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Business News
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BCC: Concerns over Inflation Rise as Manufacturers’ Price Expectations Climb to 4-year High
Balance of manufacturers expecting their prices to increase highest since Q4 2017 87% of production & manufacturing firms cited pressure to raise prices from raw material costs Overall, 38% of […]
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BCC says modest growth in GDP offers some hope for the future
Commenting on GDP figures for February 2021 published today by the ONS, BCC Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, said: “The latest data confirms a modest return to growth in February. However, […]
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Four in Ten UK Exporters Reporting Decreased Sales in Q1 2021
Balance of UK firms reporting increased export sales drops, despite already being at historically low levels. Hospitality firms, caterers, retailers and wholesalers all most likely to report decreased sales. Advance bookings and export orders show no signs of improvement, indicating that […]
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BCC Quarterly Economic Survey Q1 2021: Firms Fighting for Survival but More See a Route Out of Crisis
The British Chambers of Commerce’s Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) – the UK’s largest independent survey of business sentiment and a leading indicator of UK GDP growth – found that business conditions remained historically poor in the first quarter […]
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More UK firms will be accessing finance in the immediate future, likely due to the impact of lockdown.
The British Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with moneycorp, surveyed more than 1,000 UK firms to understand the impact of both Covid-19 and Brexit on UK businesses. As Europe still […]
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BCC reacts to latest GDP and trade figures
Commenting on GDP figures for January 2021 published today by the ONS, BCC Head of Economics, Suren Thiru, said: “The latest data confirms a better than expected start to the year for the UK economy as the third […]
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BCC Chair calls on businesswomen across the world to celebrate their achievements for International Women’s Day on March 8
Sarah Howard MBE believes women in business have a lot to be proud of but more needs to be done to make sure their voices are heard, especially in company […]
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Employers urged to share return to workplace plans to inform future shape of region’s public transport
TRANSPORT bosses will work with South Yorkshire businesses to better understand their work and travel plans in a post-pandemic future, to inform a roadmap to rebuild the region’s public transport […]
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BCC provides its full response to March 2021 Budget
Giving his reaction to the Chancellor’s budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the BCC, said: “There’s much to welcome in this Budget for business communities across the UK. […]
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BCC/moneycorp survey: Nearly a quarter of exporters to the EU considering holding back activity in the EU
Results from the latest British Chambers of Commerce survey, in partnership with moneycorp, found that while 44% of UK exporters to the EU plan to grow their exports to the European Union, […]
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