{
    "statement": "of US small employer firms had their funding needs met in 2025; 34% had a financing shortfall",
    "value_display": "51%",
    "value_numeric": 51,
    "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/-/media/project/clevelandfedtenant/fsbsite/reports/2026/2026-report-on-employer-firms/2026-report-on-employer-firms.pdf",
    "source_quote": "About half of firms had their funding needs met, either with or without external financing; about one-third faced a funding gap despite applying for financing",
    "verification_note": "Read in the 2026 Report on Employer Firms PDF; chart \"Funding needs and outcomes\" shows 51% funding needs met, 34% financing shortfall, 15% unmet needs.",
    "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/small-business/small-business-funding-needs-met",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/small-business/small-business-funding-needs-met.csv"
}