NFIB Business Optimism Index Low Impact
United States · 164 historical releases · 149 with estimates
Latest Actual
97.9
NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep)
Previous
98.7
Change
-0.8
Historical Avg
97.58
164 releases
Range
88.5 — 108.8
Low — High
Beat Rate
48.3%
72 of 149
Miss Rate
49.0%
73 of 149
Historical Releases
All Releases
167
| Date | Period | Actual | Estimate | Previous | Change | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-11-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | — | — | 97.9 | — | — |
| 2026-10-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 97.9 | 98.0 | 98.7 | -0.8 | -0.1% |
| 2026-09-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 98.7 | 99.3 | 99.8 | -1.1 | -0.6% |
| 2026-08-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 99.8 | 97.5 | 97.4 | +2.4 | +2.36% |
| 2026-07-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 97.4 | 95.8 | 95.3 | +2.1 | +1.67% |
| 2026-06-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 95.3 | 96.0 | 95.9 | -0.6 | -0.73% |
| 2026-05-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 95.9 | 96.1 | 95.8 | +0.1 | -0.21% |
| 2026-04-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 95.8 | 98.6 | 98.8 | -3.0 | -2.84% |
| 2026-03-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 98.8 | 99.7 | 99.3 | -0.5 | -0.9% |
| 2026-02-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 99.3 | 99.9 | 99.5 | -0.2 | -0.6% |
| 2026-01-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.0 | +0.5 | 0.0% |
| 2025-12-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 99.0 | 98.4 | 98.2 | +0.8 | +0.61% |
| 2025-11-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 98.2 | 98.3 | 98.8 | -0.6 | -0.1% |
| 2025-10-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 98.8 | 100.5 | 100.8 | -2.0 | -1.69% |
| 2025-09-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 100.8 | 101.0 | 100.3 | +0.5 | -0.2% |
| 2025-08-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 100.3 | 98.6 | 98.6 | +1.7 | +1.72% |
| 2025-07-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 98.6 | 98.7 | 98.8 | -0.2 | -0.1% |
| 2025-06-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 98.8 | 95.9 | 95.8 | +3.0 | +3.02% |
| 2025-05-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 95.8 | 94.5 | 97.4 | -1.6 | +1.38% |
| 2025-04-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 97.4 | 101.3 | 100.7 | -3.3 | -3.85% |
| 2025-03-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 100.7 | 101.0 | 102.8 | -2.1 | -0.3% |
| 2025-02-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-02-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 102.8 | 104.6 | 105.1 | -2.3 | -1.72% |
| 2025-01-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 105.1 | 100.8 | 101.7 | +3.4 | +4.27% |
| 2024-12-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 101.7 | 94.2 | 93.7 | +8.0 | +7.96% |
| 2024-11-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 93.7 | 91.9 | 91.5 | +2.2 | +1.96% |
| 2024-10-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 91.5 | 91.7 | 91.2 | +0.3 | -0.22% |
| 2024-09-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 91.2 | 93.6 | 93.7 | -2.5 | -2.56% |
| 2024-08-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 93.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | +2.2 | +2.18% |
| 2024-07-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 91.5 | 89.5 | 90.5 | +1.0 | +2.23% |
| 2024-06-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 90.5 | 89.8 | 89.7 | +0.8 | +0.78% |
| 2024-05-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 89.7 | 88.1 | 88.5 | +1.2 | +1.82% |
| 2024-04-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 88.5 | 90.2 | 89.4 | -0.9 | -1.88% |
| 2024-03-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 89.4 | 90.7 | 89.9 | -0.5 | -1.43% |
| 2024-02-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 89.9 | 91.1 | 91.9 | -2.0 | -1.32% |
| 2024-01-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 91.9 | 90.7 | 90.6 | +1.3 | +1.32% |
| 2023-12-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 90.6 | 90.7 | 90.7 | -0.1 | -0.11% |
| 2023-11-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 90.7 | 90.5 | 90.8 | -0.1 | +0.22% |
