Business conditions

New and updated

• UK productivity levels better than feared

  Date:

  11 December 2018

  Type:

  News

  British workers may be producing more goods and services per hour than longstanding economic indicators have suggested, according to new analysis of productivity from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

• Business confidence: private sector

  Type:

  Indicators

  Updated to include the outlook on the services industry from the CBI Quarterly Service Sector Survey, November 2018.

• CBI: Businesses losing patience as Brexit talks stall

  Date:

  22 October 2018

  Type:

  News

  Eight out of 10 businesses feel the lack of clarity emerging from the Brexit talks is having a negative impact on investment decisions, according to a survey by the CBI.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Chemicals, pharmaceuticals and oil

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Our analysis of pay awards in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals and oil sector over the past year finds them among some of the highest across the economy.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Construction

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay settlements in the construction sector have remained stable over the past year, although some of the industry-wide deals have resulted in more generous awards.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Hotels, catering and leisure

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Wage rises in the hotels, catering and leisure sector have kept up with those across the economy as a whole, with many employees gaining from increases to the national minimum wage rates.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Information and communication

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay awards in the information and communication sector have risen over the past year, with pay awards based on performance giving rise to particularly healthy increases.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Professional and business services

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Pay awards in the professional and business services sector have not kept pace with those in other sectors of the economy, our analysis of pay settlements over the past year finds.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Electricity, gas and water

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  The utilities sector regains its place as the sector making the highest pay awards over the past year.

• Review of pay awards 2018: Retail and wholesale

  Date:

  11 October 2018

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Retail pay awards match the private sector at 2.5% despite a tough trading environment.