News - Surveys

The latest Exeter Chamber of Commerce Business survey, compiled for and presented at the quarterly meeting of the Bank of England Exeter Panel, shows members reporting falling sales and margins in the last quarter. Despite this, the businesses surveyed indicating high confidence for business conditions (31%), grew by 2 percentage points....

  Exeter Chamber of Commerce has this month launched its connectivity survey which is hoped will give insight into the internet connectivity speeds of businesses in the greater Exeter area. It is hoped that by carrying out this survey, the Chamber will be able to positively influence investment to improve connectivity in...

  The latest Exeter Chamber of Commerce Business survey, presented at the quarterly meeting of the Bank of England Exeter Panel, showed that there is continued growth and confidence in Exeter’s business community. All businesses surveyed indicated medium or high confidence for business conditions, 78% and 22% respectively, with no businesses reporting...

The Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is inviting all businesses across the area to complete a survey.  It applies to all businesses, not just those with digital specialisms. By undertaking this survey we aim to better understand the digital needs and knowledge of our businesses – helping them...

Businesses reporting increased sales at record 70% at highest level since records began in 2000   Businesses reporting improved margins at highest level since Sept 2016 at 30%   40% of businesses reporting improved cashflow: the highest level in 18 months   Exeter Chamber’s latest quarterly survey has revealed that 70% of businesses responding have recorded...

Exeter Chamber Business Survey reveals uncertainty about the future despite record high increase in sales    Highest number of businesses reporting sales growth since records began in 2000 Uncertainty for future following General Election and Brexit negotiations Growth in Exeter believed to buck national trends Exeter Chamber of Commerce’s latest business survey has revealed a...

Representatives of Exeter Chamber and 13 other Exeter companies met with the Bank of England on Thursday 30th March to review the last quarter of business activity within the city. Full results of this quarter's Exeter Business Survey can be seen HERE.     

Exeter Chamber will be talking to MPs and others regarding the business rates revaluation.  If you would like to let us know your views, and in particular if you are facing increases, please click below.   Launch me!   Thank you for your responses.    The Exeter Chamber Team

Heart of the South West LEP are particularly interested to hear from businesses in the construction sector.  You can support HotSW LEP by completing our Business Confidence Survey for Construction Businesses?  This survey is open until the 28th of February.   We are also still keen to receive comments from businesses and...

The latest Exeter Business Survey carried out by the Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Industry has indicated that business in the city is looking towards the future positively. Investment in the last quarter has stayed strong with 64% of Exeter businesses reporting to have made some investment and additionally, investment for...