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Quarterly Economic Survey - quarter 4 2025
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?)
East Mids: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire
East Mids: Lincolnshire
East Mids: Northamptonshire
East: Bedfordshire
East: Cambridgeshire
East: Essex
East: Hertfordshire
East: Norfolk
East: Suffolk
London
Milton Keynes
North East
North West: Cumbria
North West: East Lancashire
North West: Greater Manchester
North West: Liverpool
North West: North and West Lancashire
North West: South Cheshire
North West: St Helens
North West: Wirral
Northern Ireland
Scotland: Aberdeen & Grampian
Scotland: Ayrshire
Scotland: Fife
Scotland: Inverness
Scotland: Other
Scotland: Renfrewshire
South East: Hampshire
South East: Isle of Wight
South East: Kent Invicta
South East: Surrey
South East: Sussex
South East: Thames Valley
South West: Business West/Bristol
South West: Cornwall
South West: Dorset
South West: Plymouth & Devon
South West: Somerset
Wales: South Wales
Wales: West Cheshire & North Wales
West Mids: Birmingham
West Mids: Black Country
West Mids: Coventry & Warwickshire
West Mids: Hereford & Worcestershire
West Mids: Shropshire
West Mids: Staffordshire
Yorks & Humber: Barnsley & Rotherham
Yorks & Humber: Doncaster
Yorks & Humber: Hull & Humber
Yorks & Humber: Mid Yorkshire
Yorks & Humber: Sheffield
Yorks & Humber: West and North Yorkshire
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?
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
6.
UK and overseas markets
Excluding seasonal variations, over the past 3 months...
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
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...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your workforce to...
Increased
Remained Constant
Decreased
8.
Recruitment
Yes
No
Have you attempted to recruit staff over the past 3 months?
Yes
No
9.
If
yes
, were they for:
Part-time jobs
Full-time jobs
Temporary jobs
Permanent jobs
10.
Recruitment
difficulties
Yes
No
Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?
Yes
No
11.
If
yes
, for which of the following categories of employee:
Skilled manual / technical
Professional / managerial
Clerical
Semi/unskilled
12.
Cash flow and investment
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
13.
Business Confidence
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe
turnover
will...
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
Over the next 12 months, do you believe
profitability
will...
Improve
Remain the same
Worsen
14.
Capacity
Full capacity
Below capacity
Are you currently operating at...
Full capacity
Below capacity
15.
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
16.
Is your business currently suffering pressures to raise its prices from any of the following sources? (please tick all that apply)
Labour costs (eg salaries, pay settlements, contractors)
Raw materials (eg steel, cardboard, food)
Utilities (eg gas, electricity)
Fuel (eg petrol, diesel)
Finance costs
Other overheads
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
18.
Feedback
Feel free to include additional feedback (optional)
19.
In the last 12 months, did you recruit any of the following? (Please tick all that apply)
Experienced/skilled workers
Apprentices (up to level 3)
Higher apprentices (level 4 and above)
University interns/placements
University graduates
School/college graduates (18 years plus)
16-18 year olds not in training
People returning to work (eg after a career break, parental leave etc.)
Paid seasonal contract staff
Volunteers
Other (please specify)
20.
Feel free to share any feedback about your business or economic conditions in the previous three months
