Review of Scottish business surveys [October 2013]

Recent business surveys, in the main, have been optimistic and many indicate that the Scottish economy is at last moving in the right direction and that the worst of the recession is over. Most surveys show growing confidence and rising expectations for the coming quarters

Review of Scottish business surveys [March 2011]

Evidence from the monthly Scottish Retail Monitor and Visit Scotland’s Occupancy Survey and the quarterly SCBS retail sector results point to the continuing underlying weakness in consumer demand and confidence

A review of Scottish business surveys : July – October 2008

Negative trends were widely reported in most surveys. The PMI Scotland Report for September noted a ‘further marked deterioration in operating conditions in the Scottish private sector

Review of Scottish business surveys [February 2009]

All of the major Scottish Business Surveys showed a further sharp deterioration in the private sector economy during the latter part of 2008 and into 2009

Scottish chambers’ business survey [April 2007]

The Scottish Chambers’ of Commerce Business Survey, conducted by Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute is the largest and most comprehensive regular survey of the Scottish Business Community. Almost 400 firms responded to the present survey, which was conducted during September 2006

Scottish chambers’ business survey [July 2007]

The Scottish Chambers’ of Commerce Business Survey, conducted by Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute is the largest and most comprehensive regular survey of the Scottish Business Community. Almost 400 firms responded to the present survey, which was conducted during December 2006

Scottish Chambers' Business Survey [February 2005]

Strathclyde University's Fraser of Allander Institute in collaboration with the Scottish Chambers' of Commerce conducts the quarterly Chambers’ Business Survey. In the present survey, which was conducted in September and early October, some 400 firms responded to the questionnaire

Scottish chambers’ business survey [July 2005]

The Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde in collaboration with the Scottish Chambers of Commerce conducts the Scottish Chambers’ of Commerce Business Survey. In the present survey, which was conducted in March 2005, almost 400 firms responded to the questionnaire

Review of Scottish business surveys [November 2009]

A sense of rising confidence and improving business activity was increasingly evident in business surveys over the summer months, although this did not apply to all sectors

Review of Scottish business surveys [November 2012]

A wider sense of despondency was evident amongst business surveys commenting on the third quarter results, with the exception of the oil and gas sector, the emphasis was on a weakening economy, with weak consumer demand, output down in construction, declining export activity and more concerns as to activity over the year ahead. Both the latest Scottish Chambers Business (Q3) and Lloyds TSB Business Monitor survey (Q3 to August) commented on the 'stagnating' Scottish economy. The Bank of Scotland PMI (September data) noted a decline in private sector output, reflecting a declining trend in new work, a reduction in backlogs and accelerating input price inflation due to rising fuel and commodity prices. The CBI data for Q3 similarly noted a decline in both new orders and output. Declining trends in export orders and Eurozone uncertainties were seen as contributing to a decline in orders was reported by Scottish Engineering (Q3)