Arizona Business articles from November 1989

Arizona Business archives from November 1989

AZ businesses support higher public expenditures. (Arizona)
November 1, 1989... The Arizona business community backs higher public expenditures for a variety of programs, even with the assumption that the additional funds will come from increased tax collections, according to a survey of Arizona Business readers. This...

Arizona winter resident population is likely to grow, spend more.
November 1, 1989... The annual migration of visitors from points North who flock to the Sunbelt each winter in search of warm sunny weather has already started for the 1989-90 season. Arizona ranks second behind Florida as a leading destination for these so-called...

Arizona's standard of living is below average.
November 1, 1989... The standard of living - a comparison of the cost of living relative to wage/income levels - in the Phoenix metropolitan area is near the national average for large urban areas, but living standards throughout the rest of Arizona are...

Valley inflation still moderate in third quarter. (Phoenix metropolitan area)
November 1, 1989... Phoenix area inflation slowed a bit in third quarter 1989 compared to the rates of the three prior quarters (see Table 1), but remained in the moderate range that has prevailed since early 1987. The seasonally adjusted rate of 0.9 percent...

GSP growth revised upward for 1988. (Arizona gross state product)
November 1, 1989... The calculation of first quarter 1989 Gross State Product (GSP) incorporates a variety of revisions to 1988 data. The most important of these is a large-scale correction to 1988 personal income data for Arizona. The result is that the 1988...

Economic growth was mixed in July. (Arizona)
November 1, 1989... The coincident economic index for Maricopa County declined in July, but indexes for Pima County and for non-urban Arizona rose modestly. Over a several month period, however, the Phoenix area's economic growth rate still exceeded those of the...

Purchasing indicators are stronger in September. (Arizona)
November 1, 1989... This month's survey of Arizona purchasing managers brought encouraging news. All indicators of economic performance were positive in September. In a sharp reversal of the August performance, both new orders and production recorded strong upward...

Arizona leading index up again in August.
November 1, 1989... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic indicators rose in August to I 1 7.7. This August number was .26 percent higher than the revised 11 7.4 number for July 1989 but still 2.4 percent below the August 1988 number of 120.6 (1982 = 100). ...