 # Why Now Is the Best Time for Business Automation: A Macroeconomic Analysis Many are waiting for the "perfect moment" to automate their business. Spoiler: it has already arrived. Let's look at the numbers. ## What's Happening in Macroeconomics Right Now April 2026 showed an unexpected spike in US import prices — +1.9% month-over-month, the highest since March 2022. Inflationary pressure is returning, and markets are registering this. Initial jobless claims in the US rose to 231K — the labor market is starting to cool. What does this mean for business? 1. Rising cost of manual labor — as unemployment increases, skilled employees become more expensive. Retaining staff becomes costlier each quarter. 2. Inflation squeezes margins — costs rise faster than you can raise prices. Automation is the only way to preserve margins without sacrificing quality. 3. The ruble is stable, EUR/USD is neutral — no currency shocks, but no "easy money" either. It's time to measure efficiency. ## Why AI Agents Are the Answer to This Crisis While some companies are cutting staff, others are automating routine tasks and growing. Real market figures: — Implementing one AI agent into a business process takes from 1 day (real OTUS case) — RAG systems for documentation work save up to 40% of support time — Modular cobot cells for manufacturing pay for themselves in 6-8 months The problem isn't whether to implement automation. The problem is that competitors are already implementing it. ## What to Do Right Now You don't need to automate everything at once. Just find one task that eats up 10+ hours a week — and hand it over to an AI agent. Customer support, application processing, content generation, data analysis. ASI Biont lets you launch your first agent in 10 minutes without a single line of code. Try it yourself — get 1500 tokens to start and see that automation works on your data. [Try ASI Biont →](https://asibiont.com/)