| 2023-10-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 90.8 | 91.4 | 91.3 | -0.5 | -0.66% |
| 2023-09-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 91.3 | 91.6 | 91.9 | -0.6 | -0.33% |
| 2023-08-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 91.9 | 90.6 | 91.0 | +0.9 | +1.43% |
| 2023-07-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 91.0 | 89.9 | 89.4 | +1.6 | +1.22% |
| 2023-06-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 89.4 | 88.5 | 89.0 | +0.4 | +1.02% |
| 2023-05-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 89.0 | 89.6 | 90.1 | -1.1 | -0.67% |
| 2023-04-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 90.1 | 89.0 | 90.9 | -0.8 | +1.24% |
| 2023-03-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 90.9 | 90.4 | 90.3 | +0.6 | +0.55% |
| 2023-02-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 90.3 | 90.5 | 89.8 | +0.5 | -0.22% |
| 2023-01-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 89.8 | 85.0 | 91.9 | -2.1 | +5.65% |
| 2022-12-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 91.9 | 90.4 | 91.3 | +0.6 | +1.66% |
| 2022-11-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 91.3 | 92.0 | 92.1 | -0.8 | -0.76% |
| 2022-10-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 92.1 | 91.2 | 91.8 | +0.3 | +0.99% |
| 2022-09-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 91.8 | 91.1 | 89.9 | +1.9 | +0.77% |
| 2022-08-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 89.9 | 88.0 | 89.5 | +0.4 | +2.16% |
| 2022-07-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 89.5 | 92.8 | 93.1 | -3.6 | -3.56% |
| 2022-06-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 93.1 | 93.0 | 93.2 | -0.1 | +0.11% |
| 2022-05-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 93.2 | — | 93.2 | — | — |
| 2022-04-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 93.2 | 90.0 | 95.7 | -2.5 | +3.56% |
| 2022-03-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 95.7 | 97.0 | 97.1 | -1.4 | -1.34% |
| 2022-02-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 97.1 | 98.0 | 98.9 | -1.8 | -0.92% |
| 2022-01-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 98.9 | 98.6 | 98.4 | +0.5 | +0.3% |
| 2021-12-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 98.4 | 98.0 | 98.2 | +0.2 | +0.41% |
| 2021-11-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 98.2 | 98.0 | 99.1 | -0.9 | +0.2% |
| 2021-10-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 99.1 | 100.0 | 100.1 | -1.0 | -0.9% |
| 2021-09-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 100.1 | 99.5 | 99.7 | +0.4 | +0.6% |
| 2021-08-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 99.7 | 101.9 | 102.5 | -2.8 | -2.16% |
| 2021-07-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 102.5 | 100.0 | 99.6 | +2.9 | +2.5% |
| 2021-06-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 99.6 | 101.0 | 99.8 | -0.2 | -1.39% |
| 2021-05-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 99.8 | 98.7 | 98.2 | +1.6 | +1.11% |
| 2021-04-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 98.2 | 99.1 | 95.8 | +2.4 | -0.91% |
| 2021-03-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 95.8 | 96.0 | 95.0 | +0.8 | -0.21% |
| 2021-02-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 95.0 | 101.0 | 95.9 | -0.9 | -5.94% |
| 2021-01-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 95.9 | 100.5 | 101.4 | -5.5 | -4.58% |
| 2020-12-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 101.4 | 105.0 | 104.0 | -2.6 | -3.43% |
| 2020-11-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 104.0 | 102.2 | 104.0 | — | +1.76% |
| 2020-10-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 104.0 | 99.0 | 100.2 | +3.8 | +5.05% |
| 2020-09-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 100.2 | 97.0 | 98.8 | +1.4 | +3.3% |
| 2020-08-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 98.8 | 97.0 | 100.6 | -1.8 | +1.86% |
| 2020-07-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 100.6 | 92.0 | 94.4 | +6.2 | +9.35% |
| 2020-06-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 94.4 | 86.0 | 90.9 | +3.5 | +9.77% |
| 2020-05-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 90.9 | 80.0 | 96.4 | -5.5 | +13.63% |
| 2020-04-07 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 96.4 | 95.0 | 104.5 | -8.1 | +1.47% |
