The scarcity and cost of raw materials continue to impact micro- and small industrial businesses, but less significantly, per a quarterly survey released today.
According to the study Industrial Survey, by Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry (CNI), these effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were mentioned by 68.3 percent of the companies surveyed.
Among the sectors with most difficulties meeting customers’ demands are: metallurgy, auto vehicles, machinery and equipment, furniture, textiles, cellulose and paper, wood, machines and electrical materials, metal goods, and plastic material.