Alaska’s financial and economic outlook of small business owners This year, a sharp negative in political uncertainty, the small business group sets high tariffs to the main trade partners of about 300 Alaska institutions.
“Business Optimism” and Survey said “The highest level of economic pessimism ever registered so far” in the history of A. statement Alaska Small Business Development Center on Thursday.
Alaska has been a major change in the economic situation facing institutions, Jon Bittner, Jon Bittner, State Director of the Group on Friday on Friday.
“The biggest issue is not particularly not tariffs, but the uncertainty,” he said. “Enterprises do not know what the prices will be, their products or what should be invested.”
The survey represents enterprises in Alaska, city and rural areas and in each industry.
At the end of last year, about 60% of the businesses expected to have good or very good financial conditions this year questionnaire found.
Until April, only 46% of this appearance, the study was found.
“The numbers we see are close to the numbers we see during the coviet,” he said. “However, the big difference, the economic storm in the enterprises had many federal finances given to the weather. This is not the case.”
Political uncertainty appeared as the best three problems facing Alaska enterprises. Inflation and increased operating costs were also leading concerns. According to the center, the first three political uncertainty landed in the first three difficulties.
Alaska mirrors, the inverse of small businesses in the confidence, Trump management, as the leadership of the country in the country.
Tariffs, some places and others have led to delayed or corrected, higher prices and uncertainty For small businesses in Alaska. Many enterprises raised the price of their goods after increasing the cost of suppliers.
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The survey compares the results of a questionnaire from a questionnaire in the last year of the last year of the last year of the small enterprise 273, 273 of the same enterprise No. 273.
The survey said the supplier of 61% of 61% increased prices from tariffs.
In response to higher supply costs, 48% of small enterprises have raised their prices, he said.
Thirty-five percent tries to swallow higher costs without increasing prices, the request was found.
Enterprises expected to decrease in financial condition The survey increased from 25% to 63%.
Falling from 46% to 26% of those waiting for improvement.
According to the center, this is “an unprecedented swing” until a positive worldview.
Jenna Wright, Anchorage Economic Development Corps, in an interview, said he was not surprised by survey results on Friday.
His group recently held a work round table to hear from several Alaska facilities. According to him, the work representatives waited to grow expected at the beginning of the year, but now I will only be happy with me a straight time.
Wright affects Ripple with the economy of frozen financing – a rapid pace of rapid movements from the Trump Office – re-tariffs, executive communities of the frozen financing – the economy.
“All uncertainty causes enterprises to retreat and re-evaluate what the enterprises are reset.”
“I think concerns are widespread in the enterprises,” he said.
“But I want to say, on the other hand, some enterprises are called to the power of Alaska, as they are called to Trump management,” he said. “So all are not bad and there are some areas for optimism.”
Bittner said that “Alaska is especially suitable,” tariffs have affected global trade.
He imports all the goods from the state of the state, Ted Stevens Anchorage, one of the best employers in the International Airport, said he trusted in global trade.
Alaska is the only state that will be threatening and threatening to apply paid tolls in trade in Alaska and can do so and is dangerous in the United States and Canada.
