Subject Index

Past issues of The Puget Sound Economic Forecaster are available to web site subscribers. The newsletters constitute a running account of the regional economy’s ups and downs since 1993. Although the forecasts may become outdated, much of the description of the economy’s past behavior (e.g., the high-tech boom and bust, the impact of international trade, the factors affecting retail sales growth, and the powerful role of the mortgage rate in the housing market) is still relevant today.

A comprehensive subject index of the archived newsletters has been developed to help readers obtain information about the nature and behavior of the Puget Sound economy.

Following is the current version of the subject index. Note that in the Visitor Area the links from the subjects to the newsletters are not activated.

• Asia:
  • economic crisis in: 11/97, p2; 2/98, p2; 5/99, p1-2; 3/09, p5;
• Banks:
  • asset quality of: 8/96, p6;
  • consolidation of: 8/96, p6;
  • Washington state commercial: 8/96, p6;
• Boeing:
  • 787 (7e7) plant location: 9/03, p6; 3/10, p6;
  • acquisitions: 2/97, p2;
  • airplane deliveries: 3/06, p2;
  • airplane orders: 3/06, p1-3;
  • and labor unions: 3/10, p6;
  • and Microsoft compared: 11/97, p6;
  • and regional growth: 11/98, p1; 3/06, p1;
  • competition with Airbus: 11/99, p2; 3/06, p1-3;
  • downturn: 12/93, p1-2; 2/99, p1-3;
  • employment:
    • 1960-05: 3/06, p2;
    • forecasting: 3/06, p3;
  • growth engine: 9/02, p2-3;
  • headquarters move: 5/01, p2;
  • history of: 3/06, p1-2;
  • impact of: 12/93, p1-2; 2/97, p6; 2/99, p2; 9/03, p1-2; 3/06, p2;
  • multiplier: 11/97, p6; 2/99, p2; 2/99, p6;
  • operating characteristics: 11/97, p6;
  • recession of 1970-71: 11/98, p6;
  • South Carolina 787 plant:
    • impact on Puget Sound region: 12/09, p2;
    • reasons for: 12/09, p1-2;
  • strike: 11/95, p1; 2/96, p3; 9/05, p2;
• California:
  • economic characteristics of: 3/06, p6;
  • economic outlook: 3/06, p6;
  • industrial structure: 3/06, p6;
  • Puget Sound relation to: 3/06, p6;
• Census:
  • measurement procedures: 5/01, p6;
  • of population: 5/01, p6;
  • undercount problem: 5/01, p6;
• China:
  • and U.S. trade: 12/02, p6;
  • economic characteristics of: 12/02, p6;
  • economic growth of: 12/02, p6;
  • economic problems of: 12/02, p6;
• Construction (also see housing):
  • and economic growth: 9/08, p2;
  • commercial: 12/93, p5; 2/96, p5; 2/98, p5;
  • office: 5/95, p6; 2/96, p5;
• Consumer expenditures:
  • by type: 6/02, p6;
  • comparison of Puget Sound and U.S.: 6/02, p6;
  • consumer confidence and: 9/07, p1;
  • economic role of, 2000-03: 12/04, p1-3;
  • factors affecting:
    • housing prices: 9/06, p1-2;
    • income: 12/04, p2;
    • interest rates and debt servicing: 12/04, p2;
    • Microsoft dividend: 12/04, p2;
    • net worth and refinancing: 12/04, p2;
    • savings and debt: 12/04, p2;
    • taxes: 12/04, p2;
  • Puget Sound: 6/02, p6;
  • relation to:
    • disposable personal income: 12/04, p1-2;
    • Gross Domestic Product: 12/04, p1-2;
• Consumer price index:
  • and growth: 5/96, p2-3;
  • components of: 11/00, p6;
  • determinants of: 11/95, p6;
  • economic bahavior of: 6/08, p6;
  • history of Seattle: 11/95, p6;
  • history of U.S.: 11/95, p6;
