8. ‘ All Island’ – Business Turnover Over The Past Quarter [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 Period Covering 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
9. ‘ All Island’ – Business Turnover Over The Past Quarter Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 9 48 43 0 19 30 50 1 5 28 64 3 15 35 47 3 12 36 50 2 14 25 58 2 12 34 53 2
10. ‘ All Island’ – Expectations For Business Turnover Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering To increase To remain the same To decrease Don’t know / NA ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
11. ‘ All Island’ – Expectations For Business Turnover Over The Next Quarter Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] To increase To remain the same To decrease Don’t know / NA ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 6 45 38 11 18 32 42 7 8 31 55 6 20 40 33 7 20 40 35 4 17 35 41 7 25 32 34 9
12. ‘ All Island’ – Business Profitability Over The Past Quarter [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
13. ‘ All Island’ – Business Profitability Over The Past Quarter Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 3 48 48 0 11 26 57 6 6 33 59 1 11 44 41 4 13 38 43 5 11 35 48 6 13 35 50 2
14. ‘ All Island’ – Expectations For Business Profitability Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering To increase To remain the same To decrease Don’t know / NA ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
15. ‘ All Island’ – Expectations For Business Profitability Over The Next Quarter - Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] To increase To remain the same To decrease Don’t know / NA ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 6 48 43 3 10 39 43 7 11 34 50 5 21 42 32 5 22 45 31 2 14 43 37 6 26 35 32 7
16. ‘ All Island’ – Number Of Employees Over The Past Quarter [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
17. ‘ All Island’ – Number Of Employees Over The Past Quarter Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 5 83 11 0 11 59 28 1 3 53 43 1 6 70 22 2 5 63 29 2 5 72 22 2 9 73 18 0
18. ‘ All Island’ – Expectations For Number Of Employees Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering To increase To remain the same To decrease Don’t know / NA ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
19. ‘ All Island’ – Expectations For Number Of Employees Over The Next Quarter – Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] To increase To remain the same To decrease Don’t know / NA ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 5 89 6 0 11 57 27 5 1 71 23 5 5 77 12 6 6 78 12 4 4 82 12 2 6 81 11 2
20. ‘ All Island’ – Optimism Regarding Business Performance Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t Know) Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (3) (3) (3) (4) (5) (5) (7) (4) ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
21. ‘ All Island’ – Optimism Regarding Business Performance Over The Next 3 Years – Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t Know) (5) (3) (7) (8) (4) (4) (6) (6) n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 9 60 20 9 11 58 16 7 6 55 23 8 18 60 15 4 19 64 11 2 15 62 15 2 21 58 11 5
22. ‘ All Island’ – Optimism That Government Will Improve Business Conditions Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t Know) Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 n=1000 % Quarter 2 4Jul-Sep’07 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (7) (7) (5) (6) (6) (5) (6) (4) ‘ ALL ISLAND’ QUARTER 3 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
23. ‘ All Island’ – Optimism That Government Will Improve Business Conditions Over The Next 3 Years – Quarter 3 Trends By Industry Sector [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t Know) (5) (0) (4) (3) (7) (8) (4) (6) n = ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 0 43 28 28 6 29 37 23 6 37 30 24 7 29 37 20 6 36 34 16 3 29 39 25 2 36 28 29
24. ‘ All Island’ – Main Barriers To Company Growth Over Next 12 Months (Spontaneous) [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Period Covering ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 33 16 9 10 8 4 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 2 26 12 30 15 10 6 8 6 6 4 4 4 3 2 3 3 2 29 13
25. ‘ All Island’ – Factors That Would Help Company Performance Over Next 12 Months (Spontaneous) [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Period Covering ‘ All Island’ Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 15 6 7 6 6 3 7 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 15 27 17 9 5 5 5 5 3 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 13 24
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30. ‘ All Island’ - Actions Taken in Light Of Recent Global Economic Conditions And Predictions … [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Yes No (Don’t Know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (7) (5) (5) (6) (4) Does your business intend to revise its targets downwards? ‘ All Island’ 2007/2008 2008/2009
