Arizona Business articles from April 1989

Arizona Business archives from April 1989

Growth still slow in '89, improving in '90. (Arizona)
April 1, 1989... Growth still slow in '89, improving in '90 Quarterly Economic Forecast The persistent strength of the national economy through the final quarter of 1988 surprised a number of analysts. The expansion, which began in late 1982,...

Arizona leading index declines again in January. (index of leading economic indicators)
April 1, 1989... Arizona leading index declines again in January The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators decreased in January to 109.7. The January number was 0.5 percent below the 110.3 figure for January 1988 and 0.7 percent lower than the 110.5...

988 home sales, appreciation slip; affordability rises. (Phoenix metropolitan area)
April 1, 1989... 1988 home sales appreciation slip; affordability rises Both home sales and home appreciation The Metropolitan Phoenix area were kluster during 1988, but affordability hit record-high levels. Home sales declined in all for the larger...

1988 construction slows for third consecutive year. (Arizona)
April 1, 1989... 1988 construction slows for third consecutive year From its record high in 1985 (108,897 permits worth $5.4 billion), the Arizona construction industry posted its third year of decreasing activity. Total construction activity for 1988...

Metro Phoenix activity expected to decline in 1989, improve in 1990. (Arizona Real Estate Center: Outlook '89 Survey)
April 1, 1989... Metro Phoenix activity expected to decline in 1989, improve in 1990 For the first time since the Arizona Real Estate Center began its annual Outlook survey in 1982, most of the respondents said that they expect the Phoenix metropolitan real...

Coincident indexes measure further gains in December. (Arizona)
April 1, 1989... Coincident indexes measure further gains in December Moderate to relatively large economic advances were registered across Arizona in December, continuing the recovery from the state's declines during spring and summer 1988. Such strong...

Economy on hold: February purchasing indicators. (Arizona)
April 1, 1989... Economy on hold: February purchasing indicators The Arizona economy stalled in February, with both new orders and production at zero growth and employment down for the fourth month in a row. The only really positive factor was that the rate...