Welcome to the May 2025 edition of the Coventry & Warwickshire Smart Region report. Analysis in this month’s report is based on intelligence from CW Growth Hub’s contacts with local businesses, alongside survey data, information, and other intelligence provided by Coventry City Council and Warwickshire County Council. Other sources of data in this month’s report include the Official National Statistics (ONS), Department for Education, CW Chamber of Commerce, FSB (Federation of Small Businesses), Gov.uk, City-REDI, and other labour market research and analysis bodies.
This month’s Spotlight focuses on two themes – firstly, Section 4.1 highlights some of the headlines from the Coventry & Warwickshire Economic Strategy and focuses on the vision and five key themes within the Strategy.
Section 4.2 focusses on the key impacts of the current growing economic uncertainties, including the US tariffs and trade.
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