| 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 | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec '16 | 67% | 47% | 16% | 25% | 24% | 17% | 26% | 18% | 10% | 19% | 63% | 7% |
| Jan '17 | 69% | 50% | 13% | 23% | 21% | 15% | 25% | 15% | 9% | 18% | 65% | 5% |
| Feb '17 | 64% | 44% | 15% | 25% | 26% | 15% | 22% | 13% | 8% | 14% | 63% | 4% |
| Mar '17 | 68% | 51% | 15% | 24% | 25% | 13% | 27% | 13% | 8% | 24% | 67% | 6% |
| Apr '17 | 70% | 50% | 14% | 25% | 29% | 17% | 27% | 23% | 14% | 19% | 65% | 5% |
| May '17 | 67% | 47% | 14% | 20% | 26% | 14% | 23% | 13% | 11% | 21% | 59% | 4% |
| Jun '17 | 69% | 42% | 15% | 19% | 22% | 13% | 29% | 19% | 12% | 24% | 61% | 5% |
| Jul '17 | 72% | 53% | 13% | 25% | 29% | 23% | 19% | 17% | 12% | 20% | 62% | 5% |
| Aug '17 | 71% | 51% | 18% | 23% | 26% | 17% | 28% | 17% | 10% | 19% | 63% | 3% |
| Sep '17 | 70% | 47% | 16% | 22% | 23% | 17% | 25% | 21% | 12% | 21% | 59% | 4% |
| Oct '17 | 69% | 47% | 15% | 22% | 30% | 19% | 19% | 21% | 14% | 19% | 60% | 7% |
| Nov '17 | 65% | 42% | 16% | 24% | 30% | 15% | 25% | 22% | 14% | 18% | 65% | 7% |
| Dec '17 | 63% | 49% | 15% | 26% | 32% | 15% | 25% | 16% | 11% | 17% | 54% | 8% |
| Jan '18 | 76% | 44% | 18% | 25% | 27% | 21% | 25% | 20% | 11% | 17% | 60% | 7% |
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Release date
March 2017
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Region
Sweden
Survey time period
December 2016 to January 2018
Number of respondents
Various**
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
* Source question: What are the most important challenges your business currently faces?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Dec '16 = 364
Jan '17 = 271
Feb '17 = 204
Mar '17 = 262
Apr '17 = 218
May '17 = 224
Jun '17 = 216
Jul '17 = 215
Aug '17 = 235
Sep '17 = 232
Oct '17 = 197
Nov '17 = 393
Dec '17 = 183
Jan '18 = 261.
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