CGCC 2022 Mini Survey Series – On Inflation
1.
Is inflation impacting your business?
Substantial negative impact
Moderate/mild negative impact
No impact
Substantial positive impact
Moderate/mild positive impact
2.
What is contributing to your higher costs?
Substantial
Moderate/mild
None
Labor
Substantial
Moderate/mild
None
Rent
Substantial
Moderate/mild
None
Inventory, supplies, materials
Substantial
Moderate/mild
None
Utilities (heating, cooling, electricity)
Substantial
Moderate/mild
None
Fuel (gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, etc.)
Substantial
Moderate/mild
None
Other (please specify)
3.
What do you expect will be the nominal expenditure on (tangible and intangible) fixed investment in 2022 compared with that in 2021?
Much higher
A little higher
About the same
A little lower
Much lower
4.
How are you absorbing or covering these cost increases?
Increasing prices of your goods and services
Reducing employee-related costs (compensation, number of employees, etc.)
Reducing quantity of materials or goods used to produce final product(s)
Switching to lower cost materials or goods (inventory, supplies, etc.) to produce final product(s)
Increasing use of energy efficient products or technologies
Lowering business earnings
Taking on debt to help finance higher costs
Other (please specify)
5.
When do you expect the inflation will go down?
In the next 1-6 months
In the next 7-12 months
In the next 1-2 years
In the next 3-5 years
Hard to tell
Respondent Profile
6.
Number of jobs created by your company in the U.S.:
7.
Please select your company's main industry of operation in the U.S. Select only one. (The category is based on Global Industry Classification Standard )
Consumer Discretionary: Automobiles & Components; Consumer Durables & Apparel; Consumer Services; Retailing, etc.
Consumer Staples: Food & Staples Retailing; Food, Beverage & Tobacco; Household & Personal Products
Energy: Energy Equipment & Services; Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Financials: Banks; Insurance; Diversified Financials
Health Care: Health Care Equipment & Services; Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
Industrials: Capital Goods; Commercial & Professional Services; Transportation, etc.
Materials: Chemicals; Construction Materials; Containers & Packaging; Metals & Mining; Paper & Forest Products
Information Technology: Software & Services; Technology Hardware & Equipment; Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
Real Estate: Real Estate Management & Development; Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Communication Services: Telecommunication Services; Media & Entertainment
Utilities: Electric Utilities; Gas Utilities; Multi-Utilities; Water Utilities; Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers; etc.
Other (please specify)
8.
Number of jobs supported by your businesses in the U.S.: