Norwich City Council have released their latest economic barometer. The report highlighted:
Locally
- Supermarket Lidl, has lots is appeal to build a store on Bishop Bridge Road
- DigitalCity’s tech trail which helps young people find out about opportunities within the industry, has been named on the Digital Leaders 100 list
- A quarter of East of England SMEs believe a cyber attack on their business is a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if’
Nationally
- The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 2.9% in May up from 2.7% in the previous month
- The Recruitment & Employment Confederation survey showed a sharp drop in permanent candidate numbers since August 2016
- An EEF survey showed that European export markets were still strong despite Brexit fears
For full details of the latest economic barometer click here.
