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United States Business Confidence Estimated 2023-12-07 10:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Business Confidence came in at 57.95 on Dec 7, 2023, compared with 58 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
57.95
Previous
58
Forecast
--
Reference period
2023-11-19

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United States Business Confidence release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Business Confidence chart through 2023-11-19
USD Business Confidence readings through 2023-11-19. Latest: 57.95.

Business Confidence release read

United States Business Confidence came in at 57.95 on Dec 7, 2023, compared with 58 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Business Confidence page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_business_confidence_2023-12-07
API announcement ID usd_business_confidence_2023-11-19
Release time
Estimated 2023-12-07 15:00 UTC
Reference period date 2023-11-19
Actual value 57.95
Previous value 58
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1701961200

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Business Confidence history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

Estimated 2023-12-21 10:00 America/New_York · 55.95

Older release

Estimated 2023-11-24 10:00 America/New_York · 58

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Business Confidence.

What did United States Business Confidence come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Business Confidence was 57.95 Index (0-100 normalized) in November 2023. The previous reading was 58 Index (0-100 normalized).

When was this United States Business Confidence release published?

The publication time is estimated for Dec 7, 2023 at 10:00 America/New_York. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next United States Business Confidence release?

The next United States Business Confidence release is scheduled for Oct 22, 2026.

What is the official source for United States Business Confidence?

U.S. Census Bureau publishes the official Business Confidence series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1701961200,
  "announcement_id": "usd_business_confidence_2023-11-19",
  "date": "2023-11-19",
  "original_unit": "Balance",
  "original_val": 15.9,
  "previous_value": 58.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "assumed_historical",
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1701961200,
      "val": 57.95
    }
  ],
  "val": 57.95
}