Germany: Business Confidence Indicator of SMEs 2016-2018

This statistic shows the Business Confidence Indicator (BCI) of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Germany from February 2016 to January 2018. The BCI showed a net decrease of 1 point between February 2016 and February 2017. By the beginning of 2018 there was a further decrease of 1 point.

Monthly Business Confidence Indicator of SMEs in Germany from February 2016 to January 2018

Characteristic	Indicator score
Jan '18	49
Dec '17	49
Nov '17	55
Oct '17	49
Sep '17	49
Aug '17	51
Jul '17	51
Jun '17	50
May '17	51
Apr '17	50
Mar '17	56
Feb '17	50
Jan '17	54
Dec '16	50
Nov '16	48
Oct '16	50
Sep '16	48
Aug '16	50
Jul '16	50
Jun '16	48
May '16	48
Apr '16	54
Mar '16	50
Feb '16	51

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Germany

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 = 1,849
Mar '16 = 1,185
Apr '16 = 527
May '16 = 451
Jun '16 = 469
Jul '16 = 450
Aug '16 = 473
Sep '16 = 528
Oct '16 = 498
Nov '16 = 530
Dec '16 = 422
Jan '17 = 538
Feb '17 = 416
Mar '17 = 420
Apr '17 = 547
May '17 = 415
Jun '17 = 473
Jul '17 = 473
Aug '17 = 494
Sep '17 = 449
Oct '17 = 451
Nov '17 = 629
Dec '17 = 471
Jan '18 = 496.