Business Inflation Expectations
Special Questions Series

2020

Dec 16, 2020

December 2020: Firms' Expectations for 2021

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Special Question 1
Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Special Question 2

If the respondent reported "Decrease" to the above question, that option would then appear in the next question rather than "Increase."

Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Special Question 3
Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Special Question 4

How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Table 1

Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Chart 1

Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Table 2

Business Inflation Expectations - December 2020 - Chart 2

Nov 12, 2020

November 2020: Firms and COVID-19 Shutdowns

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - November 2020 - Special Question 1
Business Inflation Expectations - November 2020 - Special Question 2

How they answered:

Business Inflation Expectations - November 2020 - Chart

Oct 14, 2020

October 2020: Firms and 2021 Inflation Forecasts

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - October 2020 - Special Question 1
Business Inflation Expectations - October 2020 - Special Question 2

How they answered:

Business Inflation Expectations - October 2020 - Chart 1

Business Inflation Expectations - October 2020 - Chart 2

Sep 16, 2020

September 2020: Firms' Expected Challenges

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - September 2020 - Special Question
Business Inflation Expectations - September 2020 - Special Question 1a
Business Inflation Expectations - September 2020 - Special Question 2

The list presented in Special Question 3 is only composed of the challenges selected during Special Question 2.
Business Inflation Expectations - September 2020 - Special Question 3



How they answered:

Business Inflation Expectations - September 2020 - Special Question Chart 1

Business Inflation Expectations - September 2020 - Special Question Chart 2

Aug 12, 2020

August 2020: Business Wage Changes

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - August 2020 - Special Question 1
Business Inflation Expectations - August 2020 - Special Question 2
Business Inflation Expectations - August 2020 - Special Question 3

Business Inflation Expectations - August 2020 - Special Question 4
How they answered:

Business Inflation Expectations - August 2020 - Special Question Table

Business Inflation Expectations - August 2020 - Special Question Charts

Jul 15, 2020

July 2020: Business Disruption and Funding (Revisited)

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - July 2020 - Special Question


How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - July 2020 - Special Question Charts
Business Inflation Expectations - July 2020 - Special Question Table 1
Business Inflation Expectations - July 2020 - Special Question Table 2

Jun 10, 2020

June 2020: Firms' Requests for Financial Assistance

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - June 2020 - Special Question 1

Business Inflation Expectations - June 2020 - Special Question 2

Displayed if the respondent received financial assistance from any Federal program:
Business Inflation Expectations - June 2020 - Special Question 3

How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - June 2020 - Special Question Chart 1

Business Inflation Expectations - June 2020 - Special Question Chart 2

Business Inflation Expectations - June 2020 - Special Question Chart 3

May 13, 2020

May 2020: Negative Disruption and Firms' Expectations of a Return to Normal

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - Special Question 1 - May 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Special Question 2 - May 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Special Question 3 - May 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Special Question 4 - May 2020

How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 2: Expectations for a Return to Normal - May 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 1: Assessments of Negative Disruption - May 2020

Apr 15, 2020

April 2020: Business Disruption, Funding, and Anticipated Price Change

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - Question 1 - April 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Question 2 - April 2020

How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - Questions  - April 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Table 1 - April 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Table 2 - April 2020

Mar 11, 2020

March 2020: Effect of Coronavirus

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - Question 1 - March 2020

How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 1: Effect of Coronavirus - March 2020

Feb 12, 2020

February 2020: Merit Increases and the Role of Cost-of-Living Adjustments

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - Question 1 - February 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Question 2 - February 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Question 3 - February 2020

How they answered:
Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 1: Annual Merit Increases Provided to Full-time Employees - February 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 2: Annual Merit Increases - February 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 3: Inflation - Cost-of-Living Expectations - February 2020

Business Inflation Expectations - Chart 4: Expectations Incorporated to Merit Increases - February 2020

Jan 15, 2020

January 2020: Three-Month Change in Employment Level and Price

What we asked:
Business Inflation Expectations - Questions - January 2020

How they answered:

Business Inflation Expectations Chart 1: Percentage Change in Number of Employees Over the Last 3 Months - January 2020

Business Inflation Expectations Chart 2: Percentage Change in Price of Product/Product Line or Service Responsible for the Largest Share of Revenue Over the Last 3 Months - January 2020

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