What's New
MAY UPDATE CLAIMANT COUNT ECONOMIC DATA - See the latest economic graphs for claimant count figures: Claimant Count & LFS Claimant Count by LEP areas. Also, download the latest SWO Economy Data Alert looking at these figures in more detail.
NEW SOUTH WEST PMI REPORT (March 2012) - Download it now
THE BUDGET - A BRIEFING PAPER - An Economy Module comment on the main announcements made in the Budget 2012. Read it here.
REGIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT & LATEST SURVEY RESULTS - Latest data showing that significant job losses occurred in the latter part of 2011. The report also contains some further analysis, though, showing that private sector job creation has rebounded and employment sentiment has turned slightly more positive. Read more.
DATA ALERTS a range of new data alerts looking at key economic data released in January and February which provide interpretation about what the data is telling us on current economic conditions: see alerts on GDP estimates, Consumer Spending in Recession, Business Investment and Profitability and an overview of the latest UK and South West economic data.