Opinion on the state of SMEs

This statistic shows the opinion of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in France on the state of their business from February 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents, in January 2018, 49 percent of respondents thought that their business was in a positive state while only 11 percent believed their business was in a negative state.

Monthly opinion on the overall state of SMEs in France from February 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Feb '16	42%	43%	14%
Mar '16	46%	40%	15%
Apr '16	46%	42%	12%
May '16	43%	47%	10%
Jun '16	40%	41%	19%
Jul '16	47%	41%	12%
Aug '16	45%	42%	13%
Sep '16	44%	44%	12%
Oct '16	41%	46%	13%
Nov '16	46%	40%	15%
Dec '16	47%	40%	12%
Jan '17	46%	41%	13%
Feb '17	42%	44%	13%
Mar '17	44%	39%	17%
Apr '17	43%	42%	15%
May '17	49%	38%	14%
Jun '17	47%	39%	14%
Jul '17	50%	36%	14%
Aug '17	51%	36%	13%
Sep '17	47%	39%	15%
Oct '17	47%	37%	16%
Nov '17	51%	39%	10%
Dec '17	49%	38%	13%
Jan '18	49%	40%	11%

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Release date

March 2019

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Region

France

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 = 2006
Mar '16 = 854
Apr '16 = 511
May '16 = 433
Jun '16 = 430
Jul '16 = 417
Aug '16 = 530
Sep '16 = 553
Oct '16 = 465
Nov '16 = 534
Dec '16 = 380
Jan '17 = 603
Feb '17 = 482
Mar '17 = 456
Apr '17 = 464
May '17 = 406
Jun '17 = 491
Jul '17 = 421
Aug '17 = 395
Sep '17 = 666
Oct '17 = 417
Nov '17 = 788
Dec '17 = 424
Jan '18 = 454