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Southwest Minnesota Economic And Business Conditions Report Fourth Quarter 2018, King Banaian, Richard A. Macdonald
Southwest Minnesota Economic And Business Conditions Report Fourth Quarter 2018, King Banaian, Richard A. Macdonald
Southwest Minnesota Economic and Business Conditions Report
The St. Cloud State University Southwest Minnesota Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) continued to bounce around as the fourth quarter LEI registered an 8.26 point loss after recording a strong positive value in the third quarter of the year. This quarter’s negative reading is largely attributed to higher initial jobless claims in the region as well as weaker new filings of incorporation and LLC in the Southwest Minnesota planning area. An increase in the number of residential building permits in the Mankato/North Mankato metropolitan statistical area and an improvement in the Rural Mainstreet Index, a statistic that is used …
Southwest Minnesota Economic And Business Conditions Report Third Quarter 2018, King Banaian, Richard A. Macdonald
Southwest Minnesota Economic And Business Conditions Report Third Quarter 2018, King Banaian, Richard A. Macdonald
Southwest Minnesota Economic and Business Conditions Report
The St. Cloud State University Southwest Minnesota Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) continued to bounce around as the third quarter LEI registered a 10.73 point gain after recording a negative value in the second quarter of the year. This quarter’s positive reading is largely attributed to lower initial jobless claims in the region. Also favorably impacting the leading index were higher new filings of incorporation and LLC in the Southwest Minnesota planning area as well as an increase in the number of residential building permits in the Mankato/North Mankato metropolitan statistical area. A decline in the Rural Mainstreet Index, …
Southwest Minnesota Economic And Business Conditions Report Second Quarter 2018, King Banaian, Richard Macdonald
Southwest Minnesota Economic And Business Conditions Report Second Quarter 2018, King Banaian, Richard Macdonald
Southwest Minnesota Economic and Business Conditions Report
The St. Cloud State University Southwest Minnesota Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) continued to bounce around as the second quarter LEI turned negative after recording a strong positive value in the first quarter of the year. Despite the negative reading in the second quarter, economic fundamentals in this part of the state appear to point to continued steady growth over the next several months. Two of four LEI components were positive in the second quarter as a stronger outlook for rural Minnesota and higher Mankato area residential building permits led the way. The most significant negative component of this …