RBS Chief Economist Seb Burnside gives his 3 Lessons from Scotland's November Economic Data
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00:00Welcome to the summary of our regional growth tracker for the Scotsman.
00:09November's data is the first to follow the recent UK budget and shows that Scottish businesses
00:16displayed stronger resilience than their counterparts in the rest of the UK's nations and regions,
00:24showing a smaller hit to activity and confidence than elsewhere.
00:31But we have seen private sector businesses in Scotland also report less hiring activity
00:38and the first signs of job growth turning negative as we head towards the end of this
00:46year.