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Quarterly Economic Survey - Q1 2017
1.
Name of organisation and email (optional)
2.
What Chamber of Commerce is your business a member of? (If you are not a Chamber member, where is your business located?)
East Mids: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire
East Mids: Lincolnshire
East Mids: Northamptonshire
East: Bedfordshire
East: Cambridgeshire
East: Essex
East: Hertfordshire
East: Norfolk
East: Suffolk
London
Milton Keynes
North East
North West: Cumbria
North West: East Lancashire
North West: Greater Manchester
North West: Liverpool
North West: North and West Lancashire
North West: South Cheshire
North West: St Helens
North West: Wirral
Northern Ireland
Scotland: Aberdeen & Grampian
Scotland: Ayrshire
Scotland: Fife
Scotland: Inverness
Scotland: Other
Scotland: Renfrewshire
South East: Hampshire
South East: Isle of Wight
South East: Kent Invicta
South East: Surrey
South East: Sussex
South East: Thames Valley
South West: Business West/Bristol
South West: Cornwall
South West: Dorset
South West: Plymouth & Devon
South West: Somerset
Wales: South Wales
Wales: West Cheshire & North Wales
West Mids: Birmingham
West Mids: Black Country
West Mids: Coventry & Warwickshire
West Mids: Hereford & Worcestershire
West Mids: Shropshire
West Mids: Staffordshire
Yorks & Humber: Barnsley & Rotherham
Yorks & Humber: Doncaster
Yorks & Humber: Hull & Humber
Yorks & Humber: Mid Yorkshire
Yorks & Humber: Sheffield
Yorks & Humber: West and North Yorkshire
3.
How many people does your organisation or branch employ?
*
4.
What is your main business activity?
(Required.)
Production of raw materials (e.g. agriculture, fishing, mining, utility)
Manufacture of electronic or IT goods
Manufacture of other goods
Construction
Transport and distribution
Retailing/wholesaling
Tourism/hotels/catering
Professional services (e.g. finance, accounting, legal, surveying, IT support, consultancy, recruitment)
Marketing/media (e.g. marketing, PR, market research, advertising, media)
Consumer services (e.g. cleaning, decorating, plumbing, repairs, private leisure/education/health)
Public or voluntary sector services
Other services
5.
UK and overseas markets
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
UK sales/custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
UK orders/advance custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Overseas sales/custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter
6.
Labour Force
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, has your workforce...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
7.
Recruitment
Yes
No
Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?
Yes
No
8.
If
yes
, were they for:
Part-time jobs
Full-time jobs
Temporary jobs
Permanent jobs
9.
Recruitment
difficulties
Yes
No
Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?
Yes
No
10.
If
yes
, for which of the following categories of employee:
Skilled manual/technical
Professional/managerial
Clerical
Semi/unskilled
11.
Cash flow and investment
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months,
cash flow
has...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for
plant/machinery/equipment
have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for
training
have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
12.
Business Confidence
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe
turnover
will...
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe
profitability
will...
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
13.
Capacity
Full capacity
Below capacity
Are you currently operating at...
Full capacity
Below capacity
14.
Prices/Costs
Increase
Remain the Same
Decrease
Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to...
Increase
Remain the Same
Decrease
15.
Is your business currently suffering pressures to raise its prices from any of the following? (please tick all that apply)
Pay settlements
Raw material prices
Finance costs
Other overheads
16.
Please indicate which of these following factors are more of a concern to your business than 3 months ago (please tick all that apply)
Interest rates
Exchange rates
Business rates
Inflation
Competition
Taxation
17.
International
Yes
No
Don't Know
Over the past year, has your business recruited, into formal employment, international students based in the UK?
Yes
No
Don't Know
18.
Over the past year, has your business directly received revenue/sales from International students based in your area?
Yes, and it's a significant source of revenue/sales
Yes, but it's a small source of revenue/sales
No
Don't Know
N/A
Yes, and it's a significant source of revenue/sales
Yes, but it's a small source of revenue/sales
No
Don't Know
N/A
19.
What impact, if any, would a reduction in the number of international students studying in your local area have on your business?
Strong negative impact
Slight negative impact
Neither positive nor negative impact
Strong positive impact
Don't know
Slight positive imact
Strong negative impact
Slight negative impact
Neither positive nor negative impact
Strong positive impact
Don't know
Slight positive imact
20.
Feedback
Feel free to include additional feedback (optional)
For the full QES results going back to 1989, broken down by size of business, sector and region, visit
www.economicsurvey.org.uk
