June Economic Statistics for Lubbock

The Lubbock National Bank and Lubbock Economic Development Alliance release June economic statistics for Lubbock today.

Lubbock’s Economic Index dropped 2 tenths of a percent in June to 125.

The LEI is also down 2 percent compared to June of last year.

Taxable retail spending also went down one-half of a percent, in year-to-date numbers, and the number of building permits issued also went down 1.6 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2010.