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U.S. NFIB Small Business Optimism

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Feb 12, 2019

Actual

101.2

Forecast

103.2

104.4

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index is a composite of ten seasonally adjusted components. It provides a indication of the health of small businesses in the U.S., which account of roughly 50% of the nation's private workforce.

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Source: National Federation of Indepen...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Mar 12, 2019 (Feb)	05:00			101.2
Feb 12, 2019 (Jan)	06:00	101.2	103.2	104.4
Jan 08, 2019 (Dec)	06:00	104.4	103.6	104.8
Dec 11, 2018 (Nov)	06:00	104.8	107.3	107.4
Nov 13, 2018 (Oct)	06:00	107.4	108.0	107.9
Oct 09, 2018 (Sep)	05:00	107.9	108.9	108.8

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