Survey BB-19 :
This survey was primarily concerned with identifying underlying trends in inflationary pressure and seeks to understand these better from the business' point of view.
Question Number Question Q1 How do you expect the average level of pay settlements in your business, in the year 2000, to compare with those in 1999? Q2 Expected inflation Q3 Company profitability Q4 Recruitment/Retention of staff Q5 Productivity Q6 To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages? Q7 To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance? Q8 To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand? Q9 Over the last 3 months, has your business:- Q10 Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
(1) How do you expect the average level of pay settlements in your business, in the year 2000, to compare with those in 1999?
Response Total answers: 85 %
1 Higher 32.9%
2 Lower 12.9%
3 The Same 54.1%
Response Total answers: 84 %
1 Weakly 26.2%
2 16.7%
3 31%
4 17.9%
5 Strongly 8.3%
(3) Company profitability
Response Total answers: 84 %
1 Weakly 7.1%
2 17.9%
3 25%
4 23.8%
5 Strongly 26.2%
(4) Recruitment/Retention of staff
Response Total answers: 85 %
1 Weakly 12.9%
2 22.4%
3 23.5%
4 28.2%
5 Strongly 12.9%
Response Total answers: 85 %
1 Weakly 10.6%
2 14.1%
3 28.2%
4 31.8%
5 Strongly 15.3%
(6) To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
Response Total answers: 86 %
1 Highly 20.9%
2 19.8%
3 22.1%
4 24.4%
5 Not at all 12.8%
(7) To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
Response Total answers: 86 %
1 Highly 19.8%
2 14%
3 18.6%
4 20.9%
5 Not at all 26.7%
(8) To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
Response Total answers: 86 %
1 Highly 22.1%
2 11.6%
3 25.6%
4 22.1%
5 Not at all 18.6%
(9) Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
Response Total answers: 86 %
Expanded significantly (more than 10%) 12.8%
Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 32.6%
Remained static 38.4%
Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 11.6%
Declined significantly (more than 10%) 4.7%
(10) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
Response Total answers: 86 %
Expand significantly (more than 10%) 11.6%
Expand somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 43%
Remain static 32.6%
Decline somewhat (between 5% to 10%) 3.5%
Decline significantly (more than 10%) 9.3%
