z/Hd 1$&|&A%|Page #*:'McCannics e-survey, month just ended, February 1998e'If quoting, please give source as "McCannics e-survey (www.mccannics.co.uk/esurvey/feb98.htm)"N'1. Was your sales turnover in the past month higher, about the same, or.'lower than in the same month last year?^Replies^% 'Higher I@۶m۶m?    'Same 2@۶m۶m?    'Lower  ,@ UUUUUU?     'No response  ? aa?     'Sample  U@ 'Balance 0 0?   'Higher 'Same 'Lower 'N/R 'Sample'Balance 'Jul 97 d2L&? Ƹ1n? 3 1C? p8? } zgޙw? 'Aug 97 ll? ll? ` ` ? ll?  }'}'? 'Sep 97 --? ;;? oo? ;;?  AA? 'Oct 97 wwwwww? ? """"""? ? x ? 'Nov 97 #>? 1t? }? p}? r Lg1t? 'Dec 97 ? yy? ? 88? i hh? 'Jan 98 ? ? ?  U WWWWWW? 'Feb 98 ۶m۶m? ۶m۶m? UUUUUU? aa? U@ 0 0?  W'2. Were your average selling prices in the past month higher, about the same, or.'lower than in the same month last year?^Replies^% 'Higher <@UUUUUU?    'Same G@zy?    'Lower "@۶m۶m?    'No response       !'Sample !U@"'Balance"<>? &ll? & &~'}'? ''Sep 97 'AA? '? ';;? 'AA? ' '[[? ('Oct 97 (? (? (wwwwww? (? (x (? )'Nov 97 )ZLg1? ),? )Gp? )(? )r )z 5? *'Dec 97 *KK? *? *__? *AA? *i *yy? +'Jan 98 +? +QQQQQQ? +? + +U +TTTTTT? ,'Feb 98 ,UUUUUU? ,zy? ,۶m۶m? , ,U@,<'Sample >5@ >?@ >7@ >"@ ?LA'4. When faced with cases of late payment, how often do you think your ABB'business would exercise its right to late payment interest?D^RepliesD^% E'Always E0@Eaa?  F'Sometimes FC@Fn۶m۶? J  G'Rarely G5@G? J  H'Never H@H$I$I? J I'Don't know/No response I@Iaa? J  J'SampleJU@ P KL'By size of businessM'EmployeesN^0 N^1-4 N^5-49 N^50+ O'Always Oyy? OB!? OMoz? Oqq?P'Sometimes PUUUUUU? Ps9? P8Moz? Pqq? Q'Rarely Qaa? Qc1? Q YB? Qqq? R'Never Ryy? RB!? R RS'Don't know/No response S S Sd! YB? Sqq? T'Sample T5@ T?@ T7@ T"@SW'5. Has your business made any plans for the charging and/or payment of late WX'payment interest?Z^RepliesZ^% ['Yes [5@[?   \'No \N@\m۶m?  ]'Don't know ]@]$I$I?   ^'Sample^U@ P`'By size of businessa'Employeesb^0 b^1-4 b^5-49 b^50+ c'Yes cyy? cB!? cMoz? cUUUUUU? d'No dm۶m? d{? d,d! ? dqq?e'Don't know eaa? e e eqq? f'Sample f5@ f?@ f7@ f"@Li'6. Would you consider using a factoring or debt collection company to i,j'handle late payment interest for you?l^Repliesl^% m'Yes m6@m1 0 ?   n'No nJ@n 0 0?  o'Don't know/No response o"@o۶m۶m?   p'SamplepU@ Pr'By size of businesss'Employeest^0 t^1-4 t^5-49 t^50+ u'Yes uyy? us9? ud! YB? uqq? v'No vUUUUUU? vZk? v! YB? vqq?w'Don't know waa? wB!? wd! YB? wUUUUUU? x'Sample x5@ x?@ x7@ x"@