• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Business / Brisk sales reported during Thanksgiving weekend

Brisk sales reported during Thanksgiving weekend

December 2, 2003 By admin

The holiday shopping season is underway with a big bounce in consumer spending, as retailers across Iowa and nationwide report brisk Thanksgiving weekend sales. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says the latest monthly survey of supply managers and business leaders finds Iowa in great shape for November. He says Iowa’s economic index is at its highest level in more than three years and continues to trend upwards. Goss says farm income is up “fairly significantly” and while farmers aren’t part of the survey, businesses that sell to the farm sector are — and they’re seeing an upturn. Goss says holiday hirings have helped the Iowa economy. Goss says Iowa’s unemployment rate is still higher than he’d prefer to see but hiring is up for the state in November. Goss expects the unemployment rate to drop in Iowa starting in early 2004 and perhaps running yearlong. He says the potential higher energy prices could cause an upturn in unemployment but for the most part, he says the numbers look very good.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Business

Featured Stories

Governor signs Iowa Renewable Fuels Standard into law

Jury returns guilty verdict in shooting death of State Trooper

A haboob, a dust storm black out, hits northwest Iowa

Summit has easements for 20% of carbon pipeline route through Iowa

Morel mushroom hunters on hold without warmer conditions

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa’s Huckstorf garners national award

Iowa Special Olympics Summer games set to open in Ames

Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/16/22

Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw to retire

Northern Iowa prepares for Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC