Over 50% of small businesses experienced a substantial negative effect from the COVID-19 pandemic and more than 30% believe it will take more than six months for their operations to return to normal, according to a new Census Bureau survey.
The bureau released key findings from 22,449 businesses who had responded to the survey between April 26 and May 2. For businesses within the accommodation and food services sector of that group, 83.5% indicated that they had experienced a negative effect due to the pandemic.RELATED: CoronavirusNOW.com, FOX launches national hub for COVID-19 news and updates Meats, poultry and eggs experienced the highest increase.