31. ‘ All Island’ - Actions Taken in Light Of Recent Global Economic Conditions And Predictions … [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Yes No (Don’t Know) Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (1) (1) (1) (0) (1) Have you noticed a tightening of expenditure by your customers or business counterparts? Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % ‘ All Island’ 2007/2008 2008/2009
32. ‘ All Island’ - Actions Taken in Light Of Recent Global Economic Conditions And Predictions … [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Yes No (Don’t Know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (3) (3) (2) (1) (2) Has your business revised its expenditure priorities? ‘ All Island’ 2007/2008 2008/2009
33. ‘ All Island’ - Impact Of Economic Downturn On Business To Date [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Severe adverse impact Moderate adverse Impact No impact at all (Don’t know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (3) (3) (1) (1) (1) (1) (0) (1) 'All Island' Quarter 3 Size Of Company Small n=810 % Medium n=135 % Large n=55 % 2007/2008 2008/2009
34. ‘ All Island’ - Potential Impact Economic Downturn On Business Over Next 12 Months [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Severe adverse impact Moderate adverse Impact No impact at all (Don’t know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’08 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (8) (6) (4) (6) (2) (4) (3) (1) Small n=810 % Medium n=135 % Large n=55 % 'All Island' Quarter 3 Size Of Company 2007/2008 2008/2009
35. 'All Island' - Impact Of Economic Downturn On Financial Aspects Of Business … [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Severe adverse impact Moderate adverse Impact No impact at all (Don’t know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (12) (13) (10) (14) (16) (12) 'All Island' Access to credit such as small business loans and overdrafts Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 'All Island' Changing overdraft or loan arrangement conditions
36. ‘ All Island’ - Impact Of Economic Downturn On Certain Aspects Of Business … [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Severe adverse impact Moderate adverse Impact No impact at all (Don’t know) Cash flow % (4) (3) (6) (7) (12) (7) (9) (33) (39) (55) Demand for goods and services % Capital spending plans % Business growth % Cost of doing business % Payments for the goods and services you deliver % Future employment intentions % Research, development and innovation budgets % Intentions to engage in cross-border trade % Intentions to export outside Ireland %
37. ‘ All Island’ - Single Most Important Issue Facing Business During 2009 [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % 'All Island' Period Covering Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 32 29 14 9 9 2 1 3 35 38 14 6 4 0 1 1
38. ‘ All Island’ – Assistance Required To Help Business [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % 'All Island' Period Covering
39. ‘ All Island’ – Things Government Could Do To Help Business During Economic Downturn [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] 'All Island' Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 27 5 8 5 7 6 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 34 20 27 12 6 9 6 5 6 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 35 18
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45. Does Company Take Part In Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Yes No Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % n = Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % ‘ All Island’ ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis – Quarter 3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 43 57 55 45 30 70 32 68 29 71 36 64 33 67
46. Reasons For Not Taking Part In Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All IoI Respondents Who Do Not Trade Cross-Border – n=648 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % 'All Island' Period Covering Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 34 25 10 16 15 5 3 3 2 3 3 22 34 21 21 15 14 4 4 3 3 3 2 24
47. Percentage Of Business Turnover Which Comes From Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All IoI Businesses That Take Part In Cross-Border Trade – n=352 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=352 % 'All Island' Northern Ireland n=221 % Republic Of Ireland n=131 % Period Covering (Excluding ‘don’t knows’)
48. Expect % Of Cross-Border Trade To Increase / Decrease Over The Next 12 Months [ Base: All IoI Businesses That Take Part In Cross-Border Trade – n=352 ] Increase Remain the same Decrease n = * Small Bases Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=395 % Northern Ireland n=221 % Republic Of Ireland n=131 % Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=352 % ‘ All Island’ ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis – Quarter 3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 21 * % 50 % 30 * % 68 % 46 * % 97 % 40 * % 33 59 8 44 38 19 27 43 29 37 47 16 37 54 8 32 43 25 33 50 17
