2013 Arkansas Economic Forecast - Michael Pakko

Dr. Michael PakkoChief Economist and State Economic ForecasterInstitute for Economic Advancement, UALR

The Arkansas Economic Outlook

UALR Arkansas Economic Forecast ConferenceNovember 6, 2013

Arkansas’ Recent Experience• Overview• GDP• Arkansas Coincident Index• Personal Income • Retail Sales• Home Sales (and Prices)• Employment & Unemployment

Arkansas Forecasts

Overview

Summary• Arkansas has experienced a slow, bumpy

recovery• By some measures, Arkansas has fallen

behind in the pace of expansion• The broad macroeconomic outlook

suggests more of the same• On the other hand … recent trends in

home sales suggest reason for optimism• Forecast: On the high side of a slow-

growth scenario

Overview

Gross Domestic Product

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis

14.0

14.2

14.4

14.6

14.8

15.0

15.2

15.4

15.6

15.8

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Trillions of cha

ined

(20

05) d

ollars

U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product



‐10

‐8

‐6

‐4

‐2

0

2

4

6

8

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Percen

t

U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product Growth (Percent change, annual rates)



-3%

-2%

-1%

0%

1%

2%

3%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Annual GDP Growth

U.S. Arkansas

Arkansas’ Experience

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

A bumpy recovery:

90

92

94

96

98

100

102

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Inde

x, 2007Q

4=100

Coincident Index of Economic Activity ‐ Arkansas

Arkansas’ Experience

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

A bumpy recovery:

-6%

-4%

-2%

0%

2%

4%

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Mon

thly

gro

wth

rate

(SA

AR

)

Arkansas Coincident Index - Growth Rates

Personal Income


80

85

90

95

100

105

110

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Billion

s of dollars

Arkansas Personal Income ‐ 2013 Revisions

Previously Published Revised

Personal Income


5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Employee and Employer Contributions for Social Insurance (as percentages of Wages and Salaries plus Proprietors' Income)

Employee and Self‐Employed Employer

Personal Income


16%

17%

18%

19%

20%

2010 2011 2012 2013

Dividends, Interest, and Rent (as a percent of Total Personal Income)

Actual Hypothetical

Personal Income


90

92

94

96

98

100

102

104

106

108

2010Q1 2011Q1 2012Q1 2013Q1

Billion

s of d

ollars

Effects of Tax Policy Changes on Arkansas Personal Income

Actual

Adjusted

+3.7%

+2.7%

+2.5%

+1.9%

-0.9%

+0.7%

Personal Income


Personal Income


Personal Income


Personal Income


Taxable Sales

Sources: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Oil Price Information Service, Institute for Economic Advancement.

Taxable Sales

Sources: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Oil Price Information Service, Institute for Economic Advancement.

ATS ATSIG ATS ATSIG2012:Q3 ‐2.5% ‐2.1% ‐0.5% ‐0.5%

2012:Q4 3.5% 3.3% 1.3% 1.2%

2013:Q1 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 0.0%

2013:Q2 3.1% 2.4% 4.3% 3.8%

2013:Q3(P) ‐1.7% ‐1.7% 5.1% 4.2%

Change from Previous Quarter

Change from One Year Earlier

Growth Rates of Arkansas Taxable Sales(Seasonally Adjusted)

(P) = Preliminary

Taxable Sales

Sources: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Oil Price Information Service, Institute for Economic Advancement, Census Bureau.

Sources: Arkansas Realtors® Association, Institute for Economic Advancement.

Home Sales

800

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

2,800

3,200

Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul

Homes sold in Arkansas by Realtors®(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

September observations

Sources: Arkansas Realtors® Association, Institute for Economic Advancement.

Home Sales

800

1,200

1,600

2,000

2,400

2,800

3,200


Homes sold in Arkansas by Realtors®(Seasonally Adjusted)

2008 2009 2010 2011

Nov. 2009 Apr. 2010

2012 2013

Home Sales

Sources: Arkansas Realtors® Association, National Association of Realtors®, Institute for Economic Advancement.

80

90

100

110

120

130

140

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Inde

x, 2009:Q1=100

ARA vs. NAR Home Sales, Arkansas

NAR, Existing ARA, New & Existing

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Home Prices

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

105

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Inde

x, 2007:Q1=100

FHFA House PricesExpanded‐Data Indexes (Seasonally Adjusted)

Arkansas

U.S.


Home Prices


Home Prices

1 quarter 2 quarters 1 year 2 years 5 years

Fayetteville‐Springdale‐Rogers 2.2 3.9 5.0 6.6 ‐11.0Fort Smith 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.3 0.3Hot Springs 0.8 1.1 2.9 0.6 ‐5.6Jonesboro 1.1 1.7 2.1 6.1 5.5

Little Rock‐N. Little Rock‐Conway 0.0 0.3 1.4 2.4 ‐0.3Memphis 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.6 ‐10.4Pine Bluff 2.8 1.0 1.0 0.5 ‐2.6Texarkana 3.5 ‐0.2 3.2 1.9 6.1

Arkansas 0.7 1.4 2.8 3.1 ‐2.8United States 1.9 3.4 4.1 4.2 ‐10.2

*Percent changes to 2013:Q2.

FHFA House Price Changes (All‐Transactions Indexes, Seasonally Adjusted)Percent Changes*

Building Permits

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Moody’s

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Inde

x, 2009:Q1=100

Single Family Building Permits

ARKANSAS Fayetteville MSA Little Rock MSA

Unemployment

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11


Perc

ent

Unemployment Rates, Arkansas and U.S.

