Table 1
Business or organization expectations over the next three months, first and second quarter of 2024
| Increase – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Stay about the same – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Decrease – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Not applicable – Expected change, first quarter of 2024 | Increase – Expected change, second quarter of 2024 | Stay about the same – Expected change, second quarter of 2024 | Decrease – Expected change, second quarter of 2024 | Not applicable – Expected change, second quarter of 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | % of businesses | |
| Number of employees | 11.1 | 82.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 81.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Vacant positions | 4.8 | 53.5 | 6.4 | 35.4 | 5.9 | 53.9 | 5.2 | 35.0 |
| Sales of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 17.8 | 63.1 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 20.7 | 63.7 | 12.9 | 2.7 |
| Selling price of goods and services offered by the business or organization | 25.2 | 63.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 24.3 | 67.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
| Demand for products and services offered by the business or organization | 20.0 | 65.7 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 62.2 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
| Profitability | 11.2 | 54.4 | 31.8 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 53.7 | 30.6 | 2.5 |
Source(s):
Tables 33-10-0770-01 and 33-10-0755-01.
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