Yelp is using its data to evaluate the American economy — and it says these businesses are in a slump

• Businesses across the United States might be stuck in the middle of a slump.
• That’s according to data that Yelp compiled based on store openings and closings and the preferences of its millions of users.
• The Yelp Economic Average found that gas stations proved to be the one major exception to the trend.

The state of business in the US isn’t just about the stock market or GDP.

That’s the impetus behind Yelp’s latest creation, the Yelp Economic Average. The YEA digs deeper into how different types of companies are doing throughout the country. To compile its findings, Yelp drew on data from its 34 million monthly app users and its 75 million monthly mobile web users.

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The Yelp Economic Average also takes into account seasonal fluctuations, business openings and closings, and consumer demand on Yelp. Consumer demand takes into account Yelp user engagement with different businesses, like page views, searches, ratings and reviews, and check-ins.

As a benchmark, the last quarter of 2016 was assigned a score of 100. Overall, the third quarter of 2018 received a score of 100.7 from Yelp, while the fourth quarter saw a drop down to 98.5.

The numbers show that, aside from gas stations, many kinds of businesses may have fallen into a bit of a slump in 2018.

Here's a look at how different kinds of businesses did throughout the country:

Accounting firms

Yelp Economic Average score change: -12.6 points

American-style restaurants

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.1 points

Appliances

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.8 points

Appliance repair shops

Yelp Economic Average score change: -4.1%

Auto repair

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.7%

Bakeries

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.4%

Breakfast and brunch places

Yelp Economic Average score change: -4.4 points

Cafés

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.1 points

Computer stores

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.1 points

Courier services

Yelp Economic Average score change: -3 points

Divorce and family law firms

Yelp Economic Average score change: -0.6 points

Employment agencies

Yelp Economic Average score change: -2.2 points

Flooring businesses

Yelp Economic Average score change: -3.3 points

Gas stations

Yelp Economic Average score change: 0.9 points

Grocery

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.4 points

Ice cream and frozen yogurt

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.4 points

Interior designers

Yelp Economic Average score change: -3.1 points

IT businesses

Yelp Economic Average score change: -2.5 points

Junk removal and hauling

Yelp Economic Average score change: -7 points

Lounges

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.2 points

Mobile phones

Yelp Economic Average score change: -2.1 points

Office cleaning businesses

Yelp Economic Average score change: -12.8 points

Personal injury law firms

Yelp Economic Average score change: -3.9 points

Real estate firms

Yelp Economic Average score change: -4.2 points

Real estate law firms

Yelp Economic Average score change: -0.4 points

Salad restaurants

Yelp Economic Average score change: -3.2 points

Sandwich shops

Yelp Economic Average score change: -2.2 points

Shoe stores

Yelp Economic Average score change: -1.7 points

Sporting goods stores

Yelp Economic Average score change: -0.1 points

Tree service companies

Yelp Economic Average score change: -5.8 points