Online Reference 1:  Selected Economic Indicators for September 2010

Current Year

Prior Year

Change on
Previous Year

Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)
for the Washington‑Baltimore,
DC‑MD‑VA‑WV Area (As of September 2010)

  1.3%

   0.9%

(As of September 2010)
(Source: Published bi-monthly by United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Unemployment Rates  

Alexandria (As of August 2010)

  5.0%

4.9%

5.0%

Virginia (As of September 2010)

  6.8%

6.9%

6.8%

United States (As of September 2010)

   9.6%

 9.6%

9.8%

(Source: United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Office Vacancy Rates 

  Alexandria

10.9%

  11.3%

  Northern Virginia

12.7%

 12.5%

12.7%

  Washington DC Metro Area

11.4%

 11.9%

12.4%

(As of 3rd quarter 2010)
(Source: CoStar)

New Business Licenses  
3 month trailing average

New Commercial Construction
(Fiscal YTD as of September 2010)

Number of New Building Permits

           2

    -100.0%

Value of New Building Permits 

      0

   $10.6

    -100.0%

(Source: Office of Code Enforcement)

Residential Real Estate Indicators(Calendar YTD ending September 2010)

Residential Dwelling Units Sold 

        1,446

          1,430

       1.1%

Average Residential Sales Price 

$454,650

   $442,351

       2.8%