PESTLE Analysis stands for which categories?

• A. Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental
• B. People, Economy, Society, Tech, Law, Ecology
• C. Policy, Export, Socialism, Trade, Law, Environment
• D. Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental

Answer: (D)

PESTLE analysis groups external factors that can impact a business into six areas: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental. This framework helps you scan the broader environment in a structured way. Political covers government actions and policy changes; Economic includes inflation, growth, and exchange rates; Social looks at demographics, culture, and consumer behavior; Technological accounts for innovations and disruption; Legal encompasses laws, regulations, and compliance; Environmental includes sustainability and ecological considerations.

The listed six terms are the standard, widely used phrasing for the framework, making it the best answer. Other options either use nonstandard terms (like People or Ecology instead of Environmental) or mix in concepts that aren’t part of the six-domain structure (such as Policy or Export), which aren’t the conventional categories of PESTLE.