Wall Street Journal/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index
The WSJ/Vistage monthly survey measures the sentiment of U.S. small business leaders with revenues of $1-$20 million about the economy, prospects, and expansion plans for their business.
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“The proportion of small businesses that believe the current conditions of the U.S. economy have worsened compared to last year has grown 20 points since last month, reaching 42%, while those who believe the U.S. economy will worsen in the next 12 months have increased 11 points, reaching 43%.”
Anne Petrik
Vistage Vice President of Research
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WSJ/Vistage Small Business Ceo Confidence Index
The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index is calculated from responses to a set of six questions about the current and future state of the U.S. economy, revenue and profitability projections and hiring and investment plans. Measured over time, the Index reflects trends in the U.S. economy.
WSJ/Vistage Small Business Index Components
The components of the Small Business Index include six standard questions that are scored as the percentage giving favorable replies minus the percentage giving unfavorable replies, plus 100. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index is the sum of the components calculated as a percentage of the level recorded in the June 2012 survey. Because the survey began in June 2012, the Index for that month was 100.
WSJ/Vistage Small Business Index: Current Events
Each month the survey captures data on the most pressing issues and challenges small business leaders are facing. Analysis provides perspectives to help leaders make better decisions for their businesses.
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The Vistage CEO Confidence Index provides a quarterly report on the outlook that CEOs of small and midsize businesses have on the economy, hiring and profitability.
This monthly survey measures the outlook leaders of small businesses with revenues of $1-20 million have on the economy, hiring and profitability.