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- Business confidence is falling, and turnover expectations are down, with 62% having experienced a reduction this month, compared to 54% last month.
- Whilst confidence in the government’s ability to support the UK economy remains average, 33% admit that they would have been unable to survive up to this point without financial aid
- The UK economy is expected to lag behind international markets and almost two thirds say that Brexit will have a negative impact in our recovery
What you can find in the 2nd report
Where we are now
- Last fortnight’s turnover compared to pre C-19 expectations
- Business strategy stage
Anticipated short term impacts
- Impact on 2020 turnover prospects
- Supply chain impact
Government confidence and support
- Confidence in the government’s ability to support the economy
- Opinions of flexible furlough
- Anticipated lock-down survival time scales
Confidence in getting to the new normal
- Time until operations become viable
- Time until the UK economy recovers
- Anticipated impact of Brexit on recovery
- Time until the international markets recover
Audience: We surveyed 500 UK business decision makers, 500 UK business decision makers, 254 CEO/MD/Directors and 246 Senior/middle managers across industries, covering companies with just one employee to 10,000+ (281 were SMEs)
Wave 2 Fieldwork: 24th April – 28th April 2020

COVID-19 UK B2B Barometer Wave 2
Providing market stats to support businesses needing to self-certify adverse impacts for CBILS applications and those making business plans for the future.
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