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Small Businesses Raising Prices Falls to Lowest Level Since March 2021
Small Businesses Raising Prices Falls to Lowest Level Since March 2021
July 11, 2023
Small Businesses Raising Prices Falls to Lowest Level Since March 2021
- Small business owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months improved 10 points from May to a net negative 40%, 21 percentage points better than last June’s reading of a net negative 61%.
- Forty-two percent of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, down two points from May but remaining historically very high.
- The net percent of owners who expect real sales to be higher improved seven points from May to a net negative 14%.
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