  • importance of: 11/00, p6;
  • measurement problems with: 5/97, p2;
  • relation to U.S. consumer price index: 11/95, p6; 11/00, p6;
  • versus cost of living index: 11/95, p6; 12/04, p6;
• Cost of living index:
  • change in: 12/04, p6;
  • defined: 12/04, p6;
  • housing costs and: 12/04, p6;
  • Seattle, Tacoma, and U.S.: 12/04, p6;
  • versus consumer price index: 12/04, p6;
• Cycles:
  • characteristics of: 5/98, p6; 6/08, p1-3;
  • defined: 5/98, p6; 6/08, p2;
  • dot-com boom and: 6/08, p1;
  • history of: 5/98, p6; 6/08, p1-2;
  • nature of: 6/08, p1-3;
  • past: 8/96, p2-3;
  • Puget Sound: 6/08, p2-3;
  • recessions and: 6/08, p1-2;
• Data:
  • measurement error in: 8/01, p6; 3/10, p1;
  • note on interpreting: 6/05, p1;
  • revisions: 2/96, p1; 12/06, p1;
• Defense:
  • spending: 4/94, p6;
• Demographic trends:
  • aging population: 8/95, p6;
  • and labor force participation: 8/95, p6;
  • effect on economic growth of: 8/95, p6;
  • implications for regional development of: 8/95, p6;
• Dollar:
  • and the 1980s boom: 6/05, p1;
  • factors affecting value of: 3/04, p6;
  • foreign currency exchange rates: 3/04, p6;
  • impact of: 6/05, p2-3;
  • international trade and value of: 3/04, p6; 3/08, p3;
• Economic behavior:
  • back-of-the-envelope calculations: 6/08, p6;
  • Brownian motion and: 12/03, p1;
  • of consumers: 12/03, p1;
  • of Puget Sound businesses: 12/03, p2;
  • of slowdowns: 9/06, p1-3;
  • of the consumer price index: 6/08, p6;
  • of the unemployment rate: 6/08, p6;
  • psychology and: 9/07, p1;
  • regional: 6/08, p6; 3/10, p1-2;
  • rules of thumb: 6/08, p6;
• Economic bubbles (see also housing bubbles):
  • characteristics of: 9/08, p6; 3/09, p6;
  • dot-com: 9/08, p6;
  • housing: 9/08, p6; 3/09, p6;
  • opportunity cost of: 9/09, p1;
  • Tulip Mania: 9/08, p6;
• Economic development:
  • exports and: 8/98, p3;
  • factors affecting: 2/97, p3;
  • quality of life and: 9/04, p6; 3/07, p6;
  • strategy:
    • considerations: 9/04, p6;
    • reasons for: 9/04, p6;
    • Washington Works Worldwide: 9/04, p6;
  • taxes and: 2/97, p3;
• Economic diversity:
  • Boeing and: 2/97, p6;
  • industrial: 2/00, p6;
  • Microsoft and: 2/97, p6;
  • perspective on: 2/97, p6;
• Economic policy:
  • fiscal: 6/10, p3;
  • monetary: 6/10, p2-3;
• Economic report card:
  • growth: 2/00, p6;
  • industrial diversity: 2/00, p6;
  • inflation: 2/00, p6;
  • per capita income: 2/00, p6;
  • stability: 2/00, p6;
  • unemployment: 2/00, p6;
• Economic slowdowns:
  • and accelerator principle: 9/06, p1-2;
  • and housing market: 9/06, p1-2; 9/06, p5;
  • construction employment and: 6/08, p5;
  • nature of: 9/06, p1-3;
• Economy:
  • national:
    • expansion of the 1990s: 5/99, p1-2;
  • regional:
    • 1990-95 slow growth period: 5/95, p2;
    • factors affecting long-run growth of: 8/99, p1; 8/00, p3;
    • long-range forecast of: 7/94, p2-3; 8/95, p2-3; 8/96, p2-3; 8/97, p2-3; 8/98, p2-3; 8/99, p2-3; 8/00, p2-3; 8/01, p3; 2/02, p2-3; 9/03, p2-3; 9/04, p3; 9/05, p3; 9/06, p3; 9/07, p3; 9/08, p3;
    • nature of: 3/05, p2; 6/08, p6;
    • relation to U.S. economy: 5/95, p1;
• Employment:
  • and productivity: 3/10, p2-3;
  • and recessions: 3/10, p1-3;
• Energy:
  • crisis and its causes: 5/01, p2-3;
