Friday, July 30, 2010

Vital Statistics


GDP (average growth for year to Sep 09)	-2.2%
CPI (Sep 09 incr on Sep 08)	1.7%
Current account balance (year to Sep 09, % of GDP)	-3.1%
Unemployment (Sep 09)	6.5%
Employment (Sep 09 change on Sep 08)	-1.8%

United Kingdom

Steady growth expected in the UK

17 Sep 2007

Things in the UK are looking good. Inflation and unemployment are down, retail sales and GDP are up, and interest rates are stable despite the credit crunch affecting just about everyone. Inflation was down in the July year, to 1.9% from 2.4% in June, putting it below the BoE’s target of 2.0%. This was mainly due to a reduction in food prices although furniture and furnishings also experienced large price declines in »»

UK economy grows by 3% in year to June quarter '07

10 Sep 2007

UK GDP rose by 0.8% in the June 2007 quarter, up from 0.7% in the March 2007 quarter. GDP is now 3.0% up on the June 2006 quarter year. Construction output is up 3.7% on the year, while household expenditure is up 2.6% and government expenditure is up 2.1%. Employee compensation is up 3.6%. Source: UK National Statistics; »»

UK Inflation Down in July 07
Moderate growth in the UK - BERL Forecasts June 2007

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