaska Business Only 4 -75.00%
Anchorage Total 107 -65.42%
Anchorage Business Only 2 -50.00%
Fairbanks Total 22 -72.73%
Fairbanks Business Only 2 n/a
EMPLOYMENT
Alaska 305.279 2.30%
Anchorage 145.193 19.60%
Fairbanks 38.909 6.18%
Southeast 30.922 9.92%
Gulf Coast 28.724 6.96%
Sectoral Distribution--Alaska
Total Nonfarm Wage & Salary 291.50 2.37%
Goods-Producing 35.80 5.59%
Service-Providing 255.70 1.92%
Natural Resources & Mining 10.10 8.91%
Logging 0.30 0.00%
Mining 9.80 10.20%
Oil & Gas Extraction 8.30 8.43%
Construction 14.30 6.99%
Manufacturing 11.40 0.88%
Wood Products Manufacturing 0.30 0.00%
Seafood Processing 8.10 -2.47%
Trade/Transportation/Utilities 58.10 2.24%
Wholesale Trade 5.90 1.69%
Retail Trade 33.30 3.30%
Food & Beverage Stores 5.80 5.17%
General Merchandise Stores 8.90 3.37%
Trans/Warehouse/Utilities 18.90 0.53%
Air Transportation 5.90 -1.69%
Truck Transportation 2.80 3.57%
Information 6.70 1.49%
Telecommunications 4.10 0.00%
Financial Activities 14.30 2.10%
Professional & Business Svcs 22.10 3.17%
Educational & Health Services 35.20 2.56%
Health Care 25.10 3.98%
Leisure & Hospitality 25.90 4.25%
Accommodation 6.00 1.67%
Food Svcs & Drinking Places 16.60 3.61%
Other Services 11.20 0.00%
Government 82.20 0.61%
Federal Government 16.40 0.00%
State Government 24.30 2.06%
State Education 7.90 1.27%
Local Government 41.50 0.00%
Local Education 24.00 0.42%
Tribal Government 3.90 2.56%
Labor Force
Alaska 333.293 2.07%
Anchorage 154.41 20.73%
Fairbanks 42.166 5.54%
Southeast 34.674 8.22%
Gulf Coast 32.708 5.61%
Unemployment Rate
Alaska 8.4 -2.38%
Anchorage 6 13.33%
Fairbanks 7.7 -6.49%
Southeast 10.8 -12.96%
Gulf Coast 12.2 -9.02%
United States 5.4 -5.56%
PETROLEUM/MINING
Crude Oil Production--Alaska 28.46 -9.43%
Natural Gas Field 19.66 -0.73%
Production--Alaska
North Slope Spot Price (Gulf) 51.26 35.15%
Hughes Rig Count
Alaska 10 -30.00%
United States 1331 18.41%
Gold Prices n/a n/a
Silver Prices n/a n/a
Zinc Prices n/a n/a
REAL ESTATE
Anchorage Building Permit
Valuations
Total 52.756 38.12%
Residential 24.17 -31.61%
Commercial 28.59 97.08%
Deeds of Trust Recorded
Anchorage--Recording District 1036 -9.75%
Fairbanks--Recording District 248 -19.76%
VISITOR INDUSTRY
Total Air Passenger n/a n/a
Traffic--Anchorage
Total Air Passenger n/a n/a
Traffic--Fairbanks
ALASKA PERMANENT FUND
Equity 29,683.9 13.96%
Assets 31,029.2 13.73%
Net Income 168.5 24.51%
Marketable Debt Securities 8,805.7 -101.43%
Real Estate Investments 2,297.3 -97.78%
Preferred and Common Stock 17,394.1 -97.82%
TRANSPORTATION
Rail Freight-Alaska Railroad 920 9.55%
BANKING
(excludes interstate branches)
Total Bank Assets--Alaska 3,892.81 -57.15%
Cash & Balances Due 101.72 -44.68%
Securities 68.17 3.84%
Net Loans and Leases 2,252.79 -51.43%
Other Real Estate Owned 5.27 -92.05%
Total Liabilities 3,278.29 -53.89%
Total Bank Deposits--Alaska 2,936.63 -49.69%
Noninterest-bearing deposits 931.42 -62.16%
Interest-bearing deposits 2,005.21 -43.89%
FOREIGN TRADE
Value of the Dollar
In Japanese Yen 105.85 8.58%
In Canadian Dollars 1.23 -7.85%
In British Pounds 0.52 7.35%
In European Monetary Unit 0.77 5.62%
In Chinese Yuan 8.28 -3.14%
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