April 12, 2021, 12:03 am Malcolm Buchanan, the Scotland board chairman at the Royal Bank of Scotland, warned of inflationary pressures (Bank of Scotland/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Scotland’s economy grew last month for the first time since September although economic activity lags behind most parts of the United Kingdom, new figures suggest. After six months of declining, the Scottish economy registered a significant increase in its combined manufacturing and service sector output in March, the Royal Bank of Scotland said.