Survey to reveal impact of Brexit vote on business

Businesses are being invited to take part in research that will help to identify the impact of Britain’s vote to leave the EU.

In the first real ‘acid test’, East Midlands Chamber has added Brexit-specific questions to its Q3 Quarterly Economic Survey.

The survey, which includes vital set questions through which the Chamber monitors the state of the economy in the East Midlands, is also asking firms:

• What impact has the outcome of the EU referendum on 23 June had on your intentions to do business in overseas markets?
• To what extent, if any, has the EU referendum result on 23 June influenced your business’s recruitment decisions?
• To what extent, if any, has the EU referendum result on 23 June influenced your business’s investment intentions

Chris Hobson, the Chamber’s Director of Policy, said:-

“Since the EU exit vote on 23 June, we have seen many reports and surveys based on national data but nothing meaningful yet that is specific to the East Midlands, or which has the breadth and depth of responses to be truly representative.

“This region is key to the UK economy. We make things in the East Midlands and we send them around the world. We have one of the strongest economies in the country when it comes to job and wealth creation.

“We have the power to influence policy at the highest level, but to do that, to truly represent our members and the wider business community, we have to know what local businesses are doing and how confident they feel about the short- and long-term future.

“Now, more than ever, we need as many businesses as possible to take part in our Quarterly Economic Survey, so that we can build the most accurate picture possible and use that data to ensure the wants and needs of regional businesses are heard and heeded.”

The Chamber’s Q3 post-Brexit Quarterly Economic Survey went live on 23 August. It will close on 12 September.

To take part, click here.