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NFIB survey finds optimism in economy rising, but…

MBJ Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:13:15 +0000

WASHINGTON — After last month’s disappointing drop in small-business confidence, April’s Index of Small Business Optimism from the National Federation of Independent Business rose 2.6 points to 92.1, just above the recovery average of 90.7. In April’s report, four Index components rose, two fell and six were unchanged. Yet pessimism abounds within the sector, as [...]

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Study: Confidence in economy holding steady on Coast

MBJ Staff — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:45:17 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Confidence in the Mississippi Gulf Coast economy held steady in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the CEO and Business Owners Confidence report from the Gulf Coast Business Council. “For the second consecutive survey, business leaders perceive a modestly improving economy,” said Jack Norris, president of the Gulf Coast Business [...]

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Study: State’s economy saw ‘rough year’ in 2011

MBJ Staff — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:19:05 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The April 2012 issue of the Mississippi Economic Outlook, a quarterly publication replacing the bi-annual Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook, is now available online at www.mississippi.edu/URC. Published by the Center for Policy Research and Planning of the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the Outlook presents the state economic forecast for 2012 to [...]

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Report: Optimism about the economy up 10 percent in fourth quarter

MBJ Staff — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:58 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippians’ optimism about the economy jumped 10 percent from the third to fourth quarter of 2011, according to the latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment featured in the current edition of “Economy Watch.” Based at Mississippi State University’s College of Business, “Economy Watch” is published in cooperation with BankPlus and Entergy. More than [...]

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Mississippians more optimistic about economy, researchers puzzled

MBJ Staff — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:49:30 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippians were more optimistic about the future of the economy than the nation as a whole in the third quarter of the year, but key economic indicators in the state were still lackluster. The latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment showed only a 0.1-point rise in confidence, taking the MSICS to a value [...]

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Report: State’s consumer confidence waning

MBJ Staff — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:52:00 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippians were less confident about the economy in the second quarter of 2011, with slow income growth, housing market uncertainty and higher commodity prices for some items, including food and beverages, among their concerns. The latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment is showing a 1.5-point drop in confidence, taking the MSICS to a [...]

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‘Economy Watch’ finds state’s consumer confidence rising

For the MBJ — Mon, 02 May 2011 17:53:23 +0000

STARKVILLE — Mississippians were more confident about the economy in the first quarter of 2011, but higher gas prices, lack of growth in income and housing market uncertainty are significant concerns. The latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment shows a 2.3 percent rise in confidence. This reading continues the upward trend seen since last summer. [...]

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Study finds state’s consumers more optimistic

Wally Northway — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:05:29 +0000

STARKVILLE — The latest Mississippi Index of Consumer Sentiment for the fourth quarter of 2010 continues to show improvement since beginning a climb in September. Becky Smith, editor of the Mississippi State University-based “Economy Watch” business forecast, said there’s even more good news as Mississippians are seeing their highest level of overall confidence in two [...]

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IHL: Unemployment slowing economic recovery

Wally Northway — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:44:47 +0000

JACKSON — The Jan. 2011 issue of the “Mississippi Economic Review and Outlook,” published by the Center for Policy Research and Planning of the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), is now available online at www.mississippi.edu/URC. This issue presents the state economic forecast for 2011 to 2015, and includes detailed employment forecasts by sector. Regional, national [...]

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Study: Consumers’ distress near tops in nation

Wally Northway — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:43:20 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — CredAbility has released the CredAbility Consumer Distress Index results for the 2010 third quarter. And Mississippi consumers nearly top the index. The index, a quarterly measure that tracks the financial condition of the average U.S. household, found that the incremental improvements in consumer financial health in the first half of 2010 have [...]

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