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A net 27% plan to raise compensation in the next three months, down one point from November. Seasonally adjusted, a net 44% of owners reported raising compensation. A net 24% (seasonally adjusted) of owners plan price hikes, down 10 points from November. Price hikes were the most frequent in wholesale (77% higher, 7% lower), manufacturing (60% higher, 4% lower), construction (59% higher, 8% lower), and transportation (59% higher, 6% lower). Unadjusted, 12% reported lower average selling prices and 51% reported higher average prices. The net percent of owners raising average selling prices decreased eight points from November to a net 43% seasonally adjusted, the lowest level since May 2021. A net negative 4% of owners plan inventory investment in the coming months. By industry, shortages are reported most frequently in manufacturing (13%), retail (12%), transportation (12%), and agriculture (11%). Only 13% of owners reported no impact from recent supply chain disruptions.Ī net 1% of owners viewed current inventory stocks as “too low” in December, up three points from November, overall a good balance.

Another 30% reported a moderate impact and 32% reported a mild impact. Twenty-three percent of owners recently reported that supply chain disruptions have had a significant impact on their business. Fifteen percent reported increases in stocks and 16% reported reductions. The net percent of owners reporting inventory increases declined five points to a net 0%. The net percent of owners expecting higher real sales volumes deteriorated two points to a net negative 10%. Twenty-three percent of owners plan capital outlays in the next few months.Ī net negative 8% of all owners (seasonally adjusted) reported higher nominal sales in the past three months, down one point from November. Eleven percent improved or expanded facilities and 4% acquired new buildings or land for expansion. Of those making expenditures, 37% reported spending on new equipment, 22% acquired vehicles, and 12% spent money for new fixtures and furniture. Ninety-three percent of those hiring or trying to hire reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill.įifty-five percent of owners reported capital outlays in the last six months. Overall, 55% of owners reported hiring or trying to hire in December.

The net percent of owners who expect real sales to be higher worsened two points from November to a net negative 10%.Īs reported in NFIB’s monthly jobs report, owners’ plans to add positions remain elevated, with a seasonally adjusted net 17% planning to create new jobs in the next three months.

The net percent of owners raising average selling prices decreased eight points to a net 43% (seasonally adjusted), historically high.

Forty-one percent of owners reported job openings that were hard to fill, down three points from November but historically very high.

Inflation continues to drive up prices across the board, and Main Street businesses are still unable to find enough people to fill the positions that are available.” NFIB State Executive Director Roger Geiger said, “Small business owners want predictability, and right now, they do not have it.