For 2024, cyber incidents were a leading business risk to companies of all sizes globally according to risk management experts worldwide. Some industries are more prone to cyberattacks than others. For instance, manufacturing was the most targeted industry globally by ransomware incidents in 2023. Meanwhile, the number of cyber incidents in the financial sector increased in recent years. How does cybercrime jeopardize businesses? Cyber incidents pose a multitude of risks to businesses across various aspects. Financially, they can result in direct losses through theft, ransom payments, or disruptions in operations, which affect revenue streams and stability. Between 2001 and 2023, the monetary damage from cybercrime in the United States rose from 17.8 million U.S. dollars to a staggering 12.5 billion dollars. What challenges do businesses face due to inflation? Inflation poses numerous challenges to organizations, affecting consumer spending, interest rates, driving up operational expenses, and creating uncertainty in strategic planning. Rising prices frequently result in increased costs for raw materials and wages, thereby reducing profit margins. Throughout much of the 2010s, inflation was consistently low, especially between 2013 and 2020, when it fluctuated between 2.7 and 3.6 percent. However, the annual global inflation rate peaked in 2022, at 8.71 percent, and is expected to decline in the following years. This heightened inflation was a sign that the global economy was undergoing a period of great uncertainty, which made it more expensive to do business.

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The inflation rate in the United States declined significantly between June 2022 and January 2025, despite rising inflationary pressures towards the end of 2024. The peak inflation rate was recorded in June 2022, at 9.1 percent. In August 2023, the Federal Reserve's interest rate hit its highest level during the observed period, at 5.33 percent, and remained unchanged until September 2024, when the Federal Reserve implemented its first rate cut since September 2021. By January 2025, the rate dropped to 4.33 percent, signalling a shift in monetary policy. What is the Federal Reserve interest rate? The Federal Reserve interest rate, or the federal funds rate, is the rate at which banks and credit unions lend to and borrow from each other. It is one of the Federal Reserve's key tools for maintaining strong employment rates, stable prices, and reasonable interest rates. The rate is determined by the Federal Reserve and adjusted eight times a year, though it can be changed through emergency meetings during times of crisis. The Fed doesn't directly control the interest rate but sets a target rate. It then uses open market operations to influence rates toward this target. Ways of measuring inflation Inflation is typically measured using several methods, with the most common being the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI tracks the price of a fixed basket of goods and services over time, providing a measure of the price changes consumers face. At the end of 2023, the CPI in the United States was 158.11 percent, up from 153.12 a year earlier. A more business-focused measure is the producer price index (PPI), which represents the costs of firms.

To mitigate the impact of inflation in 2023, most business-to-business (B2B) buyers revised their relationships with key suppliers in France. According to a survey, nearly nine in ten B2B buyers tried to obtain better supplying conditions in order to generate operational savings. As an alternative, 87 percent of surveyed buyers simply looked for other suppliers offering better options. Last in the ranking came tasks automation, as 61 percent of respondents considered this action effective in facing the inflationary crisis.

United States BIE: Profit Margin vs Normal Times: Much Greater Than Normal data was reported at 0.000 % in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.519 % for Feb 2025. United States BIE: Profit Margin vs Normal Times: Much Greater Than Normal data is updated monthly, averaging 0.669 % from Oct 2011 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 162 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.995 % in Nov 2021 and a record low of 0.000 % in Mar 2025. United States BIE: Profit Margin vs Normal Times: Much Greater Than Normal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I113: Business Inflation Expectations Survey. Business Inflation Expectations Survey Questionnaire: How do your PROFIT MARGINS compare with “normal” times?

BIE: Sales Level vs Normal Times: Above/Below Normal: Mean data was reported at -6.525 % in Jan 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of -6.766 % for Oct 2024. BIE: Sales Level vs Normal Times: Above/Below Normal: Mean data is updated quarterly, averaging -4.604 % from Jan 2019 (Median) to Jan 2025, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.299 % in Apr 2022 and a record low of -31.600 % in Apr 2020. BIE: Sales Level vs Normal Times: Above/Below Normal: Mean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I113: Business Inflation Expectations Survey.

This statistic shows the average inflation rate in Chile from 1987 to 2023, with projections up until 2029. In 2023, the average inflation rate in Chile had amounted to about 7.58 percent compared to the previous year.

Chile's slowing economy

The inflation rate in Chile has fluctuated from a low of 1.41 percent in 2010 to a high of 4.39 percent as of 2014. Despite the central bank having issued a target inflation rate of 3 percent, it was not reached in 2014, 2015 or 2016, defying expectations. Rising inflation is said to be affected by a weakening peso, combined with a relatively weak economy.

