Proposed index · In development
Informal Business Confidence Index
Follow business owners’ expectations, trading experience and intentions through a repeat survey.
The decision it will support
How are participating businesses assessing demand, costs and the outlook for their operations?
Proposed scope
- Current trading conditions and expectations
- Business investment and hiring intentions
- Drivers of confidence in the surveyed sample
Planned access
Planned free headline findings · Paid sector detail. Final scope, release schedule and pricing have not been announced.
Evidence and method
Build the basis
before publishing the result.
Pilot a stable questionnaire and scoring method. Disclose sample design, response rates, survey dates and weighting. Confidence measures reflect reported sentiment, not a forecast of economic output.
This page describes a planned publication. It contains no released findings, measured index values or claims of completed fieldwork.
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