Quarterly Economic Survey
The Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) is the UK’s largest private quarterly survey of business. Each quarter, over 5,000 businesses – belonging to Chambers of Commerce in every region of the country – participate in the QES. Businesses are questioned on a wide range of issues, including: home sales and orders, export sales and orders, employment prospects, investment, recruitment difficulties, cashflow, confidence and price pressures.
The QES is the first economic indicator of the quarter, published in advance of official figures and other private surveys, and it consistently mirrors trends in the national economy. For this reason the survey is closely watched by policymakers such as the Treasury and the Bank of England, and also by the media.
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Publication Dates
Q1 2011 - Friday 8 April 2011
Q2 2011 - Monday 11 July 2011
Q3 2011 - Tuesday 11 October 2011
Q4 2011 - Tuesday 10 January 2012
Quarterly Economic Survey - Public Archive
The summaries and national tables of each QES in the last few years are freely available below.
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www.acrobat.comQES Summaries/National tables of results
2011
Summary: Q1 2011 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011
| Q4 2011
National Tables: Q1 2011 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011
| Q4 2011
2010
Summary: Q1 2010 | Q2 2010 | Q3 2010 | Q4 2010
National Tables: Q1 2010 | Q2 2010 | Q3 2010 | Q4 2010
2009
Summary: Q1 2009 | Q2 2009 | Q3 2009 | Q4 2009
National Tables: Q1 2009 | Q2 2009 | Q3 2009 | Q4 2009
2008
Summary: Q1 2008 | Q2 2008 | Q3 2008 | Q4 2008
National Tables: Q1 2008 | Q2 2008 | Q3 2008 | Q4 2008
2007
Summary: Q1 2007 | Q2 2007 | Q3 2007 | Q4 2007
National Tables: Q1 2007 | Q2 2007 | Q3 2007 | Q4 2007