Pub date: 02 May 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Business Forecast Report
Core Views The economy is recovering, but with fiscal cuts looming and unemployment stubbornly high, the rate of growth will be fairly tepid. Given the marked slowdown in domestic and global econom... Read More
Pub date: 03 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: Increased plantings, driven by elevated global prices and increased export opportunities, will encourage wheat production in the UK in 2012/13. On the back of recent signals from the Europe... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Autos Industry Report
Renewed optimism in the vehicles production segment in the UK could be making way for a gradual revival of the local supplier segment and the UK's automotive production hub status. Nissan Motor's com... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: The UK banking sector will be confronted with a more difficult year in 2012 as the eurozone sovereign debt crisis nears its make-or-break moment. Despite efforts to boost capital adequacy, ... Read More
Pub date: 30 Mar 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Defence & Security Industry Report
With what has been largely judged to be a successful military intervention in Libya under the auspices of NATO's Operation Unified Protector under its belt, the United Kingdom's armed forces are look... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Food & Drink Industry Report
In January 2012, Tesco issued a profit warning after posting lacklustre UK results for the Christmas period. Tesco has attributed its poor showing to stronger promotion activity from its rivals, whic... Read More
Pub date: 04 Jan 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Freight Transport Industry Report
BMI View The outlook for the UK freight industry in 2012 is tough. The UK economy, still weighed down by the need to deleverage and rebalance, is poised between growing more slowly or slipping back ... Read More
Pub date: 30 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Information Technology Industry Report
BMI View: UK IT spending is expected to reach US$86.2bn in 2012, up 2%, with BMI downwardly revising its forecast, following continued signs of market weakness in Q411. The overall outlook for UK IT... Read More
Pub date: 12 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: While the 2.7% real growth recorded by the UK construction industry in 2011 compares favourably to GDP growth of 1%, the headline industry growth figure exaggerates the health of the UKs c... Read More
Pub date: 18 Nov 2011 Europe / United Kingdom Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks 2011 will forever be seen as a challenging year for the UK’s insurance sector. Collectively, underwriters of risks through Lloyd’s – and the other major (re)insurance comp... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Metals Industry Report
We expect the sudden growth in steel production in the UK in H111 to be short-lived as the country experiences a sluggish domestic recovery and external trade headwinds caused by the slowdown in the ... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: Unexpected North Sea tax changes don't appear to have killed off North Sea investment activity, but assets continue to move from the established players to smaller, independent operators wh... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Petrochemicals Industry Report
The British chemicals industry will be unable to escape the uncertainties relating to the eurozone debt crisis, with any drop in export activity at a time of domestic demand stagnation likely to lead... Read More
Pub date: 05 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: While the strength of the UK's pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is significant, the sector will face considerable challenges over the coming years. Economic weakness, patent expiration... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Power Industry Report
BMI View: In Britain, the power clock is ticking. Key decisions must be made and new policies implemented. Nuclear is to be a key plank of electricity supply strategy, but does not have public suppor... Read More
Pub date: 25 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Real Estate Industry Report
There are a variety of factors weighing heavily on the UK's real estate market. The commercial sector is under pressure as a result of the country's economic woes, though it has remained more stable ... Read More
Pub date: 27 Apr 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI had expected another quarter of strong growth in the mobile market in Q411 given the uptick in the market in Q311 and the traditionally strong Q411. However, the market grew more slowly than we ... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Europe / United Kingdom Tourism Industry Report
A great number of visitors will be travelling to the UK to attend or be a part of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London. While tourism in 2012 will increase due to the amount of people from aro... Read More