UK: SME perception on the state of their industries 2016-2018

This statistic shows the opinion of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) on the state of their respective industries from February 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents during the most recent period, 49 percent thought that their industry was in a positive state while 14 percent believed it to be in a negative state.

Monthly perception of SMEs on the state of their respective industries in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	49%	37%	14%
Dec '17	45%	39%	15%
Nov '17	44%	41%	16%
Oct '17	49%	38%	13%
Sep '17	45%	40%	14%
Aug '17	49%	38%	13%
Jul '17	49%	40%	11%
Jun '17	44%	39%	17%
May '17	43%	41%	16%
Apr '17	51%	36%	13%
Mar '17	47%	41%	12%
Feb '17	49%	40%	11%
Jan '17	45%	43%	12%
Dec '16	46%	41%	13%
Nov '16	44%	41%	14%
Oct '16	49%	36%	14%
Sep '16	51%	38%	10%
Aug '16	45%	40%	15%
Jul '16	48%	42%	10%
Jun '16	49%	39%	12%
May '16	50%	40%	10%
Apr '16	47%	38%	15%
Mar '16	49%	39%	12%
Feb '16	50%	37%	13%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

February 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

Various*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 1,413
Mar '16 = 1,095
Apr '16 = 440
May '16 = 439
Jun '16 = 376
Jul '16 = 453
Aug '16 = 448
Sep '16 = 624
Oct '16 = 440
Nov '16 = 547
Dec '16 = 429
Jan '17 = 549
Feb '17 = 467
Mar '17 = 381
Apr '17 = 508
May '17 = 433
Jun '17 = 430
Jul '17 = 445
Aug '17 = 490
Sep '17 = 442
Oct '17 = 432
Nov '17 = 792
Dec '17 = 379
Jan '18 = 537.