Arizona Business articles from November 1991

Arizona Business archives from November 1991

Metro Phoenix inflation rate continues to fall.
November 1, 1991... One of the few pieces of positive economic news during 1991 has been the decline in the inflation rate. Falling interest rates, which have contributed to lower inflation, also are among the encouraging signs. The Metropolitan Phoenix...

AZ last among states in per capita personal income growth. (Arizona)
November 1, 1991... Arizona ranked last among the states in per capita personal income (PCPI) growth from 1987-90. Even for the entire decade, Arizona performed among the bottom 10 states on this measure of economic well-being. These findings were made from data...

AZ quality of life measures show strengths, weaknesses. (Arizona)
November 1, 1991... Quality of life (QOL) increasingly is becoming recognized as a key to economic development and as a major factor in evaluating the well-being of a community. Monetary income, adjusted for living costs (see page 5) is only one part of the "total...

Economic standard of living affected by quality of life.
November 1, 1991... The economic standard of living is a measure of income adjusted for living costs. Annually, the CBR estimates standard of living, using a measure of household income, by place, population size and geographic region. In this article, that...

Purchasing indicators slightly higher in September.
November 1, 1991... Signs of a modest economic recovery were evident again in September, according to the monthly survey of Arizona purchasing managers conducted by the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies in the College of Business at Arizona State University....

CBR studies impact of non-residents on AZ communities. (Center for Business Research; Arizona)
November 1, 1991... The CBR recently conducted a survey of the impacts of various types of non-residents on Arizona communities. A non-resident was defined as anyone spending time in a community who was not counted in the 1990 decennial census or would not be...

Arizona leading index declines again in August. (Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators)
November 1, 1991... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell in August to 116.5. The August number was 0.5 percent lower than the revised 117.1 number for July 1991 and .9 percent below the August 1990 number of 117.5 (1982 = 100). Delivery...