Business Owners & Analysts
Forecasting, benchmarking, and market-sizing tools for business decisions.
How to use this page
Use Labor Market and Sentiment & Forecasting to gauge hiring conditions and near-term demand, and Housing & Real Estate or Trade & International if your business is exposed to those sectors. Many of these tools are built for professional analysts, so look at the pricing badge — some offer a useful free tier, others require a subscription for the data cuts you'll actually need.
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index
Monthly gauge of US household confidence in the economy. Headline index is free via press release; full historical/detailed data series require a paid subscription.
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Investing.com Economic Calendar
Widely used economic release calendar with historical surprise data.
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ISM Manufacturing PMI
Widely watched monthly index of US manufacturing activity.
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NFIB Small Business Optimism Index
Monthly survey tracking small business sentiment and hiring plans.
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