Publication

Productive investment decisions in Welsh firms

Published: 3 March 2026

ERC Research Report

Associated Themes

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  Business Growth
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  Productivity and performance

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In 2024, the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC), funded by the Productivity Institute (TPI), surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1,623 UK firms to explore business investment decisions. The primary focus of the survey was to understand why and how firms make these investment decisions.

This is significant, as the UK’s low level of business investment is often cited as a reason for slow productivity growth.
The survey targeted private firms with 10 or more employees that made substantial investments of £5,000 or more between 2019
and 2024. Interviews were carried out using Computer Aided Telephone Interviewing (CATI), and fieldwork occurred between June and October 2024. Economic Intelligence Wales commissioned ERC to analyse the findings specifically for Wales with this report covering the investment decisions of 150 Welsh firms who responded to the survey.

The full report and infographic can be found here 

 

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