Tag: CCI
Nov. CCI holds at strong value of 83
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island has moved “well beyond” the “soft patch” of 2016, said University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro in his...
Lardaro: R.I. CCI shows growth, but there is ‘potential reason for...
PROVIDENCE - University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro posted a Current Conditions Index for Rhode Island in October of 83, a 33-point gain...
September 2017 CCI ties measure year-to-date
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The state’s September economy lined up exactly with that of 2016, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro’s latest...
August: Current Conditions Index posts fifth consecutive strong reading
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Rhode Island’s economy continued to outperform year over year, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro in the latest...
July: Current Conditions Index posts fourth consecutive strong reading
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Positivity heralds the start of the second half of 2017, said University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro in the latest...
CCI holds steady, again
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After a “very disappointing 2016,” the first half of 2017 was “quite favorable” said University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro...
Do you feel strong positive economic momentum in the state right...
University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro is often seen as a “gloomy Gus” when it comes to his read on Rhode Island in...
CCI fell 9 pts. from March, bounced back 50 pts. from...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Momentum gained through 2016 has sustained itself through April 2017 according to the latest Current Conditions Index measured by University of...
Lardaro: Economic momentum accelerating, labor force performance still ‘train wreck’
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island’s economy is “definitely accelerating,” according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro, but he still views the labor...
Lardaro: Economy continues to ‘hang in there’
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – In its first move in three months, Rhode Island’s Current Conditions Index fell to 67 in November from its 2016 high...