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Publication - Research and analysis

Monthly economic brief: April 2023

Published
4 May 2023
Directorate
Chief Economist Directorate
Topic
Economy
ISBN
9781805258353

The monthly economic brief provides a summary of latest key economic statistics, forecasts and analysis on the Scottish economy.

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Footnotes

1. Economy statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

2. Consumer price inflation, UK - Office for National Statistics

3. Food price inflation: interactive visualisation tool - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat (europa.eu)

4. Bank Rate increased to 4.25% - March 2023 | Bank of England

5. S&P Global, RBS Purchasing Managers Index: Purchasing Managers' Index Reports | Royal Bank of Scotland (rbs.co.uk); 3f6579c17e2942b5bc85ffb84888a40a (spglobal.com)

6. Producer price inflation, UK Statistical bulletins - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

7. Business and innovation statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8. S&P Global, CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI: dffe24b4588d4b478251f2f26feeb5c2 (spglobal.com)

9. Labour market statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10. Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, seasonally adjusted - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

11. S&P Global, RBS Report on Jobs: 2a1568f689b14cd392ddb0c380bffa99 (spglobal.com); Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs – February 2023 | NatWest Group

12. Business and innovation statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

13. Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, seasonally adjusted - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

14. Economy statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

15. UK-Consumer-confidence-up-six-points-in-April">Consumer confidence up six points in April to -30 (gfk.com)

16. Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain - Office for National Statistics

17. Retail sales, Great Britain - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

18. Money and Credit - February 2023 | Bank of England

19. WEO">World Economic Outlook (imf.org)

20. Home - Office for Budget Responsibility (obr.uk)

21. Forecasts for the UK economy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

22. FAI Economic Commentary | FAI (fraserofallander.org)

Contact

Email: OCEABusiness@gov.scot

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