PMI

Positive sentiment among firms was at the highest since February (Jane Barlow/PA)

Business optimism highest since before the pandemic began, RBS report finds

January 11, 2021

Manufacturing soared in the UK last month due to Brexit stockpiling (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Manufacturing soars to three-year high in December due to Brexit stockpiling

January 4, 2021

The UK economy returned to marginal growth this month after the second lockdown ended, but ports disruption hit factories while hospitality firms remain under severe pressure, new figures show (Rui Vieira/PA)

Economy edges back to growth but recovery ‘lacked vigour’, report shows

December 16, 2020

Manufacturing was in positive growth territory for the sixth consecutive month, according to the latest PMI data. (Rui Vieira / PA)

Manufacturing boosted by Brexit stockpiling, but consumer spending hits sector

December 1, 2020

The economy is heading for a double-dip recession, new data shows (Dominic Lipinski / PA)

UK heading for double-dip recession, early data shows

November 23, 2020

Restrictions included closing pubs and restaurants in much of central Scotland (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Private-sector downturn as tougher Covid-19 measures begin to bite, report finds

November 9, 2020

House builders helped prop up the construction sector, which cooled in October, according to the latest PMI data (Nick Ansell/PA)

Construction sector cooled in October but house building remains strong

November 5, 2020

The services sector slowed its growth in October as Covid-19 restrictions hit pubs, restaurants and travel (Danny Lawson/PA)

Services sector growth slows with slumps in hospitality, travel and leisure

November 4, 2020

(Victoria Jones/PA)

Economic recovery slows down as new restrictions bite, data shows

October 23, 2020

Keith Brown

New studies signal more positive news for Scotland’s economy – but firms want access to the single market

July 10, 2017