06-12-2011Article
Turnover in business services was higher in the third quarter of 2011 than in the corresponding quarter of 2010. However, the turnover growth rate was not as strong as in the previous two quarters of 2011. Also, turnover varied widely between the various sectors within the business services. The Business Sentiment Survey of October shows that business services providers felt the deterioration in economic climate of 2011 in the third quarter, just as they did in previous quarter. Nevertheless, their expectations for turnover in the fourth quarter are favourable. This does not apply to employment.
06-09-2011Article
Turnover in business services was again higher in the second quarter of 2011 than in the same quarter last year. It was the fourth consecutive quarter that turnover in business services increased. Opinions about business service showed a mixed picture in the second quarter: services providers in information technology and employment agencies were very positive about the economic climate, while advertising agencies have a very negative view. For the third quarter, companies are more gloomy about prices and employment in the sector. On balance, a majority think that turnover will continue to grow in the third quarter.
21-06-2011Article
Turnover in business services again showed positive developments in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same quarter of 2010. Turnover increased slightly less than in the previous quarter. The positive opinions about the economic climate among the entrepreneurs in business services hardly changed in the first quarter of 2011. The entrepreneurs predict turnover growth in the second quarter of 2011. They also predict increasing prices and employment.
08-03-2011Article
In the fourth quarter of 2010 turnover in business services was slightly higher than in the same period a year earlier. Again business service companies were positive about the current economic climate. They expect turnover to increase further and prices to rise in the first quarter of 2011.
