The WSU Current Conditions Index increased 0.4 percent from fourth quarter 2010 to first quarter 2011. All of the Index indicators either improved or remained the same from quarter to quarter, except the number of outbound airline passengers at Wichita’s Mid-Continent airport, which decreased 16 percent. Despite that decline, the overall 0.4 percent quarterly increase was the highest since second quarter 2010. This is a good sign that the local economy is showing signs of stability.
Read more about the first quarter Index.