CBI Economics: Insights

We examine if rising prices are being driven by growth in companies’ profit margins.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 6-3 to raise the Bank Rate by 25 basis points in August (to 5.25%), in line with market expectations. This marked the 14th consecutive increase in interest rates.

Global economic activity slows but remains stable. We analyse the data.

This note explores what has happened to the Chinese economy since it exited COVID restrictions in December 2022 and what this may mean for the UK.

We analyse current data on the UK's public finances, including revisions to net borrowing and debt.

Your July guide to the UK economy, giving you a monthly overview of the major trends impacting the UK's main business sectors.

The additional bank holiday for the King’s Coronation reduced the number of working days in May and so lowered GDP accordingly, with GDP falling by 0.1%. This left output flat overall in the quarter to May. But a smaller-than-expected decline points to underlying resilience, in line with the CBI’s recent surveys.

We unpack recent developments in financial markets and what they mean for the economy and businesses.

We explore what our business surveys are telling us about the state of the economy.

Your quarterly guide to the UK economy; making sense of the key trends and what's driving them.

Your June guide to the UK economy, giving you a monthly overview of the major trends impacting the UK's main business sectors.

We examine the data on retail sales, and the implications for the sector.