Questions - 21 to 29 of 29
(offset to energy price increases) Laid off some employees or not filled existing vacancies.
(offset to energy price increases) Absorbed it with lower earnings or profits.
(offset to energy price increases) Frozen or cut employee wages and benefits.
(offset to energy price increases) Cut, eliminated or delayed business investment.
(offset to energy price increases) Reduced the total volume of energy used through conservation measures.
Which was the single most important step that you took to offset rising energy costs? Was it:?
Do you expect that energy prices will rise or continue to rise throughout the remainder of the year?
How do you plan to compensate for those increases? Is it by:?
Since the beginning of the year, what business cost increases have impacted your business the most? Has it been:?
Volume 1, Issue 4, 2001 ISSN - 1534-8326
William J. Dennis, Jr. NFIB Research Foundation