Commercial Risk Scores Improving Since Beginning of the Year, According to Experian’s Latest Business Benchmark Report
May. 26, 2010 — Experian's Business Benchmark Report is a monthly view of how U.S. businesses are faring. Designed to monitor the progress of business recovery, the report shows four key indicators of business health, including commercial risk score, days beyond payment terms, percentage of dollars delinquent and percentage of dollars severely delinquent.
Key findings include:
- The national average commercial risk score was 58.15* in April, which was down only slightly from March. However, the national average is still up 1.8 percent year to date, indicating a continuing positive trend overall for 2010.
- Construction, Utilities, Wholesale Trade and Retail were the only industry groups that saw a slight improvement in risk score over last month. This change marks the first increase in commercial risk score seen in the Construction and Retail sectors since August and June 2009, respectively.
- The Plains states continue to have the highest risk score average of all geographic areas (61.84), while the Northeast has the lowest (55.43). Average risk scores for some of the states with large metropolitan areas include: California (57.24); Texas (57.11); Washington, D.C. (56.83); New York (54.55); and Florida (53.19).
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