Industry Confidence
21.79
Business Uncertainty
9.62
Employment Outlook
26.92
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess uncertainty in the future development of their business. Sign inverted so that higher values represent greater uncertainty.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to describe their company’s three-year business plans. Higher values indicate greater intent to pursue growth.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of reponses to question asking managers to describe their company’s competitive position over the past three monthsAvailable in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to describe their company’s order books over the past three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to describe their company’s current order books.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s current stocks of finished products.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s current production capacity.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s production over the past three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s expected production over the next three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s input costs (excluding labour) over the past three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s selling prices over the past three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s expected input costs (excluding labour) over the next three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s expected selling prices over the next three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s personnel costs over the past three months.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s staff numbers over the past three months. Higher numbers indicate greater recent hiring.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess their company’s expected staff numbers over the next three months. Higher numbers indicate greater expected hiring.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess current labour costs in their sector.Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to assess the difficulty of finding sufficiently skilled labour.Available in 2025-Q2…
61.54
NA (NA%)
61.54
NA (NA%)
30.77
NA (NA%)
34.62
NA (NA%)
Net balances of responses to the questions asking managers to describe their total investments and the structure of investments over the past three months.
Available in 2025-Q2…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to describe the current year’s investments compared to last year’s. Only asked in Q4.Available in 2025-Q4…
NA (NA%)
Net balance of responses to the question asking managers to describe their expectations for next year’s investments compared to this year’s. Only asked in Q4.Available in 2025-Q4…
Latest Data Period
2024-Q4
Pre-Release Access
Dec. 2-8
Public Release
Dec. 9
The Plant Protein Combined Surveys data dashboard displays aggregated data from three surveys covering four segments of the supply chain:
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Many data and indicators in this dashboard are derived from or expressed as net balances, a concept widely used in surveys, economic analysis, and business reporting to summarize sentiment or trends within a group.
Net balance is calculated as the difference between the percentage of respondents (or data points) reporting a positive change and those reporting a negative change. This figure simplifies data, making trends and shifts easier to interpret and understand at a glance.
Interpreting Net Balance Figures:
Positive Net Balance: Indicates more positive than negative responses, with higher values reflecting stronger positivity.
Negative Net Balance: Indicates more negative than positive responses, with lower values reflecting stronger negativity.
Zero Net Balance: Suggests a balance between positive and negative responses, indicating neutrality, stability, or potential stagnation.
Net balance values range from -100 to 100, offering a standardized scale to gauge the direction and strength of sentiment or change.