S I O U X FA L L S B U S I N E S S I N D E X

produced by AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY for the SIOUX FALLS BUSINESS JOURNAL

The Sioux Falls Business Index is a monthly measurement that summarizes various indicators
reflecting the local business environment. The index is based on a survey of local businesses that
captures their assessment of trends in business conditions. A reading higher than 50 represents
growth or optimism. To participate, go to www.augie.edu/sfindex/registration.html.
February 2016 survey
CONDITIONS IN YOUR BUSINESS COMPARED TO LAST MONTH
Prices paid for purchased materials and products
54.5
Prices received for your products and services
63.6
43.8
Inventory of finished products or goods for sale
0

10 20

30 40

SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT

PASSENGER BOARDINGS
Delta
United
Allegiant Air
American
Frontier
Charter
Total

CARGO (inbound/outbound, in pounds)

FedEx
UPS
Delta
Total

50

60 70 80 90 100

Feb. 2016

Feb. 2015

Jan. 2016

12,601
11,240
9,749
5,732
0
0
39,322

12,485
10,834
9,226
5,347
1,880
146
39,918

13,182
11,874
7,957
5,718
145
0
38,876

Feb. 2016

Feb. 2015

Jan. 2016

3,061,114
2,053,971
1,012
5,116,097

3,279,114
2,173,110
268
5,452,492

3,252,870
2,172,428
597
5,425,895

March 22 2016 March 24, 2015 52-week high 52-week low

Great Western Bancorp

$27.69

22.84

31.13

21.73

HF Financial

$18.01

14.53

19.73

14.10

Meta Financial Group

$43.90

38.97

53.51

36.22

NorthWestern

$60.49

54.32

61.98

48.44

Raven Industries

$15.90

20.91

22.36

12.88

Source: www.nasdaq.com

Feb. 2016

Agriculture, forestry, fishing

$3,382,301
Construction
389,939
Manufacturing
8,482,667
Transportation, public utilities
18,127,663
Wholesale trade
22,732,909
Retail trade
226,000,759
Finance, insurance, real estate 13,064,304
Services
75,855,296
Public administration
9,167
Other
212,696
Sioux Falls total
368,257,702

Feb. 2015

$2,724,045
440,341
10,811,795
17,216,022
24,993,536
223,308,656
12,161,368
74,544,559
6,379
0
366,335,259

Change

Jan. 2016

+24.2% $4,421,769
-11.4
630,486
-21.5
17,069,958
+5.3
21,811,090
-9.0
30,773,258
+1.2
318,402,535
+7.4
17,113,838
+1.8
86,112,965
+43.7
113,996
43,607
+0.5 496,493,501

Change

-23.5%
-38.2
-50.3
-16.9
-3.1
-29.0
-23.7
-11.9
-92.0
+387.8
-25.8

Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue

Source: Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority

STOCK PRICES

SIOUX FALLS TAXABLE SALES

MINNEHAHA COUNTY TAXABLE SALES

Feb. 2016

Feb. 2015

Baltic
$1,031,692
$839,433
Brandon
8,237,110
7,928,892
Colton
700,697
653,101
Crooks
299,923
478,201
Dell Rapids
3,107,001
3,178,954
Garretson
2,735,163
3,068,786
Hartford
2,705,210
2,007,721
Humboldt
500,118
528,887
Lyons
56,111
74,736
Renner
368,954
740,834
Sherman
1,969
342,717
Sioux Falls (north of 57th St.) 353,170,032
351,985,301
Valley Springs
271,080
272,152
Other
172,517
88,089
Minnehaha Co. total
373,357,577
372,187,805
South Dakota total
1,543,942,759 1,547,267,465

Change

Jan. 2016

+22.9%
$799,110
+3.9
9,847,569
+7.3
723,996
-37.3
312,939
-2.3
4,315,294
-10.9
2,853,723
+34.7
2,733,670
-5.4
633,475
-24.9
135,090
-50.2
707,498
-99.4
1,971
+0.3
477,198,129
-0.4
368,674
+95.8
183,811
+0.3 500,814,949
-0.2 1,975,806,906

Change

+29.1%
-16.4
-3.2
-4.2
-28.0
-4.2
-1.0
-21.1
-58.5
-47.9
+0.1
-26.0
-26.5
-6.1
-25.5
-21.9

Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue

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