{
    "statement": "of US small employer firms that use AI said it increased productivity; 31% reported higher sales",
    "value_display": "71%",
    "value_numeric": 71,
    "unit": "%",
    "data_label": "Sep-Nov 2025",
    "data_period_end": "2025-11-14",
    "region": "USA",
    "size": "small",
    "source": {
        "name": "Small Business Credit Survey",
        "publisher": "Federal Reserve Banks",
        "type": "survey",
        "url": "https://www.fedsmallbusiness.org/"
    },
    "source_url": "https://www.fedsmallbusiness.org/2026-report-on-employer-firms",
    "source_quote": "While the vast majority of firms that use AI experienced no change in their labor costs because of AI, 71% said its use led to increased productivity, 39% noted improved quality of goods and services, and 31% reported higher sales.",
    "verification_note": "Read on fedsmallbusiness.org, 2026-10-23.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
    "margin_of_error": null,
    "dont_know": null,
    "data_table": null,
    "revisions": [],
    "page_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/small-firm-ai-users-higher-productivity",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ai/small-firm-ai-users-higher-productivity.csv"
}