The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today (Thursday) publishes its Quarterly Economic Survey – the UK’s largest and most authoritative private-sector business survey. Based on the responses of over 7,100 businesses, the survey shows that UK economic growth remained subdued in the first quarter of 2018, despite a strong export performance. In the service sector,…

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Kent Invicta is one of six Chambers in the South East that are accredited by British Chambers of Commerce. It regularly contributes about 30% of the South East’s responses to the Quarterly Economic Survey, the largest UK survey of its kind, which is administered on behalf of the BCC by every accredited Chamber. The actual…

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This months headlines; –  Annual UK GDP growth revised up and the UK’s current account deficit narrows. –  UK inflation rises above 3% as household spending outstrips income. –  Japan records the longest stretch of unbroken GDP growth in over 20 years. UK economic output is now 10.2% above its pre-recession peak. To read the full…

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Monthly Economic Review- February 2017 This month’s headlines: -UK economy grew by 0.6% in Q4 2016 with services dominating GDP growth. -Falling value of sterling feeding through into higher inflation and squeezing real earnings. -GDP growth in the world’s two largest economies – USA and China – slowed in 2016. The next BCC Monthly Economic…

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Monthly headlines: Q3 UK GDP growth revised up and latest QES points to solid growth in Q4 Higher inflation and uncertainty over Brexit likely to weigh on UK’s growth prospects US Federal Reserve raises interest rates and further rises are likely in the coming months UK growth revised up in Q3… The third official estimate…

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