CFIB Business Barometer
Low
Forecast47
Previous47.9
ImportanceLow
Track record
Published monthly. Across the 34 releases held here, from 2023-11-30 to 2026-09-24, the actual came in above forecast 20 times, below 12 times and in line 2 times. The typical gap between forecast and actual is 4.35.
What this moves here
Currency Indices
Indices
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Past releases 24
Sep47.953 · 57.7
68.021.8
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| Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep | 47.9 | 53 | 57.7 |
| Aug | 57.6 | 56 | 58.6 |
| Jul | 58.3 | 49.9 | 50.1 |
| Jun | 49.6 | 56.5 | 46.3 |
| May | 46.3 | 57.4 | 58 |
| Apr | 58.5 | 54 | 55.7 |
| Mar | 55.8 | 61.1 | 65.3 |
| Feb | 64.8 | 59 | 59.3 |
| Jan | 59.5 | 59.5 | 59.9 |
| Dec | 59.9 | 54 | 55.8 |
| Nov | 55.5 | 48 | 46.7 |
| Oct | 46.3 | 50.7 | 50.2 |
| Sep | 50.2 | 45 | 48.3 |
| Aug | 47.8 | 50.8 | 50.9 |
| Jul | 50.9 | 47.5 | 47.5 |
| Jun | 47.3 | 43 | 40 |
| May | 40 | 34.6 | 34.8 |
| Apr | 34.8 | — | 25.5 |
| Mar | 25 | 49 | 49.8 |
| Feb | 49.5 | 54 | 54.5 |
| Jan | 54.6 | 56.2 | 56.4 |
| Dec | 56.4 | 55 | 59.8 |
| Nov | 59.7 | 56.3 | 55.8 |
| Oct | 55.8 | 54.3 | 55.1 |
History goes back to 2023, which is as far as our data provider carries it.