Small Business Economic Trends – Aug 2014
The Index of Small Business Optimism rose 0.7 points in July to 95.7, not a “4 percent” GDP month for sure. There was little change…
Small Business Economic Trends – Jul 2014
“Foiled again!” The Optimism Index can’t seem to muster a run longer than 3 months. After a promising first half run, the Index fell 1.6…
Small Business Economic Trends – Dec 2013
Owner sentiment increased by 0.9 points to 92.5, a dismal reading as has been the case since the recovery started. Over half of the improvement…
Small Business Economic Trends – Nov 2013
The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism lost 2.3 points to 91.6. Two components, the outlook for business conditions and the outlook for real sales…
Small Business Economic Trends – Oct 2013
Well, a processing error produced a few “interesting” results in the details in the August data such as a surge in job creation plans and…
Small Business Economic Trends – Jun 2014
NFIB Research Foundation has collected Small Business Economic Trends Data with Quarterly surveys since 1973 and monthly surveys since 1986. The sample is drawn from…
Small Business Economic Trends – May 2014
The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism jumped 1.8 points from last month to 95.2. This is the first time the Index has reached 95…
Small Business Economic Trends – Jul 2013
The Index dropped 0.9 points in June, ending the hope that a revival in sentiment have started. Six of the ten Index components fell, two…
Small Business Economic Trends – Jun 2013
The NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism rose 2.3 points to 94.4. This is the second highest reading since the recession started but not one…
Small Business Economic Trends – May 2013
The Index gained 2.6 points, rising to 92.1. That beats falling, but it is barely above the recovery average of 90.7, making it another very…
Small Business Economic Trends – Sep 2014
August’s Optimism Index rose 0.4 points to 96.1 making it the second highest reading since October 2007. Expectations are still glum, although improving grudgingly.
Small Business Economic Trends – Apr 2014
The latest Small Business Optimism Index rose 2 points to 93.4, mostly reversing the February decline but failing once again to breach the 95 ceiling…
Small Business Economic Trends – Mar 2014
The Small Business Optimism Index fell 2.7 points to 91.4, a substantial reversal in an unexciting January measure but ends a 3 month improvement trend….
Small Business Economic Trends – Feb 2014
The Small Business Optimism Index increased by 0.2 points to 94.1. Only three of the Index components improved, two were unchanged, and five were lower…
Small Business Economic Trends – Jan 2014
Owner sentiment increased by 1.4 points to 93.9 in December. Adding November’s gain, the Index has improved 2.3 points to end the year well above…