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  • West of England Quarterly Reports & SurveyThrough the West of England LEP website you'll now find the Executive Summary to the West of England LEP Quarterly Economic Bulletin and the Barriers to Growth Survey Report. These documents are available to download from the LEP website at http://www.westofenglandlep.co.uk/about-us/economic-intelligence/reports-and-surveys 02 May 2013
  • Business West's Quarterly Economic SurveyAccess the latest Quarterly Economic Survey results for the South West, compiled by Business West. The Business West quarterly survey provides a regular assessment on the economic situation of local business and is a valuable source of intelligence for businesses, politicians and policy makers. On a national level, results from the survey feed into the British Chambers quarterly survey, recognised as the largest and most representative independent business survey. There were 537 responses to this quarter's survey - an increase of over 200 from the last survey. 24 April 2013
  • PMI Report highlights decline in business activity for second successive monthBusiness activity in the South West private sector declined for the second successive month in March. However, the rate of reduction was fractional. New business also fell for the second month in a row, and at a modest pace. Backlogs of work declined solidly, while staff numbers fell only marginally. Output charges were raised at the strongest rate in 18 months. For more download the latest Markit / Lloyds TSB PMI Report for the South West. 15 April 2013
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  • Global markets fall on growth fears
    Global stock markets fall after weak Chinese economic data and concerns the US may scale back monetary stimulus efforts but the Dow Jones closes flat. 23 May 2013
  • UK first quarter growth unchanged
    The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures confirm, but concerns remain over the strength of the recovery. 23 May 2013
  • Euro bank chief sees UK improvements
    European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, visiting London's City district, says he sees "signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy. 23 May 2013
  • Latam "gang of four" scrap tariffs
    Four countries in Latin America - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru - have agreed to scrap most of the tariffs on trade between their four countries. 24 May 2013
  • Nissan recalls over 800,000 vehicles
    Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel. 23 May 2013
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  • Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), May 2013
    This Statistical Bulletin contains estimates for Young People who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET). 23 May 2013
  • Short-term International Migration Annual Report, May 2013
    This statistical bulletin contains estimates of short-term international migration to and from the UK for England and Wales. It examines the latest figures for the year ending mid-2011 (1st July 2010 to 30th June 2011) and provides breakdowns by variables such as age, sex, main reason for migrating and citizenship 23 May 2013
  • Migration Statistics Quarterly Report, May 2013
    The Migration Statistics Quarterly Report (MSQR) is a summary of the quarterly releases of official international migration data. This edition covers those quarterly datasets released on 23 May. It also links to other migration products released on that date. 23 May 2013
  • Index of Services, March 2013
    Index of Services shows the monthly movements in gross value added for the service industries, which overall account for around 77% of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 23 May 2013
  • Second Estimate of GDP, Q1 2013
    This release contains estimates of the key components of GDP from the output, income and expenditure approaches. Gross Domestic Product measures the chained volume index movements of the UK. The services sector accounts for more than three quarters of total gross domestic product. Figures are adjusted for seasonal variations unless otherwise stated and the reference year is 2009=100. 23 May 2013
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  • UK's FTSE suffers biggest fall in a year
    Miners led the wider market lower on weak Chinese manufacturing data. The FTSE 100 dropped from a 13-year high, losing 2.1 per cent or 143.48 points at 6,696.79 23 May 2013
  • London shares retreat from 13-year high
    Declines in the FTSE 100 are led by resource stocks, with Rio Tinto shedding 4.1%, while Barclays is leading banks lower with a 3.3% fall 23 May 2013
  • M&B warns of subdued consumer confidence
    Pub group to target key customers in an up to £80m capital spend programme to turn round the chain following weak trading after Christmas and Easter 23 May 2013
  • Cloud lifts from UK banks as review ends
    Lloyds and RBS do not have to issue shares or sell securities to meet fresh regulations, however, shortfalls remain 22 May 2013
  • Britvic to slash 15% of workforce
    Up to 400 jobs will be lost when the soft drinks group closes two factories as part of restructuring plans aimed at cutting annual costs by £30m 22 May 2013
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