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The Experian Commercial Pulse for October 6, 2026 summarizes the latest US economic indicators and their effect on small businesses. The update opens with September's job gains of 29,000 and an unemployment rate of 4.2%, followed by August inflation data showing core inflation at 2.4% and energy prices up 16.3% year over year. It covers the impact of record diesel prices, which reached $6.83 per gallon on September 22, on transportation and logistics-dependent firms. The video also reviews small business sentiment, including the NFIB Optimism Index, consumer sentiment, and the Experian Small Business Index. It notes both warning signs and positive signals in small business credit performance. The featured analysis from Experian's Commercial Data Science team examines where business growth is happening, with new business formation concentrating in the South and West. It compares credit-active businesses across regions by size, age, account activity, credit lines, utilization, and risk scores. The video closes with takeaways for credit risk leaders on evaluating portfolios and building commercial credit strategies.
What Viewers Will Learn:
• The September jobs and unemployment figures, and how they compare with August's revised numbers
• How headline inflation, core inflation, and producer prices differed in August
• Why record diesel and gasoline prices create operating pressure for transportation- and energy-reliant small businesses
• How small business optimism and consumer sentiment have shifted
• Why business formation remains well above the historical average despite weaker sentiment
• Which delinquency and credit indicators are improving, and which are showing warning signs
• How the South and West are leading new business growth, and how population trends relate to it
• How credit-active businesses in the South and West differ in revenue size and years in operation
• How regional differences in credit lines, card utilization, and credit scores affect risk assessment
• Why credit risk leaders should look at business maturity, size, and region when evaluating portfolios
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction: Small Business Growth and Credit Profiles
0:09 Welcome
0:39 September Jobs Report and Unemployment Rate
0:51 August Inflation: Core, Energy, and Producer Prices
1:09 Strait of Hormuz, Oil Prices, and Record Diesel Costs
1:29 Rising Input Costs and Pressure on Small Businesses
1:38 NFIB Optimism Index and Consumer Sentiment
1:58 New Business Formation Remains Above Historical Average
2:11 Experian Small Business Index: Warning Signs and Positive Trends
2:43 Where Is Business Growth Happening? Regional Analysis
3:05 Population Trends in the South and West
3:21 Growth in Credit-Active Businesses Since 2018
3:39 Business Size and Age Differences by Region
4:00 Commercial Credit Accounts and Inquiry Activity
4:39 New Account Openings and Credit Lines by Region
5:05 Commercial Card Utilization in the South
5:16 Regional Delinquencies and Credit Risk Scores
5:42 Key Takeaways for Credit Risk Leaders
6:02 Next Steps: Full Report, Industry Insights, and Subscribe
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