Kansas

Kansas: The Kansas Business Conditions Index for April climbed to 56.4 from March’s 55.3. Components of the index from April’s survey of supply managers in the state were new orders at 53.3, production or sales at 63.1, delivery lead time at 53.5, employment at 57.8, and inventories at 54.3. “Both nondurable and durable goods producers are benefiting from international sales. However, manufacturing in aerospace and food processing is experiencing flat to slightly negative growth in the state.  In Kansas, we are seeing firms rely on new hiring rather than expanding the hours-worked for their current employees,” said Goss.