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Publication - Statistics

BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 122

Published
20 December 2024
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Business, industry and innovation, Economy

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 122

Supporting documents

Business Performance

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

Figure 5: In December 2024, 30.4% of respondents thought their business’s performance would increase over the next 12 months. An estimated 11.6% 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 122.

A line chart showing that in December 2024, 30.4% of businesses expected their business performance to increase over the next 12 months. 11.6% expected it to decrease.

Source: BICS weighted Scotland estimates - data to Wave 122 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 5 data see table ‘BusinessPerformanceExpect’.

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

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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