| Characteristic | Attracting customers | Maintaining profitability | Uncertainty over economic conditions | Retaining/recruiting skilled employees | Developing new products/innovation | Finding/working with suppliers | Securing financing for business as usual | Securing financing for expansion | Other government regulations (e.g., compliance, technical regulation, patents, reporting) | Tax laws and rules | Increasing revenue | Regulatory and other barriers to exports ** | Selling to foreign markets ** | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb '16 | 58% | 47% | 51% | 26% | 18% | 16% | 21% | 27% | 9% | 37% | 60% | 5% | - | 6% |
| Mar '16 | 60% | 46% | 50% | 28% | 17% | 16% | 21% | 22% | 9% | 35% | 61% | 4% | - | 5% |
| Apr '16 | 60% | 46% | 53% | 29% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 23% | 9% | 38% | 62% | 4% | - | 5% |
| May '16 | 56% | 45% | 49% | 27% | 16% | 18% | 20% | 23% | 9% | 38% | 56% | 5% | - | 6% |
| Jun '16 | 59% | 46% | 49% | 27% | 20% | 14% | 19% | 23% | 10% | 33% | 63% | 5% | - | 5% |
| Jul '16 | 59% | 46% | 51% | 28% | 21% | 17% | 18% | 23% | 8% | 35% | 60% | 2% | - | 5% |
| Aug '16 | 59% | 45% | 50% | 27% | 20% | 15% | 19% | 23% | 8% | 34% | 61% | 4% | - | 6% |
| Sep '16 | 56% | 46% | 47% | 28% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 24% | 9% | 39% | 55% | 4% | - | 5% |
| Oct '16 | 59% | 42% | 49% | 24% | 21% | 14% | 24% | 25% | 10% | 39% | 61% | - | 14% | 6% |
| Nov '16 | 60% | 49% | 47% | 28% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 26% | 7% | 36% | 65% | - | 14% | 5% |
| Dec '16 | 59% | 50% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 14% | 18% | 20% | 8% | 40% | 63% | - | 13% | 5% |
| Jan '17 | 60% | 49% | 49% | 29% | 20% | 15% | 18% | 24% | 8% | 39% | 62% | - | 12% | 6% |
| Feb '17 | 57% | 44% | 49% | 26% | 17% | 13% | 21% | 22% | 8% | 43% | 57% | - | 17% | 4% |
| Mar '17 | 60% | 44% | 50% | 29% | 20% | 20% | 24% | 29% | 8% | 38% | 65% | - | 17% | 5% |
| Apr '17 | 58% | 43% | 49% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 19% | 28% | 7% | 37% | 65% | - | 15% | 3% |
| May '17 | 65% | 46% | 49% | 31% | 19% | 18% | 16% | 28% | 9% | 43% | 63% | - | 17% | 4% |
| Jun '17 | 61% | 45% | 51% | 32% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 24% | 11% | 43% | 60% | - | 14% | 4% |
| Jul '17 | 59% | 45% | 48% | 32% | 18% | 19% | 23% | 30% | 8% | 45% | 63% | - | 10% | 5% |
| Aug '17 | 56% | 47% | 44% | 32% | 25% | 16% | 24% | 28% | 7% | 41% | 58% | - | 14% | 6% |
| Sep '17 | 59% | 48% | 42% | 32% | 23% | 21% | 23% | 27% | 10% | 41% | 60% | - | 17% | 4% |
| Oct '17 | 56% | 48% | 44% | 36% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 27% | 9% | 42% | 64% | - | 12% | 5% |
| Nov '17 | 61% | 47% | 45% | 32% | 20% | 16% | 21% | 25% | 7% | 40% | 60% | - | 13% | 5% |
| Dec '17 | 59% | 44% | 43% | 27% | 17% | 17% | 23% | 27% | 8% | 38% | 64% | - | 15% | 4% |
| Jan '18 | 56% | 48% | 45% | 36% | 18% | 16% | 19% | 29% | 9% | 43% | 60% | - | 13% | 5% |
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March 2017
Italy
February 2016 to January 2018
Various***
Online survey
* Source question: What are the most important challenges your business currently faces?
** Regulatory and other barriers to exports is deleted since October 2016.
** Selling to foreign markets is new since October 2016.
*** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 2,099
Mar '16 = 998
Apr '16 = 482
May '16 = 420
Jun '16 = 419
Jul '16 = 461
Aug '16 = 436
Sep '16 = 589
Oct '16 = 488
Nov '16 = 520
Dec '16 = 507
Jan '17 = 494
Feb '17 = 445
Mar '17 = 439
Apr '17 = 540
May '17 = 405
Jun '17 = 373
Jul '17 = 533
Aug '17 = 469
Sep '17 = 557
Oct '17 = 468
Nov '17 = 684
Dec '17 = 354
Jan '18 = 532.