| 2020-03-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 104.5 | 104.5 | 104.3 | +0.2 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 104.3 | 103.4 | 102.7 | +1.6 | +0.87% |
| 2020-01-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 102.7 | 103.1 | 104.7 | -2.0 | -0.39% |
| 2019-12-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 104.7 | 102.8 | 102.4 | +2.3 | +1.85% |
| 2019-11-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 102.4 | 103.5 | 101.8 | +0.6 | -1.06% |
| 2019-10-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 101.8 | 104.1 | 103.1 | -1.3 | -2.21% |
| 2019-09-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 103.1 | 104.0 | 104.7 | -1.6 | -0.87% |
| 2019-08-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 104.7 | 104.9 | 103.3 | +1.4 | -0.19% |
| 2019-07-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 103.3 | 105.0 | 105.0 | -1.7 | -1.62% |
| 2019-06-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 105.0 | 102.3 | 103.5 | +1.5 | +2.64% |
| 2019-05-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 103.5 | 102.3 | 101.8 | +1.7 | +1.17% |
| 2019-04-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 101.8 | 101.3 | 101.7 | +0.1 | +0.49% |
| 2019-03-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 101.7 | 102.0 | 101.2 | +0.5 | -0.29% |
| 2019-02-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 101.2 | 103.2 | 104.4 | -3.2 | -1.94% |
| 2019-01-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 104.4 | 103.6 | 104.8 | -0.4 | +0.77% |
| 2018-12-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 104.8 | 107.3 | 107.4 | -2.6 | -2.33% |
| 2018-11-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 107.4 | 108.0 | 107.9 | -0.5 | -0.56% |
| 2018-10-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 107.9 | 108.9 | 108.8 | -0.9 | -0.92% |
| 2018-09-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 108.8 | 108.2 | 107.9 | +0.9 | +0.55% |
| 2018-08-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 107.9 | 106.9 | 107.2 | +0.7 | +0.94% |
| 2018-07-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 107.2 | 105.6 | 107.8 | -0.6 | +1.52% |
| 2018-06-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 107.8 | 105.2 | 104.8 | +3.0 | +2.47% |
| 2018-05-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 104.8 | 105.2 | 104.7 | +0.1 | -0.38% |
| 2018-04-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 104.7 | 107.0 | 107.6 | -2.9 | -2.15% |
| 2018-03-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 107.6 | 107.1 | 106.9 | +0.7 | +0.47% |
| 2018-02-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 106.9 | 106.2 | 104.9 | +2.0 | +0.66% |
| 2018-01-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 104.9 | 108.4 | 107.5 | -2.6 | -3.23% |
| 2017-12-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 107.5 | 104.6 | 103.8 | +3.7 | +2.77% |
| 2017-11-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 103.8 | 104.2 | 103.0 | +0.8 | -0.38% |
| 2017-10-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 103.0 | 105.1 | 105.3 | -2.3 | -2.0% |
| 2017-09-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 105.3 | — | 105.2 | +0.1 | — |
| 2017-08-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 105.2 | — | 103.6 | +1.6 | — |
| 2017-07-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 103.6 | 104.4 | 104.5 | -0.9 | -0.77% |
| 2017-06-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 104.5 | 105.2 | 104.5 | — | -0.67% |
| 2017-05-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 104.5 | 104.0 | 104.7 | -0.2 | +0.48% |
| 2017-04-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 104.7 | 104.7 | 105.3 | -0.6 | 0.0% |
| 2017-03-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 105.3 | 106.1 | 105.9 | -0.6 | -0.75% |
| 2017-02-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 105.9 | 105.1 | 105.8 | +0.1 | +0.76% |
| 2017-01-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 105.8 | 99.6 | 98.4 | +7.4 | +6.22% |
| 2016-12-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 98.4 | 96.7 | 94.9 | +3.5 | +1.76% |
| 2016-11-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 94.9 | 94.6 | 94.1 | +0.8 | +0.32% |
| 2016-10-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 94.1 | 95.2 | 94.4 | -0.3 | -1.16% |
