RBS Growth Tracker with Chief Economist Seb Burnside

Transcript

00:00Welcome to the summary of the Royal Bank of Scotland's growth tracker for the

00:05Scotsman. April saw tariff announcements in the US but the businesses in

00:13Scotland managed to buck the broader trend by actually reporting improved

00:18growth scores through the month. Not only that but we also saw steady hiring

00:25levels recording the strongest labour market of all the nations and regions

00:31that make up the UK. It wasn't all positive and we saw increasing pricing

00:38and cost pressures coming through as well but businesses in Scotland also

00:44reported an improved optimism about growth for the future as well.