| Characteristic | Significantly less optimistic | Somewhat less optimistic | Broadly unchanged | Somewhat more optimistic | Significantly more optimistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2017 | 1% | 16% | 52% | 29% | 2% |
| Q2 2017 | 4% | 38% | 40% | 17% | 1% |
| Q3 2017 | 1% | 26% | 47% | 26% | 1% |
| Q4 2017 | 2% | 28% | 53% | 17% | 1% |
| Q1 2018 | 1% | 22% | 58% | 18% | 2% |
| Q2 2018 | 1% | 22% | 52% | 21% | 3% |
| Q3 2018 | 1% | 41% | 45% | 12% | 1% |
| Q4 2018 | 2% | 46% | 43% | 10% | 0% |
| Q1 2019 | 1% | 36% | 49% | 11% | 2% |
| Q2 2019 | 4% | 41% | 47% | 9% | 0% |
| Q3 2019 | 2% | 42% | 47% | 9% | 0% |
| Q4 2019 | 0% | 8% | 40% | 49% | 4% |
| Q1 2020 | 53% | 30% | 10% | 5% | 2% |
| Q2 2020 | 6% | 18% | 28% | 42% | 6% |
| Q3 2020 | 6% | 23% | 34% | 33% | 4% |
| Q4 2020 | 0% | 6% | 31% | 59% | 4% |
| Q1 2021 | 1% | 0% | 21% | 66% | 12% |
| Q2 2021 | 1% | 4% | 32% | 52% | 11% |
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Release date
July 2021
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
Q1 2017 to Q2 2021
Number of respondents
107 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
Chief financial officers*
Supplementary notes
* CFOs of 21 FTSE 100 and 43 FTSE 250 companies. The rest were CFOs of other UK-listed companies, large private companies and UK subsidiaries of major companies listed overseas.
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