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Top four obstacles for rural businesses over the next three months

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Recruiting and retaining skilled employees Supply chain challenges Fluctuations in consumer demand Rising cost of inputs 0 10 20 30 40 50 % Rural businessesRural businesses Urban businessesUrban businesses
Note(s):
Urban businesses are provided for comparison only and may not have the same top four obstacles as rural businesses.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), first quarter of 2021.

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Top four obstacles for rural businesses over the next three months, %
  Rural businesses Urban businesses
Recruiting and retaining skilled employees 27.1 23.4
Supply chain challenges 31.9 22.2
Fluctuations in consumer demand 30.8 31.5
Rising cost of inputs 40.2 22.5
Note(s):
Urban businesses are provided for comparison only and may not have the same top four obstacles as rural businesses.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), first quarter of 2021.
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