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Sioux Falls Business Journal

produced by AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY   for the SIOUX FALLS BUSINESS 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, email info@sfbusinessjournal.com.

  S IOUX FALLS BUSINESS INDEX

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 April 2016 survey

CONDITIONS IN YOUR BUSINESS COMPARED TO LAST MONTHPrices paid for purchased materials and productsPrices received for your products and servicesInventory of finished products or goods for sale

STOCK PRICES 52-week high 52-week lowMay 24 2016 May 26, 2015

Great Western Bancorp $33.64 23.20 33.15 22.68

Meta Financial Group $49.97 40.30 53.51 36.22

NorthWestern $56.96 52.09 62.51 48.44

Raven Industries $19.20 19.20 22.36 12.88

Source: www.nasdaq.com

Source:  South Dakota Department of Revenue

MINNEHAHA COUNTY TAXABLE SALES

Baltic $856,770 $807,325 +6.1% $627,261 +36.6%Brandon 8,854,860 8,206,304 +7.9 7,556,333 +17.2Colton 518,395 719,484 -27.9 857,740 -39.6Crooks 380,132 389,727 -2.5 329,653 +15.3Dell Rapids 4,059,009 3,255,764 +24.7 2,961,694 +37.1Garretson 2,765,937 2,274,194 +21.6 3,016,501 -8.3Hartford 2,902,603 2,294,377 +26.5 2,306,811 +29.7Humboldt 479,220 624,572 -23.3 500,371 -4.2Lyons -6,820 68,019 -110.0 121,130 -105.6Renner 368,988 368,269 -7.4 449,411 -17.9Sherman 1,294 4,812 -73.1 3,036 -57.4Sioux Falls (north of 57th St.)  415,254,156 414,050,042 +0.3 353,917,197 +17.3Valley Springs 316,443 295,229 +7.2 282,522 +22.6Other 118,786 142,470 -16.6 114,471 -17.8Minnehaha Co. total 436,869,772 433,530,588 +0.8 373,044,131 +17.1South Dakota total 1,684,136,881 1,662,332,607 +1.3 1,480,840,934 +13.7

April 2016 April 2015 Change March 2016 Change

Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue

SIOUX FALLS TAXABLE SALES

Agriculture, forestry, fishing $4,142,384 $3,028,397 +36.8% $3,351,347 +23.6%Construction 573,746 641,409 -10.6 129,468 +343.2Manufacturing 12,208,043 11,786,205 +3.6 10,372,461 +17.7Transportation, public utilities 20,212,010 17,508,974 +15.4 17,292,509 +16.9Wholesale trade 32,208,161 33,503,781 -3.0 25,045,547 +28.6Retail trade 255,802,131 261,625,994 -2.2 223,616,670 -2.2Finance, insurance, real estate 16,979,727 13,454,087 +26.2 13,138,428 +29.2Services 89,186,396 87,461,447 +2.0 74,542,430 +19.6Public administration 73,225 0 - 15,687 +366.8Other 164,227 35,198 +366.6 145,564 +12.8Sioux Falls total 431,550,050 429,045,490 +0.6 367,650,112 +17.4

April 2016 April 2015 Change March 2016 Change

Delta 14,027 13,471 13,766United 10,235 10,586 12,729Allegiant Air 6,770 6,534 12,955American 5,788 4,916 6,226Frontier 2,083 1,870 0

Charter 0 0 575Total 38,903 37,377 46,251

April 2016 April 2015 March 2016

SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT

PASSENGER BOARDINGS

April 2016 April 2015 March 2016CARGO (inbound/outbound, in pounds)

Source: Sioux Falls Regional Airport Authority

FedEx NA 3,426,045 3,709,006UPS 2,461,988 2,338,812 2,498,035Delta 1,321 1,119 1,490Total NA 5,765,976 6,208,531

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