{"id":152520,"date":"2021-01-12T14:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/small-business-optimism-sinks-to-seven-month-low\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T14:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T11:04:00","slug":"small-business-optimism-sinks-to-seven-month-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/small-business-optimism-sinks-to-seven-month-low\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Small-business optimism sinks to seven-month low"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33599940d47\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33599940d47\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/small-business-optimism-sinks-to-seven-month-low\/#NFIB_small-business_survey_drops_to_lowest_level_since_May\" >NFIB small-business survey drops to lowest level since May<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/small-business-optimism-sinks-to-seven-month-low\/#Jeffry_Bartash\" >Jeffry Bartash<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Small-business optimism sinks to seven-month low<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NFIB_small-business_survey_drops_to_lowest_level_since_May\"><\/span>\n  NFIB small-business survey drops to lowest level since May<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000126422\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       <strong>The numbers:<\/strong> Small-business owners turned more pessimistic in December than they have been at any time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic after a record new stage of the viral outbreak and Democratic electoral victories that promise a potentially dramatic shift in economic policy in Washington.<\/p>\n<p> The closely followed optimism index compiled by the National Federation of Independent Business fell by 5.5 points to 95.9 last month, marking its lowest level since last May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       <strong>Read:<\/strong> The bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> keeps coming for the economy, but it might not be as bad as it looks <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis month\u2019s drop in small-business optimism is historically very large, and most of the decline was due to the outlook of sales and business conditions in 2021,\u201d said\u00a0NFIB\u00a0chief economist Bill Dunkelberg.  <\/p>\n<p>Just two months ago, the index topped 104 as it returned near a pre-crisis high.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened:<\/strong>  Small businesses added jobs in December, but fewer owners said it was a good time to expand. <\/p>\n<p>More firms also downgraded their sales forecasts for the next three months.<\/p>\n<p>The NFIB is the nation\u2019s largest small-business lobbying group.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>The big picture:<\/strong> Small businesses that don\u2019t deal directly with customers are mostly doing OK, but those that do are struggling under the weight of more government restrictions. Independent Main Street shops such as salons, retail stores and restaurants have been particularly hard hit. <\/p>\n<p>A new round of federal aid approved last month and the promise of more help under President-elect Joe Biden will help tide companies over, but the economy is in for some tough times until the record spike in coronavirus cases recedes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What they are saying?<\/strong>  \u201cSmall businesses are concerned about potential new economic policy in the new administration and the increased spread of COVID-19 that is causing renewed government-mandated business closures across the nation,\u201d Dunkelberg said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Jeffry Bartash\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jeffry_Bartash\"><\/span>Jeffry Bartash<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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