Ireland: SMEs outlook on the state of their industries for the next 6 months 2016-2017

This statistic shows the outlook of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ireland on the state of their respective industries for the following six months from May 2016 to February 2017. From the respondents, in February 2017, 60 percent thought that their industry would be in a positive state while eight percent believed it would be in a negative state in six months.

Monthly outlook of the SMEs on the state of their industries for the following six months in Ireland from May 2016 to February 2017*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Feb '17	60%	33%	8%
Jan '17	60%	33%	7%
Dec '16	60%	33%	8%
Nov '16	57%	33%	10%
Oct '16	60%	32%	8%
Sep '16	61%	33%	7%
Aug '16	63%	31%	6%
Jul '16	63%	30%	7%
Jun '16	63%	31%	6%
May '16	65%	29%	6%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Ireland

Survey time period

May 2016 to February 2017

Number of respondents

270**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: What is your outlook for the next 6 months on your industry?
** Survey sample group size varies:
May '16 = 536
Jun '16 = 518
Jul '16 = 360
Aug '16 = 296
Sep '16 = 437
Oct '16 = 326
Nov '16 = 392
Dec '16 = 314
Jan '17= 442
Feb '17= 270.

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