The Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker found that 11 out of 14 UK industry sectors had seen growth in May compared with their performance in April.
Tourism and recreation recorded a score of 62.4 in May, indicating strong growth in the sector, which includes travel agents alongside hotels, pubs and restaurants. While the transport sector’s score increased to 63.2 in May.
Lloyds said both sectors had “benefited from a release of pent-up consumer demand and domestic travel resuming during May”.
But the bank added it was “unclear” what impact the government’s four-week delay to the final easing of restrictions, now scheduled for 19 July, would have on these sectors.
UK tourism and transport bounces back strongly in May
Government
Rob Gill
21 June 2021
The UK’s tourism and transport sectors saw the fastest month-on-month growth in May as some Covid-19 restrictions were lifted, including the ban on international travel.
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