Business tendency surveys - also called business opinion or business climate surveys - ask company managers about the current situation of their business and about their plans and expectations for the near future.

Business Tendency Surveys: A Handbook (PDF) is a practical manual on the design and implementation of business tendency surveys, on the interpretation of the results from such surveys and on their use for economic analysis and forecasting. It draws on over 20 years of experience by the OECD Secretariat in using business tendency surveys for economic analysis and in helping non-member economies to implement such surveys.