Barometer

There is a feeling we flatlined in September, with all our metrics showing no real movement up or down. Average leads stayed exactly the same

The headline figures for this month show a small correction following the spike in activity at the start of August, following the General Election and

This time last month, we were waiting for outcome of the General Election, and we were interested in how it would affect the sales of

This month’s Business Pilot Barometer was published just days before a General Election, which puts it in a unique position: we have never seen how

At a headline level, the average number of sales made by retail companies has fallen for the second consecutive month – down 1.8% to 54.8

The figures for April [2024] support what most people are experiencing: volume is down. But they also give an indication of what is to come,

Average retail sales continued their upward trajectory in 2024 – up 5.1% to 62.1 in March – dispelling fears that 2024 is going to be

Average sales increased again in February. It may have only been by 1.2% to 59.1, but it demonstrates that the big leap in January wasn’t

Both leads and sales rebounded in January, heralding a positive start to 2024 despite the wider market appearing sluggish. Before we pulled off the data

2023 was, most would agree, a tough year for trading, especially as we emerged from a significant boom following Covid, and straight into inflationary pressures

I ended last month’s Barometer by asking if we could see a positive end to a tricky year. We know that this month [December 2023]

At a glance, the Business Pilot Barometer figures look promising for October 2023: average leads were up 16.5% to 115.9, and average sales jumped 18.9%