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== NFIB Survey == | == NFIB Survey == | ||
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=== November 2023 === | |||
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The Optimism Index decreased 0.1 point in November to 90.6<ref>https://strgnfibcom.blob.core.windows.net/nfibcom/SBET-Nov-2023.pdf</ref> | |||
* Owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months increased one point from October to a net negative 42%. | |||
* A net negative 17% of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reported higher nominal sales in the past three months, unchanged from October and the lowest reading since July 2020. | |||
* The frequency of reports of positive profit trends was a net negative 32%, unchanged from October. | |||
* 43% of all owners reported job openings they could not fill in the current period, down 3 points from October. Owners’ plans to fill open positions remain elevated, with a seasonally adjusted net 18 percent planning to create new jobs in the next three months, up 1 point from October | |||
* The net percent of owners raising average selling prices decreased five points from October to a net 25% | |||
* A net 30% of owners plan to raise compensation in the next three months, up six points from October and the highest since December 2021. | |||
* Sixty-one percent of owners reported capital outlays in the last six months, up four points from October. | |||
=== October 2023 === | === October 2023 === | ||