The Real Economy

Our latest Real Economy reports

The UK economy is staring down the largest rise in interest rates in a generation and a record breaking fall in real incomes. And yet, both the UK economy and the middle market are showing remarkable resilience in the face of these considerable challenges.

Our latest data illuminates how the middle market have prepared for the economic turmoil and what they expect from the rest of the year.

Generative AI

Our experts use data collected from over 400 middle market businesses to analyse how the middle market is embracing generative AI.

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Middle Market Business Index

The MMBI measure and reports on the economic conditions of the driving force behind the UK economy, the middle market.

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Discover our topical reports

These reports use real time data from the heart of the middle market, alongside expert commentary and analysis from sector experts at RSM UK to provide an insight into the UK’s economic driving force – the middle market.

Read our latest research into how middle market businesses are managing their workforces and re-defining their people strategies.

People's perspective

We asked our middle market business leaders how prepared they are for the on coming difficulties of the UK economy.

Business resilience

Digital transformation is a key investment for the mid-market. Discover how businesses are adapting their digital strategies.

Digital transformation

We compare our most recent topical survey of over 400 middle market business leaders with what our experts are seeing in the market.

Global supply chains

Explore the key threats to the middle market and what businesses are doing to protect themselves in our cyber security report.

Cyber security

We look at the recruitment challenges the middle market is facing and how morale of the UKs workforce has fared since the pandemic.

The Modern Workforce

Find out why awareness in the middle market is not higher and how ESG is shaping the business world.

ESG

Discover where the middle market is focusing its efforts and what the opportunities for growth are.

Climate change

Find out which improvements the middle market is calling for and why infrastructure will underpin the country’s economic recovery.

Infrastructure

Economic and industry insights

In our ever evolving economic and business world making educated decisions has never been more important. Our data backed, industry thought leadership discusses and forecasts the economic, business and technology trends that are shaping the industries driving the UK’s real economy.

Economic voice

Discover the latest UK economic developments from a middle market perspective and weekly context for what’s happening now and what’s likely to happen next.

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