Original question: "In your opinion, how much time do you think will pass before this business returns to its normal level of operations relative to one year ago?"
* The Small Business Pulse Survey is a voluntary survey that requests information of single-location employer businesses with between 1-499 employees and receipts of $1,000 or more in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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Time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels in U.S. wholesale trade 2021
In March 2021, **** percent of U.S. small businesses operating in the wholesale trade estimated that business activities could go back to the pre-pandemic levels in at least six months. Another **** percent stated that it might take four to six months to go back to normal level of operations relative to *** year ago, while about **** percent of small businesses taking part to the poll believed a return-to-normal as unlikely to happen.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (March 14, 2021). Expected time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels among small businesses in U.S. wholesale trade as of March 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1223802/us-return-to-pre-pandemic-normal-in-wholesale-small-businesses/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Expected time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels among small businesses in U.S. wholesale trade as of March 2021." Chart. March 14, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1223802/us-return-to-pre-pandemic-normal-in-wholesale-small-businesses/
U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Expected time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels among small businesses in U.S. wholesale trade as of March 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1223802/us-return-to-pre-pandemic-normal-in-wholesale-small-businesses/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Expected Time Needed to Return to Pre-pandemic Levels among Small Businesses in U.S. Wholesale Trade as of March 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Mar 2021, /statistics/1223802/us-return-to-pre-pandemic-normal-in-wholesale-small-businesses/
U.S. Census Bureau, Expected time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels among small businesses in U.S. wholesale trade as of March 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1223802/us-return-to-pre-pandemic-normal-in-wholesale-small-businesses/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Expected time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels among small businesses in U.S. wholesale trade as of March 2021 [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, March 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1223802/us-return-to-pre-pandemic-normal-in-wholesale-small-businesses/
