United States

Business Confidence Survey

99.51
Jul 60Jul 63Jul 66Jul 69Jul 72Jul 75Jul 78Jul 81Jul 84Jul 87Jul 90Jul 93Jul 96Jul 99Jul 02Jul 05Jul 08Jul 11Jan 15Aug 18Sep 22-35.0000.00035.0070.00105.00
  • United States
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Definition of Business Confidence Survey

The business survey indicator provides information on the amount of optimism or pessimism that business managers feel about the prospects of their companies, based upon opinion surveys on developments in production, orders and stocks of finished goods and the general economic situation of the company. It can be used to monitor output growth and to anticipate turning points in economic activity.

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