This dataset provides economic indicators used to monitor Iowa's economy and forecast future direction of economic activity in Iowa.
This dataset has the following 17 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | date | calendar_date | Month associated with the indicators. | 2014-11-01T00:00:00.000 2023-05-01T00:00:00.000 2009-02-01T00:00:00.000 2007-08-01T00:00:00.000 2014-07-01T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Iowa Leading Indicator Index | ilii | number | A computed index derived from seven Iowa-specific economic indicators and one national indicator that helps predict turning points in Iowa employment (100=1999). The components include: agricultural futures profits index, average weekly manufacturing hours, average weekly unemployment claims, diesel fuel consumption, Iowa stock market index, national yield spread, new orders index, and residential building permits. A movement in the index for only one month does not produce a clear signal, rather it is necessary to consider the direction of the index over several consecutive months. Please see Computation of the Iowa Leading Indicators Index for more information. | 104.04 103.7 104.76 100.69 106.33 view top 100 |
| Avg Weekly Manufacturing Hours | average_hours | number | A 12-month backward moving average of the weekly average of hours worked by an in the manufacturing sector in Iowa. | 41.63 41.58 40.93 41.99 41.29 view top 100 |
| Residential Building Permits | building_permits | number | A 12-month backward moving average of the number of total permits issued in Iowa for the construction of residential housing units. | 933 898 1102 1043 924 view top 100 |
| New Orders Index | new_orders | number | A 12-month backward moving average of the share of purchasing managers in the state reporting increasing or steady orders received for their manufacturing products. A value above 50 suggests an expansion in the manufacturing sector. The new orders index is compiled by Dr. Ernest Goss with the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. | 56 58.9 51 69.1 57.7 view top 100 |
| Avg Weekly Unemployment Claims | unemployment_claims | number | A 12-month backward moving average of the weekly average of initial claims for unemployment insurance in Iowa. | 3093 3103 3047 3240 3075 view top 100 |
| Yield Spread | yield_spread | number | The difference between the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds and 3-month Treasury bills. | 1.53 2.39 0.57 3.35 2.54 view top 100 |
| Diesel Fuel Consumption (Gallons) | diesel_fuel | number | A 12-month backward moving average of the number of taxable gallons of diesel fuel sold in Iowa. | 47461845.83 65568457 56298820.25 55377888.67 56316066.67 view top 100 |
| Iowa Stock Market Index | iowa_stock_market | number | The capitalization-weighted index of 34 Iowa-based or Iowa concentrated publicly-traded companies (10=1984-86). | 114.73 40.33 53.42 120.2 62.17 view top 100 |
| Agricultural Futures Profits Index | afpi | number | A computed index of the standardized symmetric percent changes in the four series (corn profits, soybean profits, cattle profits and hog profits), each weighted by the commodity's annual share of Iowa cash farm income. | -0.36 -1.63 -0.35 -2.45 -0.61 view top 100 |
| Non-Farm Employment Coincident Index | non_farm_employment_index | number | The Iowa Non-Farm Employment Coincident Index measures the change in non-seasonally adjusted, total non-farm employment in the state of Iowa. Changes are based on a 12-month moving average of employment and are computed as symmetric percentage changes. The index is a representation of overall economic activity in Iowa. Data is reported by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. | 107.81 101.11 98.78 107.77 100.71 view top 100 |
| Corn Profits | corn_profits | number | Corn profits is a 12-month backward moving average of the corn futures price less the estimated break even costs in cents per bushel | 89.14 16.38 89.38 79.31 33.81 view top 100 |
| Soybean Profits | soybeans_profits | number | Soybeans profits is a 12-month backward moving average of the soybeans futures price less the estimated break even costs in cents per bushel | -8.91 133.86 256.99 92.5 173.35 view top 100 |
| Cattle Profits | cattle_profits | number | Cattle profits is the average crush margin in cents per pound for cattle for the next 12 months. | 11.55 11.19 13.26 11.82 12.21 view top 100 |
| Hog Profits | hogs_profit | number | Hog profits is the average crush margin in cents per pound for hogs for the next 12 months. | 18.72 20.72 21.13 25.48 22.7 view top 100 |
| 1 Month Diffusion Index | _1mo_diff_index | number | The one month diffusion index measures the proportion of components rising over the last month. It is based on actual changes, not the standardized contributions. Components experiencing an increase of more than 0.05 percent are assigned a value of 1.0; components experiencing a change in the absolute value of 0.05 or less are assigned a value of 0.5; and components experiencing a decrease of more than 0.05 percent are assigned a value of 0.0. These assigned values are then summed over all of the components. The sum is multiplied by 100 and divided by the number of components. A value below 50 indicates more than half of the components declined in value during the last month. | 50 62.5 37.5 56.25 75 view top 100 |
| 6 Month Diffusion Index | _6mo_diff_index | number | The six month diffusion index measures the proportion of components rising over the last six months. It is based on actual changes, not the standardized contributions. Components experiencing an increase of more than 0.05 percent are assigned a value of 1.0; components experiencing a change in the absolute value of 0.05 or less are assigned a value of 0.5; and components experiencing a decrease of more than 0.05 percent are assigned a value of 0.0. These assigned values are then summed over all of the components. The sum is multiplied by 100 and divided by the number of components. A value below 50 indicates more than half of the components declined in value during the last six month. | 62.5 50 37.5 75 25 view top 100 |