UK business confidence index 2023

The Business Confidence Index (BCI) of the United Kingdom was 100.1 in August 2023, compared with 101.1 a year earlier, an indicator that business confidence has fallen in the last twelve months.

Business confidence Index of the United Kingdom from March 1974 to August 2023 (100 = long-term average)

Characteristic	Index score (100 = long-term average)
Aug 23	100.1
Jul 23	100.2
Jun 23	99.8
May 23	99.5
Apr 23	99.6
Mar 23	99.9
Feb 23	100.1
Jan 23	100.4
Dec 22	100.4
Nov 22	100.5
Oct 22	100.7
Sep 22	100.6
Aug 22	101.1
Jul 22	102.1
Jun 22	103.1
May 22	103.9
Apr 22	104.1
Mar 22	104.5
Feb 22	104.9
Jan 22	105.3
Dec 21	105.6
Nov 21	105.6
Oct 21	105.3
Sep 21	105
Aug 21	105
Jul 21	105.1
Jun 21	104.8
May 21	104.1
Apr 21	102.9
Mar 21	101.4
Feb 21	99.6
Jan 21	98.4
Dec 20	98.5
Nov 20	98.7
Oct 20	99
Sep 20	98.3
Aug 20	97.4
Jul 20	96.5
Jun 20	94.9
May 20	93.9
Apr 20	94.3
Mar 20	96.3
Feb 20	98.1
Jan 20	98.7
Dec 19	98.6
Nov 19	98.5
Oct 19	98.1
Sep 19	98
Aug 19	98.5
Jul 19	98.8
Jun 19	99.2
May 19	99.6
Apr 19	100.1
Mar 19	100.8
Feb 19	101.4
Jan 19	102
Dec 18	102.4
Nov 18	102.3
Oct 18	102.1
Sep 18	102.2
Aug 18	102.4
Jul 18	102.5
Jun 18	102.3
May 18	101.9
Apr 18	101.7
Mar 18	101.6
Feb 18	102.2
Jan 18	102.9
Dec 17	103.2
Nov 17	103.2
Oct 17	103
Sep 17	103.1
Aug 17	103.4
Jul 17	103.5
Jun 17	103.4
May 17	103.1
Apr 17	102.8
Mar 17	102.8
Feb 17	102.9
Jan 17	102.7
Dec 16	102.4
Nov 16	102.1
Oct 16	101.6
Sep 16	101.3
Aug 16	101.2
Jul 16	101.2
Jun 16	101.3
May 16	101.1
Apr 16	100.8
Mar 16	100.5
Feb 16	100.3
Jan 16	100.3
Dec 15	100.2
Nov 15	100.4
Oct 15	100.6
Sep 15	100.9
Aug 15	101.1
Jul 15	101.2
Jun 15	101.2
May 15	101.3
Apr 15	101.6
Mar 15	101.9
Feb 15	102.2
Jan 15	102.2
Dec 14	102.2
Nov 14	102
Oct 14	102
Sep 14	102.1
Aug 14	102.4
Jul 14	102.5
Jun 14	102.7
May 14	102.6
Apr 14	102.4
Mar 14	102.1
Feb 14	102.1
Jan 14	102.3
Dec 13	102.6
Nov 13	102.8
Oct 13	102.6
Sep 13	102.4
Aug 13	101.7
Jul 13	100.7
Jun 13	100
May 13	100
Apr 13	100.1
Mar 13	100.1
Feb 13	100
Jan 13	100
Dec 12	100.1
Nov 12	100.1
Oct 12	100.3
Sep 12	100.1
Aug 12	100
Jul 12	100
Jun 12	99.9
May 12	100
Apr 12	100.6
Mar 12	100.8
Feb 12	100.6
Jan 12	100.1
Dec 11	99.3
Nov 11	99.1
Oct 11	99.3
Sep 11	99.9
Aug 11	100.5
Jul 11	100.9
Jun 11	101.3
May 11	101.6
Apr 11	101.7
Mar 11	101.8
Feb 11	101.6
Jan 11	101.3
Dec 10	101.2
Nov 10	100.9
Oct 10	100.8
Sep 10	100.7
Aug 10	100.7
Jul 10	100.5
Jun 10	100.2
May 10	99.9
Apr 10	99.4
Mar 10	98.9
Feb 10	98.5
Jan 10	98.3
Dec 09	98.1
Nov 09	98.1
Oct 09	98
Sep 09	97.5
