The economy and business - EdexcelThe impact of the economic climate on businesses
The economic climate has a big impact on businesses. The level of consumer spending affects prices, investment decisions and the number of workers that businesses employ.
The economyActivities in a country concerned with the making, distribution, and use of goods and services. includes all activities in a country concerned with the manufacturing, distribution, and use of goods and services. The economic climateThe general level of wealth, consumption and activity within a particular area or region. has a big impact on businesses. The level of consumerIn business, a consumer is a person who uses a product and may also buy it. 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 interest rate The price at which you can borrow money, or the return on how much money you can save.
inflation rateThe rise in the price of goods and services.
government taxation including national insurance contributions (NICs) and value added tax (VAT)
changes in exchange rateThe value of one currency against another.