Norwich Economic Barometer – June 2017

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.