Manchester forecast to be UK’s strongest performing city
Manchester is forecast to be the UK’s strongest performing city until 2020, with its annual GVA (gross value added) and employment growth both top of the city league tables.
EY’s annual UK Regional Economic Forecast says that Manchester’s GVA will see a predicted annual increase of 2.4% between 2017 and 2020 - ahead of the capital and neck-and-neck with Reading - whilst employment growth will lead the pack at 1.2% a year, equivalent to almost 15,000 net new jobs.
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