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Orders figures continue to point to a rougher road ahead

Orders figures continue to point to a rougher road ahead

For those poring over the latest new orders figures released today to find guidance on the future of construction activity I suspect there is something for the optimists, but rather more for the pessimists. It must be said that trying to discern sensible insight from examining the orders figures month by month is probably as fruitful as peering and prodding hourly at the scab on a grazed knee to see how it’s healing. You more or less know how long…

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Figures show more Eastern Europeans are giving up on the UK

Figures show more Eastern Europeans are giving up on the UK

The post credit crunch squeeze on the UK economy does appear to be encouraging more Eastern Europeans to call it a day and return home according to the latest information produced by the official statisticians at ONS. This does fit with the anecdotal evidence which suggests that the weak pound and better opportunities at home have made many foreign workers reconsider their stay in the UK. That said, the flow of Eastern Europeans into the UK still outweighs the numbers…

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