Representing your business

Enterprise and Investment Barometer

Please complete the Mid Yorkshire Chamber’s Enterprise and Investment Barometer here. All data will be aggregated within tables and figures.

We work with local organisation to ensure you are represented at local, regional and national levels.

We do this via two main streams. The Local Skill Improvement Plan (LSIP), read more on this here, and the Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) find out more below.

Read the latest QES Q4 Report Here

Uncover vital insight’s from the UK’s largest independent business survey

The Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) is the UK’s largest and longest-running independent survey of business sentiment. Founded in 1989 and comprising of around 5,000 respondents each quarter, it provides unparalleled insight into how UK businesses are performing from quarter to quarter.

The QES asks UK businesses if they have experienced a change in a range of indicators each quarter, including sales, exports, cash flow, investment, and recruitment, as well as the top issues of concern. It provides a wealth of data on UK business conditions and is split into three publications:

– The Quarterly Economic Survey, providing an essential overview of UK business conditions.

– The Quarterly Recruitment Outlook, looking at the proportion of firms attempting to recruit and whether they are facing difficulties doing so.

– The Trade Confidence Outlook, looking at whether UK exporters are reporting a change in exports and sales each quarter.

As the largest and most representative independent business survey of its kind in the UK, the QES is closely watched by policymakers such as the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Office of Budget Responsibility, while also attracting significant media attention.