49. Expect Cross-Border Co-Operation To experience Growth / Decline Over The Next 3 years [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 ] Increase Remain the same Decrease n = Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % ‘ All Island’ ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis – Quarter 3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 40 54 6 39 48 13 37 47 16 44 46 10 42 47 12 42 44 13 45 45 10
50. Does Business Have Any Of The Following Cross-Border Links [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % 'All Island' Period Covering Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 19 11 9 9 8 8 21 9 6 5 4 5
51. Does Business Have Any Of The Following Cross-Border Links (Continued) [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % 'All Island' Period Covering Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % 6 6 5 5 4 63 4 4 4 4 4 67
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53. Plans To Develop Cross-Border Activity Or Links Over The Next 12 Months [ Base: All IoI Respondents With Cross-Border Linkages – n=348 ] Yes No Don’t know Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=341 % Northern Ireland n=185 % Republic Of Ireland n=163 % n = Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=348 % ‘ All Island’ * Small Bases ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 21 * % 44 * % 34 * % 69 % 52 % 90 % 36 * % 53 41 7 69 28 3 61 31 8 56 40 4 46 47 7 33 51 16 52 39 8
54. Plans To Develop Cross-Border Activity Or Links Over The Next 12 Months [ Base: All IoI Respondents Without Cross-Border Linkages – n=652 ] Yes No Don’t know Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=659 % Northern Ireland n=315 % Republic Of Ireland n=337 % n = Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=652 % ‘ All Island’ * Small Bases ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 21 * % 44 * % 34 * % 69 % 52 % 90 % 36 * % 0 90 10 25 63 11 15 75 9 17 75 8 19 70 11 12 71 17 12 78 9
55. Motivations For Cross-Border Business Co-Operation [ Base: All IoI Respondents Who Trade, Have Links OR Plan To Develop Links Cross-Border – n=514 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=514 % 'All Island' Period Covering Northern Ireland n=294 % Republic Of Ireland n=220 % 70 17 5 6 6 18 52 34 11 7 6 20
56. Barriers Encountered When Developing Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All IoI Respondents Who Trade, Have Links Or Plan To Develop – n=514 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=514 % 'All Island' Period Covering Northern Ireland n=294 % Republic Of Ireland n=220 % 32 12 4 6 4 50 34 13 7 5 3 51
57. Impact Of Having Two Separate Currencies On Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Positive impact Made no difference Negative impact (Don’t know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (19) (10) (9) (12) (9) (18) (10) 'All Island' Size Of Company Small n=810 % Medium n=135 % Large n=55 %
58. Impact Of Recent Exchange Rate Movements Between The £ And € On Conducting Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All Respondents – n=1000 ] Positive impact Made no difference Negative impact (Don’t know) Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 n=1000 % Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 n=1000 % Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % Period Covering (19) (9) (17) (20) (8) (10) (13) 'All Island' Size Of Company Small n=810 % Medium n=135 % Large n=55 %
59. Effectiveness Of Support Techniques In Helping Business Develop Cross-Border Trade [ Base: All IoI Respondents Who Trade, Have Links Or Plan To Develop Links Cross-Border – n=514 ] Very effective Fairly effective Not very effective Not at all effective Establishment of Cross-Border networking opportunities % Sales and marketing support % Sector specific market information % Increase awareness of venture capital opportunities % Innovation capability supports % Lobbying Governments %
60. Business Perceptions On Levels Of Cross-Border Business Co-Operation In The Future [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 per quarter ] Like to see more co-operation Co-operation to remain the same Like to see less co-operation Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % n = Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % ‘ All Island’ ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis – Quarter 3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 66 28 6 75 19 6 69 28 3 65 32 3 67 29 4 64 31 5 71 24 5
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63. ‘ All Island’ Does Business Employ Migrant Workers [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=1000 ] Yes No Northern Ireland n=500 % Republic Of Ireland n=500 % n = Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % ‘ All Island’ ‘ All Island’ Sector Analysis – Quarter 3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 50 % 90 % 100 % 210 % 160 % 270 % 120 % 17 83 27 73 17 83 17 83 38 62 21 79 22 78
64. ‘ All Island’ Percentage Of Workforce That Are Migrant Workers [ Base: All Who Employ Migrant Workers – n=229 Excluding Don’t Know’s ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=229 % 'All Island' Northern Ireland n=62 % Republic Of Ireland n=167 % Period Covering (Excluding Don’t know’s)
