Dr. Michael Pakko Chief Economist and State Economic Forecaster Institute for Economic Advancement, UALR November 2, 2011 Arkansas Economic Outlook Arkansas Economic Forecast Conference 2011
Arkansas fared relatively well during the recession... Arkansas’ Experience... but the recovery has been faltering.
Economic conditions in the U.S. and Arkansas appear to be deteriorating in 2011 … –Waning consumer confidence –Political uncertainty –Gasoline price spike –Spring storms and flooding, summer drought Arkansas’ Experience
Output/GDP Personal Income Retail Sales Real Estate Labor Markets Topics
GDP by State, 2010 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
GDP by MSA Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Personal Income Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Taxable Sales Constructed by the Institute for Economic Advancement using data on sales and use tax collections from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.
Source: Oil Price Information Service Taxable Sales
Sources: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Oil Price Information Service, Institute for Economic Advancement. Introducing: Arkansas Taxable Sales Including Gasoline (ATSIG)
Taxable Sales Sources: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Oil Price Information Service, Institute for Economic Advancement. Introducing: Arkansas Taxable Sales Including Gasoline (ATSIG)
Taxable Sales Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Institute for Economic Advancement.
Home Sales Source: Arkansas Realtors® Association
Home Sales Sources: Arkansas Realtors® Association, Institute for Economic Advancement.
Home Sales Sources: Arkansas Realtors® Association, Institute for Economic Advancement.
Home Prices Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Home Prices Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Home Prices Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Employment Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employment
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment
Sources: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Institute for Economic Advancement
Unemployment Rates Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment Rates Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Institute for Economic Advancement.
Economic Outlook "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future." - Niels Bohr, Nobel prize-winning physicist.
Real GDP
Personal Income Q4/Q4 Growth (%)
Sales Q4/Q4 Growth (%)
Home Sales Sales (Pct. Change) K -0.4% K -4.4% K -0.8% K +12.6% K +4.3%
Employment Q4/Q4 Growth M -4.1% M +0.5% M +1.1% M +1.0% M +1.7%
Employment Q4/Q4 Growth K -3.2% K +1.3% K +0.4% K +1.3% K +1.5%
Employment Q4/Q4 Growth K -3.1% K +0.8% K -0.2% K +1.3% K +1.5% Including expected revision in 2012
Unemployment End of Year (Q4)
Unemployment End of Year (Q4)
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