BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 112 & 113

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 112 and 113


Business Concerns

In the period 1 July to 14 July 2024, the BICS asked businesses about their main concerns for August 2024.

Business concern question: Which of the following, if any, will be the main concern for your business in August 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 concern for businesses for August 2024 was falling demand of goods and services (17.4%). An estimated 19.4% of businesses had no concerns.

Estimated share of businesses by main concern for August 2024. Businesses not permanently stopped trading, with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Wave 112.

A bar chart showing that the main concern for businesses for August 2024 was falling demand of goods and services (17.4%). An estimated 19.4% of businesses had no concerns.

Source: BICS weighted Scotland estimates - data to Wave 112 & 113 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 2 data see table ‘BusinessConcern’.

Contact

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Marina Curran
Business & Innovation Statistics
Office of the Chief Economic Adviser
e-mail: industrystatistics@gov.scot

 

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Office of the Chief Statistician
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