Aug 09	96.8
Jul 09	96.1
Jun 09	95.4
May 09	94.7
Apr 09	94
Mar 09	93.4
Feb 09	93.6
Jan 09	94.3
Dec 08	95.1
Nov 08	95.7
Oct 08	96.5
Sep 08	97.5
Aug 08	98.6
Jul 08	99.5
Jun 08	100
May 08	100.1
Apr 08	100.4
Mar 08	101
Feb 08	101.2
Jan 08	101.4
Dec 07	101.2
Nov 07	101.4
Oct 07	101.5
Sep 07	101.6
Aug 07	101.7
Jul 07	101.7
Jun 07	102
May 07	101.8
Apr 07	101.7
Mar 07	101.7
Feb 07	101.5
Jan 07	101.1
Dec 06	101
Nov 06	100.8
Oct 06	100.6
Sep 06	100.6
Aug 06	100.6
Jul 06	100.7
Jun 06	100.5
May 06	100.4
Apr 06	100.3
Mar 06	99.9
Feb 06	99.5
Jan 06	99.2
Dec 05	99.1
Nov 05	99.2
Oct 05	99.4
Sep 05	99.3
Aug 05	99
Jul 05	98.9
Jun 05	98.8
May 05	98.9
Apr 05	99.3
Mar 05	99.9
Feb 05	100.4
Jan 05	100.6
Dec 04	100.6
Nov 04	100.6
Oct 04	100.8
Sep 04	100.9
Aug 04	101.1
Jul 04	101
Jun 04	101.1
May 04	101
Apr 04	100.7
Mar 04	100.6
Feb 04	100.5
Jan 04	100.4
Dec 03	99.9
Nov 03	99.3
Oct 03	98.6
Sep 03	98.3
Aug 03	98.3
Jul 03	98.3
Jun 03	98.3
May 03	98.1
Apr 03	98
Mar 03	98.1
Feb 03	98.4
Jan 03	98.7
Dec 02	99.1
Nov 02	99.4
Oct 02	99.5
Sep 02	99.5
Aug 02	99.7
Jul 02	99.7
Jun 02	99.4
May 02	99.1
Apr 02	98.9
Mar 02	98.5
Feb 02	98.1
Jan 02	97.7
Dec 01	97.3
Nov 01	97.4
Oct 01	97.8
Sep 01	98.1
Aug 01	98.5
Jul 01	98.9
Jun 01	98.9
May 01	98.8
Apr 01	98.9
Mar 01	99.1
Feb 01	99.7
Jan 01	100.5
Dec 00	100.7
Nov 00	100.5
Oct 00	100.2
Sep 00	99.9
Aug 00	99.6
Jul 00	99.4
Jun 00	99.3
May 00	99.4
Apr 00	99.6
Mar 00	100
Feb 00	100.3
Jan 00	100.6
Dec 99	100.7
Nov 99	100.7
Oct 99	100.7
Sep 99	100.5
Aug 99	99.9
Jul 99	99.5
Jun 99	99.4
May 99	99.2
Apr 99	98.5
Mar 99	97.8
Feb 99	97.3
Jan 99	97.1
Dec 98	96.8
Nov 98	96.5
Oct 98	96.6
Sep 98	97.1
Aug 98	97.6
Jul 98	98.2
Jun 98	98.7
May 98	99.2
Apr 98	99.8
Mar 98	100.3
Feb 98	100.7
Jan 98	100.9
Dec 97	101.2
Nov 97	101.4
Oct 97	101.4
Sep 97	101.2
Aug 97	101
Jul 97	100.9
Jun 97	100.7
May 97	100.7
Apr 97	100.9
Mar 97	100.9
Feb 97	100.8
Jan 97	100.8
Dec 96	100.9
Nov 96	101.2
Oct 96	101.2
Sep 96	101
Aug 96	100.7
Jul 96	100.3
Jun 96	99.9
May 96	99.8
Apr 96	99.8
Mar 96	100.1
Feb 96	100.2
Jan 96	100.2
Dec 95	100.2
Nov 95	100.4
Oct 95	100.8
Sep 95	101.1
Aug 95	101.3
Jul 95	101.5
Jun 95	101.8
May 95	102.2
Apr 95	102.3
Mar 95	102.5
Feb 95	102.7
Jan 95	102.6
Dec 94	102.5
Nov 94	102.3
Oct 94	102.1
Sep 94	102
Aug 94	101.8
Jul 94	101.4
Jun 94	101.2
May 94	100.9
Apr 94	100.6
Mar 94	100.6
Feb 94	100.6
Jan 94	100.4
Dec 93	100.2
Nov 93	100.1
Oct 93	100
Sep 93	100
Aug 93	99.8
Jul 93	99.6
Jun 93	99.6
May 93	99.7
Apr 93	99.4
Mar 93	99
Feb 93	98.4
Jan 93	97.8
Dec 92	97.3
Nov 92	97
Oct 92	96.9
