Logistics SME with growth plans 2011-2019| ��ƽ��

Percentage of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the logistics sector with growth plans for the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from 4th quarter 2011 to 2nd quarter 2019*

Characteristic	Percentage of SMEs
Q2 2019	61%
Q1 2019	42%
Q4 2018	48%
Q3 2018	53%
Q2 2018	33%
Q1 2018	46%
Q4 2017	45%
Q3 2017	42%
Q2 2017	42%
Q1 2017	48%
Q4 2016	43%
Q3 2016	43%
Q2 2016	43%
Q1 2016	43%
Q4 2015	44%
Q3 2015	45%
Q2 2015	46%
Q1 2015	43%
Q4 2014	34%
Q3 2014	34%
Q2 2014	39%
Q1 2014	39%
Q4 2013	39%
Q3 2013	55%
Q2 2013	43%
Q1 2013	55%
Q4 2012	38%
Q3 2012	41%
Q2 2012	40%
Q1 2012	38%
Q4 2011	44%

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Release date

September 2019

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

4th quarter 2011 to 2nd quarter 2019

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Special properties

SME**

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The respondent was the person in charge of managing the business’s finances. Data was collected via interview. Respondents were asked: "Which of the following do you feel describes your plans for the business over the next year?"
Respondents were then given four options:
- Grow substantially
- Grow moderately
- Stay the same size
- Become smaller
- Plan to sell/pass on/close

Transport, storage and communication.

This statistic shows the share of those who responded with either 'grow substantially' or 'grow moderately'.

**In order to qualify for interview, SMEs had to meet the following criteria in addition to the quotas by size, sector and region:
Not 50%+ owned by another company
Not run as a social enterprise or as a not for profit organisation
Turnover of less than £25m

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This statistic shows the share of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the logistics sector with growth plans for the next 12 months in the United Kingdom (UK) from fourth quarter 2011 to second quarter 2019. The peak of this period was in the first and third quarter 2013, when 55 percent of logistics sector SMEs stated that they planned to grow in the following 12 months.