The Coupa Business Spend Index
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Trends in the Coupa Business Spend Index
The Coupa Business Spend Index (BSI) analyzes billions of dollars of aggregated and anonymized spend data in the Coupa Business Spend Management (BSM) Platform, which has cumulatively processed approximately $1.8 trillion of business spending. It shows trends in business spend sentiment, which are an early indicator of economic growth over the next three-to-six months.
BSI Data Date Range
Quarter-over-Quarter Change in the Coupa BSI
At an aggregate and industry level, this chart illustrates the change in business spend sentiment quarter-over-quarter (Q1 '20 vs. Q2 '20).
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Year-over-Year Change in the Coupa BSI
At an aggregate and industry level, this chart illustrates the change in business spend sentiment year-over-year (Q2 '20 vs. Q2 '19).
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Deconstructing the Coupa BSI
The Coupa BSI reflects current business spend sentiment made up of three key spend factors at a business: average spend per person, average time to approve spend decisions, and average rate of spend approval/rejection.
Detailed Quarter-over-Quarter Change in Three Key Spend Factors
The table below shows quarter-over quarter changes (Q1 '20 vs. Q2 '20) in the three spend factors and the Coupa BSI, reflecting their relationship. Green indicates improved business spend sentiment. Red indicates worsened business spend sentiment.
| Change in Avg Spend Per Person | Change in Avg Time to Approve Spend Decisions | Change In Average Rate of Spend Approval / Rejection | Change in The Coupa BSI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Industries | -1.2% | -37.9% | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| Financial Services | -39.2% | -84.4% | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| Health and Life Sciences | 1.3% | -19.2% | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| High Tech | -0.4% | -19.5% | -1.0% | -5.1% |
| Manufacturing | -6.4% | -36.1% | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| Retail | -8.0% | -13.6% | 0.0% | -30.7% |
| Other | 14.6% | -20.3% | 0.0% | -8.0% |
Detailed Year-over-Year Change in Three Key Spend Factors
The table below shows year-over year changes (Q2 '20 vs. Q2 '19) in the three spend factors and the Coupa BSI, reflecting their relationship. Green indicates improved business spend sentiment. Red indicates worsened business spend sentiment.
| Change in Avg Spend Per Person | Change in Avg Time to Approve Spend Decisions | Change In Average Rate of Spend Approval / Rejection | Change in The Coupa BSI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Industries | -4.0% | -24.7% | -0.7% | -21.2% |
| Financial Services | -14.0% | -44.1% | 0.3% | -13.7% |
| Health and Life Sciences | 2.9% | 12.3% | 0.0% | 12.6% |
| High Tech | 8.9% | -16.7% | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| Manufacturing | -2.0% | -28.8% | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| Retail | -14.8% | -14.3% | -0.3% | -34.1% |
| Other | -5.2% | -22.3% | 0.0% | 12.2% |
The Coupa BSI Methodology
The Coupa BSI is an early indicator of potential economic growth based on current business spending decisions of hundreds of companies. It analyzes billions of dollars of anonymized spend transactions from the Coupa BSM Platform to measure confidence around U.S. economic growth at an aggregate level, as well as an industry level within financial services, health and life sciences, high tech, manufacturing, and retail. The index is based on three key spend factors at a business: (1) spend volume, (2) average time to approve spend decisions, and (3) average rate of spend approval/rejection. The Coupa BSI is normalized to a baseline value of 100, which represents the composite value of the three components in the reference period (July 2016).
In Q2 2020, the Coupa BSI methodology was updated with a new weighting model across all factors. The factors established in Q4 2019 remain unchanged.
About Coupa Community Intelligence
Coupa Community Intelligence is an AI-powered engine that objectively analyzes transactional spend data flowing through the Coupa BSM Platform and prescribes instant insights that help companies spend smarter, simpler, and safer. Built in the cloud, Coupa uniquely has access to transactional business data, which enables its Community Intelligence engine to leverage the latest in machine learning and AI to provide more accurate benchmarks and high-value insights.
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