Rising costs and lower spending hit Arizona's sales tax revenue

ASU economist sheds light on how inflation and shifting consumer habits are reshaping Arizona’s fiscal outlook.

In this article published Nov. 6, 2025, on Arizona Horizon:

This kind of economic grief is hurting the lower part of the economy the most. However, it is also hurting the airlines and grocery stores, and many factors are working against the lower end of the economy. It's really clear, this year, that the new administration is really on the side of the rich guys. You can really tell a difference.

— Dale Rogers, ON Semiconductor Professor of Business and director of the Frontier Economies Logistics Lab and the Internet Edge Supply Chain Lab