Data: Some industries with highest failures, SBA 2000 - 2009

All sorts of metrics are assembled here. There are metrics for running a business such as commodity prices or which industries have the highest small business failures to be able to pay back their loans.

What's happening to my cost of goods sold?

• Consumer Price Index

• Future price indexes, e.g. crude oil, grain, milk

What are the riskiest and best businesses to invest in?

• The SBA loan failure rates by NAICS industry code, 2000 - 2009.

• Failure rates by franchise chain brand of its franchisees to pay back their SBA-backed loans, 2000-2008