Tag: CCI
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...
Lardaro: Economy holds steady in October, still ‘canary in the proverbial...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The state’s Current Conditions Index remains at 75 for the third consecutive month, according to Leonard Lardaro, a University of Rhode...
Lardaro: CCI unchanged in September
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Rhode Island’s Current Conditions Index remained unchanged at 75 in September compared with August, said Leonard Lardaro, a University of Rhode...
August Lardaro CCI signals positive third quarter
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – After a “truly disappointing” second quarter, University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro found the August current conditions index rose to...
Lardaro: CCI improves from April, but state performing poorly
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The state’s economy “improved” to a neutral value of 50 in May, reported University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro in...
R.I. shows expansion in March, but just ‘barely,’ says Lardaro
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The state experienced a “very disappointing” first quarter as Rhode Island’s economy was “expanding, but barely,” said University of Rhode Island...



