  • impact of high cost of: 5/01, p2-3; 12/05, p1-3;
• Entrepreneurs:
  • and proprietors: 12/05, p6;
  • as drivers of regional economy: 12/05, p6;
  • concept of: 12/05, p6;
  • estimating: 12/05, p6;
• Federal debt:
  • causes of growth in FY2000-09: 6/10, p6;
  • defined: 6/10, p6;
  • fiscal policy and: 6/10, p6;
  • history of: 6/10, p6;
  • problems created by: 6/10, p6;
• Forecasting:
  • accuracy: 11/96, p6; 6/06, p2; 6/07, p6; 9/07, p1; 9/07, p6; 12/07, p2; 12/09, p6;
  • caveats: 12/03, p6;
  • difficulties of: 11/01, p1-2; 3/05, p1; 3/05, p6;
  • errors: 11/94, p6; 11/96, p6; 8/99, p6; 5/00, p4; 12/03, p6; 6/07, p6; 12/09, p6;
  • ex ante test: 12/09, p6;
  • importance of assessing current conditions in: 3/10, p5;
  • importance of exogenous variables in: 12/02, p6; 12/09, p6;
  • long-range:
    • "Black Swans" and: 9/07, p6;
    • accuracy: 9/07, p6;
    • experiences: 9/07, p6;
    • methodology: 9/07, p6;
  • measurement errors and: 8/01, p6; 6/06, p1-2; 12/06, p1;
  • methodology: 11/94, p6; 2/02, p6;
  • miscellaneous variables:
    • elderly population: 9/03, p3;
    • Gross Regional Product: 9/03, p3;
    • households: 9/03, p3;
    • migration: 9/03, p3;
    • passenger cars: 9/03, p3;
    • restaurants and bars: 9/03, p3;
    • United Way contributions: 9/03, p3;
  • reasons for: 11/94, p6;
  • recessions: 12/07, p2; 12/09, p1; 12/09, p6;
  • recoveries: 12/09, p1;
  • uncertainty and: 12/07, p1;
  • with Puget Sound Forecasting Model: 2/02, p6; 12/09, p6;
• Great Depression:
  • and 2008-09 recession: 12/08, p6;
  • economic impact of: 12/08, p6;
  • history of: 12/08, p6;
  • speculation and: 12/08, p6;
• Gross Domestic Product:
  • defined: 12/07, p6;
  • estimating: 12/07, p6;
  • Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): 12/07, p6;
  • Puget Sound: 12/07, p6;
  • usefulness of: 12/07, p6;
• Growth:
  • and inflation: 5/96, p2-3;
  • Boeing and: 11/98, p1;
  • catching up to long-term: 9/09, p3;
  • misleading measurements of: 9/09, p5;
  • of economy and presidential elections: 3/04, p1;
  • potential: 9/09, p3;
  • Puget Sound:
    • 1970-00: 9/02, p6;
    • and rest of Washington state: 2/97, p1-3;
    • and U.S. growth, 1970-00: 9/02, p6;
    • in the 1990s: 9/02, p6;
  • statistics: 2/96, p6;
  • theory of regional economic: 2/96, p6; 6/06, p6;
  • U.S. economy and regional: 11/98, p1;
• Growth Management Act:
  • and housing affordability: 5/99, p6;
  • and multi-family housing: 8/97, p5;
  • assessment of: 5/99, p6;
  • long-range forecasts: 5/99, p6;
• Households:
  • formation of: 11/94, p5;
• Housing:
  • construction:
    • and recessions: 11/00, p5;
    • economic impact of: 9/08, p5;
  • multi-family:
    • apartment and office vacancy rates compared: 6/02, p5;
    • apartment and single-family markets compared: 6/07, p5; 12/07, p5;
    • apartment rent: 2/97, p5; 5/00, p5; 6/10, p5;
    • apartment vacancy: 2/97, p5; 5/00, p5; 6/10, p5;
    • buy-rent decision: 12/09, p5;
    • construction: 5/98, p5; 5/99, p2;
    • construction slowdown in early 1990s: 8/97, p5;
    • cost trends: 11/96, p5;
    • economic and demographic factors affecting: 7/94, p5; 8/96, p5; 11/99, p5; 12/05, p5; 6/06, p5;
    • effect of mortgage rate on: 6/03, p5; 12/04, p5;
    • Growth Management Act and: 8/97, p5;
