民生经济

农牧用地价格:  For the fourth time in the past five months, farmland prices sank. 该地区的农田指数跌至43.从八月的45降到8.5. “只有4.2% of bank CEOs reported that farmland prices expanded from August levels,高斯说。.

On average, bank CEOs expect farmland prices to decline by 5.未来12个月的增长率为3%. 更令人担忧的是, approximately one-fourth of bankers anticipate a 10% to 20% 下来turn in farmland prices over the next year,高斯说。.

According to trade data from the International Trade Association, regional exports of agriculture goods and livestock for 2024 year-to-date were up by $57.000万(0).8%)，较2023年同期下降.

农用设备销售: The farm equipment sales index for September increased to 19.0从16.7. “This is the 14th straight month that the index has fallen below growth neutral. 更高的借贷成本, tighter credit conditions and negative farm income are having a negative impact on the purchases of farm equipment,高斯说。.

在整个亚洲地区，银行家们预计约为39人.1%的农民将在2024年经历负农业收入.  

银行:  The September loan volume index slipped to a still strong 68.75选8.0. 支票存款指数攀升至41.34选3.8月1日. The index for certificates of deposits and other savings instruments climbed to 56.52选5.8月3日. The Federal Reserve’s higher interest rate policies have boosted CD purchases above growth neutral for 22 straight months.

招聘:  9月份的新招聘指数降至43.45选5.8月5日.

信心: Rural bankers remain very pessimistic about economic growth for their area over the next six months. 9月份的信心指数跌至22.9, its lowest level since November of last year, and 下来 from 27.8月3日. “农产品价格疲软, 农场现金流为负, combined with 下来turns in farm equipment sales over the past several months, 继续抑制银行家的信心,高斯说。. 

家居及零售销售:  After August’s growth neutral reading for home sales, the home sales index fell to 43.8. 同样的, 区域零售销售, 就像这个国家一样, 在9月指数为30的情况下，美国股市表现非常疲弱.4个，是自2020年6月以来的最低水平，低于38个.8月6日.

“消费者债务高企, elevated interest rates and weaker farm income are cutting into retail sales for the Rural 民生经济,高斯说。.

The survey represents an early snapshot of the economy of rural agriculturally- and energy-dependent portions of the nation. The Rural Mainstreet Index is a unique index that covers 10 regional states, focusing on approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. The index provides the most current real-time analysis of the rural economy. 高斯和比尔·麦克奎兰, former Chairman of the Independent 社区 Banks of America, created the monthly economic survey and launched it in January 2006.