by Michael Pakko | Aug 16, 2017
The growth rate of Arkansas Taxable Sales (ATS) surged in the second quarter of 2017, increasing by 2.2% (an 8.9% annual rate). From the second quarter of 2006, ATS has increased by 4.8%. Although gasoline prices were unchanged from the first quarter to the second...
by Michael Pakko | Feb 13, 2017
Arkansas Taxable Sales (ATS) increased 0.4% in the fourth quarter of 2016 (seasonally adjusted), and were up 1.8% from a year earlier. With gasoline prices little changed, an increase in gallons sold pushed gasoline expenditures up 9.9% for the quarter. As a result,...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 22, 2016
After declining during the first half of the year, Arkansas Taxable Sales (ATS) rose 2.2% in the third quarter of 2016. On a year-over-year basis, taxable sales were up 1.3% from the third quarter of 2015. Gasoline sales also rose in the third quarter (+1.6%),...
by Michael Pakko | Jul 20, 2016
Arkansas Taxable Sales Including Gasoline (ATSIG) declined by 1.0% from 2015:Q4 to 2016:Q1, following a decline of 0.5% in the previous quarter. Compared to a year earlier, ATSIG increased by only 1.0%. Much of the weakness in the growth rate of ATSIG is...
by Michael Pakko | Jun 1, 2015
In the first quarter of 2015, Arkansas Taxable Sales Including Gasoline (ATSIG) declined by 1.2%. Compared to the first quarter of 2014, ATSIG was up by only 0.6%. However, much of the decline in overall consumer spending can be attributed to low gasoline...
