Poles will buy less and less. “They pay current bills instead of thinking about leasing”

Among the surveyed commercial companies from the SME sector 23 percent forecasts a decrease in sales, and 5 percent He counts on growth – according to the EFL barometer published on Tuesday for the second quarter of this year. for commercial companies. Most companies, 71 percent, do not expect any major changes.

It was added that the value of the EFL barometer for commercial companies for the second quarter of this year. amounted to 47.9 points, by 1.2 points less than a quarter earlier. The sector from December 2021 has never obtained a result above the OR threshold, which is 50 points. According to this situation, we do not deal with any other examined industry.

The report states that 8 percent Companies are planning new investments, while their limitations are expected to 20 percent. entities. The most numerous group of companies does not expect any changes in this area (72 percent).

“Only in the context of external financing, more respondents indicate an increase in demand than a decrease (26 % and 4 percent, respectively). However, as in times of prosperity and + normality + external financing like leasing or credit is needed mainly for investments, so now entrepreneurs thanks to it very often pay bills, remuneration or ordering the necessary goods”

The EFL barometer is a synthetic indicator informing about the inclinations of companies from the SME sector to grow. The study is prepared by Ecorys at the request of the European Leasing Fund SA, and its results are published every quarter. Its participants are micro, small and medium -sized companies from all over Poland. A representative group of 600 micro, small and medium -sized companies took part in the study. The current edition of the study took place from March 1 to 28 this year. (PAP)

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