The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) is used by the Bank of England and the Chancellor to plan the future of the UK economy and over 7,000 businesses across the UK take part.
Once again, the results from the Q3 2013 showed further evidence that the Norfolk economy was starting to recover, with a strong service sector helping to boost local economic growth.
The Norfolk manufacturing sector, home sales and order strengthened, whilst their exports results showed a slight slow-down and the service sector continued to go from strength to strength in both home sales and orders, as well as exports.
Norfolk Chamber has long-championed the idea that Norfolk businesses have remained confident about their abilities to grow. The QES results show that even more firms now believe they can increase their turnover and sales, and hire more staff, which is a testament to their hard-work, creativity and ambition.
However investment is still a concern, and if Norfolk is to achieve a high productivity, high skill and high wage economy then these areas also need to improve.
Has your business seen the benefit of a recent growth spurt, are you investing in plant and machinery or recruiting more staff? Let us know by taking part in this important economic survey.
The survey takes less than 3 minutes to complete, so please take the time to input into this survey to ensure Norfolk has a voice. The survey needs to be completed online by Monday 2 December 2013
Complete the survey now. Your Chamber ID number is 75
If you prefer a hard copy please print the attached form and fax it back to 01603 633032
