The broad Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index ticked higher in June despite a rising number of manufacturing job losses, higher prices, and negative impacts from Trump Administration tariff policies. The index, a leading economic indicator for a nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, was 56 in June, up from 54.4 in May. Any index rank above 50 represents growth. The June number marked the fifth consecutive month of a gain in the conditions index. "Creighton's latest survey indicates that the regional manufacturing sector continues to improve, albeit slowly, with manufacturing job losses for the month and escalating wholesale inflation," Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University's Economic Forecasting Group and the Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics in the Heider College of Business, said in a statement. Arkansas' business index was 56.2 in June, up from 53.9 in May. "Components from the (Arkansas) June survey of supply managers were: new orders at 58.8; production at 56.0; delivery lead time at 62.7; inventories at 53.5; and employment at 50.0," noted the Creighton report. "The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Source: https://talkbusiness.net/2026/07/arkansas-business-conditions-index-rises-in-june/
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