Publications
Publication date: 5 Aug 2021
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
Agenda
The discussion at this meeting focused on what insight that can be gleaned from business survey data about the UK post-Covid recovery, and what that means for inflation in the future.
Publication date: 19 Apr 2021
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
Agenda:
The discussion at this meeting was centred around trade and the latest economic developments. The discussion ended with a poll asking participants whether they thought restrictions would be lifted as per the government’s plan and whether there might be any new wave(s) of Covid-19.
Publication date: 13 Jan 2021
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
The discussion at this meeting was centred around the economic impacts in the short and medium term of Covid-19 and Brexit. The discussion ended with a poll where participants were asked to provide forecasts for unemployment, inflation and GDP.
Publication date: 7 Oct 2020
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
Discussion at this meeting was centred around three broad themes – post-Brexit trade negotiations, the UK residential and commercial property markets and the UK government’s job support schemes. Participants were encouraged to participate in a poll related to the three topics discussed towards the...
Publication date: 1 Jul 2020
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
The topic for discussion was the impact of Covid-19 on the UK economy. The discussions were centred around the following questions:
• Are there any signs of consumer demand being lower than pre-Covid after lifting lockdown restrictions?
• Are we seeing any scarring to capacity e.g. bankruptcies?
•...
Publication date: 21 Apr 2020
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) hosted the Business Conditions Forum (BCF) on 12th February. The aim of the BCF is to have informed and analytical discussions of data and surveys to better understand the current state of the UK economy. The discussions are held...
Publication date: 22 Nov 2019
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
| Theme: Macroeconomics
International Trade
The meeting discussed latest trends in international trade. The discussions were centred around the
following five questions:
1. How much has global trade slowed?
2. Is the slowdown structural?
3. What are the effects from China-US tariffs on UK?
4. What risks arise from the...
Publication date: 20 Aug 2019
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
| Theme: Macroeconomics
National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) hosted the Business Conditions Forum (BCF) on 14th August. The aim of the BCF is to have informed and analytical discussions of data and surveys to better understand the current state of the UK economy. The discussions are held under...
Publication date: 20 May 2019
| Publication type: Business Conditions Forum Summary
| Theme: Macroeconomics
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) hosted the first NIESR Business Conditions Forum (BCF) on 15th May 2019. The BCF is a quarterly meeting for chief economists/senior economists of major business and survey organisations, policy making institutions and NIESR with an...
