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Trade Barometer

Monitoring business sentiment towards growth, risk and international trade

Helping businesses achieve their international ambitions

We regularly analyse the responses of businesses with the size and ambition to engage in international trade, to provide unique insight into current business attitudes. This helps us to offer the right guidance and support to help businesses achieve their international ambitions.
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65
of businesses say attracting skilled staff will play an important part in helping them grow over the next three years
29
of businesses say they’ve experienced recruitment difficulties due partly to fewer available European workers
28
of businesses say they have seen an outflow of EU nationals from their workforces
Trade Barometer
Wed 24 Apr 2019

The Spring 2019 Santander Trade barometer research shows just how important skilled workers are for future growth. But economic uncertainty could jeopardise many businesses' willingness to invest in their people. 

The UK's planned departure from the EU has already led to a reduction in the pool of EU nationals looking to work in the UK, which, coupled with a general drag on business investment, could have serious implications for the UK's wider economic performance. As we saw from Santander's Trailblazers report published earlier this year, there is a clear link between investment in staff and company growth.

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65
of businesses say attracting skilled staff will play an important part in helping them grow over the next three years
29
of businesses say they’ve experienced recruitment difficulties due partly to fewer available European workers
28
of businesses say they have seen an outflow of EU nationals from their workforces

Where to trade and invest?

The EU will remain an important trading block but businesses are already scouring the globe for new markets, for example in North America and Asia. Meanwhile political and economic uncertainty has led to a drop in investment in important areas such as recruitment, as well as research and development. But businesses could be paying a heavier price than they realise.

 

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1. In search of new customers. Businesses are looking outside the EU for new markets – but in which countries? Read more
 
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