Arizona Business articles from May 1989

Arizona Business archives from May 1989

Winter residents increase 8 percent in 1988-89. (Phoenix metropolitan area)
May 1, 1989... Winter residents increase 8 percent in 1988-89 Economic impact still strong An estimated 96,400 seasonal residents were living in the mobile home and RV/travel trailer parks in the Phoenix metropolitan area (including the Apache...

Valley inflation lowers a bit in first quarter. (Phoenix)
May 1, 1989... Valley inflation lowers a bit in first quarter Prices of Phoenix area goods and services rose a moderate 1.1 percent during first quarter 1989, dropping back into the 0.7 to 1.3 percent-per-quarter range experienced during much of 1987 and...

Weak retail sales continued in 1988. (Arizona)
May 1, 1989... Weak retail sales continued in 1988 Retail sales growth in Arizona continued to flounder in 1988, further exacerbating the state's budget problems. As seen in Table 1, nearly two-thirds of the sales occurred in the Phoenix area, with the...

Coincident index growth slows in January. (Arizona)
May 1, 1989... Coincident index growth slows in January Economic growth across Arizona slowed in January following three months of strong gains. Preliminary data for February suggests another sluggish month, perhaps poorer than in January. Thus, the burst...

March purchasing indicators show encouraging signs. (Arizona economy)
May 1, 1989... March purchasing indicators show encouraging signs With the coming of spring, the Arizona economy appears to be working out of its stall and is showing the first signs of a higher growth rate. New orders received showed the strongest growth...

Arizona leading index declines in February.
May 1, 1989... Arizona leading index declines in February The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell again in February to 118.3. The February number was 0.6 percent lower than the revised 119.0 number for January 1989 (1982=100). The revised...