What is the CBI Industrial Trends survey ?
The industrial trends survey is a survey undertaken by the Confederation of British Industry of its members and taken into account what heads of industry eg company MDs etc think of the outlook and the current state of their businesses. When taken collectively this gives a broad overview of the state of industrial activity/trends in the UK. It shows what those in charge of industrial companies think of the economic outlook which traders/economists then use to help in market predictions.
