Sensis® Business Index
The quarterly Sensis® Business Index has been tracking SME confidence and behaviour since February 1995. It surveys 1,800 metropolitan and regional SMEs from areas such as manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, hospitality, construction, communication, property, business services, health, community services, cultural and recreational industries.
Its primary objectives are to:
- track SME activity over the past quarter
- track expectations over both the current three and 12-month periods, and
- measure overall SME confidence.
Its secondary objective is providing an independent, objective assessment of the experiences and attitudes of SMEs on key issues.
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Sensis Business Index - March 2013
April 2013
The latest results found a significant improvement in the confidence levels of Australian SMEs with confidence now stronger than at the same time last year, according to the March 2013 Sensis Business Index released today.
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Sensis Business Index - November 2012
November 2012
Signs of optimism for the outlook of Australian small and medium businesses are beginning to show, with some business operators reporting confidence that the economy will be stronger a year from now, backed up by improvements in sales and profitability, according to the November Sensis Business Index released today.
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Sensis Business Index - November 2012 (416.94kB)
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Sensis Business Index - September 2012
September 2012
Confidence levels of Australian small and medium businesses have declined for the third consecutive quarter according to the September Sensis Business Index released today. The quarterly Business Index survey of 1800 businesses found that while 50 per cent of
businesses said they were confident about their prospects, a further 33 per cent said they were concerned – representing a six percentage point fall in confidence since the last survey.
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Sensis Business Index - September 2012 (410.80kB)
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Sensis Business Index - June 2012
June 2012
Australian business confidence continues to fall because of weak consumer spending, according to the June Sensis® Business Index released today. Looking ahead, small businesses are expecting a further weakening in sales and profits over the next 12 months. A small improvement in employment is anticipated in the short term, but no change over the medium term.
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June 2012 Sensis Business Index (421.55kB)
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Sensis Business Index - March 2012
March 2012
The March 2012 Sensis® Business Index saw business confidence amongst SMEs weaken, falling two percentage points to a net balance of 25 per cent. Businesses cited people not spending, a decrease in business and a vulnerability to global economic conditions as reasons for weaker confidence this quarter.
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Sensis Business Index March 2012 (437.86kB)
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