During a survey run in mid-October 2021, just under 25 percent of surveyed small businesses operating in wholesale trade in the United States claimed that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a large negative effect on business. Conversely, about the same number of respondents said that the pandemic had little or no effect on their business. Overall, the opinion of U.S. wholesalers has not changed much in the past half year.
Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021
Original question: "Overall, how has this business been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic?"
* The Small Business Pulse Survey is a voluntary survey that requests information of single-location employer businesses with between 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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US Census Bureau. (October 29, 2021). Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223724/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-wholesale-trade/
US Census Bureau. "Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021." Chart. October 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223724/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-wholesale-trade/
US Census Bureau. (2021). Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223724/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-wholesale-trade/
US Census Bureau. "Perceived Impact of Covid-19 on Small Businesses in Wholesale Trade in The United States as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223724/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-wholesale-trade/
US Census Bureau, Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223724/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-wholesale-trade/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223724/us-covid-19-impact-small-businesses-wholesale-trade/
