Just over a year since the UK left the single market and customs union, and despite the impact of the pandemic, which makes this kind of analysis all the trickier, we can begin to analyse the impact that Brexit has had on the UK economy. These impacts will vary significantly by sector and also by region. In this report, the authors investigate what they might be in the area of manufacturing.

The number of Japanese companies and their employees in the UK is starting to decline. Given that this is against the trend elsewhere in Europe, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that this is a reaction to Brexit.

A review of evidence about opportunities, challenges and risks to the North East economy and its key sectors with recommendations for action.

The UK economy is 2.9 per cent smaller than it would be ... model also shows that the biggest victim of the Brexit vote has been business investment, while the weaker pound has failed to foster the big gains in exports that some Brexiters hoped for.

(See Chapter 1, p4 for FDI figures for various countries, including the UK, in 2017 and 2018.)

A comprehensive and impartial assessment of the implications of Brexit for economic activity in the UK and the rest of the world.