    • history of: 11/95, p5;
    • impact of 2001-02 recession on: 12/02, p5; 6/05, p5;
    • impact of housing affordability on: 6/05, p5; 12/05, p5; 6/06, p5; 12/06, p5;
    • impact of unemployment rate on: 6/10, p5;
    • Puget Sound and U.S.: 11/98, p5;
    • supply of: 8/00, p6;
    • U.S. comparison: 11/95, p5;
  • single-family:
    • affordability and home prices: 3/08, p5; 3/09, p5;
    • affordability and mortgage rates: 3/09, p5;
    • affordability of: 5/97, p5; 5/98, p5; 8/99, p5; 8/00, p6; 12/04, p5; 3/09, p5;
    • and apartment markets compared: 6/07, p5; 12/07, p5;
    • buy-rent decision: 12/09, p5;
    • comparison of Puget Sound and U.S.: 11/95, p5;
    • construction: 12/93, p5; 5/98, p5;
    • cost trends: 11/96, p5;
    • credit illiquidity and: 9/07, p1-2;
    • economic and demographic factors affecting: 5/96, p5; 8/96, p5; 8/99, p5; 11/99, p5; 9/06, p5;
    • effect of mortgage rate on: 4/94, p5; 2/95, p5; 2/01, p5; 8/01, p5; 12/04, p5; 9/05, p5; 12/05, p3;
    • geographical differences in prices of: 8/98, p5;
    • high-tech impact on prices of: 5/01, p5;
    • history of: 11/95, p5;
    • homeownership rates: 8/00, p6;
    • impact of 2001-03 recession on: 2/02, p5; 12/02, p5;
    • impact of housing affordability on: 12/06, p5;
    • market index: 9/07, p5;
    • Microsoft impact on: 8/00, p5;
    • price bubble: 3/03, p5; 9/04, p5;
    • prices and economic slowdown: 9/06, p1-2;
    • prices by county: 5/01, p5;
    • prices for Seattle and U.S.: 3/03, p5; 9/06, p5; 3/08, p5;
    • speculative demand: 9/04, p5; 3/06, p5; 9/07, p1-2;
    • supply of: 8/00, p6;
    • The Windermere Index: 3/03, p6;
    • units and households: 3/05, p5;
    • vacancy rate: 3/05, p5;
• Housing bubbles:
  • behavior of: 9/08, p6; 12/08, p2-3; 3/09, p6;
  • economic impact of: 12/08, p2; 3/09, p6;
  • history of: 12/08, p5;
  • Puget Sound: 9/08, p6; 12/08, p1-3; 3/09, p6;
• Impact analysis:
  • limitations of: 11/01, p6;
  • objective of: 11/01, p6;
  • of 2001-03 recession: 11/01, p6;
  • procedure: 11/01, p6;
• Inflation (see also consumer price index):
  • and 1981-82 recession: 12/05, p2;
  • and cost of living: 12/05, p1;
  • defined: 12/05, p1;
  • impact of: 12/05, p1-2;
• Initiative 1033:
  • impact on state and local government: 12/09, p2;
  • tax and spending lid: 12/09, p2;
• Interest rates:
  • and expected inflation: 12/05, p2;
  • nature of: 12/05, p2;
  • real: 12/05, p2;
  • spread: 3/06, p8;
  • spread as leading indicator: 3/06, p8;
• King County:
  • and 2001-03 recession: 6/03, p2-3; 3/05, p3; 6/07, p2-3;
  • Boeing impact on: 4/94, p2; 11/95, p2; 11/99, p2-3;
  • defense spending: 4/94, p6;
  • economy: 4/94, p2-3; 11/95, p3; 5/97, p2-3; 11/99, p2-3; 6/03, p2-3; 6/04, p3; 6/07, p2-3;
  • investment in Seattle: 5/97, p3;
  • long-range forecast: 9/06, p3-4;
• Kitsap County:
  • and 2001-03 recession: 6/03, p3; 3/05, p3;
  • commuter impact on: 11/95, p3; 11/99, p3;
  • defense cutbacks and: 5/97, p3;
  • defense impact on: 4/94, p3; 11/99, p3;
  • defense spending in: 4/94, p6;
  • diversification efforts: 11/95, p3;
  • economy: 4/94, p2-3; 11/95, p3; 5/97, p3; 11/99, p3; 6/03, p3; 6/04, p3; 6/07, p3;
  • isolation of: 6/07, p3;
  • long-range forecast: 9/06, p3-4;
• Labor force:
