SMEs struggle
SMEs struggle
- 2004
- CBI News Release 17 November 2004 (3) .
Smaller manufacturers have seen total orders decline at the fastest rate for a year, with confidence falling for the first time in 12 months. The "CBI quarterly survey of small and medium-sized companies" reveals that recovery is proving elusive for the struggling sector. Export orders also fell at the fastest rate for 12 months, despite expectations of an increase. Firms now expect a further decline in export orders over the coming quarter. http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca 12a8025671c00381cc7/78ef1f3b35220df680256f4d0040f6 88?OpenDocument
SMES
STATISTICS
MANUFACTURING
EXPORT ORDERS
Smaller manufacturers have seen total orders decline at the fastest rate for a year, with confidence falling for the first time in 12 months. The "CBI quarterly survey of small and medium-sized companies" reveals that recovery is proving elusive for the struggling sector. Export orders also fell at the fastest rate for 12 months, despite expectations of an increase. Firms now expect a further decline in export orders over the coming quarter. http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca 12a8025671c00381cc7/78ef1f3b35220df680256f4d0040f6 88?OpenDocument
SMES
STATISTICS
MANUFACTURING
EXPORT ORDERS