Barriers to general business activities or performance | | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Lack of access to additional funds | | 15.5 | 14.1 | 21 | 19.5 | 18.7 | 12.6 | 19.2 | 15.2 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 24.5 | 13 | 18.5 | 12.8 | 14.8 | 11.4 | 18.8 | 17.9 |
Cost of inputs | | 12.2 | 29 | 9.3 | 16.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 20 | 13.2 | 14 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 8 | 12.5 | 8.2 | 10.4 |
Outstanding accounts receivable limiting cash flow | | 10.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 18.4 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 17.3 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 10 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 10.8 |
Lack of skilled persons within the business | | 9.8 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 10 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 16.7 |
Lack of skilled persons within the labour market | | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 10 | 14.3 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 13.6 |
Lack of skilled persons in any location | | 16.6 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 20.9 | 15.3 | 19.5 | 18 | 9.9 | 18.3 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 11 | 14.4 | 17 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 16 | 22.8 |
Government regulations and compliance | | 10.4 | 17.1 | 14 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 9 | 9.8 | 6 | 34.7 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 9.4 |
Lack of customer demand for goods or services | | 14.1 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 10.4 | 12.9 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 20.6 | 13 | 19.2 | 11.3 | 18.9 | 12.2 | 12 | 11.2 | 13 | 11.2 |
Lower profit margins to remain competitive | | 20.5 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 26.4 | 17.8 | 21.6 | 31.7 | 28.3 | 29.5 | 22.6 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 18.9 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 16.2 |
Environmental factors | | 6 | 39.1 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3 |