  • aging of: 6/04, p6;
  • female participation in: 6/04, p6;
  • hidden unemployment in: 6/04, p6;
  • implications of slowing growth of: 6/04, p6;
  • reasons for slowing growth of: 6/04, p6;
  • short-run fluctuations in: 6/04, p6;
• Leading index:
  • as complementary forecasting method: 3/05, p1; 3/05, p6;
  • as predictor of recessions: 12/06, p8; 12/07, p8;
  • Boeing backlog-delivery ratio: 12/05, p8;
  • components of: 3/05, p6;
  • defined: 12/93, p8; 3/05, p6;
  • effectiveness of: 3/05, p6; 3/07, p1-3;
  • forecasting the: 3/05, p8;
  • help-wanted ads: 6/05, p8;
  • length of leads in: 11/01, p8; 3/05, p6;
• Leading indicators:
  • ECRI Leading Index: 12/08, p3; 3/09, p3; 6/09, p3; 9/09, p2;
  • home prices: 12/08, p3; 3/09, p3; 6/09, p3; 9/09, p3;
  • LIBOR rate: 12/08, p3; 3/09, p3; 6/09, p3; 9/09, p3;
  • stock market: 12/08, p3; 3/09, p3; 6/09, p3; 9/09, p2-3;
• Location:
  • decision-making process: 9/03, p6;
  • of Boeing 787 (7e7) plant: 9/03, p6; 3/10, p6;
  • of businesses: 9/03, p6;
• Manufacturing:
  • and services: 2/95, p6;
  • de-industrialization myth: 2/95, p6;
  • importance of: 11/96, p2-3;
  • production and employment: 2/95, p6;
  • regional share of U.S.: 2/96, p3;
  • role in economy: 2/95, p6;
• Microsoft:
  • and Boeing compared: 11/97, p6;
  • anti-trust trial: 11/97, p2; 11/99, p1-2; 5/00, p1-2;
  • diversification: 2/97, p2;
  • dividend payment: 12/04, p3; 3/05, p1-2;
  • growth engine: 9/02, p2-3;
  • impact of: 2/97, p6; 5/00, p3;
  • impact on single-family housing: 8/00, p5;
  • multiplier: 11/97, p6;
  • operating characteristics: 11/97, p6;
• Migration:
  • employment and: 7/94, p6; 12/06, p2;
  • history of: 7/94, p6;
  • impact of: 12/06, p2;
• Multipliers:
  • estimating: 2/99, p6;
  • evidence of: 2/99, p6;
  • in reverse: 2/99, p6;
  • size of: 2/99, p6;
  • types of: 2/99, p6;
• NAICS:
  • and SIC compared: 6/03, p6;
  • imperfections in: 6/03, p6;
  • industries and their status: 3/04, p2-3;
  • purpose of: 6/03, p6;
• Natural disasters:
  • economic impact of: 5/01, p1-2;
  • impact of Hurricane Katrina: 9/05, p6;
• New economy:
  • dot-com shakeout: 8/00, p2; 5/01, p3;
  • doubts about: 2/00, p1;
  • in region: 2/00, p1;
  • notion of: 2/00, p1;
  • role of productivity in: 2/00, p3;
  • setback: 5/00, p1-3;
• Pacific Northwest:
  • economy: 8/97, p6;
  • trends in early 1990s: 8/97, p6;
• Per capita income:
  • and economic welfare: 6/05, p6;
  • determinants of: 6/05, p6;
  • Puget Sound and U.S.: 6/05, p6;
  • ranking: 6/05, p6;
• Pierce County:
  • and 2001-03 recession: 6/03, p3; 3/05, p3;
  • defense impact on: 4/94, p3;
  • defense spending: 4/94, p6;
  • economic attributes: 11/95, p3;
  • economic stability of: 11/99, p3;
  • economy: 4/94, p2-3; 11/95, p3; 5/97, p3; 11/99, p3; 6/03, p3; 6/04, p3; 6/07, p3;
  • Intel plant: 11/95, p3;
  • investment in Tacoma: 5/97, p3; 6/07, p3;
  • long-range forecast: 9/06, p3-4;
• Population:
  • and migration: 7/94, p6;
  • Census estimates of county: 5/01, p6;
  • change:
    • and household formation: 12/06, p2;
    • definition of: 12/06, p6;
    • economic impact of: 12/06, p2-3; 12/06, p6;
    • predictability of: 12/06, p6;
    • simulation analysis: 12/06, p3;
    • variability of: 12/06, p6;
• Productivity:
