We forecast GDP will increase in 32 of the 50 largest metros in 2023. Tech metros and those with significant tourism activity are expected to see the strongest growth, while metros with large manufacturing sectors are likely to trail.
Kimberly Cabello
Oxford Economics’ analysis of global mobile broadband pricing and household income reveals that the US ranks favorably against its peers for mobile broadband affordability.
Ahead of COP27, Deloitte teamed up with Oxford Economics to examine business’ current climate initiatives. The global survey reveals executives’ goals, concerns, and tradeoffs around the climate crisis in a world of competing priorities.
“The Climate Impact of SMEs” presents research conducted by Oxford Economics, on behalf of Sage, into the economic and climate impact of SMEs in the UK and South Africa, exploring both direct and supply chain impacts with our Global Sustainability Model (GSM), and SME attitudes, intentions and barriers to becoming more sustainable through a broad survey of SMEs and focused case studies.
Oxford Economics and iomart surveyed 500 executives in the UK to understand how cyber security decision-makers are keeping up with the pace of evolving threats, and maximize the benefits of a strong cyber strategy.
The global energy transition involves the sustained displacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy and complementary technologies to reduce carbon intensity. It is, however, imperative to consider such shifts within the distinct developmental contexts of countries to ensure energy transitions are socially inclusive and just. This latest report by our Africa consulting team examines how energy transitions are likely to unfold in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Equatorial Guinea, and Mauritania.
Oxford Economics and SAP Concur surveyed 1,000 finance and IT executives about how they are making their functions more efficient.
A US study demonstrating how DoorDash empowers local economies by creating and supporting impact across the three sides of their marketplace–Dashers, merchants and consumers.
Among large US metros, several southern ones are likely to out-perform over the 2022-26 period, including Dallas and Atlanta as well as several smaller ones, including Austin, Orlando, Raleigh, and Nashville. In contrast, Miami and Houston are middle-ranking performers, while New Orleans and especially Memphis look set to struggle.
Mortgage payment boycotts in China are a worrying development. But rather than being a potential trigger of crisis, we think they will blunt the impact of government stimulus, thereby raising downside risks to growth in H2 and possibly beyond.
Housing affordability deteriorated in Q1 2022 in both the US and Canada, according to our updated Housing Affordability Indices. Income growth hasn’t mitigated the pressure of higher home prices and mortgage rates. Homes were most out of reach in western US and Canadian metros, led by Vancouver, Toronto, Boise (Idaho), Hamilton (Ontario), Los Angeles, San Jose, and Portland (Oregon).
This report for the Rail Security Alliance explores the role of Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) CRRC in the global railroad rolling stock market. It quantifies explicit Chinese government subsidies to CRRC; considers likely additional implicit subsidies; explores the history of Chinese SOE reform and recent policy towards national champion SOEs, and how these apply to CRRC; and considers the Chinese government’s strategic interest in the global rail industry. Finally, the report explores the available data relating to CRRC’s rolling stock sales outside of mainland China, particularly in the North American market.
We surveyed 500 US executives and 1,000 employees at small and mid-sized businesses to investigate how they incorporate smartphones, the benefits and the cost.
After negotiating the Omicron wave in Q1, Canadian households in all provinces are now facing
high inflation and—as we expected—the housing market has gone into reverse in Toronto,
Vancouver and other major metros.
Oxford Economics estimates that in 2019 the audiovisual sector’s direct economic impact amounted to a R$24.5 billion contribution to domestic GDP and the creation of 126,580 jobs. The industry’s total contribution to the domestic economy amounted to R$55.8 billion and supported 657,050 jobs in 2019.
In 2019, production of Season Two of “The Umbrella Academy” resulted in total spending in Ontario of over C$77.3 million.
The Federal Reserve is worried about inflation and has made a big step to tackle it, raising the federal funds rate by a further 75bps at its June FOMC meeting – its biggest rate hike since 1994.
The life sciences and related sectors are heavily concentrated in a handful of metros—Boston, San Francisco, New York, Washington, San Diego, and Philadelphia—more so than most sectors. These six accounted for 41% of total scientific R&D employment in 2021 having generated 71% of the total US life sciences job growth from 2014 to 2019 as well as 31% of the added jobs from 2019 to 2021.
Sustainability efforts are a business necessity, but they still face headwinds, according to a new Oxford Economics and SAP study.
Recent evidence clearly shows the London economy slowing. We have trimmed our forecast for GVA growth in 2022 to 4.1% and expect only 1.8% in 2023.
