April UK lockdown impacting production
25/06/2020
In our regular analysis updates we usually focus on the detail of production output figures on a quarterly basis, when they are typically more meaningful…
Economics
How investment banks can aid recovery
03/06/2020
Following on from our blog series looking at ADS priorities for the restart and recovery of our sectors, it is worth exploring some of the…
Restart and Recovery: Five Priorities From ADS
28/05/2020
In working to support ADS members through the COVID-19 crisis, we have set out five priorities that are essential to achieving a strong restart and…
Restart and Recovery: Refocused Support for SMEs
28/05/2020
One of the priorities for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis for the aerospace and defence sectors is the unlocking of finance for essential manufacturing supply…
Restart and Recovery: Business Support Measures
28/05/2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is an economic crisis as well as a public health crisis. Businesses across our sectors have faced significant strains and in the…
UK goods and services tariff schedules at the WTO
20/05/2020
This week the Government announced the UK’s new Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff regime, the UK Global Tariff (UKGT). This will replace the EU’s Common…
Q1 2020 – UK Economy in decline
14/05/2020
Yesterday the ONS released its first look data on the health of the UK economy for the first quarter of 2020. It is the first…
OBR coronavirus reference scenario – April 2020
14/04/2020
The OBR has today released a scenario on the potential impacts of the coronavirus on the UK economy. The measures announced by the UK Government…
Covid-19: Government reactions to support industry
12/03/2020
At the time of writing this blog the situation regarding the outbreak of Coronavirus is rapidly unfolding. Following the first reported cases in Wuhan in…
At first look: UK GDP flat in Q4 2019
12/02/2020
UK GDP flat in Q4 2019 Figures released yesterday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that first estimates of UK gross domestic product…