IAR’s Inland Empire Report on Business, Jan 2014

“Purchasing Managers are slightly less optimistic than last month about the state of the local economy. Nearly a quarter (23%) of purchasing managers predicted that the local economy will become stronger in the upcoming months (down from last month’s 32%).  Fifty-eight percent of purchasing managers believe the local economy will remain unchanged, and the remaining 19% believe the local economy will become weaker by next quarter.”

Exports showed a decrease from last month (54.2 to 45.8) and Imports decreased from 56.7 to 50.0.

Following are some highlights from this month’s report:

Business Survey at a Glance 2014 jan

Purchasing Managers Index

Note: Inland Empire data were not collected for the months of October and November 1996, and July 2005 and July through September 2007.

Commodity Prices, 2014 Jan

Note: Inland Empire data were not collected for the months of October and November 1996, and July 2005 and July through September 2007.

State of the Local Economy, 2014 Jan

Note: Inland Empire data were not collected for the months of October and November 1996, and July 2005 and July through September 2007.

 

State of the Economy, 1/2013 to 1/2014