Nonfinancial business assets and liabilities consist of indicators which measure the balance sheets of various nonfinancial sectors of the economy.
The Business Dynamics Statistics Report provides annual measures of business dynamics (such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns) for the economy and aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics.
Major Business Dynamics Statistics Indicators
| Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
| US Active Establishments | 2019 | 7.152M | 0.74% |
| US Active Firms | 2019 | 5.325M | 0.68% |
| US Employment | 2019 | 131.79M | 1.70% |
| US Establishment Birth Rate | 2019 | 9.232 | 0.89% |
| US Establishment Death Rate | 2019 | 8.493 | -1.87% |
| US Job Creation Rate | 2019 | 11.87 | -5.24% |
| US Job Destruction Rate | 2019 | 10.17 | -6.16% |
| US Jobs Created | 2019 | 15.51M | -3.65% |
| US Net Job Creation Rate | 2019 | 1.706 | 0.65% |
| US Reallocation Rate | 2019 | 20.34 | -6.16% |
The Carolinas Survey of Business Activity is a survey sent to 160 businesses in North Carolina and South Carolina whose firm type, size, and location collectively match the profile of business in the Carolinas. About 75 of these contacts typically respond. Information is provided on current activity as well as expected activity over the next 6 months. It is released on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Major Carolinas Survey of Business Activity Indicators
| Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
| Carolinas Average Workweek Index | Apr 2022 | 3.00 | -75.00% |
| Carolinas Business Services Expenditures Index | Apr 2022 | 21.00 | 16.67% |
| Carolinas Expected General Business Conditions Index | Apr 2022 | -4.00 | -- |
| Carolinas Expected Prices Paid for Inputs Index | Apr 2022 | 5.85 | -11.90% |
| Carolinas Expected Prices Received for Outputs Index | Apr 2022 | 5.05 | -2.32% |
| Carolinas Expected Sales Index | Apr 2022 | 27.00 | -38.64% |
| Carolinas General Business Conditions Index | Apr 2022 | 7.00 | -- |
| Carolinas Number of Employees Index | Apr 2022 | 18.00 | 28.57% |
| Carolinas Prices Paid for Inputs Index | Apr 2022 | 8.87 | -1.99% |
| Carolinas Prices Received for Outputs Index | Apr 2022 | 5.60 | -0.71% |
| Carolinas Sales Index | Mar 2022 | 20.00 | -- |
| Carolinas Wages Index | Apr 2022 | 51.00 | 4.08% |
The ifo Business Climate Index is the most important leading indicator for the development of the economy in Germany. It includes manufacturing sector, the construction industry, wholesaling and retailing and the service sector.
Major Ifo Business Climate Index Indicators
| Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
| Germany Ifo Business Climate Balance | Apr 2022 | 0.70 % pts | -- |
| Germany Ifo Business Climate Index | Apr 2022 | 91.80 | 1.10% |
| Germany Ifo Business Expectations Balance | Apr 2022 | -18.20 % pts | -- |
| Germany Ifo Business Expectations Index | Apr 2022 | 86.70 | 2.12% |
| Germany Ifo Business Situation Balance | Apr 2022 | 21.50 % pts | 1.42% |
| Germany Ifo Business Situation Index | Apr 2022 | 97.20 | 0.10% |
| Germany Ifo Services Sector Business Climate Balance | Apr 2022 | 5.40 % pts | 575.0% |
| Germany Ifo Services Sector Business Expectations Balance | Apr 2022 | -10.90 % pts | -- |
| Germany Ifo Services Sector Business Situation Balance | Apr 2022 | 23.10 % pts | 19.07% |
The Maryland Survey of Business Activity is a survey sent to 160 businesses in Maryland whose firm type, size, and location collectively match the profile of business in the Maryland. About 75 of these contacts typically respond. Information is provided on current activity as well as expected activity over the next 6 months. It is released on the fourth Thursday of every month.
Major Maryland Survey of Business Activity Indicators
| Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
| Maryland Business Services Expenditures Index | Apr 2022 | 21.00 | 50.00% |
| Maryland Expected Business Services Expenditures Index | Apr 2022 | 11.00 | -35.29% |
| Maryland Expected General Business Conditions Index | Apr 2022 | -3.00 | -- |
| Maryland Expected Number of Employees Index | Apr 2022 | 16.00 | -15.79% |
| Maryland Expected Prices Paid for Inputs Index | Apr 2022 | 6.71% | 3.55% |
| Maryland Expected Prices Received for Outputs Index | Apr 2022 | 4.86% | 20.90% |
| Maryland General Business Conditions Index | Apr 2022 | -8.00 | -- |
| Maryland Number of Employees Index | Apr 2022 | 8.00 | -- |
| Maryland Prices Paid for Inputs Index | Apr 2022 | 7.89% | 0.38% |
| Maryland Prices Received for Outputs Index | Apr 2022 | 5.66% | 7.81% |
The Quarterly Financial Report program collects and publishes aggregate statistics on the financial results and positions of US corporations.
Major Quarterly Financial Report Indicators
| Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
| US Durable Goods Manufacturers' After-Tax Profits | Q4 2021 | 145.14B USD | -0.44% |
| US Durable Goods Manufacturers' Sales | Q4 2021 | 955.89B USD | 5.64% |
| US Manufacturing Corporations' After-Tax Profits | Q4 2021 | 271.23B USD | 6.93% |
| US Manufacturing Corporations' Sales | Q4 2021 | 1.931T USD | 6.21% |
| US Nondurable Goods Manufacturers' After-Tax Profits | Q4 2021 | 126.09B USD | 16.90% |
| US Nondurable Goods Manufacturers' Sales | Q4 2021 | 975.14B USD | 6.77% |
| US Retail Trade Corporations' After-Tax Profits | Q4 2021 | 58.28B USD | 23.35% |
| US Retail Trade Corporations' Sales | Q4 2021 | 974.38B USD | 2.28% |
Upcoming Reports
| Report Name | Next Released |
| Ifo Business Climate Index | May 23 2022, 04:30 EDT |
| Carolinas Survey of Business Activity | May 26 2022, 10:00 EDT |
| Maryland Survey of Business Activity | May 26 2022, 10:00 EDT |
| Quarterly Financial Report | Jun 7 2022, 10:00 EDT |