Quarterly Indicators : The Economy and Small Business, Third Quarter 2004

Provides recent monthly and quarterly data from a wide variety of sources relevant to small businesses including: the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; National Venture Capital Association; U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; National Federation of Independent Business; Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics; U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census; Dow Jones Energy Service, Institute for Supply Management; and the University of Michigan's Survey of Consumers. Economic activity of U.S. small firms is examined at the national level for 2004. Topics include: gross domestic product, industrial production, unemployment rate, small business employment, employee productivity, proprietors' income, interest rates, and venture investment. Figures related to small business indicators, employment by major sector, and macroeconomic indicators for the last 5 years are provided.One of a quarterly series of economic indicators. (SFL)