BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 118

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 118


Business Performance

In October 2024 businesses were asked how they expect their business’s overall perfomance to change over the next 12 months.

Figure 5: In October 2024, 32.1% of respondents thought their business’s performance would increase over the next 12 months. An estimated 6.8% of businesses expected performance to decrease.

Estimated share of businesses by expected business performance over the next 12 months. Businesses not permanently stopped trading - with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Applicable waves 55 to 118.

A line chart showing that in October 2024, 32.1% of businesses expected their business performance to increase over the next 12 months. 6.8% expected it to decrease.

Source: BICS weighted Scotland estimates - data to Wave 118 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 5 data see table ‘BusinessPerformanceExpect’.

Note that those answering ‘Not sure’ are not included in the chart.

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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