The WSU Current Conditions Index has dropped 1.5 percent over the past three months. Because short-term change doesn't necessarily indicate a trend, watch the Index for the next month or so to determine whether a consistently downward trend is indeed a possibility for the local economy. To read the entire Current Conditions Index report, go to http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/CEDBR/ccMay08.pdf.
