NFIB Small Business Index Holds Steady

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State of the Economy Update: NFIB Small Business Optimism

The NFIB Small Business Optimism index fell slightly in September to an overall reading of 92.8, which was just below the August reading of 92.9

The current reading remains slightly ahead of the average reading of 90.2 for periods of economic recovery.

Prior Readings for Comparison:

• July: 91.2
  
• June: 91.4
  
• May: 94.4
  
• April: 94.5
  
• March: 92.5
  
• February: 94.3
  
• January: 93.9
  
• December: 93.8
  
• November: 92.0
  
• October: 90.2
  
• September: 88.9

The report is based on the responses of 740 randomly sampled small businesses in NFIB’s membership, surveyed throughout the month of June 2012.

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Other stories on the US Economy to review:

• Jobs Report Shows Unemployment Rate Dives to 7.8% in September
  
• Factory Orders Pull Back As Expected in August
  
• Challenger: Planned Job Cuts Remain Near 21-month Low
  
• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Improves in September, But...
  
• ADP Report Shows Job Market Improved Modestly in September
  
• ISM Manufacturing Returns to Expansion Mode in September
  
• University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves in September
  
• Chicago PMI Dives Below 50 in September
  
• Personal Income and Spending a Mixed Bag in August
  
• Pending Home Sales Point To a Potential Problem
  
• GDP Growth Rate Revised Down Significantly in Q2
  
• Durable Goods Orders Plunged in August
  
• New Home Sales Steady in August
  
• Richmond Fed Index Surprises to the Upside
  
• Consumer Confidence Surges Higher in September
  
• Case-Shiller Home Price Index Improves for 3rd Straight Month
  
• Philly Fed Index Improves in Sept, But Weakness Persists
  
• LEI Dips in August
  
• Exsiting Home Sales Improve in August
  
• Housing Starts Up in August, Permits Lower
  
• Homebuilder Confidence Up Again in Sept
  
• Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization Decline in August
  
• Retail Sales Improve In August
  
• CPI - Inflation In Line With Consensus
  
• PPI Hotter Than Expected in August
  
• U.S. Productivity Improves, Labor Costs Steady

 

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