| State of Trade Survey Q1 2013 | 30% of firms shed staff in the first three months of 2013 according to the latest survey results. The FMB's State of Trade Survey results for Q1 2013 show overall workloads falling at the fastest... |
| State of Trade Survey 2012 Q4 | The latest survey results indicate that overall SME workloads decreased at a marginally slower rate in Q4 2012 when compared to the previous quarter. The number of respondents reporting a fall in... |
| State of Trade Survey 2012 Q3 | Overall SME workloads continued to decline in Q3 2012, although one quarter of firms reported an increase during the quarter and 40% indicated that workloads had remained unchanged from the previous... |
| State of Trade Survey 2012 Q2 | There was no let up in Q2 2012 as overall SME workloads declined again, according to the latest State of Trade survey from the FMB. However, one quarter of firms indicated that workloads had risen... |
| State of Trade Survey 2012 Q1 | The latest State of Trade survey from the FMB showed that SME workloads continued to decline in Q1 2012, indicating that the sector has now been in recession for four years. The outlook for the next... |
| State of Trade Survey 2011 Q4 | According to the latest State of Trade survey from the FMB, workloads continued to decline in the final three months of 2011. SME workloads have now fallen in each quarter since Q1 2008: this shows... |
| State of Trade Survey 2011 Q3 | Although the rate of decline in SME workloads eased to its slowest rate for a year, construction workloads continued to decline in Q3 2011 according to the latest FMB survey. They have now fallen in... |
| State of Trade Survey 2011 Q2 | Construction workloads declined for a 14th consecutive quarter in Q2 2011, according to the latest FMB survey. However, the proportion of firms reporting higher overall workloads increased from 19%... |
| State of Trade Survey 2011 Q1 | The latest FMB survey showed that construction workloads continued to fall at the start of 2011. The workload net balance has now been negative in each quarter since the first three months of 2008.... |
| State of Trade Survey 2010 Q4 | The latest FMB Survey showed that Construction workloads continued to decline. The net balance was negative for a 12th successive quarter, meaning that the SME construction sector has now seen 3... |
