Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker August 2024
Think tank: The David Hume Institute
Author(s): Diffley Partnership and David Hume Institute
August 29, 2024
This report from UK think tank The David Hume Institute looks at the economic outlook for Scots.
Our independent quarterly tracker has revealed that one in three (36%) people living in Scotland consider the cost of living as one of their top concerns, down 12 percentage points year on this time last year.
According to the Understanding Scotland Economy Tracker from the David Hume Institute and polling experts the Diffley Partnership, while concern about the cost of living has fallen, healthcare remains the key concern for the public, selected by over half (51%) of respondents as a key worry.
The data was collected at the start of August, a month after the General Election, against a backdrop of economic insecurity, mounting concern about public expenditure and a wave of anti-migrant riots.
