QES Survey

Please enter your Chamber password:

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Please enter your Chamber ID number:

Your Business

How many people do you employ?

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What is your main business activity?

For businesses involved in the UK market

Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...

a) Sales/custom/bookings have...

b) Orders/advance custom/bookings have...

For businesses involved in overseas market

Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months

a) Sales/custom/bookings have...

b) Orders/advance custom/bookings have...

The Labour Force

a) Over the past 3 months, has your workforce:

Please select:IncreasedRemained ConstantDecreased

b) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to:

Please select:IncreasedRemained ConstantDecreased

c) Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?

e) Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?

Cashflow

During the last 3 months has your cashflow:

Investment

Over the past 3 months, what changes have you made to your investment plans for

a) plant/machinery/equipment?

Please select:IncreasedRemained ConstantDecreased

b) For training?

Business Confidence

Do you believe that over the next 12 months:

a) Turnover...

b) Profitability...

Capacity

Are you currently operating at:

Prices/Costs

a) Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to

b) 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

External Factors

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