New York - December 16, 2010 - The headline looks good yet underlying the relative optimism are the hard realities of tepid job creation, weak customer activity, and mild deflationary pressures. The confidence index for small companies is trending higher, though it's still below pre-recession levels.
Here are the key numbers from The National Federation of Independent Business: NFIB's optimism index increased to 93.2, the highest since December 2007, from an October reading of 91.7. Seven of the index's 10 components rose and three declined. The measure averaged 100.7 during the previous expansion.
- Published: 15 December 2010
- Written by Investor Ideas