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Monthly Decision Maker Panel data - December 2021
The December DMP survey was conducted between 3 and 17 December and received 2,755 responses. In the December survey, businesses estimated that their sales in 2021 Q4 would be 7% lower than they otherwise would have been because of Covid-19, with investment 11% lower and employment 5% lower. In the latest survey, businesses’ near-term expectations for the impact of Covid on sales, employment and investment had deteriorated following the emergence of the Omicron variant. The impact of Covid on sales was expected to reach -7% in 2021 Q4, compared with -5% in the November survey. Businesses anticipated sales would ... (full story)