Economic barometer SEE 2014
Study Overview
BiH: 02.12. – 03.12.2014 / HR: 01.12. – 16.12.2014 /
RS: 02.12. – 08.12.2014 / SI: 28.11. – 04.12.2014
Fieldwork
B2B, SME and Corp companies
Target Group
Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia
Interview Region
CATI (Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing)
Interview Method
BiH: n=150 / HR: n=150 / RS: n=150 / SI: n=153
Sample
Developed together with the client
Questionnaire
6
25
50
15
4
Very well (1)
Rather well (2)
Satisfyingly (3)
Rather badly (4)
Very badly (5)
don’t know/no answer
Economical performance of industrial sector
Question 1: Can you please tell me, how your industrial sector is economically doing at present? Please use the scale from 1 to 5 where 1 represents „very well“ and 5 „very badly“ and the nuances in between. Base: Total
3
16
41
25
12
3
mean
2,9
3,3
2,7
3,2
6
35
42
17
2
18
48
20
11
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
3
43
35
11
7
3
40
46
11
0
3
16
48
21
12
Business outlook in the next 6 months
Question 2: Now, can you please tell me your view of your business outlook in the next 6 months?
Please use the scale from 1 to 5 where 1 represents „very positive“ and 5 „very negative“ and the nuances in between. Base: Total
1
25
42
22
10
Very positive (1)
Rather positive (2)
Neither positive nor
negative (3)
Rather negative (4)
Very negative (5)
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
mean
3,2
mean
2,8
mean
2,7
mean
3,2
6
42
34
10
8
1
1
47
42
8
1
0
4
20
46
19
8
3
Business outlook in the next 12 months
Question 3: And what is your view of your business outlook in the next 12 months?
Please use the scale from 1 to 5 where 1 represents „very positive“ and 5 „very negative“ and the nuances in between. Base: Total
3
30
40
20
7
1
Very positive (1)
Rather positive (2)
Neither positive nor
negative (3)
Rather negative (4)
Very negative (5)
don’t know/no answer
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
mean
3,0
mean
2,7
mean
2,6
mean
3,1
1
20
25
2
0
52
0
3
15
27
5
2
42
7
2
16
26
2
3
50
0
Export activities in the next 12 months
Question 4: What do you think, how will the export activities of your company develop in the next 12 months? Base: Total
1
13
20
3
1
63
0
...strongly increase (1) ...rather increase (2) ...be unchanged/constant (3) ...rather decrease (4) ...strongly decrease (5)Our company does not perform any export acitivity.
don’t know/no answer
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
mean
2,7
mean
2,8
mean
2,6
mean
2,8
The export activities will …
1
18
35
7
0
39
0
3
10
30
9
2
43
2
1
10
34
6
4
43
1
Import activities in the next 12 months
Question 5: And what about the import activities? How will the import activities of your company develop in the next 12 months? Base: Total
0
15
47
6
2
29
1
...strongly increase (1) ...rather increase (2) ...be unchanged/constant (3) ...rather decrease (4) ...strongly decrease (5)Our company does not perform any export acitivity.
don’t know/no answer
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
mean
2,9
mean
3,0
mean
2,8
mean
2,9
The import activities will …
5
13
52
16
12
2
1
27
61
9
1
0
4
17
48
13
16
2
Investment activities in the next 6 months
Question 6: Let`s talk about the investment activities. How do you describe the investment activities of your company in the next 6 months? Base: Total
6
18
62
7
6
2
...strongly increase (1)
...rather increase (2)
...be unchanged/
constant (3)
...rather decrease (4)
...strongly decrease (5)
don’t know/no answer
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
mean
2,9
mean
3,2
mean
2,8
mean
3,2
The investment activities will …
4
16
56
9
12
3
1
27
63
7
2
0
4
16
51
15
11
3
Investment activities in the next 12 months
Question 7: And how do you describe the investment activities of your company in the next 12 months? Please use the same scale from 1 to 5 again where 1 represents „strongly increase“ and 5 „strongly decrease“ and the nuances in between.
Base: Total
7
23
57
7
5
2
...strongly increase (1)
...rather increase (2)
...be unchanged/
constant (3)
...rather decrease (4)
...strongly decrease (5)
don’t know/no answer
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
mean
2,8
mean
3,1
mean
2,8
mean
3,1
The investment activities will …
11
37
21
21
10
1
Very satisfied (1)
Rather satisfied (2)
Neither nor (3)
Rather unsatisfied (4)
Not satisfied at all (5)
don’t know/no answer
Satisfaction with payment performance of customers
Question 8: Please think about the payment history of your customers. In general, how satisfied are you with the payment performance of your customers (for example: punctual in paying their bills, payment defaults, etc.)? Please use the scale from 1 to 5 where 1 represents „very satisfied“ and 5 „not satisfied at all“ and the nuances in between.
