Business Operations Survey: 2010

Of businesses surveyed in 2010:

• 51 percent had conducted, or planned to conduct, price reviews due to the GST rise in October 2010, while 35 percent expected it to influence wage negotiations.
• 36 percent considered change in labour costs as important for price increases.

• 36 percent reported increased sales in 2010, compared with 41 percent in 2009.
• 93 percent used broadband Internet connections, with cellular connections showing the largest increase in usage.