Nebraska economic index improves in January

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8 Mar 2023


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A University of Nebraska-Lincoln economic index continued its up-and-down performance in January.

Nebraska’s Leading Economic Indicator rose 1.29% during the month, continuing a seesaw performance that has seen it alternate between gains and decline every month for the past six months.

“The leading indicator has been mixed in recent months, declining in some months but rising in others,” Eric Thompson, director of the Bureau of Business Research at UNL said in a news release. “This pattern suggests slow growth in the state economy during the first half of 2023.”

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