Copy of Quarterly Economic Survey - Q3 2017

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* 1. Name of organisation and email (optional)

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* 2. What Chamber of Commerce is your business a member of? (If you are not a Chamber member, where is your business located?)

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* 3. How many people does your organisation or branch employ?

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* 4. What is your main business activity?

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* 5. UK and overseas markets
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...

	Increased	Remained Constant	Decreased
UK sales/custom/bookings have...	UK sales/custom/bookings have... Increased	UK sales/custom/bookings have... Remained Constant	UK sales/custom/bookings have... Decreased
UK orders/advance custom/bookings have...	UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... Increased	UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... Remained Constant	UK orders/advance custom/bookings have... Decreased
Overseas sales/custom/bookings have...	Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Increased	Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Remained Constant	Overseas sales/custom/bookings have... Decreased
Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have...	Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Increased	Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Remained Constant	Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have... Decreased

Please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter

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* 6. Labour Force

	Increased	Remained Constant	Decreased
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to...	Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Increased	Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Remained Constant	Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to... Decreased
Over the past 3 months, has your workforce...	Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Increased	Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Remained Constant	Over the past 3 months, has your workforce... Decreased

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* 7. Recruitment

	Yes	No
Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?	Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months? Yes	Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months? No

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* 8. If yes, were they for:

Part-time jobs

Full-time jobs

Temporary jobs

Permanent jobs

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* 9. Recruitment difficulties

	Yes	No
Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?	Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? Yes	Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? No

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* 10. If yes, for which of the following categories of employee:

Skilled manual/technical

Professional/managerial

Clerical

Semi/unskilled

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* 11. Cash flow and investment

	Increased	Remained Constant	Decreased
Over the past 3 months, cash flow has...	Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Increased	Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Remained Constant	Over the past 3 months, cash flow has... Decreased
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have...	Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Increased	Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Remained Constant	Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have... Decreased
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have...	Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Increased	Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Remained Constant	Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have... Decreased

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* 12. Business Confidence

	Improve	Remain the same	Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will...	Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Improve	Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Remain the same	Over the next 12 months, do you believe turnover will... Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will...	Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Improve	Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Remain the same	Over the next 12 months, do you believe profitability will... Worsen

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* 13. Capacity

	Full capacity	Below capacity
Are you currently operating at...	Are you currently operating at... Full capacity	Are you currently operating at... Below capacity

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* 14. Prices/Costs

	Increase	Remain the Same	Decrease
Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to...	Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Increase	Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Remain the Same	Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to... Decrease

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* 15. 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

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* 16. 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

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* 17. International

	Yes	No	Don't Know
Over the past year, has your business recruited, into formal employment, international students based in the UK?	Over the past year, has your business recruited, into formal employment, international students based in the UK? Yes	Over the past year, has your business recruited, into formal employment, international students based in the UK? No	Over the past year, has your business recruited, into formal employment, international students based in the UK? Don't Know

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* 18. Over the past year, has your business directly received revenue/sales from International students based in your area?

Yes, and it's a significant source of revenue/sales

Yes, but it's a small source of revenue/sales

Don't Know

N/A

Yes, and it's a significant source of revenue/sales

Yes, but it's a small source of revenue/sales

Don't Know

N/A

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* 19. What impact, if any, would a reduction in the number of international students studying in your local area have on your business?

Strong negative impact

Slight negative impact

Neither positive nor negative impact

Strong positive impact

Don't know

Slight positive imact

Strong negative impact

Slight negative impact

Neither positive nor negative impact

Strong positive impact

Don't know

Slight positive imact

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* 20. Feedback

Feel free to include additional feedback (optional)

For the full QES results going back to 1989, broken down by size of business, sector and region, visit www.economicsurvey.org.uk

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* 1. Name of organisation and email (optional)

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* 2. What Chamber of Commerce is your business a member of? (If you are not a Chamber member, where is your business located?)

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* 3. How many people does your organisation or branch employ?

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* 4. What is your main business activity?

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* 5. UK and overseas markets Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...

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* 6. Labour Force

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* 7. Recruitment

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* 8. If yes, were they for:

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* 9. Recruitment difficulties

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* 10. If yes, for which of the following categories of employee:

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* 11. Cash flow and investment

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* 12. Business Confidence

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* 13. Capacity

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* 14. Prices/Costs

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* 15. Is your business currently suffering pressures to raise its prices from any of the following? (please tick all that apply)

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* 16. Please indicate which of these following factors are more of a concern to your business than 3 months ago (please tick all that apply)

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* 17. International

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* 18. Over the past year, has your business directly received revenue/sales from International students based in your area?

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* 19. What impact, if any, would a reduction in the number of international students studying in your local area have on your business?

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* 20. Feedback

* 5. UK and overseas markets
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...