The WSU Current Conditions Index is designed to give an indication of the present condition of the Wichita metropolitan area economy. The WSU Current Conditions Index is composed of six monthly indicators including:
Number of monthly home sales

• Hotel occupancy rate
• Number of outbound airline passengers
• Volume of outbound airfreight
• Number of wage and salary employed
• Civilian unemployment rate

The WSU Current Conditions Index is designed to reflect the present state of the economy. The WSU Leading Economic Indicators Index, on the other hand, is designed to forecast future movements in the economy. On the national level, The Conference Board releases the most widely followed indicators. The WSU Current Conditions Index is similar to what The Conference Board refers to as their “coincident” indicators index.

To read the Current Conditions Index report, click here.