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Standard questions
Please complete the following information:
Please note this information is
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Name of organisation
What Chamber of Commerce is your business a member of? (if you are not a Chamber member, where is your business located?)
Select one
Aberdeen & Grampian
Other (please specify)
How many people does your organisation or branch employ?
What is your main business activity?
Select one
Select one...
Agriculture, fishing, mining, energy, or utilities
Manufacture of electronic or IT goods
Other manufacturing
Construction or engineering
Transport, logistics, or storage
Retail or wholesale
Hospitality, catering, or tourism
Professional services (e g. finance, accounting, legal, training, property, IT, data, consultancy, recruitment)
Marketing, media, advertising, or communications
Consumer services (e.g. cleaning, decorating, plumbing, repairs, leisure, recreation)
Public sector, education, health, social work or voluntary
Other services not listed above
UK and overseas markets:
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...
Please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
UK sales/custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
UK orders/advance custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Overseas sales/custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Labour Force:
Excluding seasonal variations...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, has your workforce...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?
Select one
Yes
No
If
yes
, were they for:
Select all that apply
Part-time jobs
Full-time jobs
Temporary jobs
Permanent jobs
Recruitment difficulties:
If you attempted to recruit, did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?
Select one
Yes
No
If
yes
, for which of the following categories of employee:
Select all that apply
Skilled manual / technical
Professional / managerial
Clerical
Semi/unskilled
Cash flow and investment:
Select one for each option
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months,
cash flow
has...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for
plant/machinery/equipment
have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months,
investment plans
for training have...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Business Confidence:
Select one for each option
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe your business's
turnover
will...
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe your business's
profitability
will...
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Capacity:
Are you currently operating at...
Select one
Full capacity
Below capacity
Prices/Costs:
Increase
Remain the Same
Decrease
Over the next 3 months, do you expect the
price of your good/services
to...
Increase
Remain the Same
Decrease
Is your business currently suffering pressures to raise its prices from any of the following?
Select all that apply
Labour costs (e.g. salaries, pay settlements, contractors)
Fuel (e.g. petrol or diesel)
Raw material prices (e.g. steel, cardboard, food)
Utilities (e.g. gas, electricity)
Finance costs
Other overheads
Please indicate which of these following factors are more of a concern to your business than 3 months ago
Select all that apply
Interest rates
Exchange rates
Business rates
Inflation
Competition
Taxation
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