The Small Business Lending Index (SBLI) measures the volume of new commercial loans and leases to small businesses .
The PayNet Small Business Lending Index is formulated on a monthly basis at the national level and is indexed so that January 2005 equals 100.
The PayNet Small Business Lending Index (PayNet SBLI) is segmented into 988 indices at the national, state, and industry levels which are formulated on a rolling 12-month basis due to the volatility of smaller sample sizes.
- US Rolling-12=PayNet SBLI at the national level
- US NAICS xx Rolling-12=PayNet SBLI for the xx NAICS industry (for example Agriculture) at the national level
- ss Rolling-12=PayNet SBLI for the state of SS (for example NY)
- ss NAICS xx Rolling-12=PayNet SBLI for the xx NAICS industry within the state of ss