Iowa Economic Trends

Access data and analysis for common statewide indicators of the condition of the Iowa economy.

Economic Indicator Descriptions - Brief description of the indicators available on this webpage.

Consolidated Comments - Current analysis for the 13 indicators in a single document.

Select the Indicator Data title below to access indicator data in Excel format.

Frequency	Indicator Data	Most Recent Data Released	Next Release from Source
Annual	Iowa Population Iowa population since 1900 and population change components since 2010	12/18/2017	Dec. 2018
Quarterly	Iowa House Price Index Index of Iowa housing values - All transaction price index	03/12/2018	05/24/2018
Quarterly	Iowa Personal Income and Wage/Salary Income State personal income and wage and salary income quarterly estimates	03/22/2018	06/21/2018
Monthly	Farm Commodity Prices Price of corn and soybeans	05/01/2018	May 30, 2018
Annual	Iowa Gross Domestic Product (State GDP) Iowa GDP - The value of all goods and services produced in the state	05/16/2018	May 2019
Monthly	Iowa Housing Permits Number and value of housing building permits issued in Iowa	05/16/2018	05/23/2018
Monthly	Department of Revenue — Iowa Leading Indicators Index Indicator of the Iowa economy immediate future	05/17/2018	06/04/2018
Monthly	Iowa Nonfarm Employment Monthly employment numbers through the nonfarm series.	05/22/2018	06/15/2018
Monthly	Iowa New Vehicle Registrations Number of new vehicles registered in Iowa each month	05/22/2018	Mar. 2018
Monthly	Employment-Population Ratio Working Iowans as a % of population age 16 and older.	05/22/2018	06/15/2018
Monthly	Iowa Employment — Household Survey Number of Iowans working or looking for work.	05/22/2018	06/15/2018