For the 11thstraight month, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index, or RMI, remained above growth neutral, according to the monthly survey of bank CEO’s in rural areas of a 10 state region, dependent of agriculture and/or energy. Anything over 50 on the Index represents growth. Jim West has more:
The overall Kansas RMI advanced to 59.0 from 55.5 in September. The State’s Farmland Price Index sank to 80.1 from September’s 84.5.
