A survey of more than 2,300 UK SME exporters has revealed UK overseas trade continues to languish as the global economy heads into another difficult year.
Commenting on the Office for National Statistics inflation figures for December 2022, BCC Head of Research, David Bharier, said:???
Reacting to the ONS Trade figures for November, William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the BCC, said:
Following today’s announcement from Government on a new energy support package for businesses, BCC Director General, Shevaun Haviland, said:
On the publication of the South Yorkshire Infrastructure Survey, powered by the Quarterly Economic Survey for Q4 2022, the CEOs of Barnsley & Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield Chambers of Commerce said in a joint statement:
Firms of all sizes are currently confronted by a host of challenges, from soaring energy bills, labour shortages, spiralling inflation, and climbing interest rates.?
New data released today from a survey of more than 1,168 businesses (92% SMEs) shows significant challenges for UK firms trying to use the Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA).
Urging Government to provide certainty to businesses on energy support ahead of Christmas, BCC Director General, Shevaun Haviland, said:
Commenting on today’s Bank of England interest rate rise, David Bharier, Head of Research at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: