Agents' summary of business conditions - 2023 Q3

From bankofengland.co.uk

This publication summarises intelligence gathered by the Bank's Agents between early July and late August. The Agents’ scores published alongside this document generally represent developments over the past three months compared with the same three months a year ago. Economic activity remained subdued, and there were growing concerns about the outlook – most notably from contacts in consumer-facing businesses, but also from the business services sector. Employment intentions had softened and pointed to broadly stable employment levels over the coming year. Recruitment difficulties had eased further. Pay ... (full story)