COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. wholesale trade 2021

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Kasia Davies
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Jan 14, 2025
During a survey run in mid-October 2021, just under 25 percent of surveyed small businesses operating in wholesale trade in the United States claimed that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a large negative effect on business. Conversely, about the same number of respondents said that the pandemic had little or no effect on their business. Overall, the opinion of U.S. wholesalers has not changed much in the past half year.

Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021

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Statistic: Perceived impact of COVID-19 on small businesses in wholesale trade in the United States as of May 2021

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Release date

October 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

May to October 2021

Number of respondents

885,000 businesses*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Overall, how has this business been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic?"

* 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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