National Federation of Independent Business (National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB) Tuesday reported that last December the U.S. Small Business Confidence Index fell the first time in 5 months, indicating that the confidence of small businesses need time to sustained recovery.
The report shows that in December last year, from 11 small business optimism index fell to 93.2 in March to 92.6 points, the latter figure is from the Federation of Independent Business from December 2007 began compiling the data in the highest level since. In the index of the 10 sub-indices, there are four more than in November fell, which is the highest decline in the economic outlook sub-index.
Federation of Independent Business chief economist William - Dunkelberg (William Dunkelberg) said in a statement: "the small business sector increased optimism, hope has not materialized, small business owners still holding stubborn caution , on the economic future of development path and its own business prospects are uncertain about. "
The report also shows that small businesses surveyed in December last year that business conditions in the next 6 months will be a net improvement in the percentage of small business share of 9% to 11 fell by 7 percentage points; that is currently expanding their business a good time to share the net percentage of small businesses and 8%, compared with 1 percentage point in November.
Used to measure the profitability of small business sub-index in December last year, down 4 percentage points to -34%; At the same time, adjusted for inflation after the December sales are expected to rise to all the owners of small business owners share in the net percentage increase over November 2 percentage points to 8%
In addition, the time used to measure the next few months planned capital investment in 12 sub-index rose by 1 percentage point, to 21%. Time in the next few months to improve the small business share of the net inventory percentage of -3%, compared with a decline of 3 percentage points in November.