Arkansas Personal Income and GDP

New reports on personal income and GDP for the first quarter show signs of relative weakening of the Arkansas economy. Personal income increased at a 3.2% annual rate in the first quarter, well below the national growth rate of 5.1%. (Personal income figures are not...

Arkansas Personal Income – 2022:Q4

In the final quarter of 2022, personal income increased at an annualized rate of 7.3%—keeping pace with the national growth rate of 7.4%. Compared to a year earlier, incomes were up 7.7% in Arkansas and 5.7% for the U.S. A breakdown by major components shows that Net...

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 Personal Income – 2021:Q3

The latest report on state-level personal income, released yesterday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shows that personal incomes in Arkansas increased at a 2.9% annual rate in the third quarter, following a revised second quarter decline of 26.9%.  [The second...

Arkansas Personal Income – 2021:Q2

New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that Arkansas Personal Income declined by 8.5% in the second quarter (an annualized rate of -29.8%). Nationwide, the second-quarter decrease in income was 6.0% (-21.8% annual rate). Income declines in the...

Arkansas Personal Income – 2020:Q3

New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis released today shows that Arkansas personal income declined by 5.5% in the third quarter — corresponding to a -20.3% annual rate.  Nationwide, personal income was down 2.6% (a 10.0% annual rate).  The BEA reported that...
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