Commenting on the Office for National Statistics inflation figures for August 2022, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Alex Veitch, said: “This rise in Consumer Prices Index inflation by 9.9% confirms the sustained pressure businesses and consumers have been facing over the past year. “This is also reflected...
Commenting on the latest ONS Labour Market statistics released today, BCC Head of People Policy, Jane Gratton, said: “With firms doing their best to keep afloat during a period of spiralling costs, they are also facing an extremely tight labour market which is further impacting their...
Reacting to the latest ONS figures on GDP for July 2022, David Bharier, Head of Research at the BCC, said: “Today’s estimated rise in monthly GDP for July 2022 by 0.2% shows that growth continues to fluctuate considerably on a month-by-month basis. “The main driver of growth...
Reacting to the latest ONS figures on Trade for July 2022, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said: “July was a better month for UK trade than the previous month. We are seeing trade in fuels, particularly oil and gas, at elevated levels....
Joada Allen, President of Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber, said: “The sad news has had a deep impression on many of us at the Chamber, for our members, my fellow directors and all the staff. “Over most of our lifetimes, we have not known another monarch. Her...
Reacting to the Prime Minister’s announcement on a cap for businesses’ energy bills, Shevaun Haviland, Director General of the BCC, said: “The BCC welcomes this quick and positive intervention from Government. It is clear the new Prime Minister has listened to firms and is providing a strong...
