1. Introduction
These questions are from wave 3 of the Business Impact of COVID-19 Survey for the period 6 April to 19 April 2020. Respondents were asked to respond to the questions between 20 April and 3 May 2020 based on their experiences from 6 April to 19 April 2020.
These questions relate to the analysis and data presented in the Coronavirus, the UK economy and society, faster indicators: 30 April 2020 release.
If you are a survey user and want to see the most up-to-date questions, see the Latest questions for the Business Impact of COVID-19 Survey page.
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2. Section 1: Financial performance of your business
What is the current trading status of your business?
Continuing to trade
Has temporarily closed or paused trading
Has permanently ceased trading
At the time of temporary closure or pause in trade, roughly what percentage of your business's workforce were furloughed or made redundant?
Put on furlough leave
Made redundant
Other
When your business was still trading, where was most of its business activity carried out?
Where in the UK did your business carry out its business activity?
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Not sure
Where in England did your business carry out its business activity?
North West
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
Greater London
South East
South West
Not sure
Was the financial performance of your business within normal expectations in the last two weeks?
Yes, it was within normal expectations
No, it was outside of normal expectations
Was your business's turnover within its normal range in the last two weeks?
Yes, turnover was within the normal range
No, turnover was outside the normal range
In what way was your business's turnover different in the last two weeks?
Increased by more than 50%
Increased between 20% and 50%
Increased by up to 20%
Decreased by up to 20%
Decreased between 20% and 50%
Decreased by more than 50%
Not sure
What do you think were the main causes for your business's turnover being outside its normal range in the last two weeks?
Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Other
Please explain in more detail why this affected your businesses turnover.
What are your expectations about your business's turnover in the next two weeks?
Expect it to substantially increase
Expect it to increase a little
Expect it to stay the same
Expect it to decrease a little
Expect it to substantially decrease
Not sure
Has your business's exporting of goods or services been affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the last two weeks?
Yes, exporting was affected
No, exporting was not affected
Not sure
Not applicable
Please explain in more detail how your business's exporting has been affected.
What are your expectations about your business's exporting of goods or services in the next two weeks?
It will get much harder
It will get a little harder
It will stay the same
It will get a little easier
It will get much easier
Not sure
Not applicable
Was your business's importing of materials, goods or services affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the last two weeks?
Yes, importing was affected
No, importing was not affected
Not sure
Not applicable
Please explain in more detail how your business's importing has been affected.
What are your expectations about your business's importing of materials, goods or services in the next two weeks?
It will get much harder
It will get a little harder
It will stay the same
It will get a little easier
It will get much easier
Not sure
Not applicable
Was your business able to get the materials, goods or services it needed from within the UK in the last two weeks?
Yes, we have been able to get what we needed
Yes, but we have had to change suppliers or find alternative solutions
No, we have not been able to get the materials, goods or services we needed
Not applicable
Please explain why your business was not able to get the materials, goods or services needed.
Where does your business carry out most of its business activity?
UK
Outside of the UK
Difficult to say
Where in the UK does your business carry out its business activity?
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
Difficult to say
Where in England does your business carry out its business activity?
North West
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
West Midlands
East of England
Greater London
South East
South West
Difficult to say
How did the prices of materials, goods or services bought by your business change in the last two weeks, compared with normal price fluctuations?
Prices increased more than normal
Prices decreased more than normal
Some prices increased; some prices decreased
Prices did not change any more than normal
Not sure
Not applicable
Please give more details about the prices of materials, goods or services that changed.
What are your expectations about changes in prices of materials, goods or services that your business needs for the next two weeks?
Expect prices to generally increase
Expect prices to generally decrease
Expect prices not to change
Not sure
Not applicable
How did the prices of goods or services sold by your business change in the last two weeks, compared with normal fluctuations?
Prices increased more than normal
Prices decreased more than normal
Some prices increased
Some prices decreased
Prices did not change any more than normal
Not sure
Not applicable
Please give more details about how prices changed.
What are your expectations about prices of goods or services that your business will sell over the next two weeks?
Prices will generally increase
Prices will generally decrease
Prices will stay the same
Not sure
Not applicable
Has your business's ability to access financial resources changed in the last two weeks?
Yes, access to finance has increased
Yes, access to finance has decreased
No, access to finance has stayed the same
Not sure
Has your business applied for any of the following initiatives?
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Business rates holiday
Deferring VAT payments
The HMRC Time to Pay Scheme
Government-funded small businesses grant or loan schemes
Accredited finance agreements
We have not applied for any of these initiatives
Of the initiatives applied for, which has your business received?
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Business rates holiday
Deferring VAT payments
The HMRC Time to Pay Scheme
Government-funded small businesses grant or loan schemes
Accredited finance agreements
We have not received any that we applied for
Please describe your experience of applying for these initiatives.
Is your business intending to apply for any of the following initiatives?
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Business rates holiday
Deferring VAT payments
The HMRC Time to Pay Scheme
Government-funded small businesses grant or loan schemes
Accredited finance agreements
None of the above
Please describe any other support from government that you think could help your business.
How confident are you that your business has the financial resources to continue operating throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?
Confident
Not confident
Do not know yet
3. Section 2: Operational performance of your business
Was the business's workforce able to meet the demands of the business in the last two weeks?
Yes, the workforce could meet the business's demands
No, the workforce could not meet the business's demands
Not sure
Which of the following measures has the business taken to cope with the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on your workforce?
Increased working hours
Decreased working hours
Laying off staff in the short term
Recruiting staff for the short term
Other (please describe)
No measures have been taken
In the last two weeks, roughly what proportion of your business's workforce was doing each of the following?
Working at their normal place of work
Working remotely instead of at their normal place of work
Other
In the last two weeks, roughly what proportion of your business's workforce was furloughed, off sick due to coronavirus or made redundant?
On furlough leave
Off sick or in self-isolation due to coronavirus (COVID-19) with statutory or company pay
Made redundant
Working as normal
Other
Do you expect your business's workforce size to change over the next two weeks due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?
Expect workforce size to increase
Expect workforce size to decrease
Expect workforce size to stay the same
Not sure
4. Section 3: Other financial or operational changes
Were there any other unexpected changes to financial or operational activities for your business in the last two weeks?
Yes, there were other unexpected changes
No, there were no other unexpected changes
Please give more details about any other unexpected changes to financial or operational activities.
Are you expecting any other financial and/or operational activities at your business to be affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak over the next two weeks?
Yes, I expect other financial and/or operational activities to be affected
No, I do not expect any other financial and/or operational activities to be affected
Please give more details about what other financial and/or operational activities at your business you think will be affected in the next two weeks.
If applicable, why do you think your business will not have any other issues due to coronavirus (COVID-19) over the next two weeks?
Let us know anything else that you think may help us understand the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on your business.
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