The WSU Leading Economic Indicators Index increased a significant 2.6 percent from fourth quarter 2010 to first quarter 2011 and an even larger increase of 6.4 percent from first quarter 2010 to first quarter 2011. All of the Index indicators improved during first quarter of this year, except for a 4.7 percent increase in Kansas initial unemployment claims. Even with that increase in claims, the level of improvement in the other Index indicators points to the Wichita economy doing well through the end of this year.
To see how Index indicators have performed, click here.