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16 DecGood Cheer

End of year is a fitting time to sum things up. Economic statistics for 2006 have not been finalized, but so far the numbers look good. The 3.5 percent gain in Puget Sound employment, if it holds up, will be the best showing in eight years.

Volume: 14 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Population Change

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 DecBrush-Off

Typically, it takes more than one thing to lift an economy up or drag it down. In 1997, boosted by strong national growth, a cyclical upturn at Boeing, and the dot-com boom, Puget Sound employment jumped 5.1 percent.

Volume: 13 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Entrepreneurs

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 DecA Long Recovery

The 4,000 additional layoffs announced by Boeing and Weyerhaeuser will deepen the recession and delay the recovery. Nevertheless, it appears that the worst may be over.

Volume: 10 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: China

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 NovAs the Nation Turns

Like it or not, the Puget Sound region has little control over its economic destiny, at least in the short run. World air travel dictates how many commercial jets Boeing will sell. Volatile housing markets in California and Japan generate production swings at Weyerhaeuser lumber mills. The incomes of many Seattle fishermen are made or lost in Alaskan waters.

Volume: 8 - Number: 4

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Consumer Price Index

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

16 NovEven Better

Last May, after presenting an optimistic outlook, we posed the following question: could it be even better? With each new report out of The Boeing Company, the answer seems to be yes.

Volume: 4 - Number: 4

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Special Topic Title: Regional Forecasting

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen