Small-Business Optimism Marks 35-Year High in July

Small-Business Optimism Marks 35-Year High in July
A now hiring sign is seen in a window of a business in Miami on July 7, 2017. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
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The Small Business Optimism Index rose to its second-highest level in the survey’s history in July, marking a 35-year-high as small-business owners ride a continued pattern of positive economic news.

July’s reading of 107.9 is just a tick below the survey’s July 1983 peak of 108.

Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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