DCMS Business Survey

DCMS have published the results of surveys of just under 4000 businesses related to its remit. The surveys were undertaken between 23rd April and 22nd May 2020. The results (now a month on) are for DCMS related businesses as a whole and specifically for tourism businesses:

• 68% of operators thought the Coronavirus outbreak was a threat to the viability of their business (80% for tourism businesses)
• Even with Government support packages, 27% of respondents said that their business would not be viable within 3 months (32% for tourism businesses), while 56% said that their business would not be viable within 6 months (62% for tourism businesses)
• 42% of respondents said that their business was generating no revenue at all (68% for tourism businesses), while 74% said that their revenue had decreased by more than half (92% for tourism businesses) and only 10% said that revenue had stayed the same or increased (2% for tourism businesses)
• 54% of businesses have accessed Government support of any type (31% for tourism businesses)

 
This obviously suggests  tourism businesses are being impacted more severely than other businesses whilst many have experienced far greater problems in accessing support!

​The headline results:
 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-coronavirus-impact-business-survey/dcms-business-survey-headline-measures
 
And here’s the results by sector
 
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/892389/Final_Merged_Covid_Survey_Results__YouGov_+_DCMS__-_Sector_Publication_CSV.csv/preview
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