Business Perspectives articles from January 1997

Business Perspectives archives from January 1997

The 1997 outlook. (economic trends)
January 1, 1997... Throughout the year, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research monitors economic activity. Based upon that information, we prepare an annual economic outlook edition of Business Perspectives which captures the essence of economic trends that...

1997: what concerns regional experts: a survey of mid-South economists.
January 1, 1997... In October of 1996, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research initiated the first of a series of forthcoming inquiries into the opinions of Mid-South economists on issues of significance to the region. Forty-one economists from regional...

From Memphis to the world. (Memphis, TN, exports)
January 1, 1997... With exports growing more than 100 percent in the past two years, America's "Uniport" has become a global success story. When the U.S. Commerce Department released data in May and October 1996 that, for the first time, recorded U.S. exports...

1996-1997. (economic forecast for Tennessee Valley)
January 1, 1997... In the Valley, 1997 is expected to look very much like 1996, with growth in the service sector offsetting the continuing slowdown in manufacturing. The overall economic picture for 1997 is in many ways expected to mirror 1996. At the start of...

Looking toward the 21st century: projected average annual growth rates for TVA subregions, 1995-2000. (Tennessee Valley Authority, TN)
January 1, 1997... The Western Subregion The Western subregion offers a mixed economic picture, with Memphis prominent as a service center and the rest of the area being more manufacturing oriented. Memphis has solidified its claim as a major distribution...