Arizona Business articles from October 1993

Arizona Business archives from October 1993

Little change forecast for Arizona, U.S. economies. (Quarterly Economic Forecast)
October 1, 1993... No dramatic change has occurred to alter the underlying forecasts for either the nation or the state economies since last quarter. However, some indicators have been revised slightly to take into account more recent information. On the national...

Arizona Leading Index declines slightly in July. (1993)
October 1, 1993... The Arizona Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell in July to 116.1. The number was 0.2 percent below the revised 116.3 number for June 1993 and 1.4 percent below the July 1992 number of 117.7 (1982 = 100). Employment from the purchasing...

Single-family construction still leader in 2nd quarter.
October 1, 1993... The heartbeat of Arizona's construction industry is still the single-family sector. It alone accounted for 61 percent ($810 million) of the $1.3 billion in new construction activity for the second quarter throughout Arizona with increases of 14...

Trend analysis of economic performance.
October 1, 1993... National economic growth since the end of the last recession in spring 1991 has been below the long-term average. In previous cycles cumulative gains were well above trend by nine quarters after the end of a recession. This article explores...

Census data available by congressional district.
October 1, 1993... One of the many geographic areas for which 1990 census data are available is the congressional district. Effective with the 1992 elections, Arizona has six districts (each with a 1980 population of about 610,871) whose boundaries zigzag...

Housing costs high relative to income in Arizona.
October 1, 1993... Housing, relative to income, is slightly more expensive in the Phoenix area than in the typical metropolitan area according to two different studies. Housing affordability is lower yet in the Tucson area. From the 1990 census, a measure of...

August purchasing indicators show marginal growth. (August 1993)
October 1, 1993... Arizona's economy saw only marginal growth in August, according to indicators derived from the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies' monthly survey of Arizona purchasing managers. New order receipts and production increased, but the growth...