Monthly economic brief: August 2021

The monthly economic brief provides a summary of latest key economic statistics, forecasts and analysis on the Scottish economy.

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Footnotes

1 https://www.gov.scot/collections/economy-statistics/

2 BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 36 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3 IHS Markit, RBS Purchasing Managers Index, July 2021. bd75fc70566f496c9a7d1edfcfa866c0 (markiteconomics.com)

4 BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 36 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5 IHS Markit/CIPS Flash UK Composite PMI (August): 4b9df9b7743e47fd8955068a75783205 (markiteconomics.com)

6 UK regional trade in goods statistics: first quarter 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

7 UK overseas trade in goods statistics: June 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

8 BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 36 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

9 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme statistics: 29 July 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

10 BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 36 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

11 BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 36 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

12 https://www.gov.scot/collections/labour-market-statistics/

13 Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

14 https://www.gov.scot/collections/labour-market-statistics/

15 IHS Markit: RBS Report on Jobs: bd75fc70566f496c9a7d1edfcfa866c0 (markiteconomics.com)

16 Vacancies and jobs in the UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

17 Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

18 https://www.gov.scot/collections/economy-statistics/#scottishconsumersentimentindicator(scsi) Due to the coronavirus pandemic, data was not collected in the last two weeks of March 2020 and in April and May 2020.

19 Retail sales, Great Britain - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

20 Money and Credit - July 2021 | Bank of England

21 How have households spending expectations changed since last year | Bank of England

22 Bank Rate maintained at 0.1% - August 2021 | Bank of England

23 BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 36 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

24 Producer price inflation, UK - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

25 Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – August 2021 | Scottish Fiscal Commission

26 FAI Economic Commentary, 2021 Q2 | FAI (fraserofallander.org)

27 Monetary Policy Report - August 2021 | Bank of England

28 Forecasts for the UK economy: August 2021 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

29 World Economic Outlook Update, July 2021: Fault Lines Widen in the Global Recovery (imf.org)

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