Dear Sir/Madam, Please find attached the sixteenth McCannics e-survey questionnaire, which we hope you can spare a few moments to complete. In this survey, the special question again asks about interest rates, following today's cut of 0.5 per cent. To fill in the survey, please reply to this message and put an X inside the square brackets, like this [X], where appropriate. -------------- MCCANNICS E-SURVEY, Month just ended - OCTOBER 1998 A. REGULAR QUESTIONS 1. Was your sales turnover in October 1998 higher, about the same, or lower than in October 1997? (please put an X in the square brackets next to your answer). Higher [ ] Same [ ] Lower [ ] 2. Were your average selling prices in October 1998 higher, about the same, or lower than in October 1997? (please put an X in the square brackets next to your answer). Higher [ ] Same [ ] Lower [ ] B. TOPICAL QUESTIONS - Interest Rates Cut 3. The Bank of England has today (5 November 1998) cut interest rates by 0.5 per cent to 6.75 per cent. What sort of impact do you expect this to have on your business? (Please put an X in the square brackets next to your answer). Significant positive effect [ ] Slight positive effect [ ] No effect [ ] Negative effect [ ] If you have any comments on the level of interest rates or how they affect your business, please put them in the square brackets below. (Please note that your comments may be reproduced in the survey write-up): Comments: [ ] -------------- Thank you very much indeed for your help in completing this survey questionnaire. May we stress that the survey is being carried out solely for research purposes, and individual replies will be kept strictly confidential. Only anonymised results will be published, and your e-mail address will not be passed on to any third party.
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