Arizona Business articles from March 1994

Arizona Business archives from March 1994

1993 annual average inflation rate higher than 1992.
March 1, 1994... The 1993 annual avenge increase in the Metropolitan Phoenix Consumer Price Index was 4.1 percent, higher than the gains in 1992 and 1991, but similar to the average rise over the last decade. Several methods can be used to calculate the...

Phoenix area housing market is changing quickly. (Arizona)
March 1, 1994... Following several years of high vacancy rates and flat rental rates, the Phoenix area apartment market is rapidly shifting to conditions of full occupancy and much higher rents. In the single-family market, the number of units absorbed and the...

BEA releases updated gross state product data for Arizona. (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
March 1, 1994... Gross state product (GSP) estimates recently released for the 1977-90 time period confirm the weakening of the Arizona economy that occurred in the late 1980s. Gross product figures provide the most comprehensive measure of an economy. GSP is...

Arizona population tops 4 million in 1993.
March 1, 1994... The number of permanent residents living in Arizona topped 4 million just before the end of 1993. During the fourth quarter, Arizona's population increased approximately 25,000 to reach a new high of 4,002,000. The gain resulted from net...

Arizona economic growth rate holds steady.
March 1, 1994... The Arizona economy continued to expand during the second half of 1993 at about the same pace as it had since early 1992. Real quarterly economic gains a little in excess of 1 percent per quarter represent a moderate growth rate, but one slower...

All purchasing indicators turned positive in January. (1994)
March 1, 1994... In January, the Arizona economy turned in its best performance since last May, according to indicators derived from the monthly survey of Arizona purchasing managers conducted by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, an affiliate of the L....

Arizona Leading Index strongly positive in December. (1993)
March 1, 1994... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose in December to 118.7. The number was 1.3 percent above the 117.2 number for November 1993 and 0.8 percent above the December 1992 number of 117.8 (1982 = 100). Maricopa County residential...