EU Craft and SME Barometer

The EU Craft and SME Barometer builds on the results of surveys that are conducted by UEAPME member organisations twice or four times a year on about 50.000 crafts and SMEs in different regions all over Europe.

At European level, we are able to provide data for size classes (micro, small and medium sized enterprises) and for four economic sectors (manufacturing, construction, business and personal services), which may show different developments over business cycles and may react differently to external effects.

This survey will be published twice a year ahead of the European Councils in Spring and Autumn and includes UEAPME’s SME Business Climate Index, which is calculated as the average of the current situation and the expectations about the next period and sums positive and neutral answers as regards the overall situation for the business.

Indicators

 March 2010: The EU Craft and SME Barometer 2010/H1: European Crafts and SMEs fend off fears of recession

 October 2009: The EU Craft and SME Barometer 2009/H2: European Crafts and SMEs’ confidence picks up slightly (also available in Word format)

 March 2009: The EU Craft and SME Barometer 2009/H1: European Crafts and SMEs’ confidence falls sharply

 February 2009: First results from the upcoming UEAPME Craft and SME Barometer 2009/H1

Press releases

  23/03/2010: Business confidence is on the rise but an upswing is not near, SME survey finds

  19/10/2009: Business confidence picks up slightly despite worrying reality, SME survey finds

  12/03/2009: Small businesses’ confidence hits new record low, first EU SME survey reveals

  25/02/2009: Recovery action must go beyond big businesses, SMEs urge Commission