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BOE: The Bank of England has released latest Agent's summary of business
conditions:
* Recruitment difficulties were a growing concern for businesses as labour
shortages had become more generalised across sectors and skill levels.
* Despite this, pay growth had only increased a little, reflecting greater focus
on non-pay benefits, a limited number of pay reviews in Q4, and rising input
costs. Staff retention and recruitment, and to a lesser degree, inflation, were
expected to push pay settlements moderately higher in 2018.
* Consumption growth had eased slightly, reflecting squeezed real incomes and
possibly some anticipation of Black Friday. Purchases of big ticket items had
eased, and mild weather earlier in the period had weighed on clothing sales.
** Link:
https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/agents-summary/2017/2017-q4.pd
f?la=en&hash=A0641F6FEB34205F5B89BCDFAE7DA91FF9B497BF

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