Arizona Business articles from March 1993

Arizona Business archives from March 1993

Low financing costs sparked 1992 housing market.
March 1, 1993... The strength of the 1992 Phoenix metropolitan housing market far surpassed expectations, given the weak economy and the low level of consumer confidence that characterized 1992. The primary stimulus for the improvement, however, was a direct...

Decomposition provides insight on economic issues.
March 1, 1993... An industrial mix increasingly tilted toward low-wage jobs and a low proportion of the working-age population employed are among Arizona's economic concerns that demonstrate the importance of implementing the state's economic development plan...

1992 annual average inflation rate about same as 1991. (Phoenix, Arizona)
March 1, 1993... The 1992 annual average increase in the Metropolitan Phoenix Consumer Price Index, 2.7 percent, was fractionally less than the 1991 gain and the third lowest since the Phoenix CPI began in 1975. Several methods can be used to calculate the...

Arizona leading index climbs further in December.
March 1, 1993... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose in December to 117.7. The number was 0.3 percent above the 117.4 number for November 1992 and 0.7 percent above the December 1991 number of 116.9 (1982 = 100). Maricopa County residential...