by Michael Pakko | May 24, 2021
When the national retail sales statistics for February were released, a downturn in consumer spending was attributed to a wave of heavy snow and bitterly cold weather across the country. Arkansas being near the heart of that storm, it is not surprising that Arkansas...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 26, 2021
Of all the sectors of the economy that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, industries in the Leisure and Hospitality category have been among the hardest-hit. These industries continue to show persistent declines in sales and employment, with many...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 26, 2021
Of all the sectors of the economy that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, industries in the Leisure and Hospitality category have been among the hardest-hit. These industries continue to show persistent declines in sales and employment, with many...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 25, 2020
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has published new data on local sales tax collections paid to counties and municipalities in June. There is generally a one month lag between actual sales and the collection of sales tax and an additional month...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 25, 2020
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration has published new data on local sales tax collections paid to counties and municipalities in June. There is generally a one month lag between actual sales and the collection of sales tax and an additional month...
by Michael Pakko | May 10, 2017
Arkansas Taxable Sales (ATS) rose 0.1% in the first quarter of 2017 — up 2.1% from a year earlier. From the end of the recession in 2009:Q2 through the first quarter of 2017, ATS has expanded at an annual rate of 2.9%. Gasoline prices averaged $2.11 during the...
