Experian/Moody's Analytics Small Business Credit Index -- Q1 2012
05/08/2012
Tags: Business Information, Risk Management
The Q1 2012 report shows that although access to credit remains tight, U.S. commercial credit conditions are improving, with fewer small businesses falling behind on bill payments. The Q1 analysis has shown that small businesses are finally getting some relief from the credit crunch that has plagued many of them since the Great Recession, said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. The recent improvement in small-business credit growth and quality bodes well for the broader economy and job market.
Description
The Experian/Moody's Analytics Small Business Credit Index tracks how businesses are faring over a period of time compared with a base point, with the first quarter of 2011 being equal to 100. The key factors that comprise the index are commercial credit data (including growth of credit balances and delinquency rates measured on a dollar basis) combined with a variety of macroeconomic data (including growth rates for employment, income, retail sales, investment, output and industrial production).