Are Falling Wholesale Energy Prices Good News For The Wider Economy?

A lot has happened in the last year. Challenging trading conditions across the economy have been exacerbated by extremely high energy prices. 

In this week’s ‘Chart of the week’ we look at the business landscape using trends from a range of economic indicators.  

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