The WSU Current Conditions Index increased 1 percent in February. Four of the six
seasonally adjusted Index indicators improved that month. Wichita’s home sales increased
16.5 percent; the Wichita hotel occupancy rate increased 10.3 percent; the outbound volume
of airfreight shipments at Mid-Continent Airport increased 11.3 percent; and the
unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percent. The Index still has a lot of recovery to do to reach
pre-recession levels, but February brought a flicker of hope to a situation that has been
predominantly downhill since the end of 2007.
To read the February Current Conditions Index in its entirety, click here.
