Bristol’s city centre is seeing "strong signs" of recovery following the Covid pandemic, according to new research. Hundreds of millions of pounds were spent in the city in the first six months of 2022, new data by three of Bristol’s business improvement districts (BIDs) has found.
The research, carried out by Bristol City Centre BID, Redcliffe and Temple BID, and Broadmead BID, found there was Visa spend of £274m across businesses in the BS1, BS2 and BS8 areas in the six months to June 30.
There was £131.1m spent in central Bristol in the first quarter, rising 9% to £142.7m in the second - an increase of 16% compared to the same trading period in 2021.