65. Has Proportion Of Migrant Workers Increased / Decreased Over Past 12 Months [ Base: All Who Employ Migrant Workers – n=231 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Northern Ireland n=62 % Republic Of Ireland n=169 % Period Covering Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=231 % ‘ All Island’
66. Occupational Groups Within Which Migrant Workers Are Employed [ Base: All That Employ Migrant Workers – n=231 ] Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=231 % 'All Island' Northern Ireland n=62 % Republic Of Ireland n=169 % Period Covering
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70. NI – Business Turnover Over Past Quarter Months [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Period Covering Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’05 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’05 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’06 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’06 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep‘05 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’06 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’06 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2005 / 2006 2006 / 2007 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
71. NI – Business Turnover Over Past Quarter By Sector [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=1000 % n = * Small Bases Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 5 59 36 0 28 34 35 3 9 35 54 3 19 33 44 3 14 36 50 0 23 31 43 3 14 35 48 3
72. NI – Expectations Of Business Turnover Over Next Quarter Months [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Period Covering Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’05 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’05 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’06 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’06 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep‘05 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’06 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’06 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2005 / 2006 2006 / 2007 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
73. NI – Expectations Of Business Turnover The Next Quarter By Sector [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 5 59 27 9 22 38 31 9 12 42 41 6 28 38 25 10 21 45 29 5 18 38 37 6 35 28 25 11
74. NI – Business Profitability Over Past Quarter [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Period Covering Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’05 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’05 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’06 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’06 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep‘05 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’06 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’06 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2005 / 2006 2006 / 2007 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
75. NI – Business Profitability Over The Past Quarter By Sector [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 0 45 55 0 19 25 44 13 7 42 49 1 15 43 36 6 14 38 43 6 19 35 38 8 17 33 48 3
76. NI – Expectations Of Business Profitability Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Period Covering Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’05 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’05 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’06 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’06 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep‘05 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’06 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’06 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2005 / 2006 2006 / 2007 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
77. NI – Expectations Of Business Profitability Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 9 59 32 0 16 40 31 12 16 42 38 4 28 38 28 7 21 45 31 3 15 46 32 7 33 34 24 9
78. NI – Number Of Employees Over Past Quarter [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Period Covering Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’05 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’05 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’06 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’06 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep‘05 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’06 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’06 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2005 / 2006 2006 / 2007 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
79. NI – Number Of Employees Over The Past Quarter By Sector [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 5 91 5 0 16 59 22 3 3 65 33 0 4 75 20 1 3 68 27 2 7 74 18 2 11 75 14 0
