A core capability of our team is the production of local economic audits and forecasts. These are tailored to clients’ specific needs, but typically include demographic trends and how the economy has influenced them, labour market conditions, business statistics, productivity, wages, output and employment by sector, house prices, incomes and spending—all within the context of a macro overview highlighting global economic drivers.

Our projections for employment, population and household formation are widely adopted by local planners. Because of the rigourous nature of our work we can help local and regional governments make robust and defensible decisions on issues such as future land use, transport and development priorities.

As the leading practitioners in thinking about prospects and drivers of change for local, regional and city economies, we are increasingly asked to lead on strategy development.