While these inflation rates are not nearly comparable to some of the highest inflation rates around the world, slow growth and a lack of consumer and business confidence remain an underlying concern in Chile. Annual economic growth remains low at around two percent per year, fueling this concern. Further, export values are also in a slump as are those for imports, and this slow growth has had a significant effect on GDP growth per capita: In 2013, GDP per capita was around 15,713 U.S. dollars per capita, and in 2016 it is expected to drop by almost a fifth. In response, this year Chile has introduced a number of measures to help boost the economy, and 2016 is supposed to be the “Year of Productivity” with hopes of increasing trade and investment to raise growth and wages.

United States BIE: Sales Level vs Normal Times: Diffusion Index data was reported at -24.902 % Point in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -22.544 % Point for Jan 2025. United States BIE: Sales Level vs Normal Times: Diffusion Index data is updated monthly, averaging -12.871 % Point from Oct 2011 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 161 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.023 % Point in Jul 2021 and a record low of -65.872 % Point in Apr 2020. United States BIE: Sales Level vs Normal Times: Diffusion Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I113: Business Inflation Expectations Survey.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Offices of Lawyers: Bankruptcy and Other Business and Commercial Legal Services (PCU541110541110903) from Dec 2014 to Feb 2025 about legal, commercial, business, services, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Data Processing and Related Services: Business Process Management Services (Partial) (WPU38110201) from Dec 2008 to Feb 2025 about information technology, management, processed, business, services, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

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During a survey on small businesses in the U.S. in August 2024, about 21 percent of the respondents stated that the most important problem for small businesses was quality of labor. Additionally, around 24 percent of survey participants said that inflation was the most important problem for their business, a slight increase from August 2023, when inflation was the biggest concern for 23 percent of businesses.

Explore the impact of inflation in Japan on living costs, with households and businesses facing increasing financial pressures amid rising prices for essentials.

We study the impact of targeted price controls on supermarket products in Argentina between 2007 and 2015. Using web-scraping methods, we collected daily prices for controlled and non-controlled goods and examined the differential effects of the policy on inflation, product availability, entry and exit, and price dispersion. We first show that price controls have only a small and temporary effect on inflation that reverses itself as soon as the controls are lifted. Second, contrary to common beliefs, we find that controlled goods are consistently available for sale. Third, firms compensate for price controls by introducing new product varieties at higher prices, thereby increasing price dispersion within narrow categories. Overall, our results show that targeted price controls are just as ineffective as more traditional forms of price controls in reducing aggregate inflation.

United States BIE: Labour Cost Effect on Price: Strong Downward Influence data was reported at 1.111 % in Nov 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.257 % for Aug 2023. United States BIE: Labour Cost Effect on Price: Strong Downward Influence data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.249 % from Nov 2011 (Median) to Nov 2023, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.710 % in Aug 2012 and a record low of 0.000 % in Feb 2023. United States BIE: Labour Cost Effect on Price: Strong Downward Influence data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I108: Business Inflation Expectations Survey: Price Change. Business Inflation Expectations Survey Questionnaire: Projecting ahead over the next 12 months, how do you think the following five common influences will affect the prices of your products and/or services?

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Commodity: Telecommunication, Cable, and Internet User Services: Business Internet Access Services (WPU374103) from Dec 2011 to Feb 2025 about telecom, internet, business, services, commodities, PPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Producer Price Index by Industry: Periodical Publishers: Specialized Business and Professional Periodicals, Subscriptions and Single Copy Sales (PCU51112051112051) from Dec 1979 to Feb 2025 about periodicals, printing, professional, business, sales, PPI, industry, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Extent the business or organization considers inflation when setting wages and salaries, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, fourth quarter of 2022.

United States BIE: Productivity Effect on Price: Moderate Upward Influence data was reported at 16.668 % in Nov 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.710 % for Aug 2023. United States BIE: Productivity Effect on Price: Moderate Upward Influence data is updated quarterly, averaging 15.466 % from Nov 2011 (Median) to Nov 2023, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.200 % in Nov 2014 and a record low of 10.116 % in Nov 2020. United States BIE: Productivity Effect on Price: Moderate Upward Influence data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.I114: Business Inflation Expectations Survey: Price Change. Business Inflation Expectations Survey Questionnaire: Projecting ahead over the next 12 months, how do you think the following five common influences will affect the prices of your products and/or services?

SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2021 2022 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) - DP03 Universe - Total households Survey-Program - American Community Survey 5-year estimates Years - 2020, 2021, 2022 Total income is the sum of the amounts reported separately for wage or salary income; net self-employment income; interest, dividends, or net rental or royalty income or income from estates and trusts; Social Security or Railroad Retirement income; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); public assistance or welfare payments; retirement, survivor, or disability pensions; and all other income. Receipts from the following sources are not included as income: capital gains, money received from the sale of property (unless the recipient was engaged in the business of selling such property); the value of income “in kind” from food stamps, public housing subsidies, medical care, employer contributions for individuals, etc.; withdrawal of bank deposits; money borrowed; tax refunds; exchange of money between relatives living in the same household; gifts and lump-sum inheritances, insurance payments, and other types of lump sum receipts.