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June 2019 Newsletter – Data, Trade and Trends

With thoughts of the long warm days of summer on our minds, we have found ourselves interrupted pondering about the price of avocados and how the latest round of tariff threats that may impact retail sales and the general economy overall. Thoughts of spending time at the lake or river have found us considering stream flows and how the change in our climate may impact all of the people and businesses that rely on water in one way or another. Daydreams of patio and deck BBQs have caused us to reflect on changes in house prices and the sudden growth in sales outside of the King County – is it more commuters or are jobs moving? Will the Seattle to Everett corridor retain its worst traffic in the nation ranking? Evidently, economists are bad at not thinking about things. All of the above is ahead in this edition of the Forecaster plus a better understanding of workforce participation and the state forecast. We will just call it the beach edition.

Volume: 27 - Number: 2

Leading Index Title: Not Yet

Special Topic Title: Stream Flow

Authors:

  • Hart Hodges
  • Josh Grandbouche
  • James McCafferty

Leader of the Pack

Despite the increasing diversity of the Puget Sound economy, it is still subject to the vagaries of Boeing. Were it not for back-to-back downturns in aircraft production and employment, the current recession would have been much less onerous.

Volume: 11 - Number: 3

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Location

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

Some Hurdles

Looking down the track, the Puget Sound economy has some hurdles to jump, not the least of which is an impending slowdown in the national economy.

Volume: 6 - Number: 3

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Two Washingtons

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen

Setting the Stage

Latest government figures show that the Puget Sound economy is still on course to recovery. If aircraft employment stabilizes this summer, the economy will accelerate through the rest of the year and remain relatively strong in 1995 and 1996.

Volume: 2 - Number: 2

Leading Index Title:

Special Topic Title: Employment and Migration

Authors:

  • Dick Conway
  • Doug Pedersen