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New England Performance Indices
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Provided by Bloomberg, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and others, these indices are designed to measure the performance of the New England economy at large, and key micro economies within New England.
 

New England

The New England Index

The Bloomberg New England Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the New England economy. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 30, 1994.

 
The Bloomberg New England Technology Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of New England's technology sector. All of the companies are headquartered in New England and have a minimum market capitalization of $15 million. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1997.
 
A monthly publication of the New England Public Policy Center of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. It provides current and historical economic data for the six states in the first Federal Reserve District (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont), large metropolitan areas in the region, New England as a whole, and the United States.
 
2007-2008 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard
After analyzing 46 outcome measures across the five graded issue areas, 10 states receive overall A's: Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming. In looking at the 12 core policy measures, 5 states have 4 or more "strong" or "very strong" core policies: the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island and Vermont.
 
Connecticut
The Bloomberg Connecticut Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the Connecticut area economy. The index members have a minimum market cap of $15 million. The index was developed with a base value of100 as of December 30, 1994.
The Bloomberg Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time Index is a price-weighted index. The index consists of companies domiciled in the lower Fairfield County area and is designed to reflect the impact of the world and national economy on this region.The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 30, 1999.

 

Rhode Island
The Providence Journal Bloomberg Rhode Island Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the Rhode Island economy. All of the index members are either headquartered in Rhode Island or have a large presence in the state and have a minimum market capitalization of $15 million. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 30, 1994.
 

Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Index

The Bloomberg Massachusetts Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the Massachusetts economy. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 30, 1994. The index is published daily in The Boston Globe.

Massachusetts High Technology Index

The Bloomberg Boston Globe Massachusetts High Technology Index is a price- weighted index designed to measure the performance of high technology companies in Massachusetts. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1999. The index is published weekly in The Boston Globe.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Index

The Bloomberg Boston Globe Massachusetts Life Sciences Index is a price- weighted index designed to measure the performance of biotechnology companies in Massachusetts. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1999. The index is published weekly in The Boston Globe.

Lawrence, Massachusetts Index

The Bloomberg Lawrence, Massachusetts Index is a price-weighted index. The index members are either headquartered or have a large presence in the northeastern Massachusetts area. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of January 2, 2001.

The Boston Index

The Bloomberg Boston Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the Massachusetts area economy. The index members are headquartered in the Massachusetts area or have a large presence in the area. The index was developed with a base value of 8161 as of December 31, 1999.

Central Massachusetts Index

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette Bloomberg Central Massachusetts Index is a price-weighted index designed to measure the performance of the Central Massachusetts economy. All of the index members are either headquartered in Central Massachusetts or have a large presence there. The index was developed with a base value of 100 as of December 31, 1996.