During a July 2021 survey, 21.3 percent of surveyed small businesses in the United States claimed that, since March 13 2020, they had postponed planned capital expenditures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In comparison, only 3.5 percent of respondents said that they had increased planned business expenditures during the pandemic..
Changes to planned capital expenditures of small businesses in the United States due to COVID-19 as of July 2021
Original question: "Since March 13, 2020, what changes did this business make to its planned capital expenditures for 2020?"
The Small Business Pulse Survey is a voluntary survey that requests information of single-location employer businesses with between 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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US Census Bureau. (July 17, 2021). Changes to planned capital expenditures of small businesses in the United States due to COVID-19 as of July 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221379/us-covid-19-impact-small-business-planned-capital-expenditure/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. "Changes to planned capital expenditures of small businesses in the United States due to COVID-19 as of July 2021." Chart. July 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221379/us-covid-19-impact-small-business-planned-capital-expenditure/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. (2021). Changes to planned capital expenditures of small businesses in the United States due to COVID-19 as of July 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221379/us-covid-19-impact-small-business-planned-capital-expenditure/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Census Bureau. "Changes to Planned Capital Expenditures of Small Businesses in The United States Due to Covid-19 as of July 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221379/us-covid-19-impact-small-business-planned-capital-expenditure/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Changes to planned capital expenditures of small businesses in the United States due to COVID-19 as of July 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, July 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221379/us-covid-19-impact-small-business-planned-capital-expenditure/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed