D&B to Announce March U.S. Economic Health Tracker Results on April 1, 2014

SHORT HILLS, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

D&B DNB, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, will release the March 2014 U.S. Economic Health Tracker results on Tuesday, April 1 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time. The March results explore how warmer weather and stronger balance sheets are stimulating the economic recovery. The content will be posted on www.dnb.com/tracker, where the FAQ and methodology on the tracker can also be accessed.

Following the release of the report, a webinar will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, during which Paul Ballew, D&B's Chief Data & Analytics Officer and Chief Economist, will explain “the story behind the numbers” with unique insights and context across three macro indicators:

• Small Business Health Index -- the foremost leading indicator on the overall health of this critically important sector. The index is based on a number of proprietary indicators including credit usage and overall business performance.
• U.S. Jobs Health -- utilizing D&B's comprehensive proprietary measures to provide a forecast of new, nonfarm payroll jobs added across key verticals such as manufacturing, retail, real estate, construction, business services, transportation and utilities.
• U.S. Business Health Index -- the most comprehensive measure on the overall health of U.S. businesses. The index leverages three D&B advanced analytic products (D&B's Viability Score™, D&B Delinquency Predictor™ and D&B Total Loss Predictor™), providing a holistic view of the current and future health of all active businesses.

Webinar Registration and Access:
Tuesday, April 1, 2014, 8:30 a.m. Eastern time - please pre-register for the webinar here.

Planned 2014 Publishing Schedule:

Feb. 6, 2014 (Archived)

June 3, 2014

Sept. 30, 2014

March 4, 2014 (Archived)

July 1, 2014

Nov. 4, 2014

April 1, 2014

July 29, 2014

Dec. 2, 2014

April 29, 2014

Sept. 2, 2014

Dec. 30, 2014

For the most part, D&B will publish its U.S. monthly economic indicators the first Tuesday morning of each month, issuing a public advisory about one week in advance to further notify interested parties of the pending announcement date. Reporting periods will reflect the most current and complete month. For example, information contained in the April 1, 2014 report will be based on data available as of March 28, 2014.

About D&B

D&B DNB is the world's leading source of commercial data, analytics and insight on businesses, or “content.” Our global commercial database contains more than 230 million business records. We transform commercial data into valuable insight which is the foundation of our global solutions that customers rely on to make critical business decisions.

D&B provides solution sets that meet a diverse set of customer needs globally. Customers use D&B Risk Management Solutions™ to mitigate credit and supplier risk, increase cash flow and drive increased profitability, and D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions™ to provide data management capabilities that provide effective and cost efficient marketing solutions to increase revenue from new and existing customers.

For more information, please visit www.dnb.com.