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PAY rates went into reverse as the number of new job postings increased in Scotland in November, new figures reveal.

Even though oil cartel Opec has agreed its first supply cut in eight years in order to boost the price of oil, any boost to the industry in Scotland is likely to be some way off, according to experts at RSM accountants.

The first half of 2016 saw 203 business outlets closed on Scotland’s high streets – a rate of 1.1 stores per day, PwC research compiled by the Local Data Company (LDC) has revealed.

Demand for temporary professionals in Scotland has risen by 8 per cent year on year to September 2016 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Professional job availability in Scotland’s temporary sector has soared by 43 per cent year on year to August 2016 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £22.5 billion in August – 7 per cent higher than July’s lending total of £21.1 billion, according to The Council of Mortgage Lenders.

The first six months of 2016 were marked by improving Scotch Whisky export performance, according to new analysis published today by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), with the equivalent of 533 million bottles shipped from Scotland during the first half of the year.

The latest publication of the UK House Price Index (UK HPI) has revealed that the average price of a property in Scotland in July 2016 was £143,711.

House prices in east central Scotland are continuing to increase year-on-year, despite predictions that Brexit would have an effect on property prices, according to the latest analysis from estate agents ESPC.

Professional job availability in Scotland’s temporary sector has increased by 20 per cent year on year to July 2016 according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Figures obtained under a freedom of information request have revealed that the number of people found not guilty of avoiding the TV license fee has risen to 20 per cent in Scotland over last year's figures.

Scottish house prices edged up only slightly during July with surveyors predicting homes to decrease in value in the near future.

Scotland is seeing a rise in graduate recruitment but businesses have warned over the quality of careers guidance and university leavers’ readiness for the world of work, a new survey carried out by the CBI has found.

Annual rent rises in Scotland are at a three-year low, although Edinburgh is bucking the trend with record price increases, the latest Scotland Buy-to-Let Index from Your Move has found. Average residential rents in Scotland have climbed 0.6 per cent in the twelve months to April 2016, in the slowes

Average house prices across the UK have increased 5.1 times faster than average weekly earnings over the last five years, new figures have revealed.