US Small-Business Optimism Improves for a Third Straight Month
- NFIB’s September index ticked up to 92.1 on sales expectations
- Smaller share of owners said they raised selling prices
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Optimism among US small businesses edged up in September as firms grew less downbeat about the outlook for sales, while a smaller share said they raised prices.
The National Federation of Independent Business overall optimism index rose 0.3 point to 92.1 last month, the group said in a report Tuesday. Five of the gauge’s 10 components increased. Despite rising for a third-straight month, the measure is historically low.