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UK GROWTH

of businesses, on balance, expect UK growth to worsen

21%

BUSINESSCONFIDENCE

of businesses, on balance, expect their company’s prospects to worsen

3%

INVESTMENTPLANT AND EQUIPMENT

of businesses, on balance, increased capital investment

2%

PROFITABILITY

of businesses, on balance, expect increased profitability

4%

EXPECTATIONS FOR NEXT 12 MONTHS

Unchanged from last quarter

IDOMESTIC SALES

of businesses, on balance, decreased domestic sales

11%

EXPORT SALES

of businesses, on balance, decreased export sales

4%

CASHFLOW

of businesses, on balance, had decreased cashflow

14%

on last quarter

on last quarter

on last quarter

INVESTMENTTRAINING

of businesses, on balance, increased investment in training

3%

EMPLOYMENT

of businesses, on balance, decreased employment levels

5%

WORKFORCEEXPECTATIONS

of businesses, on balance, expect workforce increases next quarter

8%

on last quarter

on last quarter

2pts

on last quarter

7pts

on last quarter

8ptson last quarter

CAPITAL 500: LONDON QUARTERLY ECONOMIC SURVEY, Q1 2020Savanta ComRes surveyed a total of 509 London business leaders between 4 February and 10 March 2020. All data has been weighted to be representative of all London businesses by company size and broad industry sector.

The balance figures represent the percentage of firms that reported an increase minus the percentage that reported a decrease. The arrow figures represent the percentage point change in the balance on the previous quarter.

PERFORMANCE LAST QUARTER

5pts

1pt

1pt

8pts

on last quarter

6pts

2pts

1pt

6pts

+26%

Raw materials

(international)

+31% Energy

+22% Wages

+13% Borrowing

+32%Raw

materials(domestic)

COST PRESSURES

Proportion of businesses, on balance, reporting increased costs

+32% Fuel