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Survey Says... Ignore The Hard Data At Your Peril

Survey Says... Ignore The Hard Data At Your Peril

Authored by Michael Pento via PentoPort.com,

Surveys of both consumers and businesses show there is an extreme level of confidence regarding future GDP growth. Consumer confidence is now at its highest level since 2001. Small and medium-sized business owners, the driving force of growth in the economy, appear downright giddy; as the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index recently soared to its highest level since 2004.