Cross Currents Arizona’s Economy Looks for Smooth Sailing Presented to: Arizona City Managers Association July 23, 2015 George Hammond, Ph.D. Director Economic and Business Research Center
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The Takeaways ► Arizona, Phoenix, and Tucson are growing ► And there is a good chance that growth will improve ► Tucson struggles with fiscal drag ► Housing will gain momentum when population/household growth accelerates ► Gas prices are helping ► Trade with Mexico matters 7 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT
8 Arizona and U.S. Job Growth UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Over the Year
9 Federal Procurement Spending UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Arizona, $Billions $Billions
10 Arizona Housing Permits UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT
11 House Price Indexes UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT FHFA
12 Arizona and U.S. Job Growth UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT
13 Arizona Real Income and Sales Growth UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Sales includes retail, restaurants & bars, food, and gas
14 Gas Price Dividend UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT Some (Very) Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations Suppose gasoline prices fall by $1/gallon for one year ► Arizona gas stations sold 2.67 billion gallons in 2014…. ► Which means the drop in gas prices frees up roughly $2.67 billion for households to save/spend on other priorities ► On a per capita basis, that works out to: $368 Tucson MSA $385 Phoenix MSA $401 Arizona
15 Phoenix MSA Gasoline Price UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT
16 Population Growth in 2014 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT mapazdashboard.arizona.edu
17 Arizona Population and Permits UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT
18 Arizona Merchandise Export Growth UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA / ELLER COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT