Blogs

Overall growth in construction
August 8, 2014

UK Construction Output and Trade, June 2014

Britain’s Pop-Up Retail Economy
July 22, 2014

A new report from EE and Cebr reveals that pop-up retailers contribute £2.1 billion to the UK economy each year (equivalent to 0.6 per cent

Over 50s support 5.7m UK jobs
June 11, 2014

The spending of over-50s households supported 5.7 million FTE jobs in the UK in 2013

Irish GDP to grow 3.4% in 2015
June 3, 2014

Strong services, export growth, and recovery in confidence to drive growth of over 3% per annum from 2015-19

Report from Cebr reveals the state of London broadband
June 3, 2014

A study published today by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) highlights the excessive costs faced by consumers and businesses in unwanted landline

Workplace optimism grows
May 30, 2014

Consumer confidence continues to improve

London set for rapid growth in 2014
May 28, 2014

Capital expected to account for almost a third of all UK growth in next five years

Crisis tightens screws on Russia
May 21, 2014

Geopolitical situation expected to topple fragile Russian economy

Cost of dementia to business
May 7, 2014

Dementia costs English businesses £1.6 billion a year

What your postcode says about you
April 22, 2014

From Cambridge to Cumbria, Aldeburgh to Argyll: What your postcode says about you

UK GDP to grow by over 3% in 2014
April 21, 2014

UK economy to grow by 3.1% in 2014 and 2.2% in 2015 – up from previous forecasts

British Jobs and the Single Market
March 31, 2014

Cebr analysis shows over 4 million British jobs depend on exports to the European Union

Negative equity in Spain
February 19, 2014

Negative equity in Spain

London tube strikes
February 6, 2014

The tube strike is unlikely to cost the London economy anything like £50 million a day – my best estimate is about £10 million says Cebr Executive Chairman Douglas McWilliams

ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor
February 3, 2014

Businesses see rise in domestic demand but export intentions disappoint

Cost of a child hits £227,266
January 23, 2014

Parents are paying nearly £5,000 more to raise a child than they were 12 months ago

The changing structure of UK trade
January 15, 2014

UK must export more and further afield to pay its way in the age of globalisation

Top 10 predictions for 2014
January 1, 2014

Cebr’s annual look ahead to see what the New Year will bring includes rising interest rates, a balance of payments problem and fast London growth.

UK consumer confidence falls back
December 19, 2013

House value measures responsible for majority of rise in consumer confidence during 2013 – many feel personal experience out of step with economic recovery

Was Karl Marx always wrong?
December 11, 2013

How has globalisation affected incomes and profits?

The state of workforce wellbeing
December 9, 2013

Bupa research reveals disengaged employees and poor health cost UK economy £6bn

Upbeat Autumn Statement
December 5, 2013

Osborne strikes triumphant note, but the cost of living debate will drag on

The UK’s office resource
December 2, 2013

BCO calls for better management of offices to boost business performance

Lloyd’s & Cebr win best campaign
November 28, 2013

Lloyd’s Global Underinsurance Report, authored by Cebr, wins best international campaign at CorpComms Magazine 2013 awards

Nominal GDP target could help UK
November 25, 2013

Sharp turnaround in UK prospects highlight potential for new policy approach

One in four of UK’s workforce suffering ill health
November 13, 2013

More than a quarter of the UK’s workforce (27%) – a staggering eight million people – have had a health problem that’s lasted more than a year, according to the new Health at Work Index created for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) by Cebr.

Mobile payments to boost UK economy
November 5, 2013

Reduced fraud, lower transaction costs, easing of cash flow among benefits identified in new study.

O2 Individual Productivity Index
October 22, 2013

How ICT technology drives the UK office economy

Globalisation can reduce poverty
September 18, 2013

Anti-globalisation campaigners should apologise for the mistaken claim that globalisation will not reduce poverty

State of the US economy
September 6, 2013

The US economy is in much better shape than most people think

Carney’s forward guidance
August 7, 2013

BoE governor Mark Carney targets 7% unemployment rate threshold, suggesting rates will be on hold until 2016 at least

US visit 5.1 Tale of two cities
July 31, 2013

Cebr chairman’s findings from his tour around US

US visit 5.0 Deficit down 5% of GDP
July 31, 2013

Cebr chairman’s findings from his tour around US

US Tour 4.0 Defence spending
July 29, 2013

Cebr chairman’s findings from his tour around US

US Tour 3.0 Charleston
July 24, 2013

Cebr chairman’s findings from his tour around US

US tour 2.0 Atlanta
July 22, 2013

Cebr chairman’s findings from his tour around US

US Tour 1.0 London
July 22, 2013

Cebr chairman sets out on US tour

Double dip revised away
July 1, 2013

But recession was deeper than previously thought.

Economic Insight: Middle East
June 17, 2013

The Middle East continues to grow at an enviable pace, but challenges await in the wings.

Data on the balance sheet
June 12, 2013

Executive summary   Data that enable a company to improve customer relations, streamline production or develop new products are providing future economic benefit and should

Economic Insight: South East Asia
June 7, 2013

Emerging markets start to suffer from global growth slowdown

Gresham Professorship
May 2, 2013

“The Greatest Ever Economic Event”
Transcripts of Professor McWilliams’ 2012-13 Gresham lecture series

Case for London transport reform
May 1, 2013

The London economy is growing in a very employment intensive way and will create half a million additional jobs in the next 15 years Because

London’s roads must be freed
April 30, 2013

In the future, London will need underground roads, better cycle lanes and a new body to manage road space

SPAIN: record joblessness mainly caused by collapse of construction sector
April 26, 2013

German Chancellor Angela Merkel advocates higher interest rates to cool the German economy while Spanish unemployment has hit 6.2 million – 27 out of 100

Government borrowing fails to fall
April 23, 2013

Thanks to accounting adjustments, government borrowing in 2012/13 was broadly unchanged from the previous year.

Private sector take home pay rises
April 11, 2013

VocaLink’s Take Home Pay Index reveals private sector take home pay is at a six month high.

Income Tracker on Today Programme
April 4, 2013

‘An indicator for us to keep our eye on’

Reflections from Shanghai
March 28, 2013

Professor McWilliams’ economic reflections from a March 2013 visit

The impact of increased SME marketing
March 26, 2013

This report for Pitney Bowes examines the impact that additional marketing activity may have on the SME sector.

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