Sentiment indicators for business
How are things going in the business world? What are the expectations for the months to come? The business sentiment is a composite indicator made up of the sentiment indicators from the four sectors in the business tendency survey. The weighting is consistent with the sector shares of employment, which means 25 per cent for manufacturing, 10 per cent for construction, 15 per cent for retail trade and 50 per cent for services.
Selected statistics on Sentiment indicators for business
The state of affairs in business as assessed by the enterprises
The statistics is compiled from data collected via questionnaires. The sample is based on information in the Central Business Register. The survey is carried out with a panel based stratified sample Because of drop-out the sample is updated two times a year.
The sample is stratified into lines of industries as is seen in that statbank tables.
On the statistics – documentation, sources and method
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The monthly tendency survey provides a quick and up-to-date overview of actual conditions and expectations within the manufacturing industries, construction, retail trade and services. The surveys are directly connected to and defined by the Business and Consumer Survey joint harmonized program as managed by the Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.