Release briefing · July 26, 2026
What changed in American business?
Fast scan of the strongest and weakest Business Pulse Momentum readings in the latest BTOS data.
Leading industries
1Educational servicesstable
542Finance and insuranceimproving
543Utilitiesimproving
534Wholesale tradeimproving
515Health care and social assistancedeteriorating
506Arts, entertainment, and recreationstable
507Professional, scientific, and technical servicesstable
508Manufacturingimproving
49Weakest industries
1Management of companies and enterprisesdeteriorating
362Accommodation and food servicesstable
403Retail tradedeteriorating
414Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extractiondeteriorating
445Transportation and warehousingstable
456Administrative and support and waste management and remediation servicesstable
467Informationstable
468Constructionstable
46The ranking is our analytical layer over public BTOS estimates. It is designed to surface direction and momentum, not to replace Census methodology or imply causal conclusions.