March 2012: Influences on pricing decisions
ORDINARILY, what level of influence do the following have on your pricing decisions? (1=No influence, 5=Very influential)
| Number of responses |
Labor costs |
Materials costs |
Transportation costs |
Marketing costs |
Demand for product or service |
Inventories | Competitive pressure |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 150 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | 17 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Manufacturing | 34 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| Other | 99 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.6 |