  • and the new economy: 11/00, p2-3; 2/01, p6;
  • by industry: 11/00, p2-3; 2/01, p6;
  • debate: 11/00, p2-3; 2/01, p6;
  • impact on employment: 3/10, p2-3;
  • importance of: 2/01, p6;
  • potential growth rate: 5/99, p2;
• Rankings:
  • cost of living: 9/05, p6;
  • housing affordability: 9/05, p6;
  • overpriced cities: 9/05, p6;
  • per capita income: 6/05, p6;
  • problems with: 9/05, p6;
  • traffic congestion: 9/05, p6;
• Recession:
  • 1969-71: 6/10, p1; 6/10, p2;
  • 1981-82: 6/10, p1; 6/10, p2-3;
  • 2001-03: 11/01, p1; 6/06, p1; 3/07, p1-2; 3/08, p2; 6/09, p2; 6/10, p1; 6/10, p3;
  • 2008-09: 6/09, p2; 12/09, p3;
  • and implications for economic policy: 12/02, p2-3;
  • and retail sales: 3/09, p4;
  • Boeing Bust: 11/98, p6; 6/09, p1-2; 3/10, p1; 6/10, p2;
  • causes of 2001-03: 2/02, p1-3; 12/02, p1-2;
  • comparison of 1981-82 recession with 2001-03: 11/01, p2-3; 6/02, p1-2;
  • course of: 3/09, p1; 6/09, p1-2;
  • Dot-Com Bust: 3/10, p2; 6/10, p3;
  • double-dip: 9/02, p1-3;
  • economic policies to combat: 3/09, p3;
  • fear and: 3/09, p2;
  • forecasting: 3/08, p1-3; 3/09, p1; 6/09, p2; 12/09, p1; 12/09, p6;
  • Great Recession: 3/10, p2-3;
  • jobless recovery from: 3/04, p1-2;
  • measuring regional: 2/01, p2; 6/09, p1;
  • Michigan:
    • and auto industry: 3/08, p6;
    • causes of: 3/08, p6;
  • nature of: 2/01, p1-2; 3/09, p1; 6/09, p1-2;
  • reasons for: 3/04, p1-2;
  • recovery from 1969-71: 9/04, p1; 6/10, p1; 6/10, p2;
  • recovery from 1981-82: 6/10, p1; 6/10, p2-3;
  • recovery from 2001-03: 6/02, p1-3; 9/04, p1-3; 6/06, p1-3; 3/08, p2; 6/10, p1; 6/10, p3;
  • shocks and: 3/08, p1-2;
  • signs of: 8/01, p1;
• Region:
  • definition of: 6/07, p1;
  • Puget Sound: 6/07, p1;
• Retail sales:
  • and Boeing downturn: 11/99, p4;
  • and economic growth: 11/96, p4;
  • and employment growth: 6/06, p4;
  • and housing market: 3/07, p4;
  • and income growth: 2/98, p4; 5/99, p4;
  • and net migration: 6/06, p4;
  • and taxable retail sales: 3/06, p4;
  • automobile price discounts and: 2/02, p4; 12/05, p4;
  • behavior of taxable: 3/05, p4;
  • consumer confidence and: 6/03, p4;
  • data revisions: 6/05, p4;
  • e-commerce: 6/04, p4;
  • effect of debt burden on: 5/97, p4;
  • effect of interest rates on: 7/94, p4; 11/94, p4; 5/97, p4; 5/01, p4; 8/01, p4; 3/04, p4;
  • effect of tax cuts on: 8/01, p4;
  • effect of trend and cyclical factors on: 6/08, p4;
  • effect of unemployment rate on: 5/01, p4;
  • factors affecting: 12/93, p4; 2/00, p4;
  • factors affecting automobile: 2/99, p4;
  • factors affecting building materials: 3/07, p4;
  • factors affecting furniture and electronics: 11/01, p4; 3/07, p4;
  • factors affecting recovery of: 9/09, p4;
  • holiday: 11/00, p4;
  • home prices and: 9/07, p4;
  • housing market and: 6/08, p4;
  • impact of Boeing strike on: 11/95, p4;
  • impact of fiscal policy on: 3/08, p4;
  • impact of recession on: 9/02, p4;
  • income elasticity: 11/94, p4;
  • NAICS code: 9/05, p4;
  • non-housing related: 9/07, p4;
  • Puget Sound and U.S.: 12/04, p4;
  • relation to personal income: 12/04, p4;
  • volatility of: 12/05, p4;
• Services producing industries:
  • and goods producing industries: 6/06, p6;
  • annual wages: 6/06, p6;
  • diversity of: 6/06, p6;
