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Today, the sector faces a host of new challenges. In a period of stubbornly high interest rates and UK inflation having peaked at over 11%, revenue might be up, but is average growth of 8.54% really indicative of real-term growth or does it signal retreat?

Increasing people costs, high energy prices and the need to invest in information technology, especially cyber security, affect outflow. Firms need to manage costs, work hard to ensure that profits grow in line with revenue and maintain their ability to invest in their future.