Personal Consumption Expenditures – 2021
State-level data for Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE), the most comprehensive measure of consumer spending, came out this week. The data are only available at an annual frequency, with the new data covering the year 2021. Arkansas growth was 12.8%, slightly...Arkansas Personal Income – 2022:Q2
Last week’s release of new GDP data coincided with a new report on state-level personal income. The Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that the two reports would be released simultaneously from now on. There is some logic in that plan: GDP and personal...Arkansas GDP – 2022:Q2
New data for state GDP was released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Arkansas GDP was reported to have declined at an annual rate of 3.0% in the second quarter compared to a more modest rate of decline of 0.6% for the United States. Arkansas GDP was...An Economic Impact Analysis of the Proposed Arkansas Adult Use Cannabis Amendment
At a press conference today, the results of a study by AEDI on the economic impact of the proposed Arkansas Adult Use Cannabis Amendment were presented. Here is a link to that article: https://arkansaseconomist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Adult-Use-FINAL.pdf...Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference – Nov. 10th, 2022
Mark your calendar to join the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, for the 2022 Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference.
Date: Thurs., Nov. 10, 2022
Time: 7:30 – 9:30 a.m.