BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 104

Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) weighted Scotland estimates containing data to wave 104

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Business Concerns

In Wave 104, the BICS asked businesses about their main concerns for April 2024 2024.

Business concern question: Which of the following, if any, will be the main concern for your business in April 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 5:  The top concerns for businesses for April 2024 were falling demand of goods and services (12.5%), energy prices (12.2%) and inflation (10.5%). An estimated 17.3% of businesses reported having no concerns.

Estimated share of businesses by main concern for April 2024. Businesses currently trading, with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland. Wave 104.

A bar chart showing that the main concerns for businesses for April 2024 were falling demand of goods and services, energy prices and inflation.

Source: BICS Weighted Scotland Estimates - Wave 104 from the Scottish Government. For Figure 5 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

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