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Small Business Owners Express Great Concern for Future Business Conditions
Small Business Owners Express Great Concern for Future Business Conditions
June 13, 2023
Small Business Owners Express Great Concern for Future Business Conditions
- Forty-four percent of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, down one point from April and remaining historically very high.
- The net percent of owners raising average selling prices decreased one point to a net 32% (seasonally adjusted), still an inflationary level but trending down.
- The net percent of owners who expect real sales to be higher deteriorated two points from April to a net negative 21%.
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