All the data referenced in this report come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) database. This source produces estimates of price levels neither for Iowa exclusively ...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Phoenix MSA rose 2.5% year-over-year (YOY) in August – down from the recent 3.0% peak in April and 2.8% reading in June. The energy category of the CPI rose 19.1 ...

Arizona has become much wealthier in a very short period of time, so has the capacity to support and grow its arts sector. Average annual household income grew from $68,103 (90% of the national ...

Proposition 137 would exempt existing state sales tax revenue on a defined set of sporting goods and equipment from Colorado’s constitutional TABOR limit, directing that revenue toward conservation, ...

CSI acknowledges various sources without whose data collection work this dashboard would not be possible – including the U.S. Census Bureau, Arizona Department of Education, and Arizona Department of ...

CSI estimates that the price of consumer natural gas per Mcf was $0.59 higher in 2023 than it would have been in the absence of new policy. On average over the previous 15 years, the consumer price of ...

The best pathway out of poverty is through work. A 2023 report, “Reimagining Colorado’s Social Safety Net to Incentivize Work,” issued through CSI’s Coors Economic Mobility Fellowship, detailed ...

Arizona’s housing market continued to cool through the second quarter of the year as buyers remain on the sidelines. According to several measures, home prices in Greater Phoenix through Q2 2025 have ...

Demographics have a large impact on the health and growth of a state’s economy. Labor productivity, an important measure of economic output, results from adding innovation and capital investment to ...

In a recent survey of 3,800 college prospects, students were asked what motivates them to attend college. The two top responses were “Learning” and “Career.” Given the amount of public and private ...

. By all accounts, the upcoming 2023 event should be even larger. The entire sector of sports and tourism in Arizona, however, adds billions of dollars and thousands of jobs annually and independent ...

To illustrate the idea that a state’s Economic Performance Index is a relative measure, each component metric index and metric value is evaluated below. Net business creation per capita increased ...