Arizona Statewide Economic Study 2002

Part 1: Economic Base Study and Special Reports

What is an Economic Base Study?

An economic base study is a description of an economy's structure and composition. Regional economic theory states that a local economy is driven by economic activities that import money into the region through the sales of goods and services to customers who do not live in the region. The purpose of the economic base study is to identify an area's leading economic activities - export activities that are significantly larger in the county, region or state than in the nation.

In contrast, an economic impact analysis considers how industries interact, including an analysis of suppliers and customers. Impact analyses are conducted for individual events, companies or industries, not for an entire economy. Impact analyses are information intensive, requiring the cooperation of the company or industry for which they are performed since so much of the information needed is not publicly available. Impact analyses usually require a series of assumptions since they frequently attempt to assess future impacts. Economic impact analysis therefore was not included in the Statewide Economic Study.

Part 1 Table of Contents (all reports are in pdf format)

1. Acknowledgements Funding and Partners 
   Authors and Technical Review Team
2. Executive Summary 
3. Background & Introduction 
4. Economic Base Study Final Report
   Data Sets
5. Demographic Analysis 
6. Forecasts
   Projected Population Growth
   Long Term Economic Forecasts for Arizona 
7. Special Sector Reports
   Arizona's Agricultural Sector
   Arizona's Border Issues
   Cost of Doing Business in Arizona
   How Does Arizona's Cost of Living Compare?
   Arizona's International Exports
   Retirement Migration in Arizona
   The Tourism Industry in Arizona
8. Infrastructure Reports
   Arizona's Education & Workforce Infrastructure
   Arizona's Energy Infrastructure
   Arizona Telecommunications Infrastructure
   Arizona's Transportation Infrastructure
   Arizona's Water Infrastructure
9. Summaries of Arizona Studies & Rankings
   America's High-Tech Economy: Growth, Development and Risks for Metropolitan Areas
   Arizona at the Crossroads: Strategic Assessment
   Arizona Partnerships for the New Economy
   Arizona's Report Card for Higher Education
   Arizona's Report Card for Public Education
   Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
   Development Report Card for the States, 2000-01
   Five Shoes Waiting to drop on Arizona's Future
   The Governor's Brown Cloud Summit
   Growth Management and Open Space Protection in Arizona
   Moving all of Arizona into the 21st Century Economy &
   Report of the 78th Arizona Town Hall
   The State New Economy Index
10. Appendix A - Base Study Detailed Reports
    Standard Industrial Classification Report
    North American Industry Classification System Report 
    Occupational Data Report
11. Arizona Statistical Abstract 2002 Tables
12. Economic Data About Arizona: Sufficiency and Recommendations 
13. Arizona Sub-county Economic Data
    Report
    Data Sets:
    a) Economic Census
    b) Lodging Taxes
    c) Sub-county Taxes
    d) Zip Code Business Patterns