Sep 92	96.8
Aug 92	97
Jul 92	97.6
Jun 92	98.2
May 92	98.3
Apr 92	97.9
Mar 92	97.4
Feb 92	97.1
Jan 92	97.1
Dec 91	97.3
Nov 91	97.6
Oct 91	97.5
Sep 91	97.2
Aug 91	96.7
Jul 91	96.3
Jun 91	95.9
May 91	95.7
Apr 91	95.6
Mar 91	95.4
Feb 91	95.4
Jan 91	95.9
Dec 90	96.4
Nov 90	96.9
Oct 90	97.4
Sep 90	97.9
Aug 90	98.4
Jul 90	98.8
Jun 90	99.2
May 90	99.3
Apr 90	99.3
Mar 90	99.3
Feb 90	99.4
Jan 90	99.7
Dec 89	99.9
Nov 89	100
Oct 89	100.3
Sep 89	100.5
Aug 89	100.8
Jul 89	101
Jun 89	101
May 89	101.1
Apr 89	101.3
Mar 89	101.6
Feb 89	102.1
Jan 89	102.5
Dec 88	103
Nov 88	103.3
Oct 88	103.5
Sep 88	103.6
Aug 88	103.6
Jul 88	103.5
Jun 88	103.5
May 88	103.5
Apr 88	103.5
Mar 88	103.7
Feb 88	103.8
Jan 88	103.9
Dec 87	103.9
Nov 87	104
Oct 87	103.8
Sep 87	103.5
Aug 87	103.3
Jul 87	103.1
Jun 87	103
May 87	102.8
Apr 87	102.5
Mar 87	102.2
Feb 87	101.8
Jan 87	101.3
Dec 86	101
Nov 86	100.8
Oct 86	100.5
Sep 86	100
Aug 86	99.7
Jul 86	99.5
Jun 86	99.5
May 86	99.7
Apr 86	99.9
Mar 86	100.2
Feb 86	100.4
Jan 86	100.5
Dec 85	100.8
Nov 85	101
Oct 85	101.1
Sep 85	101
Aug 85	101
Jul 85	101.2
Jun 85	101.5
May 85	101.6
Apr 85	101.6
Mar 85	101.3
Feb 85	101.1
Jan 85	101
Dec 84	101
Nov 84	101
Oct 84	101
Sep 84	100.9
Aug 84	101
Jul 84	101.1
Jun 84	101.1
May 84	101.1
Apr 84	101.2
Mar 84	101.3
Feb 84	101.4
Jan 84	101.4
Dec 83	101.3
Nov 83	101.1
Oct 83	100.7
Sep 83	100.4
Aug 83	100.2
Jul 83	100.1
Jun 83	100
May 83	99.8
Apr 83	99.4
Mar 83	98.9
Feb 83	98.2
Jan 83	97.5
Dec 82	97.1
Nov 82	96.9
Oct 82	96.9
Sep 82	96.9
Aug 82	96.8
Jul 82	97
Jun 82	97.1
May 82	97.2
Apr 82	97.3
Mar 82	97.4
Feb 82	97.3
Jan 82	97.3
Dec 81	97.4
Nov 81	97.5
Oct 81	97.5
Sep 81	97.4
Aug 81	97.1
Jul 81	96.8
Jun 81	96.4
May 81	96
Apr 81	95.6
Mar 81	95.2
Feb 81	94.9
Jan 81	94.5
Dec 80	94.1
Nov 80	93.7
Oct 80	93.5
Sep 80	93.2
Aug 80	93.2
Jul 80	93.5
Jun 80	94.2
May 80	95.2
Apr 80	96.1
Mar 80	96.9
Feb 80	97.5
Jan 80	97.9
Dec 79	98.3
Nov 79	98.8
Oct 79	99.3
Sep 79	99.7
Aug 79	100.1
Jul 79	100.5
Jun 79	101.1
May 79	101.5
Apr 79	101.7
Mar 79	101.5
Feb 79	101.2
Jan 79	100.9
Dec 78	101.1
Nov 78	101.3
Oct 78	101.3
Sep 78	101.2
Aug 78	101
Jul 78	100.7
Jun 78	100.3
May 78	100
Apr 78	99.8
Mar 78	99.8
Feb 78	100
Jan 78	100.2
Dec 77	100.5
Nov 77	100.7
Oct 77	100.7
Sep 77	100.5
Aug 77	100.4
Jul 77	100.2
Jun 77	100.2
May 77	100.3
Apr 77	100.5
Mar 77	100.8

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September 2023

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March 1974 to August 2023

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