BID Barometer

Insights and trends on the economic performance of Sheffield city centre (see launch press release here).


Summary 

In 2024, city centre transactions rose by 5.6%, significantly outperforming the UK benchmark of +0.8%. In the first four months of 2025, Sheffield’s city centre spend index was 4.3% above the comparator average and 6.4% above the GB Benchmark - evidence of a strong local economy that benefits all sectors.

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Useful documents:

FAQs/glossary - details of data collection, definitions of sectors and other frequently asked questions can be found here. 

Customer profiles - download Experian's Mosaic guide for detailed information about their customer demographics used in our report.