Sentence examples for trades survey from inspiring English sources

The CBI's monthly survey "distributive trades survey".

The CBI distributive trades survey showed that retail sales improved appreciably in February.

That said, the CBI's distributive trades survey has to be treated with some caution.

The CBI's latest Distributive Trades Survey, released a few moments ago, showed that 33% of firms reported a fall in sales this month, while just 23% said sales were up.

In its monthly distributive trades survey, the CBI found that only 26% of retailers saw the volume of sales rise in the year to November, while 44% said they fell.

The CBI's monthly industrial trades survey showed declining orders, both at home and abroad, and a rising backlog of finished goods, in the latest evidence that the recovery has stalled.

Our recent international trade survey revealed that exporters are looking beyond China for a new wave of opportunities.

The group's trade survey asked guest questions this quarter on brick supplies, following growing reports of long waiting times and rising prices.

The organisation's latest trade survey reports other constraints which could push up prices: a third of builders have difficulties recruiting bricklayers and plasterers.

The organisation's monthly distributive trade survey found that nearly half of all businesses said that sales volumes were up on a year ago, with just 22% saying they fell, giving a balance of +27%, the strongest in nine months.

More customers chose boutiques and big boxes over the department-store middle ground.; Auto dealers: After falling sharply from mid-2007, sales at dealerships have started to recover.(Source: Census Bureau's Monthly Retail Trade Survey).