Costa Mesa, Calif., March 23, 2010 — Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced the results of its monthly Business Benchmark Report. In February, the national average commercial risk score was 58.15,* improving by 1.8 percent over January’s number. Businesses with 250 to 499 employees have shown the greatest change in the percent of delinquent dollars, seeing a 5.7 percent improvement over the past six months. The largest businesses — those with more than 1,000 employees — have improved by 3.6 percent and continue to rank among the lowest rate of severe delinquency at 2.1 percent, far below the national average.
Other key findings from this month’s Business Benchmark Report include the following.
Risk score:
Average days beyond terms (DBT):
*Based on a 100-point scale
Percentage of dollars delinquent:
February 2010 |
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Six-month change |
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Risk score |
Average DBT |
Percent $ delinquent |
Percent $ 91+ |
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Risk score |
Average DBT |
Percent $ delinquent |
Percent $ 91+ |
National average |
58.15 |
6.26 |
12.2% |
5.3% |
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-1.8% |
4% |
-3% |
0% |
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Number of employees |
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Nonemployer |
60.11 |
5.46 |
7.7% |
4.9% |
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-1.7% |
2.7% |
-5.1% |
-2.3% |
1 to 4 |
55.96 |
7.04 |
14.4% |
8.0% |
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-2.1% |
5.7% |
0.5% |
2.2% |
5 to 9 |
54.10 |
8.27 |
14.8% |
7.5% |
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-1.9% |
5.9% |
0.7% |
5.1% |
10 to 19 |
53.61 |
8.36 |
14.8% |
6.1% |
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-1.5% |
4.9% |
-1.1% |
3.4% |
20 to 49 |
54.90 |
8.17 |
14.0% |
4.7% |
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-0.8% |
4.0% |
-2.2% |
4.2% |
50 to 99 |
55.47 |
7.82 |
15.3% |
3.9% |
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-0.5% |
3.3% |
-2.2% |
1.6% |
100 to 249 |
53.72 |
8.16 |
16.0% |
2.9% |
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-0.6% |
3.0% |
-2.3% |
-1.5% |
250 to 499 |
52.30 |
8.72 |
14.9% |
2.2% |
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-0.9% |
3.5% |
-5.7% |
-0.9% |
500 to 999 |
51.78 |
8.83 |
16.9% |
1.5% |
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-1.7% |
4.2% |
-4.5% |
-11.6% |
1,000 and over |
38.16 |
7.69 |
19.0% |
2.1% |
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-12.2% |
9.4% |
-3.6% |
-0.8% |
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Risk score |
Average DBT |
Percent $ delinquent |
Percent $ 91+ |
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Risk score |
Average DBT |
Percent $ delinquent |
Percent $ 91+ |
Industry group |
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Agriculture |
62.93 |
5.63 |
11.44% |
6.72% |
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-1.09% |
5% |
9% |
17% |
Forestry |
64.68 |
3.87 |
8.39% |
3.26% |
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-1.11% |
4% |
7% |
13% |
Mining |
60.26 |
5.04 |
6.40% |
1.16% |
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-0.76% |
3% |
-10% |
-15% |
Construction |
55.00 |
10.38 |
22.10% |
9.68% |
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-1.27% |
4% |
-1% |
3% |
Manufacturing |
55.77 |
8.89 |
15.65% |
4.35% |
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-1.12% |
4% |
-1% |
7% |
Transportation |
52.70 |
8.15 |
14.47% |
6.13% |
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-2.02% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
Communications |
49.48 |
10.20 |
18.43% |
8.36% |
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-3.30% |
7% |
0% |
3% |
Utilities |
68.39 |
5.19 |
15.77% |
2.90% |
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-0.66% |
5% |
-3% |
-9% |
Wholesale trade |
56.16 |
7.92 |
13.07% |
3.44% |
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-1.31% |
4% |
-2% |
1% |
Retail trade |
51.77 |
8.33 |
18.02% |
5.75% |
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-2.26% |
6% |
1% |
4% |
Finance |
49.88 |
9.02 |
13.15% |
8.50% |
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-3.17% |
5% |
-4% |
-2% |
Insurance |
58.97 |
6.29 |
8.57% |
6.00% |
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-2.53% |
6% |
7% |
15% |
Real estate |
55.74 |
6.78 |
4.67% |
2.95% |
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-1.95% |
4% |
0% |
2% |
Hospitality |
51.91 |
7.24 |
6.21% |
1.97% |
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-1.89% |
2% |
-13% |
-11% |
Business services |
54.12 |
8.99 |
15.55% |
8.24% |
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-2.50% |
7% |
1% |
3% |
Health services |
60.63 |
4.90 |
10.85% |
3.78% |
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-1.66% |
5% |
-1% |
3% |
Legal services |
56.29 |
6.85 |
13.93% |
9.50% |
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-2.49% |
7% |
-5% |
0% |
Educational services |
60.96 |
5.55 |
10.70% |
5.24% |
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-1.43% |
5% |
-1% |
6% |
Public admin. |
60.74 |
5.27 |
14.27% |
4.61% |
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-1.89% |
6% |
2% |
8% |
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Risk score |
Average DBT |
Percent $ delinquent |
Percent $ 91+ |
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Risk score |
Average DBT |
Percent $ delinquent |
Percent $ 91+ |
Region |
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Mid-Atlantic |
60.33 |
5.38 |
12.7% |
4.5% |
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-1.6% |
6% |
1% |
4% |
Midwest |
59.85 |
6.57 |
17.0% |
7.0% |
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-1.6% |
4% |
1% |
2% |
Mountain |
58.42 |
9.52 |
8.3% |
4.4% |
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-1.4% |
3% |
-15% |
-11% |
New England |
61.19 |
4.78 |
10.7% |
3.9% |
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-1.1% |
5% |
1% |
5% |
Northeast |
55.30 |
4.61 |
14.4% |
5.4% |
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-1.6% |
4% |
3% |
7% |
Northwest |
60.06 |
8.00 |
12.4% |
5.1% |
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-1.7% |
4% |
-3% |
0% |
Plains |
62.11 |
5.95 |
13.0% |
4.4% |
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-1.1% |
5% |
4% |
8% |
South Central |
58.00 |
5.56 |
10.1% |
3.8% |
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-1.7% |
2% |
-7% |
-4% |
Southeast |
56.29 |
6.88 |
13.3% |
6.2% |
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-2.0% |
3% |
0% |
3% |
Southwest |
56.58 |
6.26 |
9.9% |
5.2% |
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-2.5% |
6% |
-6% |
1% |
To see a visual representation of this data and other information broken down by state in an interactive map of the United States, visit http://www.BusinessCreditFacts.com/map.
Contact:
Roslyn Whitehurst
Experian Public Relations
1 714 830 5578 Telephone
roslyn.whitehurst@experian.com Email
About the Business Benchmark Report
Experian’s Business Benchmark Report is a monthly look at how businesses are faring in the United States. Designed to monitor the progress of business recovery, the report looks at four key indicators of business health, including commercial risk score, days beyond payment terms, percentage of dollars delinquent and percentage of dollars severely delinquent.
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