Nearly half (47%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expect the situation in their industry to worsen in 2023, 35% expect the situation to remain the same, 8% see an improvement, according to the “SME Scanner” survey for BIG InfoMonitor.
Some 51% of micro and small companies view the current year for their business worse than last year, while in the case of medium-sized companies, 30% of respondents view the situation negatively.
Only medium-sized companies, employing between 50 and 249 people, are more optimistic. In their case, 30% believe that the situation in the industry in which they operate will take an unfavorable turn. More pessimistic about the economic reality in 2023 are micro (1-9 employees) and small (10-49 people) companies. In both cases, the situation in their industry is assessed negatively by more than half (about 51%) of respondents, show the results of the SME Scanner survey, conducted regularly among micro, small and medium-sized companies, commissioned by the BIG InfoMonitor Debtor Register.
BIG InfoMonitor and BIK chief analyst Waldemar Rogowski pointed out that medium-sized companies are more resilient to economic downturns and slowdowns than micro and small companies, and since industrial production is mainly handled by medium and large entities, there are relatively fewer pessimists in industry (37%) compared to the five analyzed industries: construction, trade, industry, transport and services.
The survey shows that 61% of construction companies expect it to be more difficult than a year earlier. In trade, 53% of respondents are worried about the deterioration of the industry, while in services, 48% of entities believe that 2023 will be worse than 2022. In transportation, 33% of companies expect the situation to worsen, while 50% expect no change in the situation.
Survey conducted by Keralla Research as part of the “SME Scanner” project, conducted quarterly on a sample of N=500 micro, small and medium-sized companies. Technique telephone interviews. Deadline: December 2022.
Source: BIG InfoMonitor and ISBnews
