The Tax Foundation, a nonprofit that studies tax policy, last month published a map showing the real value of $100 in each state in the country. read more >

Real gross domestic product in the United States rose 2.4 percent last year compared with the previous year. Expanding were the private goods and private services sectors, while the government sector declined. read more >

Average state personal income in the United States grew by 3.9 percent in 2014 from 2 percent in 2013, according to estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal income in Arkansas rose 3.1 percent in 2014 compared with 2013, from $108.6 billion to $112 billion, a gain that ranked it 36th in the nation, the report said. read more >

Real gross domestic product grew 1.8 percent in the United States last year, a slowdown when compared with 2012, when GDP rose 2.5 percent. read more >

Average state personal income in the U.S. grew 2.6 percent in 2013, a decline from the 4.2 percent of 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. read more >

Personal income in Arkansas dropped 1.9 percent in first-quarter 2013. That showing placed Arkansas at No. 48 among the states. The state’s personal income had grown by 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. read more >

Real spending in the United States on travel and tourism rose 6.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013, compared with an increase of 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012. T read more >