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Top four obstacles for rural and small town businesses over the next three months, first and second quarters of 2023

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Rising inflation Rising cost of inputs Rising interest rates and debt costs Cost of insurance 0 20 40 60 80 % First quarter of 2023First quarter of 2023 Second quarter of 2023Second quarter of 2023
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), first and second quarter of 2023.

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Top four obstacles for rural and small town businesses over the next three months, first and second quarters of 2023, %
  First quarter of 2023 Second quarter of 2023
Rising inflation 60.7 61.3
Rising cost of inputs 56.0 44.6
Rising interest rates and debt costs 44.8 44.0
Cost of insurance 42.7 40.3
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), first and second quarter of 2023.
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