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Quarterly Economic Survey - quarter 2 2024

Quarterly Economic Survey

1.Name of organisation and email (optional)
2.What Chamber of Commerce is your business a member of? (If you are not a Chamber member, where is your business located?)
3.Or if applicable, please enter the Chamber ID code provided to you by your local Chamber of Commerce:
4.How many people does your organisation or branch employ?
5.What is your main business activity?
6.UK and overseas markets 
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
UK sales/custom/bookings have...
UK orders/advance custom/bookings have...
Overseas sales/custom/bookings have...
Overseas orders/advance custom/bookings have...
Please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter
7.Labour Force
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, has your workforce...
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to...
8.Recruitment
Yes
No
Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?
9.If yes, were they for:
10.Recruitment difficulties
Yes
No
Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?
11.If yes, for which of the following categories of employee:
12.Cash flow and investment
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the past 3 months, cash flow has...
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have...
Over the past 3 months, investment plans for training have...
13.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 profitability will...
14.Capacity
Full capacity
Below capacity
Are you currently operating at...
15.Prices/Costs
Increase
Remain the Same
Decrease
Over the next 3 months, do you expect the price of your good/services to...
16.Is your business currently suffering pressures to raise its prices from any of the following sources? (please tick all that apply)
17.Please indicate which of these following factors are more of a concern to your business than 3 months ago (please tick all that apply)
18.Feedback
19.In the last 12 months, did you recruit any of the following ? (Please tick all that apply)
20.Feel free to share any feedback about your business or economic conditions in the previous three months
Questions 21 - 27 are only for businesses based in West Suffolk. For all other businesses, please scroll to the bottom of the survey and submit your responses.

West Suffolk Council, working with Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, wants to hear from businesses in West Suffolk about their skills and training needs to better tailor what we do to help. Your answers will help us shape our services, the support we give and make sure we are also lobbying Government and other partners on your behalf to grow jobs and the local economy.

If you would like help, advice or a discussion on any of the issues outlined above, please contact West Suffolk Council’s Economic Development team on economic.development@westsuffolk.gov.uk / 01284 757114.

 


21.In the last 12 months, did you recruit any of the following? (Please tick all that apply)
22.Are you aware of the New Anglia LEP Apprenticeship Levy Transfer programme?
23.Do you employ Apprentices?
24.Has the Apprenticeship Levy resulted in you employing Apprentices?
25.Do you use Apprenticeships in your business to (please tick boxes):
26.If you employ Apprentices, which roles do you use Apprentices or Apprenticeship training for in your business? (Please tick all that apply)
27.If you have recruited Apprentices, do many of them stay with your business after qualifying?
28.If 'yes' to question 27, for how long?
29.If 'no' to question 27, why not?