RATES, PRICES and other economic data for the Mid-coast on Dec. 3. New this week: commodities, bank rates
Commodities
| This | Last | Last | |||
| week | week | year | |||
| Heating oil # | 21. | $3.57 | $3.55 | — | |
| Propane2 | . | 3.05 | 3.01 | — | |
| Gas, unlead3 | . | 3.40 | 3.41 | 3.54 | |
| Kerosene1 | . | 3.96 | 3.95 | — | |
| Firewood, dry4 | 235 | 235 | 215 | ||
| Hard lobster, | whsl5 | — | — | — | |
| Soft lobster, whsl | — | — | — |
Unemployment6
| Oct. | Sept. | Oct. ’12 | ||
| Bath | . | 4.7% | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| Brunswick | . | 5.4% | 5.6% | 6.4% |
| Freeport | . | 4.3% | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| Harpswell | . | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.4% |
| Lisbon | . | 4.9% | 5.4% | 6.7% |
| Richmond | . | 5.1% | 5.5% | 7.8% |
| Topsham | . | 4.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% |
| Wiscasset | – | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
Retail sales7
| Sept. | Aug. | Sept. ’ | 12 | |||
| B’wick | area . | $ | 64,886$68,710 | $ | 60,735 | |
| Q3 | Q2 | Q3‘12 | ||||
| Bath | . | $20,515 | $ | 20,515$20,031 | ||
| Brunswick | . | 97,413 | 91,425 | 89,224 | ||
| Freeport | . | 104,540 | 67,338101,117 | |||
| Harpswell | . | 8,898 | 4,765 | 7,951 | ||
| Lisbon | . | 10,438 | 9,749 | 9,669 | ||
| Richmond | . | 4,042 | 4,132 | 3,776 | ||
| Topsham | . | 47,956 | 46,678 | 46,642 | ||
| Wiscasset | . | 7,705 | 17,706 | 18,058 | ||
Building permits8
| Oct. | Sept. | Oct. | ‘12 | |
| Bath | . $101,100 | $156,100 | 422,600 | |
| B’wick | . 10,715,951 | 1,296,680 | 2,525,372 | |
| F’port | . 1,129,800 | 2,516,154 | 1,252,500 |
Bank rates
| This week | Last week | ||||
| 30- | year | mortgage9 . | 4.54% | 4.51% | |
| 1-year | CD10 | 0.22% | 0.22% |
QUOTED DATA is deemed an accurate reflection of average economic conditions on the date listed; consumers may not be able to obtain the exact price or rate listed. Sources: 1– TR survey of local dealers, . is week to week 2– TR survey of local dealers, based on 600 gal/yr., . is week to week 3 – TR staff survey averaged, . is week to week 4 – split, delivered, TR survey, averaged 5 – TR wholesalers survey, per pound, . is week to week 6 – Maine Department of Labor, not seasonally adjusted, . is year to year 7 – Maine State Planning Office, in thousands . is year to year 8 – Total project value, permits filed in town offices, . is year to year 9 – 30-year, fixed-rate loan of $165,000, 0 points, TR survey of local banks, averaged, . is week to week 10 – TR sur vey of rates from local banks, averaged, . is week to week.
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