Base: Total
15
32
26
18
8
mean
2,8
2,7
2,7
2,9
3
46
29
17
4
15
27
25
18
14
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
Location of main trading partners
Question 9: Now can you please let me know in which foreign country your main trading partners are located? In other words, in which country do you supply most frequently? Base: Exporters
6
0
11
13
17
7
23
5
5
5
11
9
8
0
0
15
4
14
13
5
3
38
0
21
1
1
0
8
1
8
28
1
17
0
13
7
2
0
7
1
Germany
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Montenegro
Croatia
Italy
Serbia
Slovenia
other EU members
other non-EU countries
BiH
(n=56)
HR
(n=74)
RS
(n=72)
SI
(n=89)
5
82
65
82
8
17
26
14
6
1
8
4
1
19
58
4
BiH (n=150)
HR (n=150)
RS (n=150)
SI (n=153)
Percentage of total sales yield in following countries (1)
Question 10: What percentage of your total sales do you yield in the following countries? Base: Total
86
80
86
71
13
19
9
19
1
5
3
1
2
3
1
4
BiH (n=150)
HR (n=150)
RS (n=150)
SI (n=153)
0
1-25
26-50
51-75
76-99
100
don’t know/no answer
mean
1,8
2,7
3,3
5,1
81,3
1,9
6,4
0,8
Austria
Bosnia and
Herzegovina
77
85
3
81
19
13
16
14
3
3
14
1
1
13
19
36
4
BiH (n=150)
HR (n=150)
RS (n=150)
SI (n=153)
Percentage of total sales yield in following countries (2)
Question 10: What percentage of your total sales do you yield in the following countries? Base: Total
82
1
79
69
15
7
19
26
3
10
2
1
6
26
50
1
3
BiH (n=150)
HR (n=150)
RS (n=150)
SI (n=153)
0
1-25
26-50
51-75
76-99
100
don’t know/no answer
mean
2,4
82,5
3,2
3,2
3,0
1,7
68,4
1,5
Croatia
Serbia
88
76
79
3
11
24
15
13
1
4
12
2
7
1
17
47
1
BiH (n=150)
HR (n=150)
RS (n=150)
SI (n=153)
0
1-25
26-50
51-75
76-99
100
don’t know/no answer
Percentage of total sales yield in following countries (3)
Question 10: What percentage of your total sales do you yield in the following countries? Base: Total
mean
1,4
1,8
4,7
74,5
Slovenia
Economic country Austria – Associations
Question 11: What terms cross your mind when thinking of the economic country Austria? Please name three of these terms. Base: Total 27 29 50 7 15 13 5 17 12 9 20 28 22 16 7 15 32 16 3 0 30 52 9 27 13 12 1 6 3 18 51 16 31 2 16 5 2 1 16 1 discipline, well organised,
professionalism stability, consistency, strong economy successful economy, growth, perspective reliabilty
good legislation, law
higher standard, well developed
tourism effectiveness/quality honesty, fairness secure, safe
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
Total-Index
Questions 1-7 Base: Total79
75
83
73
78
69
83
64
81
80
84
81
BiH (n=150/75/75)
HR (n=150/75/75)
RS (n=150/75/75)
SI (n=153/77/76)
Individual-Index TOTAL
Questions 1-7 Base: Total 79 67 71 84 86 84 84 64 74 74 83 80 72 77 79 82 81 86 84 85 86 69 68 72 82 79 69 73 present situationbusiness outlook 6 months
business outlook 12 months
export activities 12 months
import activites 12 months
investment activities 6 months
investment activities 12 months
BiH
(n=150)
HR
(n=150)
RS
(n=150)
SI
(n=153)
Individual-Index – SME
Questions 1-7 Base: SME 74 58 65 90 83 88 87 54 67 67 80 73 69 74 81 80 80 86 81 85 86 62 59 59 67 67 64 67 present situationbusiness outlook 6 months
business outlook 12 months
export activities 12 months
import activites 12 months
investment activities 6 months
investment activities 12 months
BiH
(n=75)
HR
(n=75)
RS
(n=75)
SI
(n=77)
Individual-Index – Corp
Questions 1-7 Base: Corp 83 76 78 82 87 81 81 74 81 81 83 85 77 79 76 83 83 87 88 86 86 77 79 84 88 86 73 79 present situationbusiness outlook 6 months
business outlook 12 months
export activities 12 months
import activites 12 months
investment activities 6 months
investment activities 12 months
BiH
(n=75)
HR
(n=75)
RS
(n=75)
SI
(n=76)
