Arizona Business articles from April 1991

Arizona Business archives from April 1991

War's end should energize national and state economies.
April 1, 1991... The remarkably quick resolution of the gulf crisis will provide a boost to both the national and local economies. Anecdotal evidence already points to improving consumer and business confidence which should eventually lead to greater demand for...

Arizona leading index advances in January.
April 1, 1991... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased in January to 115.0. The January number was 0.2 percent higher than the revised 114.8 number for December 1990 and 2.6 percent below the January 1990 number of 118.1 (1982=100). ...

Future slowly brightening for metro real estate market. (metropolitan Phoenix area)(Outlook '91 Survey)
April 1, 1991... While the majority of respondents to this year's annual Real Estate Outlook Survey expect the various economic conditions for 1991 to be comparable to those of 1990 (see Table 1), an increasing number of them foresee improving economic...

Home sales, appreciation declined further in 1990.
April 1, 1991... Real estate trends begun in the late 1980s continued in 1990 in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The number of homes sold fell for the fourth consecutive year, the median sales price was nearly constant for the third straight year, the housing...

AZ construction industry's slide continued in 1990. (Arizona)
April 1, 1991... The new decade did not start off well for Arizona's construction industry. Activity for 1990 totaled $3.7 billion (66,404 permits), 2 percent below the $3.8 billion (70,520 permits) recorded in 1989. The primary driving force was the...

Arizona average wage per job comparison is worsening.
April 1, 1991... The average wage per job in Arizona historically has been below the national average. During the 1970s and early 1980s, the ratio of the Arizona average wage to the national average varied with the economic cycle, ranging from about 95 percent...

Revised figures show weak economic growth in 1990.
April 1, 1991... As statistics for 1990 trickle in, it is apparent that it was not a good year for the Arizona economy. Most forecasts had called for modest improvement in the economy's performance, which seemed to be more than borne out by some of the...

Purchasing indicators' downslide slows in February.
April 1, 1991... The Arizona economy appears poised for a resumption of economic growth, according to the February 1991 survey of Arizona purchasing managers conducted by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies at Arizona State University. Delivery time on...