For the eighth time in 2025, Creighton University’s Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral. The index is based on a monthly survey of bank CEOs in rural areas of a 10-state region dependent on agriculture and energy. The region’s overall reading for October fell to 34.6, its lowest level since May 2020, from 38.5 in September. The index ranges between 0 and 100, with a reading of 50.0 representing growth neutral.
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