{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","slug":"scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165?lang=en","title":"78.5% of Scottish businesses were concerned about energy prices","summary":"In BICS Wave 165, 36.9% of businesses reported using AI and 45.6% reported supply-chain concerns.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","ai"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-04","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government, Business Insights and Conditions Survey","url":"https://www.gov.scot/publications/bics-weighted-scotland-estimates-data-to-wave-165/","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-10-09"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-business-concerns-survey-wave-165?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Scottish Government data from BICS Wave 165, published on 9 October, estimate that 78.5% of businesses with 10 or more employees and a presence in Scotland were very or somewhat concerned about energy prices during 21 September–4 October 2026. The share reached 88.4% in transport and storage.","The survey also estimates that 45.6% of businesses had supply-chain concerns for the coming 12 months and 36.9% were using some form of artificial intelligence. These are weighted survey estimates for businesses, not a census of every company or a measure of realized financial performance."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"In BICS Wave 165, 36.9% of businesses reported using AI and 45.6% reported supply-chain concerns.\n\nScottish Government data from BICS Wave 165, published on 9 October, estimate that 78.5% of businesses with 10 or more employees and a presence in Scotland were very or somewhat concerned about energy prices during 21 September–4 October 2026. The share reached 88.4% in transport and storage.\n\nThe survey also estimates that 45.6% of businesses had supply-chain concerns for the coming 12 months and 36.9% were using some form of artificial intelligence. These are weighted survey estimates for businesses, not a census of every company or a measure of realized financial performance.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}