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The impact of the economic climate on businesses

The includes all activities in a country concerned with the manufacturing, distribution, and use of goods and services. The has a big impact on businesses. The level of spending affects prices, investment decisions and the number of workers that businesses employ.

The economic climate affects businesses in six main ways:

  • unemployment
  • changing levels of consumer income
  • changes in
  • government taxation including national insurance contributions (NICs) and value added tax (VAT)
  • changes in
Show how interest rates, consumer income, unemployment, inflation, taxes and exchange rates impact on businesses.