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Mykolaiv Oblast (Top Managers of Companies) Who Were Polled in Q4 2020, and Does Not Represent NBU Forecasts Or Estimates Business Outlook Survey Results of surveys of Vinnitsa region * enterprises managersof Mykolaiv regarding O blasttheir business expectations * Q4 2020 I квартал 2018Q2 2018року *This survey only reflects the opinions of respondents in Mykolaiv oblast (top managers of companies) who were polled in Q4 2020, and does not represent NBU forecasts or estimates Business Outlook Survey of Mykolaiv Oblast Q4 2020 A survey of companies carried out in Mykolaiv oblast in Q4 2020 showed that respondents expected a significant drop in the output of Ukrainian goods and services and weaker performance of their companies over the next 12 months on the back of a tighter quarantine. Respondents expected inflation to increase and the domestic currency to depreciate more noticeably. The top managers of companies said they expected that over the next 12 months: . the output of Ukrainian goods and services would drop markedly: the balance of expectations was (-50.0%) (the lowest figures across the regions) compared with (-37.5%) in Q3 2020 and (-24.4%) across Ukraine (Figure 1) . prices for consumer goods and services would increase at a faster pace: 68.8% of respondents expected the inflation rate to be higher than 7.5% compared with 56.3% in the previous quarter and 50.0% across Ukraine. Respondents continued to refer to the exchange rate and production costs as the main inflation drivers (Figure 2) . the hryvnia would depreciate significantly: all of the respondents (compared to 87.5% in the previous quarter) expected the hryvnia to weaken against the US dollar, the figure across Ukraine being 87.1% . the financial and economic standings of their companies would deteriorate (such expectations have been reported for three quarters running): the balance of expectations was (-12.5%) compared to (-6.7%) in the previous quarter (see Table). Companies across Ukraine expected their financial and economic standings to improve slightly (1.3%) (see Table) . total sales would remain unchanged: the balance of responses was 0.0% compared with 6.3% in the previous quarter. External sales were expected to decrease further: the balance of responses was (-33.3%) compared with (-16.7%) in Q3 2020. Overall, companies across Ukraine expected sales to increase moderately, the balances of responses being 7.1% and 3.8% respectively . investment both in construction and in machinery, equipment, and tools would decrease at a slower pace: the balances of responses were (-13.3%) and (-6.3%) respectively compared to (-31.3%) and (-18.8%) in Q3 2020. Across Ukraine, the balances of responses were (-4.5%) and 3.8% respectively . staff numbers at their companies would decrease significantly: the balance of responses was (-31.3%) compared with (-26.7%) in Q3 2020 and (-9.9%) across Ukraine (Figure 4) . purchase prices would rise rapidly (the balance of responses was 100.0%). Selling prices were also expected to rise at a fast pace (the balance of responses was 62.5% compared with 93.8% and 43.8% in the previous quarter) (Figure 6). The exchange rate was cited as the main selling price driver. The impact of wage costs was also reported to have increased compared to the previous quarter (Figure 7) . the growth in per-unit production costs and wage costs per staff member would accelerate: the balances of responses were 68.8% and 87.5% respectively (compared with 43.8% and 60.0% in Q3 2020). Respondents referred to high raw material and supplies prices as the main drags on the ability of their companies to boost production (Figure 5). Respondents said that the impact of qualified staff shortages and a lack of working assets had increased markedly compared to the previous quarter. Respondents expected a significant increase in their borrowing needs in the near future (Figure 8). 50.0% of the respondents who planned to take out bank loans opted for domestic currency loans. Respondents said that lending standards had remained unchanged (Figure 9). High loan rates were cited as the major factor that deterred companies from taking out loans (Figure 10). All of the respondents said that they had encountered no difficulties in effecting transactions with funds deposited in bank accounts (96.9% across Ukraine). Assessments of financial and economic standings as of the time of the survey (Figure 3) . Companies assessed their current financial and economic standings as satisfactory: the balance of responses was 0.0% (as in the previous quarter). Across Ukraine, respondents assessed their current financial and economic standings as bad, with a balance of responses of (-3.2%). Finished goods stocks were assessed at a level lower than the normal one: the balance of responses was (-37.5%) compared with (-40.0%) in Q3 2020. Companies had a sufficient amount of unutilized production capacity to meet any unexpected rise in demand: the balance of responses was 20.0% (compared with 12.5% in Q3 2020). 