Estados Unidos Índice de Confiança do Pequeno Empresário NFIB

The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index dropped 2.1 points from a month earlier to 100.7 in February 2025, marking the lowest level since October 2024, just before the election, and coming in below market expectations of 101. Additionally, the Uncertainty Index surged by 4.0 points to 104, reaching its second-highest level on record. Small business owners’ expectations for improved business conditions over the next six months declined, and the percentage viewing the current period as a good time to expand also decreased, though it remains well above fall 2024 levels. Inflation continues to be a major concern, ranking second behind the top issue, labor quality.