Arizona Business articles from February 1990

Arizona Business archives from February 1990

Valley inflation held near 1 percent in fourth quarter. (Phoenix area)
February 1, 1990... (Figures and illustrations not shown) Phoenix area inflation continued at a moderate pace during fourth quarter 1989. The seasonally adjusted increase of 1.0 percent was in the middle of the 0.7 to 1.3 percent range that prevailed in 10 of...

Arizona's average weekly wage is near $400.
February 1, 1990... The average weekly wage in Arizona varies widely both by industry and by county. By industry, mining has the highest wage. Agriculture and retail trade have, by far, the lowest average wage; each employ considerable part-time and/or seasonal...

National mobility statistics provide perspective on AZ growth. (Arizona)
February 1, 1990... (Figures and illustrations not shown) Between 16 and 20 percent of the American population change their residence in any given year, slightly less than during the 1950s, according to the annual survey of geographical mobility by the U.S....

Slow population growth to persist three more years. (Arizona)
February 1, 1990... (Figures and tables not shown) Arizona has now experienced three years of subpar population growth (since early 1987) following three years of booming population gains. The downcycle, however, appears to be nowhere near its end; another...

Business location factors are clue to economic growth. (Arizona)
February 1, 1990... (Tables and figures not shown) Factors important to firms moving or siting new facilities vary by company and by situation. Even surveys that attempt to generalize as to the most important factors to such firms frequently are not in...

Taxes and expenditures remained near average in 1987. (Arizona)
February 1, 1990... Arizona's overall revenues and expenditures remained near the national average in 1987, according to the latest information available from the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR). Per capita revenues and taxes each were...

Moderate economic growth occurred in October. (Arizona)
February 1, 1990... Economic growth was moderate across Arizona in October according to the coincident economic indexes. The index for the Phoenix area advanced 0.7 percent to 151.4 (1982=100), the Tucson area index rose 0.9 percent to 137.8, while the index for...

Purchasing indicators decline slightly in December.
February 1, 1990... November's economic stall became a slight downturn in December. New orders received from customers and production declined at the greatest rate since December 1982. Employment also dropped for the second consecutive month. The rate of inflation...

Arizona leading index rises.
February 1, 1990... (Figures not shown) The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased in November to 118.2. The November number was .2 percent higher than the revised 118.0 number for October 1989 and 1.3 percent below the November 1988 number of...