# United States Business Confidence – Dec 19, 2024: 53.8

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/business-confidence/announcements/usd_business_confidence_2024-12-19
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 53.8 |
| Previous | 54.3 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2024-12-01 |
| Release time (local) | Estimated 2024-12-19 10:00 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | Estimated 2024-12-19 15:00 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_business_confidence_2024-12-19 |

United States Business Confidence came in at 53.8 on Dec 19, 2024, compared with 54.3 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-22 | 57.9 | 58 | -- |
| 2026-10-08 | 58 | 58.6 | -- |
| 2026-09-24 | 58.6 | 58.6 | -- |
| 2026-09-10 | 58.6 | 58.95 | 58.75 |
| 2026-08-27 | 58.95 | 58.6 | -- |
| 2026-08-27 | 58.6 | 55.8 | -- |
| 2026-07-12 | 55.8 | 55.25 | -- |
| 2026-06-28 | 55.25 | 54.6 | -- |
| 2026-06-14 | 54.6 | 54.35 | -- |
| 2026-05-31 | 54.35 | 54.05 | -- |
| 2026-05-17 | 54.05 | 53.7 | -- |
| 2026-05-03 | 53.7 | 55.2 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/business_confidence
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/business-confidence/announcements/usd_business_confidence_2024-12-05
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/business-confidence/announcements/usd_business_confidence_2025-01-02
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/business-confidence
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt