Established in 1695, Bank of Scotland is the UK's oldest surviving clearing bank and is part of Scotland's largest financial services employer.
Here you will find some of Scotland's most authoritative and established economic research, which draws on the expertise of both our in-house economists and external market researchers. We share our views on the prevailing conditions in the Scottish economy, labour market and the housing and savings markets as well as our views on the economic prospects for Scotland in the months ahead.
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Latest release
Sharpest increase in business activity since April 2011
Stronger growth of business activity and new work at start of Q2
15 Apr: PMI Release April 2013
Growth of private sector activity slows at end of Q1
11 Mar: PMI Release March 2013
Private sector economy continues to grow in February
11 Feb: PMI Release February 2013
Sharpest rise in private sector activity for seven months in January
14 Jan: PMI Release January 2013
Growth of Scottish private sector activity strengthens in December
10 Dec: PMI Release December 2012
Marginal growth in private sector activity in November
12 Nov: PMI Release November 2012
Scottish private sector activity rises slightly at start of Q4
08 Oct: PMI Release October 2012
Scotland’s private sector economy contracts slightly in September
10 Sept: PMI Release September 2012
Private sector activity increases only marginally in August
13 Aug: PMI Release August 2012
PMI points to slower growth of Scottish private sector activity
09 July: PMI Release July 2012
Output growth in Scotland picks up during June
11 June: PMI Release June 2012
Growth of Scotland’s private sector slows in May
April sees solid expansion in Scotland’s private sector economy
09 Apr: PMI Release April 2012
The Bank of Scotland PMI report for March showed a solid and accelerated increase in output across Scotland’s private sector economy.
12 Mar: PMI Release March 2012
Latest data from the Bank of Scotland PMI showed that both output and employment at private sector businesses increased at accelerated rates in February.
13 Feb: PMI Release February 2012
The January Bank of Scotland PMI report pointed to further increases in output, new business and employment in Scotland’s private sector economy.
09 Jan: PMI Release January 2012
Activity expands further as new business increases solidly in December.
Data from the latest Bank of Scotland PMI signalled a further slowdown in the pace of growth of the Scottish private sector economy in October.
September saw a further moderation of Scottish private sector output growth, as new business inflows fell for the first time in nine months.
Activity expands solidly as growth of new business hits four-month high.
Scotland’s private sector output expanded at a robust pace for the seventh consecutive month according to the latest Bank of Scotland PMI.
Growth of activity remained solid despite only marginal increase in new business.
The Scottish private sector economy continued to grow in May, albeit at a reduced rate.
The Bank of Scotland PMI report signalled ongoing expansion of activity in the Scottish private sector economy during April.
Strong service sector performance drives economic growth in March.
