October 2022

October 2022

The latest wave of our Quarterly Business Monitor looks back at trading between July - September.

Results from this latest wave indicate that visitor numbers from the local area and elsewhere in Scotland are returning to normal (for those businesses who responded). With regards to visitors from the rest of the UK, respondents had mixed experiences with a fairly equal spread across all options. Interestingly, the most selected response in relation to visitors from overseas was 'more than normal', which was very positive to see.

Looking at barriers to trading, the clear emerging themes were costs, including those from suppliers, cost of living concerns and increased energy costs, and staffing and recruitment challenges, resulting in reduced operation.

Below you will find a link to our summary Factsheet, where you can read the highlights from the October Quarterly Business Monitor results. For more detailed results, do have a read of the full slide deck.

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