BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 110

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 110


Business Concerns

In Wave 110, the BICS asked businesses about their main concerns for July 2024.

Business concern question: Which of the following, if any, will be the main concern for your business in July 2024?

  • business rates
  • competition with other UK businesses
  • energy prices
  • exchange rates
  • inflation of goods and services prices
  • interest rates (including mortgages)
  • property rental costs
  • supply chain disruption
  • taxation
  • falling demand of goods and services
  • other
  • not sure
  • no concerns for my business

Figure 2: The top concerns for businesses for July 2024 were falling demand of goods and services (16.3%) and inflation of goods and services prices (12.1%). An estimated 19.3% of businesses had no concerns.

Estimated share of businesses by main concern for July 2024. Businesses currently trading, with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Wave 110.

A bar chart showing that the main concerns for businesses for July 2024 were falling demand of goods and services and Inflation of goods and services prices.

Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 110 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 2 data see table ‘BusinessConcern’.

Contact

For enquiries about this publication please contact:
Marina Curran
Business & Innovation Statistics
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
e-mail: industrystatistics@gov.scot

For general enquiries about Scottish Government statistics please contact:
Office of the Chief Statistician
e-mail: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot

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