BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 119

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 119


Latest main findings for businesses with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland

  • in the last 12 months, 20.3% of trading businesses had exported goods, services or both; and 28.8% of trading businesses had imported goods and/or services
  • of businesses currently trading that have exported in the last 12 months, 21.9% reported exporting more in September 2024 compared to September 2023, and 20.8% reported exporting less
  • of businesses currently trading that have imported in the last 12 months, 14.8% reported importing more in September 2024 compared to September 2023, and 13.0% reported importing less
  • an estimated 31.5% of exporters reported that the cost of exporting increased in September 2024 compared with September 2023; a higher share of importers (42.7%) reported that the cost of importing increased over this period

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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