MTA Business Survey - January 2021

Trends for sales and orders are month on month comparisons (we don't publish a value total); if you don't have the figures for the previous month (December 2020), please enter "don't know" - if you replied to the previous survey, we will use the figure you supplied then.

Company/Contact

1) What is your level of business confidence compared to the previous month?

2a. What was the value of net order intake for UK business last month (January 2021) (in £'000's)?

2b. What was the value of net order intake for UK business the previous month (December 2020) (in £'000's)?

2c. What was the value of net order intake for export last month (January 2021) (in £'000's)?

2d. What was the value of net order intake for export the previous month (December 2020) (in £'000's)?

3a. What was the value of invoiced sales for UK business last month (January 2021) (in £'000's)?

3b. What was the value of invoiced sales for UK business the previous month (December 2020) (in £'000's)?

3c. What was the value of invoiced sales for export last month (January 2021) (in £'000's)?

3d. What was the value of invoiced sales for export the previous month (December 2020) (in £'000's)?

4) What was your level of inquiries compared to the previous month?

5) During January 2021 (compared to December 2020), did the number of staff on furlough (Job Retention Scheme):

Rise

Stay the Same

Fall

Not used scheme

6a What is your current activity level (as a proportion of what you regard as “normal”) in the following business areas in the UK?

	Stopped (0%)	Less than 25%	25% to 50%	50% to 75%	Over 75%	Not applicable
Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders)	Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders) - Stopped (0%)	Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders) - Less than 25%	Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders) - 25% to 50%	Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders) - 50% to 75%	Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders) - Over 75%	Commercial Activity (Sales/Orders) - Not applicable
Production / Manufacturing	Production / Manufacturing - Stopped (0%)	Production / Manufacturing - Less than 25%	Production / Manufacturing - 25% to 50%	Production / Manufacturing - 50% to 75%	Production / Manufacturing - Over 75%	Production / Manufacturing - Not applicable
Installation	Installation - Stopped (0%)	Installation - Less than 25%	Installation - 25% to 50%	Installation - 50% to 75%	Installation - Over 75%	Installation - Not applicable
Service/Maintenance for customers	Service/Maintenance for customers - Stopped (0%)	Service/Maintenance for customers - Less than 25%	Service/Maintenance for customers - 25% to 50%	Service/Maintenance for customers - 50% to 75%	Service/Maintenance for customers - Over 75%	Service/Maintenance for customers - Not applicable
Purchasing	Purchasing - Stopped (0%)	Purchasing - Less than 25%	Purchasing - 25% to 50%	Purchasing - 50% to 75%	Purchasing - Over 75%	Purchasing - Not applicable
Office Activity	Office Activity - Stopped (0%)	Office Activity - Less than 25%	Office Activity - 25% to 50%	Office Activity - 50% to 75%	Office Activity - Over 75%	Office Activity - Not applicable

6b Compared to the start of the month, by the end of February do you expect your overall activity level to be

Higher

The Same

Lower

7) Any additional comments (please note that we will publish, as far as confidentiality allows, the text of the comment, but it will not be attributed to the respondent)

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MTA Business Survey - January 2021