Skills shortage in the capital
Almost half of London’s businesses (45%) say there is a skills shortage current in the capital, according to the latest CBI/KPMG London Business Survey.
Almost half of London’s businesses (45%) say there is a skills shortage current in the capital, according to the latest CBI/KPMG London Business Survey.
The UK’s manufacturers had a mixed month in September, with production continuing to rise steadily but order books deteriorating. That’s according to the CBI’s latest Industrial Trends Survey.
Targeted action to revitalise domestic supply chains could inject £30 billion into the economy by 2025, creating more than half a million jobs across the United Kingdom, according to a new CBI report.
The CBI Industrial Trends Survey carried out between 23rd October and 12th November 2014 showed that the recovery in UK manufacturing continues to have less momentum than earlier in the year.
Activity in the manufacturing sector remained steady in December, and production is expected to continue rising in the next three months, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey (December 2014).
New orders continued to come in for British manufacturers in the three months to January 2015, but firms expect their export orders to tail-off in the coming quarter, according to the latest CBI Quarterly Industrial Trends Survey.
Activity in the manufacturing sector picked up pace in February, and output is expected to grow faster still in the next three months, according to the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey.
UK economic growth held steady in the three months to March and is expected to gather momentum over the next quarter. That’s according to the CBI’s latest Growth Indicator.
SMALLER MANUFACTURERS SEE INCREASES IN OUTPUT, ORDERS AND JOBS…
The manufacturing sector expanded again in May, as export orders improved, according to the CBI Industrial Trends Survey.
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