Current Conditions Index Reflects Stability in the Economy

From June to July, the WSU Current Conditions Index remained stable despite a 0.3 percentage point increase in the Wichita MSA’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate and a 2.3 percentage point decline in Wichita’s seasonally adjusted hotel occupancy rate. Activity at Mid-Continent Airport showed monthly improvement, with a 1.8 percent increase in seasonally adjusted outbound airline passengers and a 6.2 percent increase in the seasonally adjusted volume of outbound airfreight shipments. The overall Index has grown each month in 2011, for a total percentage change of 3 percent since December.  

Read the July report in its entirety.