Chamber News

Quarterly economic growth is expected to grind to a halt this year before dipping briefly into negative territory as global events continue to weigh heavily on the UK economy. UK […]

Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber is calling on businesses based in Barnsley, Rotherham and the surrounding area to showcase the strength and diversity of the local economy by hosting what it […]

Reacting to news of today’s measures announced by the Chancellor, Hannah Essex, Co-Executive Director of the BCC, said:   “The sheer scale of the cost-of living crisis facing the British public […]

Four out of five employers (81%) say they have been impacted by the increase in National Insurance contributions Higher prices, reduced investment and increased staff costs were among the main […]

Business leaders from across South Yorkshire will join forces today (Friday) to call for the region’s new Mayor to urgently tackle skills shortages that are holding the region back. The […]

4 out of 5 (78%) firms that attempted to recruit facing difficulties in finding staff Hospitality, construction, logistics and manufacturing firms most likely to report difficulties (80% or higher) but […]

Proportion of UK exporters reporting increased export sales (29%) was largely unchanged for the 4th quarter running  Proportion reporting decreased sales historically high at 25%, also little changed since 1 […]

Commenting on the latest ONS GDP figures for February 2022, published today, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:  “While economic output continued to […]