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16 JunMini-Boom

Mix the expansionary phase of a business cycle with a weak dollar in a trade-dependent area and you have the makings of an economic boom. That is exactly what happened in the Puget Sound region twenty years ago.

Volume: 13 - Number: 2

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Per Capita Income

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 JunLooking for the Bounce

Past recessions suggest that once the Puget Sound economy touches bottom it vigorously bounces back. One year after the low point of the 1981-82 recession, employment was expanding at a 6 percent annual rate. But there are reasons for thinking that this time will be different.

Volume: 10 - Number: 2

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Consumer Expenditures

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen