Business Sentiment - May 2011

The Ibec business sentiment series has been conducted quarterly since February 2009. Over 400 responses are analysed in each quarterly survey, and the data collected provides valuable insight into Ibec member sentiment both on individual businesses and on the economy generally. The results for May 2011 are contained in this section.

Business sentiment quarterly survey - pay May 2011

27/06/2011 - Over seven out of ten (73%) respondent companies are expecting to implement a pay freeze in 2011. Basic pay rates, on average, are expected to be slightly reduced in 2011, down by -0.12% across all respondents....

Business sentiment quarterly survey - sentiment May 2011

27/06/2011 - ...