UK SMEs opinion on the state of economy 2016-2018

This statistic shows the opinion of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) on the state of the economy from February 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents, in January 2018, 18 percent thought that the economy was in a positive state while 33 percent believed it to be in a negative state.

Monthly opinion of the SMEs on the state of the economy in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	18%	49%	33%
Dec '17	18%	50%	32%
Nov '17	18%	48%	34%
Oct '17	17%	52%	31%
Sep '17	20%	50%	30%
Aug '17	20%	48%	32%
Jul '17	19%	47%	35%
Jun '17	21%	47%	32%
May '17	21%	50%	29%
Apr '17	27%	51%	22%
Mar '17	23%	53%	24%
Feb '17	24%	51%	25%
Jan '17	22%	49%	29%
Dec '16	19%	55%	26%
Nov '16	18%	56%	27%
Oct '16	18%	47%	35%
Sep '16	29%	49%	22%
Aug '16	20%	53%	27%
Jul '16	19%	50%	31%
Jun '16	24%	55%	21%
May '16	24%	55%	21%
Apr '16	24%	51%	25%
Mar '16	23%	53%	24%
Feb '16	25%	54%	21%

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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

* Source question: How would you evaluate the current state of the economy overall?
** 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.