Highlights from Macroeconomic Outlook, Business Trends, ESG 2022 Survey:
Businesses blame energy, fuel prices for unfettered inflation
Inflation continues to hurt U.S. businesses, with an 11.3% rise in the producer price index for the month of June – a second consecutive month of double-digit annual growth in prices of goods and services. While the unemployment rate has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, businesses continue to face labor shortages amid strong competition for talent, high wage bills and lack of adequate skill sets.
Our Macroeconomic Outlook, Businesses Trends, ESG 2022 survey, conducted in June, tracks the impact on businesses from the various macroeconomic challenges and examines whether the ongoing economic challenges have affected ESG adoption.
