Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Oct 2024
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
108.80 POINT on Aug 31, 2018
Lowest
80.10 POINT on Apr 30, 1980
About United States NFIB Business Optimism Index
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index is a composite of ten seasonally adjusted components calculated based on the answers of around 620 NFIB members. This questions include: plans to increase employment, plans to make capital outlays, plans to increase inventories, expect economy to improve, expect real sales higher, current inventory, current job openings, expected credit conditions, now a good time to expand, and earnings trend.