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This statistic shows the opinion of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Germany on the state of their business from February 2016 to January 2018. From the respondents, in the most recent figures, 53 percent thought that their business was in a positive state while 11 percent believed their business was in a negative state.

Monthly opinion on the state of SMEs in Germany from February 2016 to January 2018*

Characteristic	Positive	Neutral	Negative
Jan '18	53%	36%	11%
Dec '17	55%	35%	11%
Nov '17	59%	33%	8%
Oct '17	51%	38%	11%
Sep '17	53%	37%	10%
Aug '17	55%	35%	10%
Jul '17	56%	35%	9%
Jun '17	55%	35%	11%
May '17	55%	35%	10%
Apr '17	56%	32%	12%
Mar '17	58%	33%	8%
Feb '17	55%	35%	11%
Jan '17	57%	36%	8%
Dec '16	56%	34%	10%
Nov '16	54%	37%	9%
Oct '16	54%	36%	10%
Sep '16	52%	37%	11%
Aug '16	56%	35%	9%
Jul '16	56%	34%	10%
Jun '16	51%	38%	10%
May '16	55%	33%	12%
Apr '16	58%	35%	7%
Mar '16	54%	35%	11%
Feb '16	55%	36%	9%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

February 2016 to January 2018

Number of respondents

Various**

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* Source question: How would you evaluate the current state of your business?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 1,849
Mar '16 = 1,185
Apr '16 = 527
May '16 = 451
Jun '16 = 469
Jul '16 = 450
Aug '16 = 473
Sep '16 = 528
Oct '16 = 498
Nov '16 = 530
Dec '16 = 422
Jan '17 = 538
Feb '17 = 416
Mar '17 = 420
Apr '17 = 547
May '17 = 415
Jun '17 = 473
Jul '17 = 473
Aug '17 = 494
Sep '17 = 449
Oct '17 = 451
Nov '17 = 629
Dec '17 = 471
Jan '18 = 496.