Sheffield City Region: Quarterly Economic Review Q1 2021

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* Name of organisation and email (optional)

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

Other, please specify:

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* How many people does your organisation or branch employ?

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* What is your main business activity?

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* 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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* Labour Force

	Increased	Remained Constant	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
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

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* 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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* If yes, were they for:

Part-time jobs

Full-time jobs

Temporary jobs

Permanent jobs

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* Recruitment difficulties

	Yes	No
If you attempted to recruit, did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?	If you attempted to recruit, did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? Yes	If you attempted to recruit, did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff? No

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

Skilled manual / technical

Professional / managerial

Clerical

Semi/unskilled

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* 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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* Business Confidence

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

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* 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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* 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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* 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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* 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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* Additional comments

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Hot Topic: Skills

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* Thinking about your plans for the coming 12-18 months, how confident are you that you will be able to access people with the right skills to achieve those plans?

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Anticipate some difficulties

Anticipate major difficulties

We already have the people we need

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* If you anticipate difficulties, what types of roles do you think this would relate to?

	Some difficulties	Major difficulties	Not applicable to us
Leaders	Leaders Some difficulties	Leaders Major difficulties	Leaders Not applicable to us
Senior Managers	Senior Managers Some difficulties	Senior Managers Major difficulties	Senior Managers Not applicable to us
Technical roles	Technical roles Some difficulties	Technical roles Major difficulties	Technical roles Not applicable to us
Manual roles	Manual roles Some difficulties	Manual roles Major difficulties	Manual roles Not applicable to us
Business development	Business development Some difficulties	Business development Major difficulties	Business development Not applicable to us
Clerical/administrative	Clerical/administrative Some difficulties	Clerical/administrative Major difficulties	Clerical/administrative Not applicable to us
Sales	Sales Some difficulties	Sales Major difficulties	Sales Not applicable to us
Customer service/support	Customer service/support Some difficulties	Customer service/support Major difficulties	Customer service/support Not applicable to us
Entry level roles	Entry level roles Some difficulties	Entry level roles Major difficulties	Entry level roles Not applicable to us

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* Name of organisation and email (optional)

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

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* What is your main business activity?

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

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* Labour Force

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* Recruitment

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* If yes, were they for:

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* Recruitment difficulties

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

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* Cash flow and investment

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* Business Confidence

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* Capacity

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* Prices/Costs

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

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* 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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* Additional comments

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* Thinking about your plans for the coming 12-18 months, how confident are you that you will be able to access people with the right skills to achieve those plans?

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* If you anticipate difficulties, what types of roles do you think this would relate to?

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* Additional comments

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