Which of the following measures may your company consider taking if the coronavirus pandemic has an increasingly negative impact on business in four weeks’ time?
Characteristic
Yes
No
Decline to answer
Reduce production
54%
35%
11%
Staff redundancies
29%
60%
11%
Support suppliers
43%
41%
17%
Delay investments
62%
26%
12%
Other measures
48%
34%
17%
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*The target group in the survey was Swedish companies with a goods export value larger than 150 million Swedish kronor (as of 2018). The list was commissioned from
Statistics Sweden. The survey was conducted with CEOs, Sales Managers or Marketing Managers.
Multiple answers were possible.
The source adds the following information: "As a result of rounding,
not all tables add up to exactly 100 percent."
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey.
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Measures against negative impacts of the coronavirus on companies in Sweden 2020
In the period from March 11 to 20, 2020, CEOs, sales managers, and marketing managers of Swedish export companies were asked what kind of measurers they may consider taking if the coronavirus pandemic has an increasingly negative impact on business in four weeks' time. A share of 54 percent stated that reducing the production would be an option.
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