2008 20122009 2010

Arkansas

U.S.

2011 2013

Unemployment


Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) - Arkansas

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,260

1,270

Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul Oct Jan Apr Jul

Thou

sand

s

Employment

2010 2011 2012 2013

92

96

100

104

108

112


Thou

sand

s

Unemployment

20112010 2012 2013

1,320

1,330

1,340

1,350

1,360

1,370

1,380


Thou

sand

s

Labor Force

2010 2011 2012 2013

Unemployment


57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Perc

ent

Labor Force Participation Rates

U.S.

Arkansas

Unemployment


Employment


Employment


1,100

1,140

1,180

1,220

1,260

1,300

1,340


Thou

sand

s, S

easo

nally

Adj

uste

d

Arkansas Employment

2008 2009 2010 2011

Household Survey

Payroll Survey

2012 2013

QCEW

Employment


Current Employment Statistics:

Year ago Feb 2010 Dec 2007Mining & Logging 0.0 0.3 0.4

Construction -0.3 -1.9 -9.5Manufacturing -0.6 -4.1 -33.4

Wholesale Trade -1.7 -0.4 -2.6Retail Trade 7.0 11.1 4.1

Transportation & Utilities 3.9 6.9 -1.5Information Services -0.1 -1.2 -3.4

Financial Services 0.5 0.4 -3.5Professional & Business Services 2.0 8.6 7.1

Education & Health Services 4.9 11.7 20.2Leisure & Hospitality Services -0.9 3.9 0.4

Other Services -1.3 -1.0 -3.5Government -1.2 0.0 2.4

TOTAL 12.2 34.3 -22.8

Arkansas Nonfarm Payroll Employment - August 2013*Employment changes (thousands of jobs) from:

* Seasonally adjusted data.

Economic Outlook

"I have seen the future and it is very much like the present, only longer."

- Kehlog Albran, The Profit

Forecast Methodology

Model: Arkansas Baseline from Moody’s Analytics.Structural econometric model of the U.S. EconomyArkansas linked to US forecast, by sectorForecast tied to Moody’s macroeconomic U.S. model

Alternative Forecast Paths: Moody’sWells FargoNABEWall Street Journal

Macroeconomic Advisers PNC FinancialEtc. …

Real GDP

Q4/Q4 Growth (%)2012 2.02013 1.92014 2.3

2015 2.8

‐10

‐8

‐6

‐4

‐2

0

2

4

6

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Percen

t

U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product Growth (Percent change, annual rates)

Forecast

Real GDP

0.3%

-2.0%

2.6%

0.7%

1.3%

2.6% 2.7%3.0%

-3%

-2%

-1%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Arkansas Real GDP Growth

Actual Forecast

Personal Income

Q4/Q4 Growth (%)

2012 5.3

2013 2.0

2014 4.1

2015 4.5

Retail Sales

Q4/Q4 Growth (%)

2012 1.22013 2.02014 5.6

2015 4.6

Home Sales

Sales(Pct. Change)

2011 24.4K‐1.2%

2012 24.0K‐1.1%

2013 26.7K+13.8%

2014 28.6K+7.2%

2015 28.8K+0.8%

Employment

Q4/Q4 Growth

2011 +12.2K+1.0%

2012 +4.2K+0.4%

2013 +8.6K+0.7%

2014 +22.5K+1.9%

2015 +23.6K+1.9%

Employment

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

Total Nonagricultural 4.2 8.6 22.5 23.6 0.4 0.7 1.9 1.9 Natural resources and Mining ‐1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 ‐12.0 1.5 1.0 1.2 Construction ‐2.1 1.5 2.3 1.4 ‐4.4 3.2 4.8 2.9 Manufacturing ‐2.1 ‐1.0 ‐0.5 0.3 ‐1.3 ‐0.7 ‐0.3 0.2 Trade, Transportation & Utilities 7.8 4.1 0.8 1.4 3.3 1.6 0.3 0.6

Wholesale Trade 0.8 ‐0.6 0.2 0.4 1.8 ‐1.3 0.5 0.8 Retail Trade 4.4 4.5 0.4 0.6 3.3 3.3 0.3 0.4 Transportation & Utilities 2.6 0.2 0.2 0.4 4.2 0.3 0.3 0.7

Information ‐0.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 ‐2.0 0.2 2.1 1.9 Financial Activities 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.1 1.1 1.6 Professional & Business Services ‐1.6 3.2 4.4 5.3 ‐1.3 2.6 3.5 4.1 Education & Health Services 2.7 4.4 5.5 6.0 1.6 2.5 3.1 3.3 Leisure & Hospitality 1.4 0.6 4.4 4.6 1.4 0.6 4.2 4.3 Other Services 0.1 ‐1.8 0.4 0.6 0.2 ‐4.1 1.0 1.3 Government ‐0.9 ‐2.6 4.2 2.7 ‐0.4 ‐1.2 2.0 1.2

Federal Government ‐0.1 ‐0.9 ‐0.1 ‐0.1 ‐0.6 ‐4.2 ‐0.7 ‐0.8 State government 0.4 0.6 2.1 1.5 0.5 0.8 2.7 1.9 Local government ‐1.1 ‐2.3 2.3 1.3 ‐0.9 ‐1.9 2.0 1.1

Employment Growth Forecasts by Sector (Q4/Q4)Thousands Percent

Unemployment

End of Year (Q4)

2012 7.2

2013 7.3

2014 6.6

2015 5.9

Arkansas EconomistFor more information and analysis of the Arkansas Economy,

visit the Arkansas Economist: www.arkansaseconomist.com

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