35 questions.
One connected business story.
Related questions share a page so every topic has results, interpretation, and a clear source trail.
Questions 23–35 address AI. Questions 3–22 describe general business conditions. Questions 1–2 support identification and survey coverage. Numbering follows the official V4 Cycle 2 form.
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35 questions shown
| Question | Topic | Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is the employer identification number correct? | Methods & coverage → |
| 2 | What is the business’s operational status? | Methods & coverage → |
| 3 | How is the business performing? | Business conditions → |
| 4 | How did sales or revenues change? | Business conditions → |
| 5 | How did employee numbers change? | Business conditions → |
| 6 | How did employee hours change? | Business conditions → |
| 7 | How did supplier delivery times change? | Business conditions → |
| 8 | How adequate are current inventories? | Business conditions → |
| 9 | How did demand change? | Business conditions → |
| 10 | How did prices charged change? | Business conditions → |
| 11 | How did prices paid change? | Business conditions → |
| 12 | How did interest rates negatively affect the business? | Business conditions → |
| 13 | Did extreme weather cause monetary losses? | Business conditions → |
| 14 | Which weather events caused those losses? | Business conditions → |
| 15 | What performance is expected in six months? | Business conditions → |
| 16 | What employee changes are expected in six months? | Business conditions → |
| 17 | What working-hour changes are expected in six months? | Business conditions → |
| 18 | What delivery-time changes are expected in six months? | Business conditions → |
| 19 | What inventories are expected in six months? | Business conditions → |
| 20 | What demand changes are expected in six months? | Business conditions → |
| 21 | What price changes are expected for goods or services sold? | Business conditions → |
| 22 | What price changes are expected for goods or services purchased? | Business conditions → |
| 23 | Did the business use AI in the last two weeks? | AI adoption → |
| 24 | Which business functions used AI? | AI applications → |
| 25 | Did AI replace, assist, or introduce employee tasks? | AI applications → |
| 26 | How many employee tasks did AI take over? | AI applications → |
| 27 | Did AI take over operations from software or equipment? | AI applications → |
| 28 | How did AI affect total employment? | AI workforce → |
| 29 | What changes did the business make to use AI? | AI implementation → |
| 30 | Did employees use AI to assist with work? | AI workforce → |
| 31 | Did employees use generative AI for work? | AI workforce → |
| 32 | Which tasks involved generative AI? | AI workforce → |
| 33 | Does the business expect to use AI in the next six months? | AI adoption → |
| 34 | Which business functions are expected to use AI? | AI applications → |
| 35 | Why does the business not plan to use AI? | AI obstacles → |
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From the form to the findings
The directory shortens wording for navigation. Each analytical page shows the question wording recorded in the imported workbook, plus its national results and denominator.
Keep the dates together
Core business conditions and adoption use the October 8 snapshot. Detailed AI use, changes, and barriers use the April 23 supplement. Plans refer to the survey respondent’s next six months.