The number of owners expecting higher sales decreased 8 points to 6% and the measure of earnings trends fell by 5 points to minus 32%. The number of respondents looking to hire over the next three months also diminished 3 points to a net 2%.
However, plans for capital investment increased by 2 points to a net 24%.
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- iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSEArca: IWM)
- Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: VB)
- iShares S&P SmallCap 600 (NYSEArca: IJR)
Max Chen contributed to this article.
For full disclosure, Tom Lydon’s clients own VB.