2021 Cost of Doing Business Study

The 2021 Cost of Doing Business Study includes financial benchmarks for hardware stores, home centers and lumber/building materials outlets. Composite income statements, balance sheets and profitability ratios let you compare your company ’s performance to industry averages. Use the Cost of Doing Business Study to evaluate your financial performance, to find where you are doing well and where you may need improvement. It is a planning tool available only from the North American Hardware and Paint Association and the Home Center Institute.