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Prices Rising Slightly on Main Street as Inflation Remains a Top Business Problem
Prices Rising Slightly on Main Street as Inflation Remains a Top Business Problem
September 12, 2023
Prices Rising Slightly on Main Street as Inflation Remains a Top Business Problem
- Small business owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months deteriorated seven points from July to a net negative 37%, however, 24 percentage points better than last June’s reading of a net negative 61% but still at recession levels.
- Forty percent of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, down two points from July but remain historically high.
- The net percent of owners who expect real sales to be higher decreased two points from July to a net negative 14%.
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