2 Business Outlook Survey of Mykolaiv Oblast Q4 2020 Survey Details1,2 Respondents in terms of business Respondents in terms of main economic Respondents in terms of company size based on activities,% activities, % staff number, % Other Small (up to 50 Neither exporters Both exporters 18.8 persons) nor importers and importers Agriculture 18.8 Transport and 62.5 37.5 communications 25.0 12.5 Large (more than 250 persons) 50.0 Manufacturing 18.8 Wholesale and Energy and Medium (from 51 and retail trade water supply up to 250 persons) 18.8 6.3 31.3 . Period: 5 November through 26 November 2020. A total of 16 companies were polled. A representative sample was generated on the basis of the agricultural sector. Business Business Outlook outlook Index index for forNext next 12 12 M monthsonths in in Terms terms of of regions,% Regions3, % Riv ne Oblast Voly n Oblast Chernihiv Oblast 106.9 103.7 Zhy tomyr 92.2 Sumy Oblast Oblast 98.8 106.2 Ky iv and Lv iv Oblast Ky iv Oblast 100.6 Poltav a Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Ternopil Oblast 107.7 95.4 97.2 114.7 Khmelny tskyi Cherkasy Luhansk Oblast Iv ano-Frankivsk Oblast Vinny tsia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast 89.2 Oblast 98.9 Oblast 105.3 no data 106.5 Donetsk 84 Cherniv tsi Oblast Kirov ohrad Oblast Dnipropetrov sk Oblast Oblast 94.5 79.9 92.5 no data Zaporizhia My kolaiv Oblast Odesa 87.3 Oblast Oblast 102.2 80.8 Kherson Oblast 104.7 minimum 79.9 1 quartile 92.3 1 quarter 2 quartile (median) 98.8 Crimea 2 quarter 3 quartile 105.2 no data 3 quarter maximum 114.7 4 quarter Ukraine 99.6 *a quartile is the v alue of the BOI where an ordered sample is div ided into f our equal-sized subgroups **a median is the v alue of the BOI in the middle of an ordered sampled where the sample is div ided into two equal-sized subgroups Table. The Business Outlook Index of Companies in Mykolaiv Oblast and Its Components Balances of responses, % Expectations over next 12 months for Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Financial and economic standings 12.5 20.0 -37.5 -6.7 -12.5 Total sales 33.3 56.3 -31.3 6.3 0.0 Investment in construction 0.0 13.3 -43.8 -31.3 -13.3 Investment in machinery, equipment, and tools 17.6 33.3 -43.8 -18.8 -6.3 Staff numbers -16.7 -6.3 -50.0 -26.7 -31.3 1 This sample was generated in proportion to the contribution of each region and each economic activity to Ukraine’s gross value added. 2 Data for totals and components may be subject to rounding effects. 3 The business outlook index (BOI) is an aggregate indicator for expected business performance over the next 12 months. It is calculated using the balances of respondents' responses regarding changes in the financial and economic standings of their companies and future economic activity. 3 Business Outlook Survey of Mykolaiv Oblast Q4 2020 Figure 1 Figure 2 Output expectations for next 12 months, Assessment of consumer price drivers, percentage of responses percentage of responses 100 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 80 80 Exchange rate 60 60 40 40 Production costs 20 20 0 0 Global prices -20 -20 Tax changes -40 -40 -60 -60 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Household income Output will decrease Output will be unchanged Output will increase Supply (availability) of Balance of expectations (right-hand scale) money Q4 20 Q3 20 Budgetary social spending Figure 3 Figure 4 Companies' economic activity as of the time of the Staff level and wage cost expectations for next 12 survey, balance of responses months, balance of responses 40 100 20 80 60 0 40 -20 20 0 -40 -20 -40 -60 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 -60 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Financial and economic standings Staff level expectations Wage costs per staff member Finished goods stocks Unutilized production capacity Figure 5 Figure 6 Assessment of factors that impede output Expectations of producer prices for next 12 growth, percentage of responses months, balance of responses 0 20 40 60 100 High raw material and supplies prices Weak demand 80 High energy prices 60 Lack of working assets Qualified staff shortages 40 Political situation 20 Exchange rate fluctuations Tax burden 0 Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Corruption Purchase prices Selling prices Regulatory burden Per-unit production costs Limited availability of loan Q4 20 Insufficient production Q3 20 capacity 4 Business Outlook Survey of Mykolaiv Oblast Q4 2020 Figure 7 Figure 8 Expectations of borrowing needs and intentions to Assessment of selling price drivers, take out corporate loans in the near future, percentage of responses percentage of responses 0 20 40 60 80 75 75 Exchange rate 60 60 Energy prices Raw material and supplies 45 45 prices Wage costs 30 30 Global prices 15 15 Domestic competition 0 0 Tax burden Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 Percentage of respondents who intend to take out loans, % Demand Q4 20 Q3 20 Borrowing needs (balance of responses, right-hand scale) Loan rates Figure 9 Figure 10 Expectations of lending conditions for next 12 Assessment of factors that could deter months, balance of responses* companies from taking out loans, percentage of responses 30 0 20 40 60 80 High loan rates 20 Complicated paperwork 10 Other funding sources 0 Exchange rate fluctuations Q4 19 Q1 20 Q2 20 Q3 20 Q4 20 *The difference between the percentages of responses “tightened” and “eased” Q4 20 Collateral requirements Q3 20 Uncertainty about ability to meet debt obligations as they fall due 5 .
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