Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce & Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce - QES Q4 2024

The Chamber of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey offers an up to date snapshot of the performance of the business community. The following questions provide the data which underpins the report and are key to us understanding the ‘health’ of local businesses.

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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?)

Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce

Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce

Other (please specify)

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* 3. How many people does your organisation/branch employ? (If a solo trader please write 0)

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* 4. What is your main business activity?

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* 5. UK & Overseas Markets
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...
please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter of goods or services

	Increased	Remained Constant	Decreased
UK sales or bookings have...	UK sales or bookings have... Increased	UK sales or bookings have... Remained Constant	UK sales or bookings have... Decreased
UK orders or advanced bookings have...	UK orders or advanced bookings have... Increased	UK orders or advanced bookings have... Remained Constant	UK orders or advanced bookings have... Decreased
Export sales or bookings have...	Export sales or bookings have... Increased	Export sales or bookings have... Remained Constant	Export sales or bookings have... Decreased
Export orders or advance bookings have...	Export orders or advance bookings have... Increased	Export orders or advance bookings have... Remained Constant	Export orders or advance bookings have... Decreased

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* 6. Over the past 3 months, has your workforce to:

Increase

Remain constant

Decrease

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* 7. Over the next 3 months do you expect your workforce to:

Increase

Remain constant

Decrease

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* 8. Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?

Yes

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* 9. If yes, were they for:

Part-time jobs

Full-time jobs

Temporary jobs

Permanent jobs

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* 10. Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?

Yes

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

Skilled manual or technical

Professional or managerial

Clerical

Semi/unskilled

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* 12. During the past 3 months has your:

	Increased	Remained Constant	Decreased
Cash Flow has…	Cash Flow has… Increased	Cash Flow has… Remained Constant	Cash Flow has… Decreased
Investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have…	Investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have… Increased	Investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have… Remained Constant	Investment plans for plant/machinery/equipment have… Decreased
Investment plans for training have…	Investment plans for training have… Increased	Investment plans for training have… Remained Constant	Investment plans for training have… Decreased

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* 13. Over the next 12 months, do you believe:

	Improve	Remain the same	Worsen
Turnover will...	Turnover will... Improve	Turnover will... Remain the same	Turnover will... Worsen
Profitability will...	Profitability will... Improve	Profitability will... Remain the same	Profitability will... Worsen

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* 14. Are you currently operating at:

Full capacity

Below capacity

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* 15. Over the next 3 months do you expect your prices to:

Increase

Remain the same

Decrease

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* 16. Is your business facing pressure to raise prices from any of the following sources:
(please tick all that apply)

Labour costs

Raw materials

Finance costs

Utilities

Fuel

Other overheads

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* 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)

Interest rates

Exchange rates

Business rates

Inflation

Competition

Taxation

Other (please specify)

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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/branch employ? (If a solo trader please write 0)

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* 4. What is your main business activity?

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* 5. UK & Overseas Markets Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter of goods or services

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* 6. Over the past 3 months, has your workforce to:

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* 7. Over the next 3 months do you expect your workforce to:

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* 8. Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?

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* 9. If yes, were they for:

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* 10. Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?

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

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* 12. During the past 3 months has your:

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* 13. Over the next 12 months, do you believe:

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* 14. Are you currently operating at:

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* 15. Over the next 3 months do you expect your prices to:

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* 16. Is your business facing pressure to raise prices from any of the following sources:(please tick all that apply)

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* 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)

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* 18. Please share any feedback about business or economic conditions in the previous three months

* 5. UK & Overseas Markets
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...
please note: only complete the overseas questions if you are an exporter of goods or services

* 16. Is your business facing pressure to raise 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)