Tag: Current Conditions Index
Lardaro: Economy still hurting, but state ‘moving in the right direction’
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island economy continued to contract year over year in January but there may be some positive momentum building, according to...
Lardaro: R.I. economy continues to contract
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economic performance continued to contract in December, according to an economic index released Monday by University of Rhode Island economist...
Lardaro: R.I. may be in early ‘recovery on hold’
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index continued to remain low in November at a value of 25, but marked an improvement from...
Lardaro: R.I. economy sinks in October after 4 stable months
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said he didn't think Rhode Island's economy could possibly get worse – until it did.
"Rhode...
Lardaro: Expect a ‘painfully slow’ economic recovery in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Expect a "painfully slow" recovery to the economy in Rhode Island, wrote Leonard Lardaro, an economist at the University of Rhode Island...
Lardaro: There’s little to cheer about for R.I.’s economy
PROVIDENCE – Parts of Rhode Island's economy are moving in the right direction, but signs of hope continue to be blunted by ongoing issues,...
Lardaro on R.I.’s economy: ‘We’ll have to settle for what we...
PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State's economy has turned into a mixed picture with several aspects of its economy improving while others appear to be...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy could be moving past ‘absolute bottom,’ but relief...
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said he hopes that the state has moved past the "absolute bottom" of economy activity...
Lardaro: At its lowest, R.I. could use COVID-19 crisis as opportunity...
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro said he hopes April is the “absolute bottom” for the struggling economies of the state and...
Lardaro: R.I. economy may not recover for another two to five...
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro does not expect the state’s economy to return to where it was before the COVID-19...