Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Small Business Lending Index

The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index is a leading economic indicator which has proven to signal GDP changes two to five months in advance. Small businesses account for 80% of job creation in the U.S. and respond to changes in economic conditions much more rapidly than big corporations. Recent performance of the Small Business Lending Index (seen below)  reflects a bit of resiliency in the U.S. economy.

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