Arizona Business articles from November 1992

Arizona Business archives from November 1992

The North American Free Trade Agreement.
November 1, 1992... Terms, Impacts and Challenges The preliminary North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), agreed upon August 12, 1992, by trade negotiators from the United States, Mexico and Canada and signed on October 7, 1992, by U.S. President George...

Mexico's economy: surprising, growing, promising.
November 1, 1992... News of the Mexican economy will startle almost anyone who does not follow the changes weekly, and past familiarity will inevitably result in misconceptions about the Mexican economy of today. It is an economy of phenomenal surprise--even to...

Morrison Institute studies AZ readiness for NAFTA. (Arizona; proposed North American Free Trade Agreement)
November 1, 1992... An October 1991 analysis by ASU's Morrison Institute for Public Policy evaluated the implications of the impending North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for Arizona and found it to be "lacking in state initiatives to prepare for a free trade...

Standard of living below average throughout Arizona.
November 1, 1992... The standard of living--a comparison of the cost of living relative to wage/income levels--is below the national average throughout Arizona, especially outside the Phoenix metropolitan area. This article updates cost of living, income and...

Education spending below average in Arizona.
November 1, 1992... Spending on primary and secondary education in Arizona was well below the national per pupil average in 1990, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce publication Public Education Finance: 1989-90. In this article, Arizona's education...

Phoenix area inflation again moderate. (Phoenix, Arizona)
November 1, 1992... For the fourth time in the last five quarters, inflation in the Phoenix area during third quarter 1992 was within a narrow range around 1 percent. Seasonally adjusted, the third quarter increase was 0.9 percent, a little less than anticipated....

Arizona leading index reversed direction in August.
November 1, 1992... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell in August to 117.0. The August number was 0.7 percent below the revised 117.8 number for July 1992 and 0.1 percent above the August 1991 number of 116.9 (1982 = 100). Maricopa County...

Purchasing indicators still sluggish in September.
November 1, 1992... The Arizona economy registered another month of sluggish growth, with performance lagging far behind the typical pace for a recovery, according to indicators derived from the monthly survey of Arizona purchasing managers conducted by the Center...