Arizona Business articles from December 1989

Arizona Business archives from December 1989

Services is largest and fastest growing AZ industry. (Arizona)
December 1, 1989... Services is largest and fastest growing AZ industry Backing Off From Basics Services widened its lead as Arizona's largest industry in 1988. The next largest industries are trade, government and manufacturing. Services also was the...

Pace of net migration changed little in third quarter. (Arizona)
December 1, 1989... Pace of net migration changed little in third quarter Net in-migration to the Phoenix metropolitan area in third quarter 1989 remained in the 3,000 to 7,000 range present since late 1987, dropping 1,000 from the second quarter's figure to...

GSP growth revised again. (gross state product; Arizona)
December 1, 1989... GSP growth revised again The release of second quarter 1989 Gross State Product (GSP) incorporated further revisions to 1988 GSP, this time downward. Annual average 1988 growth of 3.7 percent (4.0 percent when measured by adjusted GSP, which...

Third quarter 1989 home sales increase slightly.
December 1, 1989... Third quarter 1989 home sales increase slightly Sales by financial and government institutions contribute The number of home sales recorded in Maricopa County increased slightly during third quarter 1989 to 11,410, but so did sales of...

Arizona's population growth among fastest in nation.
December 1, 1989... Arizona's population growth among fastest in nation Arizona's population was one of the fastest growing in the nation during the 1980s, largely because of the high level of net migration to its urban areas. Both the state's overall percent...

Vacant lots an important tax resource in Arizona.
December 1, 1989... Vacant lots an important tax resource in Arizona Arizona has nearly as many vacant plotted lots as single family homes, according to the 1987 Census of Governments report "Taxable Property Values". The 850,000 locally assessed vacant lots...

Economic growth fastest in Tucson in August.
December 1, 1989... Economic growth fastest in Tucson in August With the exception of employment gains in Pima County, August was another month of poor performance by the Arizona economy. The coincident economic index for Maricopa County slipped 0.1 percent to...

October purchasing indicators climb modestly.
December 1, 1989... October purchasing indicators climb modestly Both new orders received and production went up again in October, for the second consecutive month. However, the rate of increase was not as strong as in September, suggesting that Arizona firms...

Arizona leading index increases again in September.
December 1, 1989... Arizona leading index increases again in September The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose in September to 118.5. The September number was .5 percent higher than the revised 117.9 number for August 1989 and 1.1 percent below the...