- Wednesday, 11 January 2017
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UK Industrial Production rose 1.3%
In November 2016, total production was estimated to have increased by 2.1% compared with October 2016.The increase in production was due to an increase in mining and quarrying output following the end of a maintenance period in the oil and gas industry and an increase in manufacturing.
Read more...- Monday, 09 January 2017
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UK annual house price growth rises to 6.5%
House prices finished 2016 strongly. Prices in the final quarter of the year were 2.5% higher than in the previous quarter. The annual rate of growth increased, rising for the second consecutive month, from 6.0% in November to 6.5%. Slower economic growth, pressure on employment and a squeeze on spending power, together with affordability constraints, are expected to reduce housing demand during 2017. Read more...
- Friday, 23 December 2016
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Current Account deficit narrowed to 25.5 billion pounds
The UK’s current account deficit was £25.5 billion in Quarter 3 (July to September) 2016, up from a revised deficit of £22.1 billion in Quarter 2 (April to June) 2016. The deficit in Quarter 3 2016 equated to 5.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices, up from 4.6% in Quarter 2 2016. The widening in the current account deficit was mainly due to a widening in the deficits on total trade and secondary income, partially offset by a narrowing in the primary income deficit.
Read more...- Thursday, 22 December 2016
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UK Consumer Confidence fell -7
GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index has increased by one point this month to -7. Two of the five measures saw increases in December with the remaining three measures decreasing. Joe Staton, Head of Market Dynamics at GfK, says: “The past 12 months were a really turbulent year for confidence in the UK as consumers reacted to the dramatic economic and political turmoil of 2016. After a positive start to the year [January 2016, +4] the index plunged rapidly in post-Brexit Britain [July 2016, -12] with the recovery to September then evaporating by year end to limp home at -7 for December.“
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