Comment on National Survey About Inflation’s Effect on Small Business

July 19, 2022

Comment on National Survey About Inflation’s Effect on Small Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Reynolds, Minnesota State Director, john.reynolds@nfib.org or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, anthony.malandra@nfib.org ST. PAUL, MN., July 19, 2022—From John Reynolds, Minnesota state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on today’s release of NFIB’s special survey on inflation’s effect on small businesses. The national survey, not broken down by state, was drawn from a random sample of NFIB’s membership. Nearly 75% of NFIB-member small businesses have nine or fewer employees. “These inflation numbers are staggering and unsustainable for small business. If this trend continues over the next several months, it will be hard for many mom-and-pop small businesses to even survive.” From NFIB Holly Wade, Executive Director of NFIB’s Research Foundation “Inflation has set in on Main Street and owners across the country continue to make business decisions in response. As owners manage the highest inflation rate in decades, they are also managing an ongoing worker shortage and supply chain disruptions, which is hurting their businesses and consumers.” Highlights from the Survey

Over three-quarters (79%) of small employers reported that rising “fuel (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, etc.)” prices are a substantial contributor to higher costs.
Seventy-two percent of small employers reported “inventory, supplies, and materials” as being a substantial contributor to higher costs.
Under a third (31%) of small employers reported “labor” being a substantial contributor to higher costs.
Four percent of employers report “rent” being a substantial contributor.
Eighty-six percent of small employers are increasing the prices of their goods or services. Of those increasing prices, 7% reported that the effort was absorbing all their total cost increases, 36% reported most, about half (47%) reported some, and 9% reported a little.
Eighty-two percent of small employers absorb costs through lower business earnings to some degree. Nine percent reported this absorbing all their total cost increases, 28% most, 50% some, and 11% a little.

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