| 2016-09-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 94.4 | — | 94.6 | -0.2 | — |
| 2016-08-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 94.6 | 94.7 | 94.5 | +0.1 | -0.11% |
| 2016-07-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 94.5 | 94.1 | 93.8 | +0.7 | +0.43% |
| 2016-06-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 93.8 | 93.8 | 93.6 | +0.2 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 93.6 | — | 92.6 | +1.0 | — |
| 2016-04-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 92.6 | 93.9 | 92.9 | -0.3 | -1.38% |
| 2016-03-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 92.9 | 94.5 | 93.9 | -1.0 | -1.69% |
| 2016-02-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 93.9 | 94.6 | 95.2 | -1.3 | -0.74% |
| 2016-01-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 95.2 | 95.4 | 94.8 | +0.4 | -0.21% |
| 2015-12-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 94.8 | 96.6 | 96.1 | -1.3 | -1.86% |
| 2015-11-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 96.1 | 96.4 | 96.1 | — | -0.31% |
| 2015-10-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 96.1 | 95.6 | 95.9 | +0.2 | +0.52% |
| 2015-09-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 95.9 | — | 95.4 | +0.5 | — |
| 2015-08-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 95.4 | — | 94.1 | +1.3 | — |
| 2015-07-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 94.1 | — | 98.3 | -4.2 | — |
| 2015-06-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 98.3 | — | 96.9 | +1.4 | — |
| 2015-05-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 96.9 | — | 95.2 | +1.7 | — |
| 2015-04-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 95.2 | 98.4 | 98.0 | -2.8 | -3.25% |
| 2015-03-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 98.0 | — | 97.9 | +0.1 | — |
| 2015-02-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 97.9 | — | 100.4 | -2.5 | — |
| 2015-01-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 100.4 | 97.9 | 98.1 | +2.3 | +2.55% |
| 2014-12-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 98.1 | — | 96.1 | +2.0 | — |
| 2014-11-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 96.1 | 95.1 | 95.3 | +0.8 | +1.05% |
| 2014-10-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 95.3 | 97.2 | 96.1 | -0.8 | -1.95% |
| 2014-09-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 96.1 | 95.9 | 95.7 | +0.4 | +0.21% |
| 2014-08-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 95.7 | 96.3 | 95.0 | +0.7 | -0.62% |
| 2014-07-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 95.0 | 97.3 | 96.6 | -1.6 | -2.36% |
| 2014-06-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 96.6 | 96.1 | 95.2 | +1.4 | +0.52% |
| 2014-05-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 95.2 | 94.6 | 93.4 | +1.8 | +0.63% |
| 2014-04-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 93.4 | 92.3 | 91.4 | +2.0 | +1.19% |
| 2014-03-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 91.4 | 95.3 | 94.1 | -2.7 | -4.09% |
| 2014-02-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jan) | 94.1 | 93.6 | 93.9 | +0.2 | +0.53% |
| 2014-01-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Dec) | 93.9 | 93.2 | 92.5 | +1.4 | +0.75% |
| 2013-12-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Nov) | 92.5 | 92.3 | 91.6 | +0.9 | +0.22% |
| 2013-11-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Oct) | 91.6 | — | 93.9 | -2.3 | — |
| 2013-10-08 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Sep) | 93.9 | 95.2 | 94.0 | -0.1 | -1.37% |
| 2013-09-10 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Aug) | 94.0 | — | 94.1 | -0.1 | — |
| 2013-08-13 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jul) | 94.1 | 95.4 | 93.5 | +0.6 | -1.36% |
| 2013-07-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Jun) | 93.5 | 96.2 | 94.4 | -0.9 | -2.81% |
| 2013-06-11 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (May) | 94.4 | 93.4 | 92.1 | +2.3 | +1.07% |
| 2013-05-14 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Apr) | 92.1 | 89.8 | 89.5 | +2.6 | +2.56% |
| 2013-04-09 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Mar) | 89.5 | 92.3 | 90.8 | -1.3 | -3.03% |
| 2013-03-12 | NFIB Business Optimism Index (Feb) | 90.8 | 91.3 | 88.9 | +1.9 | -0.55% |