美国小型企业乐观情绪降幅创2022年年中以来新高

Core Insights - The optimism among small businesses in the U.S. has seen its largest decline since mid-2022, primarily due to increased concerns over the business environment and sales outlook following the implementation of comprehensive tariff policies by the Trump administration [1] Group 1: NFIB Small Business Confidence Index - The NFIB Small Business Confidence Index fell by 3.3 points to 97.4 in March, with seven out of ten sub-indices weakening [1] - The proportion of business owners expecting an improvement in the business environment over the next six months dropped by 16 percentage points, marking the largest decline since December 2020 and representing a third consecutive decrease [1] Group 2: Sales Expectations - The percentage of businesses expecting inflation-adjusted sales to increase decreased by 11 percentage points compared to February, which is the largest drop since early last year [1] - NFIB Chief Economist Bill Dunkelberg noted that the implementation of new policy priorities has heightened uncertainty among small business owners [1]