  • employment in: 6/06, p6;
  • growth rates: 6/06, p6;
  • role in regional economy:
    • basic industries: 6/06, p6;
    • nonbasic industries: 6/06, p6;
• Snohomish County:
  • and 2001-03 recession: 6/03, p3; 3/05, p3;
  • Boeing impact on: 5/97, p3; 11/99, p3; 6/07, p3;
  • commuter impact: 6/07, p3;
  • defense spending: 4/94, p6;
  • economic diversification: 5/97, p3;
  • economy: 4/94, p2-3; 11/95, p3; 5/97, p3; 11/99, p3; 6/03, p3; 6/04, p3; 6/07, p3;
  • long-range forecast: 9/06, p3-4;
• South Carolina:
  • competitive advantage of: 3/10, p6;
  • economic characteristics of: 3/10, p6;
  • impact of 787 plant: 3/10, p6;
• Sports (professional):
  • and economic development: 3/07, p6;
  • as public good: 3/07, p6;
  • economic impact of: 3/07, p6;
  • public subsidy of: 3/07, p6;
• State and local government:
  • cyclical nature of: 6/06, p3;
• Stock market:
  • and recessions: 3/07, p1-2;
  • crashes:
    • Black Monday: 3/07, p1-2;
    • characteristics of: 3/07, p2;
    • dot-com bust: 3/07, p1-2;
• Tax structure:
  • comparison of Washington, Oregon, and California: 9/09, p6;
  • desired characteristics of:
    • adequacy: 6/09, p6; 9/09, p6;
    • competitiveness: 9/09, p6;
    • fairness: 6/09, p6; 9/09, p6;
    • stability: 6/09, p6; 9/09, p6;
    • tax lid: 9/09, p6;
  • U.S. state and local: 6/09, p6;
  • Washington state and local: 6/09, p6;
• Taxable retail sales:
  • adequacy of: 9/06, p6; 6/09, p6; 12/09, p2-3;
  • and consumer spending: 9/08, p4;
  • county forecasts of: 9/06, p4;
  • coverage of: 9/06, p6;
  • factors affecting: 6/09, p4;
  • income elasticity: 9/06, p6; 6/09, p6;
  • regressiveness of: 6/09, p6;
  • trends and cycles in real: 3/10, p4;
  • volatility of: 9/06, p4; 9/06, p6; 6/09, p6; 12/09, p2;
• Taxes:
  • and economic growth: 5/00, p6;
  • burden of: 5/00, p6;
  • dependence on sales: 9/06, p6;
  • state comparison of: 5/00, p6;
• Trade:
  • domestic:
    • impact of: 11/96, p1;
    • importance of: 2/95, p1; 3/08, p2;
  • international:
    • and value of dollar: 3/04, p6; 6/05, p2-3; 3/08, p3;
    • boom of 1980s: 3/04, p6;
    • debate: 11/99, p6;
    • early history of: 5/97, p6;
    • growth: 5/97, p6;
    • impact of: 12/93, p6; 5/97, p6; 11/99, p6;
    • importance of: 11/99, p6;
    • inadequacy of statistics: 11/99, p6;
    • major commodities and services: 12/93, p6; 5/95, p6; 5/97, p6; 5/99, p3;
    • major markets: 12/93, p6; 5/97, p6;
    • prospects for: 12/93, p6;
    • relation to Gross Regional Product: 5/95, p6;
    • to APEC countries: 5/95, p6;
    • to developed and developing countries: 5/95, p6;
    • value of: 5/95, p6;
• Turning points:
  • county: 6/04, p3;
  • multiple: 6/04, p2;
  • nature of: 6/04, p1-2;
• Unemployment:
  • and discouraged workers: 3/10, p2;
  • economic behavior of: 6/08, p6;
  • migration and: 7/94, p6;
  • relation to U.S. unemployment: 7/94, p6;
• War:
  • impact of: 3/03, p1-2;
  • impact of Iraq: 3/03, p2-3;
  • impact on retail sales: 3/03, p4;
• Washington state:
  • economy:
    • conditions in: 5/96, p6;
    • growth of: 5/96, p6;
    • regional differences in: 5/96, p6;
  • rural counties:
    • dependence on natural resources: 8/98, p6;
    • economic development policies for: 8/98, p6;
    • in distress: 8/98, p6;