Arizona Business articles from May 1991

Arizona Business archives from May 1991

Population growth adds to Arizonans' tax burden.
May 1, 1991... Arizona's "need" for public sector spending slightly exceeds the national average, according to a new measure of "representative expenditures" constructed by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR). This permanent,...

Initial 1990 census results are now available. (Arizona 1990 census statistics)
May 1, 1991... The population of Arizona rose 35 percent between the decennial censuses of 1980 and 1990, a rate exceeded only in Nevada and Alaska. Florida's percent change was nearly as great as Arizona's, despite a population more than three times as...

Arizona's population growth is likely to remain slow.
May 1, 1991... Population growth in Arizona has been subpar for four consecutive years, the longest downcycle since the mid- 1960s. This slower-than-average growth is likely to persist for another two years. This article updates population estimates and...

Arizona attracts residents from West and Midwest.
May 1, 1991... The geographic pattern of migration flows to and from Arizona did not change substantially during the 1980s. However, from a national perspective, certain interstate migration patterns did shift during the decade, reflecting regional changes in...

1990 retail sales weak for fourth consecutive year. (Arizona retail sales statistics)
May 1, 1991... Retail sales gains in Arizona in 1990 were weak for the fourth consecutive year. On an inflation-adjusted per person basis, retail sales fell 4.5 percent in 1990, following declines ranging from 1.0 to 2.4 percent in the three previous years....

Phoenix area inflation ceased briefly in first quarter. (Phoenix, Arizona)
May 1, 1991... Inflation in the Phoenix area temporarily disappeared in first quarter 199 1, driven lower by rapidly falling gasoline prices and the economic slump. Except for a slight decrease in second quarter 1990 which followed a big increase in the prior...

Purchasing indicators turn upward in March. (Arizona economic indicators)
May 1, 1991... The Arizona economy turned the comer in March and registered moderate growth for the first time in the past six months, according to the monthly survey of Arizona purchasing managers conducted by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies at...

Arizona leading index rebounds in February. (economic indicators)
May 1, 1991... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased in February to 115.6. The February number was 0.6 percent higher than the revised 114.9 number for January 1991 and 1.8 percent below the February 1990 number of 117.7 (1982 = 100). ...