Raport Confidence Index 2024_english veriosn

LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONFIDENCE INDEX 2024

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2.3 Business Confidence Compared to 12 Months Previous

When comparing the current business conditions to the situation prevailing on the market one year ago, 20% of respondents claimed they are more confident about the business environment than they were 12

months ago. 36% see their current business conditions as the same as in the previous year, while for 44% of respondents, the current business conditions are “more difficult” & “much more difficult”.

Figure 6. Change in business conditions vs the last 12 months

Much more favourable

Much more difficult

4%

8%

16%

Somewhat more favourable

36%

Somewhat more difficult

36%

The same

This is a more positive outlook than in the previous edition, as last year 56% perceived recent conditions as "much more difficult" or "somewhat more difficult". This year, for 56% of respondents conditions are better or the same, while those answers were

chosen by 44% last year. Also, for 4% of respondents this year, business conditions are “much more favourable” while there was no one selecting that option in the previous research.

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