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SIOUX FALLS BUSINESS INDEX

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April 2016 surveyCONDITIONS IN YOUR BUSINESS COMPARED TO LAST MONTHRevenue (sales)Customer traffic

68.869.2

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SIOUX FALLS MSA LABOR

Source: South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

March 2016 March 2015 Feb. 2016Labor force 148,743 149,048 143,757Employed 145,145 145,049 139,053Unemployed 3,598 3,999 4,704Unemployment rate 2.4% 2.7% 3.3%

Source: South Dakota Department of Revenue

MCCOOK COUNTY TAXABLE SALES

Bridgewater $258,721 $261,452 -1.0% $254,662 +1.6%Canistota 597,052 598,511 -0.2 624,141 -4.3Montrose 460,534 448,165 +2.8 563,447 -18.3Salem 1,798,185 1,897,645 -5.2 1,824,811 -1.5Spencer 590,134 334,091 +76.6 403,349 +46.3Other 77,381 173,472 -55.4 86,071 -10.1McCook County total 3,782,007 3,713,340 +1.8 3,756,482 +0.7South Dakota total 1,480,840,934 1,465,636,893 +1.0 1,543,942,759 -4.3

March 2016 March 2015 Change Feb. 2016 Change

30-year fixed rate 15-year fixed rate

Source: Bankrate.com

May 17, 2016 Nov. 2015May 17, 2016 Nov. 2015

Nation 3.59% 3.87 2.69 3.03

MORTGAGES

Minnehaha LincolnMinnehaha Lincoln Minnehaha Lincoln Minnehaha Lincoln Minnehaha Lincoln

Source: South Dakota Division of Motor Vehicles andSouth Dakota Automobile Dealers Association

NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS MINNEHAHA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES – March 2016

Audi 5 2Buick 6 4Cadillac 2 1Chevy 14 6Chevy Truck 39 21

Chrysler 4 1Dodge 1 0Dodge Truck 6 3Ford 14 8Ford Truck 48 28

GMC 42 20Heavy truck 49 11Honda 58 41Hyundai 8 1Jeep 23 8

Lincoln 3 2Mazda 8 5Mercedes-Benz 5 1Mitsubishi 14 5Nissan 15 3

Subaru 33 20Toyota 50 14Volkswagen 9 1Other 74 28Total 530 234

FORECLOSURES

Source: Sheriff’s Departments in Minnehaha and Lincoln counties

Minnehaha CountyLincoln County

9 12 18 38 430 1 1 7 7

April 2016 April 2015 March 2016 YTD 2016 YTD 2015

Source: Sioux Falls Finance Office

Sales/use $5,004,367 $4,824,189 +3.7% $4,221,665 +18.5%Capital improvement 5,004,367 4,824,167 +3.7 4,221,665 +18.5Entertainment 602,492 609,696 -1.2 524,925 +14.8Lodging 84,870 78,791 +7.7 70,896 +19.7Total 10,696,098 10,336,843 +3.5 9,039,151 +18.3�Total year to date 41,359,772 39,822,057 +3.9 30,663,674 –

SIOUX FALLS SALES/USE TAX RECEIPTSApril 2016 April 2015 Change March 2016 Change

STOCK PRICES 52-week high 52-week lowMay 17, 2016 May 19, 2015

Great Western Bancorp $31.55 23.51 32.10 22.68

Meta Financial Group $47.52 40.43 53.51 36.22

NorthWestern $56.74 52.14 62.51 48.44

Raven Industries $15.23 20.32 22.36 12.88Source: www.nasdaq.com