The June survey seeks your views on inflation, intellectual property, changing your bank and sales to businesses and to end customers. The 5 core questions, now asked on a quarterly basis, are also included this month to allow an update of trends data.
Do you agree that there is still a greater need for more widely dispersed and user-friendly information on the protection of Intellectual Property, as reflected in the recent launch by Lord Sainsbury of Innovation Logbooks?
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
(1) It has been said that inflation (in the UK economy) is now under control.
Do you agree that inflation is no longer a major issue for your business?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. strongly agree
15.4%
2. agree
44.7%
3. neither agree nor disagree
20.3%
4. disagree
15.4%
5. strongly disagree
4.1%
(2) Do you agree that there is still a greater need for more widely dispersed and user-friendly information on the protection of Intellectual Property, as reflected in the recent launch by Lord Sainsbury of Innovation Logbooks?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. strongly agree
15.4%
2. agree
41.5%
3. neither agree nor disagree
40.7%
4. disagree
2.4%
5. strongly disagree
0.0%
(3) In the past year have you actively considered changing your main bank?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. yes
31.7%
2. no
68.3%
(4) To what extent do you feel there are significant barriers to changing bank?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. highly
13.8%
2
41.5%
3
23.6%
4
15.4%
5. not at all
5.7%
(5) What proportion of your sales are to other businesses (rather than to end customers, for individual or private use)?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. 100%
52%
2. 50% - 99%
27.6%
3. 1% - 49%
13.8%
4. 0%
5.7%
5. don't know
0.8%
(6) Over the last three months, have your sales to other businesses:
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. Expanded significantly (more than 10%)
15.4%
2. Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
22%
3. Remained static
35.8%
4. Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
12.2%
5. Declined significantly (more than 10%)
8.9%
6. Not applicable
5.7%
(7) Over the last three months, have your sales to end customers, for individual or private use:
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1. Expanded significantly (more than 10%)
3.3%
2. Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
11.4%
3. Remained static
22.8%
4. Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
3.3%
5. Declined significantly (more than 10%)
4.1%
6. Not applicable
55.3%
(8) To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1 Highly
12.2%
2
22%
3
27.6%
4
20.3%
5 Not at all
17.9%
(9) To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1 Highly
15.4%
2
21.1%
3
22%
4
22%
5 Not at all
19.5%
(10) To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
Response
Total answers: 123
%
1 Highly
25.2%
2
20.3%
3
28.5%
4
17.9%
5 Not at all
8.1%
(11) Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
Response
Total answers: 123
%
Expanded significantly (more than 10%)
15.4%
Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
25.2%
Remained static
34.1%
Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
14.6%
Declined significantly (more than 10%)
10.6%
(12) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
