## figure1-6d — Dataset overview

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [figure1-6d — Dataset overview](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2017/april/chapter-1/figure1-6d.csv)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2017/april/chapter-1/figure1-6d.csv.md)
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### Dataset purpose and structure
- Title: Figure 1.6. United States: Business Confidence and Economic Risk Taking
- Worksheet name: csv
- Row count: 454
- Column count: 8
- Primary variables (as labeled in the file):
  - Small Business Optimism Index (Feb. 2017 = 100)
  - Capital Expenditures as a Share of Total Firm Assets (Nonfinancial corporate sector; percent)
- Column headings present in sample:
  - Index
  - Data
  - High average
  - Low average

### Sample records and column alignment (preserve exact fields)
- Header rows (verbatim labels from sample):
  - "1. Small Business Optimism Index"
  - "(Feb. 2017 = 100)"
  - "2. Capital Expenditures as a Share of Total Firm Assets"
  - "(Nonfinancial corporate sector; percent)"
- Example date-index entries from the sample rows:
  - "1/31/1980" — corresponds to Small Business Optimism Index (Index column)
  - "2/29/1980" — corresponds to Small Business Optimism Index (Index column)
  - "3/31/1980" — corresponds to Small Business Optimism Index (Index column)
- Example date-data entries for Capital Expenditures from the sample rows (verbatim values):
  - "3/31/1980" — "6.39" (Data) — "5.83" (High average)
  - "6/30/1980" — "6.06" (Data) — "5.83" (High average)
  - "9/30/1980" — "5.41" (Data) — "5.83" (High average)

### Notes on content and usage
- The Small Business Optimism Index is scaled to "Feb. 2017 = 100" per the file header.
- Capital Expenditures are expressed as a share of total firm assets for the nonfinancial corporate sector, in "percent".
- The file includes time-series rows (dates) aligned with index and percent-series columns; sample rows show monthly/quarterly date formatting such as "1/31/1980", "3/31/1980", "6/30/1980", "9/30/1980".

*Source: figure1-6d.csv*

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2017/april/chapter-1/figure1-6d.csv_