»ACER Press Releases and Annual Schedule
Press Releases and Annual Schedule
The Anderson Center publishes regular newsletters and press releases that provide
timely information on leading economic indicators, consumer confidence, manufacturing
activity and housing affordability in the State of California, as well as Orange and
Riverside/San Bernardino counties.
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ACER Annual Schedule of Press Releases
January
- Economic Forecast for the Inland Empire
- California Purchasing Managers Survey
April
- California Purchasing Managers Survey
July
- California Purchasing Managers Survey
October
- California Purchasing Managers Survey
December
- Economic Forecast for the U.S., California and Orange County
List of Press Releases
- 10/9/2025 - The California Manufacturing Sector Expands Further in the Fourth Quarter
- 7/9/2025 - The California Manufacturing Sector Edges Up in the Third Quarter
- 4/11/2025 - Growth in the California Manufacturing Sector Dips to its Lowest Level Since 2023
- 1/10/2025 - Growth in the California Manufacturing Sector Reaches its Highest Level Since 2022
- 10/8/2024 - Growth in the California Manufacturing Sector Moderates Further
- 7/10/2024 - Growth In The California Manufacturing Sector Moderates
- 4/9/2024 - Growth In The California Manufacturing Sector Accelerates
- 1/11/2024 - Higher Growth In The California Manufacturing Sector To Start The New Year
- 10/9/2023 - The California Manufacturing Sector Stays on a Growth Path
- 7/11/2023 - The Manufacturing Sector Inches Upward
- 4/7/2023 - The Hi-Tech Industries Push the Manufacturing Sector Down
- 1/6/2023 - Manufacturing Growth Is Moderating
- 10/7/2022 - Manufacturing Sector Sustains its Growth Path
- 7/8/2022 - Purchasing Managers Predict Slower Growth
- 4/8/2022 - Manufacturing Sector's Growth Rate Inches Upward
- 1/24/2022 - Chapman University Inland Empire Economic Forecast 2022
- 1/12/2022 - California's Manufacturing Sector Grows for the Seventh Consecutive Quarter
- 10/08/2021 - California Manufacturing Sector Grows at a Slower Rate
- 8/4/2021 - Improvement in Business Conditions Pushes California Consumer Sentiment Higher
- 8/3/2021 - OC Consumer Sentiment Jumps almost 10 percent in Second Quarter
- 7/7/2021 - Manufacturing Index Reaches Record High
- 4/9/2021 - OC Consumer Sentiment Surges More than 40%
- 4/9/2021 - California Consumer Sentiment Posts Record Increase of 37%
- 4/7/2021 - Manufacturing Index Reaches Highest Level Since the Fourth Quarter of 2005
- 1/14/2021 - Covid-19 Continues to Impact California Consumer Sentiment
- 1/12/2021 - OC Consumer Sentiment Hits All-Time Low
- 1/11/2021 - Purchasing Managers in Manufacturing Remain Optimistic About the Sector
- 10/9/2020 - Growth in the California Manufacturing Sector Is on an Upward Trajectory
- 10/7/2020 - Is California Poised for Recovery?
- 10/5/2020 - Has OC Consumer Sentiment Reached a Bottom?
- 7/10/2020 - The California Manufacturing Sector Recuperates
- 6/29/2020 - California Consumer Sentiment Drops 22.4% in Second Quarter
- 6/25/2020 - Orange County Consumer Sentiment Continues Downward Spiral
- 4/14/2020 - Orange County Consumer Sentiment Plunges 19 Percent
- 4/9/2020 - California Consumer Sentiment Plunges 47 Percent in Last Days of March
- 4/7/2020 - The California Manufacturing Sector Dives
- 1/21/2020 - Fed Interest Rate Cuts Boost California Consumer Sentiment
- 1/14/2020 - Accounting for the Uptick in Orange County Consumer Sentiment
- 1/9/2020 - California Manufacturing Growth Subsides
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ACER in the News
- 11/28/2025 - Bad Economy May Create 'Tepid' Black Friday In OC
- 10/30/2025 - Economists’ forecast: Housing, Wall Street a mix of ‘we are screwed’ to ‘all good’
- 9/29/2025 - It’s not just AI: California city minimum wages also kill jobs
- 9/11/2025 – Paramount-Warner Deal to Face Regulatory, Financing Hurdles
- 8/10/2025 - Ask an Economist: Between Inflation and Tariffs, Is America Headed for an Economic Downturn?
- 7/23/2025 - Editorial: Newsom drills for 2028 primary voters with oil permitting plan
- 5/8/2025 - No to bailouts for Hollywood productions
- 3/13/2025 - Rates tumble and Southern California economists fret housing, recession
- 3/3/2025 - OC Leader Board: Immigration – A Blessing in Disguise
- 1/1/2025 - Apodaca: Chapman experts make an economic forecast for the coming year
- 12/20/2024 - Growing federal debt will take its toll on city budgets
- 12/16/2024 - OC House Prices to Decline Slightly: Chapman Economists
- 11/29/2024 - RivCo Black Friday Shoppers Line Up For Deals, New Taylor Swift Book
- 11/29/2024 - Subdued Black Friday Shopping Expected at Southern California Stores
- 9/19/24 - Rate cut means home prices will moderate as inventory rises
- 9/10/24 - Inflation, Unemployment the Top Concerns for Voters: Economist
- 8/19/24 - Gross Domestic Product (GDP): Definition, Types and Alternatives
- 7/22/24 Economic Recessions: History, Causes and Characteristics
- 7/15/24 Long COVID hits U.S. defense spending
- 7/11/24 Looking for a housing deal with lower rates? Economists say not so fast
- 7/4/24 Mission Viejo council should reject hotel tax increase
- 5/10/24 Cities can slash homeless housing costs by ditching subsidies
- 4/10/24 How many jobs will California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage kill?
- 3/8/24 No relief this year for homebuyers, industry insiders predict
- 2/27/24 Wallethub Expert Opinions
- 12/10/23 Exodus slams California’s revenues
- 11/26/23 Business owners see slow start to holiday shopping season
- 11/23/23 In OC, it could pay to wait on Black Friday deals this holiday season
- 7/27/23 Mortgage industry, homebuyers pinched by high rates, declining cash
- 7/23/23 California’s employment department continues to have problems
- 3/16/23 Will Silicon Valley, Signature bank crashes send mortgage rates plummeting?
- 2/13/23 The Case for a Recession in 2023
- 2/9/23 First-time homebuyer pickle: Sparse inventory, high rates, looming recession
- 12/16/22 Orange County adds jobs, but unemployment rate sees small slip
- 12/13/22 OC Home Prices, Permits Set to Fall in 2023: Chapman