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RURAL MAINSTREET ECONOMIC INDEX FALLS BELOW GROWTH NEUTRAL AGAIN: FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH
Source: Creighton University

October 2022 Survey Results at a Glance:

• The overall index fell below growth neutral for the fifth straight month.

• Farm equipment sales dropped for the second time in the past three months.

• Economic confidence index plummeted to its lowest level since May 2020.

• On average, bank CEOs expect 2022 Christmas and holiday buying to expand by less than 1%, or 0.8%, from last year.

• Almost one-fourth of bankers reported that their local economy was currently in a recession.

• Approximately three of four bankers expect a recession to begin in 2023.

• Bank CEOs project 2022 farm equity to be 3.4% above 2021 levels. This compares to the USDA's 4.2% estimate for the nation's farmers.

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