Southland Business Chamber - Business Confidence Survey - February 2024

Thank you for taking the time to complete this business confidence survey, for the quarter ending 29 February 2024.
1.Where is your business based?
2.Do you consider that the general business situation in New Zealand will improve, remain the same, or deteriorate during the next six months?
3.Do you anticipate that the general situation in your business will improve, remain the same or deteriorate during the next six months?
4.In general, do you find that getting the skilled/specialist staff you want today is easier, the same, or harder than it was three months ago?
5.In general, do you find that getting the unskilled staff you want today is easier, the same, or harder than it was three months ago?
6.What single factor is most limiting your ability to expand your activities?
7.Do you expect interest rates charged on loans to move up/same/down over the next twelve months?
8.Do you expect investment by your firm to be up/same/down over the next twelve months?
9.Excluding normal seasonal changes, what has been your firm's experience during the past three months?
Up
Same
Down
Unsure
Number of full-time employees
Number of part-time employees
Total hours worked
Labour turnover
Average costs
Average selling prices
Profitability
Sales in New Zealand
Export sales
10.Excluding normal seasonal changes, what do you expect in the next three months?
Up
Same
Down
Unsure
Number of full-time employees
Number of part-time employees
Total hours worked
Labour turnover
Average costs
Average selling prices
Profitability
Sales in New Zealand
Export sales
11.What average level of wage increases (%) have you given your staff over the past twelve months?
12.What average level of wage increases (%) are you expecting to offer to your staff over the next twelve months?
13.Which of the following has had the largest effect on your profitability over the last six months?
14.Which of the following rates as your highest area of concern over the next six months?
15.What are the top 3 areas your business could use support in?