Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index

Creighton University’s June Rural Mainstreet Index sank into negative territory for the first time since September 2020.  Dr. Ernie Goss is co-creator of the RMI. “Inflation is a really big concern, of course, with the accompanying interest rate hikes. The Federal Reserve,...

Rural bankers say they anticipate a U.S. recession, according to the latest Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index.  The region's overall reading for June slumped to 49.8, its lowest level since September 2020, and down from May's 57.7.  The i...

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index stayed above growth neutral for July, marking eight straight months the indicator. The overall index fell from 70.0 in June to 65.6 for July. Creighton University’s Dr. Ernie Goss said while the number fell a bit, things are still in solid shape. ...

Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index stayed above growth neutral for the seventh month in a row. The monthly survey of bank CEOs in areas that rely on agriculture and energy shows that the June index fell to a still strong 70.0 fro ...

For the seventh month in a row, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index stayed above growth neutral. The overall index is still strong at 70, falling almost nine points from May’s record high (78.8). The index ranges from zero to 100, with 50 being growth neutral. That ...

Last month’s Creighton Rural Mainstreet Index posted its highest reading in six months. While the index level climbed above growth neutral at 53.2 in October, it also shows that a recession continues in Rural America. Creighton University’s Dr. Ernie Goss ...

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index increased slightly in August from July’s weak index number. A monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region that depends on agriculture and energy shows the August index is the sixth-straight month of a number below growth-neutral. ...

The latest Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University shows farmland prices are declining while farmer borrowing is growing. Released last week, the overall index for May increased to 12.5 from April's record low 12.1, but down significantly from March's 35 ...

January’s Rural Mainstreet Index from Creighton University climbed to its highest level since June of 2018.  It’s the fifth-straight month the reading has been above growth neutral in the survey of bank CEOs in a ten-state region that relies primarily on agriculture and/or energy.  The overall in...

The Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index remained above growth-neutral in December.  It’s the fourth-straight month, and tenth time in the past 12 months in the Index moved higher.  The index is a monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region that depends on agriculture and/or energy.   While ...