Scottish Economic Bulletin - August 2026

Footnotes

1 Economy statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

2 GDP monthly estimate, UK - Office for National Statistics

3 Consumer price inflation, UK - Office for National Statistics

4 Weekly road fuel prices - GOV.UK

5 Energy price cap will rise by 13% from July | Ofgem

6 Monetary Policy Report - July 2026 | Bank of England

7 Interest rates and Bank Rate: our latest decision | Bank of England

8 Bank of England Database

9 Economy statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

10 Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | Royal Bank of Scotland , Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | NatWest Business , S&P Global - PMI Press Releases

11 Business and innovation statistics - gov.scot

12 Producer price inflation, UK - Office for National Statistics

13 Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | Royal Bank of Scotland , Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | NatWest Business , S&P Global - PMI Press Releases

14 Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | Royal Bank of Scotland , Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | NatWest Business , S&P Global - PMI Press Releases

15 Scottish Business Monitor Q2 2026 | FAI

16 Scottish Business Sentiment Index - gov.scot

17 The BSI remains in development, and we welcome further comments from users on how best to present the results.

18 Labour market statistics - gov.scot

19 Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, seasonally adjusted - Office for National Statistics

20 Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics

21 Textkernel new online job adverts - Office for National Statistics

22 Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | Royal Bank of Scotland , Purchasing Managers’ Index Reports | NatWest Business , S&P Global - PMI Press Releases

23 Earnings and employment from Pay as You Earn Real Time Information, seasonally adjusted - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)

24 World Economic Outlook, April 2026: Global Economy in the Shadow of War

25 Forecasts for the UK economy - GOV.UK

26 Monetary Policy Report - July 2026 | Bank of England