Montana finished 38th in a study by the website Rich States, Poor States that examined the 50 states’ economic outlooks based on 15 weighted policy measures.
Montana finished 21st in a study by the Tax Foundation examining how well states have structured their corporate income tax systems in 2020.
Missouri was included in a new analysis from the Tax Foundation identifying 36 states that have major changes to their tax codes taking effect this year.
Sales by metals and non-petroleum minerals wholesalers in November 2019 were $14.3 billion, an increase of 9.9 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The total number of multi-family homes authorized but not started in October 2019 in the United States was 570,900, compared to 510,200 for September, according to figures released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Montana reported the number of employees on non-farm payrolls for the month of August was 494,600, a 0.1 percent increase over last month.
Inventories held by hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies wholesalers in September were valued at $27.8 billion, an increase of 6.3 percent over the same period a year earlier.
The estimated sales of new homes in the United States for the month of September was 730,000.
The beverage and tobacco products industry’s retained earnings in the third quarter of 2019 was up 6 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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