Sub-index · AEPI
Aerospace Economics & Procurement Index
Federal contract dollars flowing into the jurisdiction.
What it measures
The economic mass of aerospace and defense contracting inside a jurisdiction — prime awards, sub-tier flow, and active obligation velocity, normalized against state GDP.
Inputs
- Federal contract awards feed
- Prime obligations, dollar values, place-of-performance state.
- Federal entity registry
- Prime / sub resolution, NAICS, socioeconomic set-asides.
- BEA state GDP
- Normalization denominator so small states are fairly compared.
- DoD Comptroller monthly obligations
- Defense-specific obligation velocity check.
Output shape
0–100 score per jurisdiction, refreshed weekly. Plus a percentile band, a six-month trend arrow, and a "top contributing NAICS" breakdown visible in the authenticated dashboard.
Why it is shaped this way
Raw dollars mislead — a big state on a big year looks great even when the local share is flat. Normalizing against state GDP surfaces places that punch above their weight: small states with dense aerospace concentration often outscore large states with diffuse spending.
Sources cited
What we deliberately do not publish
The weights, coefficient tables, normalization cutoffs, and the specific transformation logic that turns the inputs above into a 0–100 score are proprietary to ENKARI LLC. The authenticated product exposes per-state component breakdowns, the source rows backing each component, and the full backtested trend series.