80. NI – Number Of Employees Over Next Quarter [ Base: All NI Respondents – n=500 per quarter ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Period Covering Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’05 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’05 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’06 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’06 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep‘05 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’06 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’06 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2005 / 2006 2006 / 2007 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009
81. NI – Expectations Of Business Employees Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / NA Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 5 95 0 0 18 59 19 3 1 74 23 1 8 78 7 7 6 82 9 3 7 82 10 2 8 87 4 1
82. NI – Optimism That Government Will Improve Business Conditions Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t know) (7) (0) (9) (3) (8) (8) (6) (8) Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 0 32 27 41 3 44 25 19 9 43 29 16 8 29 40 14 5 42 33 12 4 34 37 19 3 35 33 22
83. NI – Optimism Regarding Business Performance Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] Northern Ireland Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % n = * Small Bases Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t know) (7) (5) (9) (10) (6) (6) (6) (8) Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 5 54 23 14 13 56 16 6 7 57 17 9 18 60 14 3 21 60 9 3 19 60 12 3 23 61 6 3
84. NI – Expectations For NI Economy Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases Strong growth Moderate growth Strong recession No difference or change (Don’t know) (4) (6) (8) (8) (7) (5) (5) (9) (4) (1) (5) (2) (9) Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering Northern Ireland Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 45 * % 70 % 40 * % 65 % 65 % 125 % 90 % 5 23 59 9 0 25 34 31 3 42 20 30 0 36 42 21 8 36 32 20 0 35 38 25 3 28 42 19
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88. RoI – Business Turnover Over Past Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 16 30 54 0 11 25 64 0 3 21 72 4 11 36 48 4 10 34 50 5 5 19 75 1 10 32 57 1
89. RoI – Expectations Of Business Turnover Next Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases To increase To remain the same To decreased Don’t know / N/A Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 8 22 55 15 15 28 51 6 5 21 69 5 13 42 41 4 20 33 42 5 15 33 46 7 15 36 42 7
90. RoI – Business Profitability Over The Past Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 9 54 38 0 5 27 68 0 5 25 68 1 6 46 45 3 13 38 44 5 3 34 58 4 10 36 51 2
91. RoI – Expectations Of Business Profitability Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases To increase To remain the same To decreased Don’t know / N/A Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 0 30 63 8 5 39 53 3 6 26 62 5 14 46 36 4 22 45 32 2 13 40 42 5 19 35 40 6
92. RoI – Number Of Employees Over The Past Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases Increased Remained the same Decreased Don’t know / N/A Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 7 70 22 0 8 58 34 0 3 42 52 3 8 66 24 3 7 57 33 3 2 70 26 1 8 71 22 0
93. RoI – Expectations Of Number Of Employees Over The Next Quarter [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases To increase To remain the same To decreased Don’t know / N/A Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 7 78 15 0 5 55 34 6 1 68 23 8 3 76 17 5 5 74 16 5 2 82 14 2 4 75 19 2
94. RoI – Optimism That Government Will Improve Business Conditions Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All RoI Respondents – n=500 ] RoI Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t Know) (4) (0) (0) (3) (7) (8) (2) (4) n = * Small Bases Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 0 63 30 8 8 17 48 27 4 31 31 32 5 28 34 26 8 30 34 20 1 24 42 32 1 36 23 36
95. RoI – Optimism Regarding Business Performance Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All IoI Respondents – n=500 ] RoI Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 n=500 % Very optimistic Fairly optimistic Fairly pessimistic Very pessimistic (Don’t Know) (4) (0) (0) (3) (7) (8) (2) (4) n = * Small Bases Period Covering RoI Sector Analysis Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 16 69 15 0 11 59 16 8 5 53 28 7 17 60 15 5 17 67 13 2 9 65 19 1 19 56 15 7
96. RoI – Expectations For RoI Economy Over The Next 3 Years [ Base: All Respondents – n=500 ] n = * Small Bases Strong growth Moderate growth Strong recession No difference or change (Don’t know) (2) (3) (3) (5) (6) (4) (0) (6) (0) (3) (2) (5) (9) Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’07 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’07 Quarter 2 Jul-Sep’07 Quarter 4 Jan-Mar‘08 Quarter 1 Apr-Jun’08 Quarter 3 Oct-Dec’08 2007 / 2008 2008 / 2009 Period Covering ROI Sector Analysis – Q3 Agriculture, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of food, drinks, textiles, clothing and electronics Construction and tradesmen Service – professional Service – leisure, hotels, and catering Service – retail / distribution Other services 15 * % 35 * % 55 % 120 % 85 % 135 % 55 % 8 25 45 22 0 22 50 22 0 36 42 22 3 38 43 14 5 30 37 26 1 40 37 16 1 28 38 25
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