Tag Archives: Donald MacRae

Bank of Scotland: Private sector activity in Scotland declined for the first time in six months during September 2015

EDINBURGH, 14-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Private sector activity in Scotland declined for the first time in six months during September, albeit at a slow pace. The contraction was broad-based, as both the service and manufacturing sectors registered decreases in output. … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland: Scottish economy slowing sharply in the three months ending February 2015

EDINBURGH, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest Business Monitor from Bank of Scotland shows the Scottish economy slowing sharply in the three months ending February 2015. However, expectations for the next six months remain elevated at levels slightly below 2007 … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland June Report on Jobs showed further tightening of conditions in Scotland’s labour market

Edinburgh, Scotland, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — June’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs showed a further tightening of conditions in Scotland’s labour market, with salary inflation pushed to the highest in the survey’s history on the back of stronger demand for staff and … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland PMI report for May 2014 signals easing of private sector growth

Compiled by Markit for Bank of Scotland, this report is based on data compiled from monthly replies to questionnaires sent to purchasing executives in around 600 private manufacturing and service sector companies. The panel is carefully selected to accurately replicate … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland PMI report for March: Scotland’s private sector economy ended the opening quarter with another strong month of growth

March sees marked growth in manufacturing and service sector output Rate of job creation is solid but slower than in February Cost inflation drops to 54-month low Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland’s private sector economy ended the opening quarter with another … Read the full press release