Arizona Business articles from August 1993

Arizona Business archives from August 1993

Quality of life is important factor in site selection.
August 1, 1993... Quality of life (QOL) is one of the most important factors considered by companies doing a site selection study. In turn, cost of living (COL) is rated as one of the most significant QOL components. An earlier analysis of business location...

Phoenix area inflation slows in second quarter.
August 1, 1993... The inflation rate in the Phoenix metropolitan area was unusually low during second quarter 1993 (0.4 percent seasonally adjusted), offsetting the abnormally high 1.6 percent gain in the first quarter. Prior to seasonal adjustment, the...

1991 manufacturing survey results are mixed.
August 1, 1993... Arizona experienced a relatively large decrease in manufacturing employment between 1987 and 1991. The payroll per employee rose slightly on an inflation-adjusted basis--one of the best performances in the nation--putting the 1991 figure a little...

June purchasing indicators message: wait and see.
August 1, 1993... The Arizona economy saw a further slowing in the growth rate in June, according to the monthly survey of Arizona purchasing managers conducted by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies in the College of Business at Arizona State University....

AZ leading index resumes upward movement in may. (Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators)
August 1, 1993... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators rebounded in May to 116.5. The number was 0.5 percent above the revised 115.9 number for April 1993 and 1.4 percent below the May 1992 number of 118.1 (1982=100). The real or inflation-adjusted...