May 2012 - BB138
Welcome to the latest Barometer survey.
This month's topics are:-
The extra bank holiday
Thoughts on market conditions
How much of an impact do you expect the extra bank holiday to have on activity in your business?
| Responses |
126 Responses from 126 panellists |
|
| Significantly negative |
|
8 (6.3%) |
| Negative |
|
43 (34.1%) |
| Neither negative nor positive |
|
62 (49.2%) |
| Positive |
|
8 (6.3%) |
| Significantly positive |
|
5 (4.0%) |
As a result of the lost day..….
| Responses |
126 Responses from 126 panellists |
|
| …. will you arrange a shift in the timing of work with more activity anticipated before the bank holiday |
|
8 (6.3%) |
| …. try to recover lost output afterwards |
|
55 (43.7%) |
| …. allow any reduction in output to be lost for good |
|
40 (31.7%) |
| Other, please specify |
|
23 (18.3%) |
Panellists stated in the last survey that the most significant problems facing businesses at present relate to ‘market conditions’. Why are market conditions difficult at the moment (you may want to add more detail in the comments section)? The following lists some possible causes; please select the most important three items.
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| Responses |
284 Responses from 122 panellists |
|
| Increasing costs |
|
53 (43.4%) |
| Reduced sales |
|
60 (49.2%) |
| Falling customer numbers |
|
47 (38.5%) |
| Competition from abroad |
|
11 (9.0%) |
| Competition from home |
|
26 (21.3%) |
| Lack of availability of skilled employees |
|
10 (8.2%) |
| Political uncertainty regarding the Euro |
|
46 (37.7%) |
| Exchange rates |
|
7 (5.7%) |
| Other, please specify |
|
24 (19.7%) |
Please add any additional comments here. If you are happy to be quoted in the press release for this survey, please include your name and company at the foot of your comment. Thank you.
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There were 22 text responses