Table 2
Business or organization expectations over the next three months, third quarter of 2021 and fourth quarter of 2021
| Increase – Expected change, third quarter of 2021 | Stay about the same – Expected change, third quarter of 2021 | Decrease – Expected change, third quarter of 2021 | Not applicable – Expected change, third quarter of 2021 | Increase – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Stay about the same – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Decrease – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | Not applicable – Expected change, fourth quarter of 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | |
| Number of employees | 14.5 | 78.2 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 77.4 | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| Vacant positions | 8.3 | 46.6 | 5.8 | 39.3 | 8.6 | 51.4 | 7.0 | 33.1 |
| Sales of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 21.0 | 61.1 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 16.2 | 61.1 | 18.9 | 3.7 |
| Selling price of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 21.7 | 69.4 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 25.9 | 62.7 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Demand for products and services offered by the business or organization | 23.3 | 61.6 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 22.8 | 61.9 | 15.3 | 0.0 |
| Profitability | 13.7 | 56.5 | 27.2 | 2.7 | 10.4 | 52.9 | 33.6 | 3.0 |
Source(s):
Tables 33-10-0363-01 and 33-10-0399-01.
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