Quarterly Economic Survey Question Title * Name of organisation (optional) Question Title * Email address (optional) - This will ensure you receive a full copy of the results from this survey Question Title * 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 Question Title * How many people does your organisation or branch employ? Question Title * What is your main business activity? 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 Question Title * UK and overseas markets Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months... Increased Remained Constant Decreased UK sales/custom/bookings have... UK sales/custom/bookings have... Increased UK sales/custom/bookings have... Remained Constant UK sales/custom/bookings have... Decreased UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... Increased UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... Remained Constant UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... Decreased Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Increased Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Remained Constant Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Decreased Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Increased Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Remained Constant Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Decreased Please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter Question Title Question Title * Labour Force Increased Remained Constant Decreased Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Increased Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Remained Constant Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Decreased Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Increased Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Remained Constant Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Decreased Question Title Question Title * Recruitment Yes No Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months? Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months? Yes Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months? No Question Title * If yes, were they for: Part-time jobs Full-time jobs Temporary jobs Permanent jobs Question Title Question Title * Recruitment difficulties Yes No Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? Yes Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? No Question Title * If yes, for which of the following categories of employee: Skilled manual/technical Professional/managerial Clerical Semi/unskilled Question Title Question Title * Cash flow and investment Increased Remained Constant Decreased Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Increased Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Remained Constant Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Decreased Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Increased Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Remained Constant Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Decreased Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Increased Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Remained Constant Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Decreased Question Title Question Title * Business Confidence Improve Remain the same Worsen Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Improve Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Remain the same Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Worsen Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Improve Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Remain the same Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Worsen Question Title Question Title * Capacity Full capacity Below capacity Are you currently operating at... Are you currently operating at... Full capacity Are you currently operating at... Below capacity Question Title Question Title * Prices/Costs Increase Remain the Same Decrease Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Increase Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Remain the Same Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Decrease Question Title * 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 Question Title * 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 For the full QES results going back to 1989, broken down by size of business, sector and region, visit www.economicsurvey.org.uk Submit
