Business Inflation Expectations
Special Questions Series
2020
Dec 16, 2020
December 2020: Firms' Expectations for 2021
What we asked:
If the respondent reported "Decrease" to the above question, that option would then appear in the next question rather than "Increase."
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Nov 12, 2020
November 2020: Firms and COVID-19 Shutdowns
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How they answered:
Oct 14, 2020
October 2020: Firms and 2021 Inflation Forecasts
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How they answered:
Sep 16, 2020
September 2020: Firms' Expected Challenges
What we asked:
The list presented in Special Question 3 is only composed of the challenges selected during Special Question 2.
How they answered:
Aug 12, 2020
August 2020: Business Wage Changes
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How they answered:
Jul 15, 2020
July 2020: Business Disruption and Funding (Revisited)
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How they answered:
Jun 10, 2020
June 2020: Firms' Requests for Financial Assistance
What we asked:
Displayed if the respondent received financial assistance from any Federal program:
How they answered:
May 13, 2020
May 2020: Negative Disruption and Firms' Expectations of a Return to Normal
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How they answered:
Apr 15, 2020
April 2020: Business Disruption, Funding, and Anticipated Price Change
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How they answered:
Mar 11, 2020
March 2020: Effect of Coronavirus
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Feb 12, 2020
February 2020: Merit Increases and the Role of Cost-of-Living Adjustments
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Jan 15, 2020
January 2020: Three-Month Change in Employment Level and Price
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