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Metro pulse · data through September 6, 2026

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA business outlook

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA business outlook and momentum from the latest U.S. Census BTOS data, with current performance, revenue, employment, input prices and six-month outlook.

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Business Pulse Momentum50/100↑ improvingConfidence: high
Momentum history

Last releases

What moves the score

Leading drivers

Current performance+22.1
Future performance+14.1
Future input prices-12.9
Revenues+9.7

Momentum is a Business Pulse analytical score, not an official Census metric.

Latest readings

Business signals

September 6, 2026
IndicatorIndex3-release trendStatistical signal
Current AI use25.8↑ +2.5below screen
Current performance53.9↑ +5below screen
Demand39.2↓ -2.595% screen
Employees46.2↓ -1.1below screen
Expected AI use32↑ +4.8below screen
Future demand47.7↑ +3.2below screen
Future employees50.8↑ +3.6below screen
Future hours47.7↑ +2below screen
Future input prices81.9↑ +4.1below screen
Future performance53.1↑ +3.9below screen
Hours43↓ -2.3below screen
Input prices73.4↓ -1.8below screen
Revenues39↑ +4.1below screen

BTOS diffusion indexes generally use 50 as the balance point. Input-price indexes are interpreted inversely inside our Momentum score because rising input costs are a headwind. The 95% column is our simple screening calculation from published standard errors and may differ from official Census change flags.

Source & interpretation

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS). This independent page emphasizes change over multiple releases and separates our analytical score from official Census estimates.

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