NFIB small business economic trends
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The survey details of National Federation of Independent Business on Small Business Economic Trends, which shows down surge in optimism index by 2.4 points lesser than November to 103.7, are presented. The survey also includes details on labor markets, capital spending, inventories, inflation, profits and wages, and credit markets. The monthly wise trends of various issues like earnings, sales, prices; employment, expansion outlook, job openings, etc from 2000 to 2005 are illustrated. The questionnaire used for the survey is also presented.
Publication Name: Small Business Economic Trends
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 1080-0816
Year: 2005
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Small business optimism
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The expectations of small business owners for real sales volumes and their plans to add to inventories has accounted for much of the index gain with five index components improving, 2 declining and 3 unchanged. The expectation for business conditions fell slightly and also the hiring plans were down while job openings were up and credit conditions improved slightly.
Publication Name: Small Business Economic Trends
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 1080-0816
Year: 2003
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