In a May 2020 survey, 32 percent of surveyed CFOs said that it would take their companies an estimated one to three months for business to get back to usual if the COVID-19 pandemic were to end today. On the other hand, only 10 percent of respondents said it would take less than a month.
If COVID-19 were to end today, how long would you estimate it would take for your company to get back to business as usual?
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PwC. (May 11, 2020). If COVID-19 were to end today, how long would you estimate it would take for your company to get back to business as usual? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117305/covid-19-estimated-time-back-to-normal-companies-us/
PwC. "If COVID-19 were to end today, how long would you estimate it would take for your company to get back to business as usual?." Chart. May 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117305/covid-19-estimated-time-back-to-normal-companies-us/
PwC. (2020). If COVID-19 were to end today, how long would you estimate it would take for your company to get back to business as usual?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117305/covid-19-estimated-time-back-to-normal-companies-us/
PwC. "If Covid-19 Were to End Today, How Long Would You Estimate It Would Take for Your Company to Get Back to Business as Usual?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117305/covid-19-estimated-time-back-to-normal-companies-us/
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