| PRICES AND INFLATION |
 |
Period |
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Release date |
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Monthly
change |
|
Annual change |
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Links |
Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
(base 2005 = 100)
(In UK published as HICP prior to 10/12/03) |
Aug 08 |
16 Sep 08 |
109.7 |
0.6 |
4.7 |
More |
Guide |
Retail Prices Index (all items)
(index Jan 1987 = 100) |
Aug 08 |
16 Sep 08 |
217.2 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
More |
Guide |
RPI excluding mortgage interest - RPIX
(base January 1987 = 100) |
Aug 08 |
16 Sep 08 |
210.6 |
0.3 |
5.2 |
More |
Guide |
| Producer Prices Index - PPI Output |
August 08 |
08 Sept 08 |
123.7 |
-0.6 |
9.7 |
More |
Guide |
| Producer Prices Index - PPI Input prices (materials and fuel) |
August 08 |
08 Sept 08 |
156.4 |
-3.6 |
26.0 |
More |
Guide |
| |
| LABOUR MARKET |
Period |
Release date |
|
Change on
3 months1 |
Change on
1 yr ago2 |
Links |
| Employment rate (%) |
May - July 08 |
17 Sept 08 |
74.7 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
More |
Guide |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
May - July 08 |
17 Sept 08 |
5.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
More |
Guide |
| AEI Headline rate 3 month average (SA) - including bonuses |
May - July 08 |
17 Sept 08 |
3.5 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
More |
Guide |
| AEI Headline rate 3 month average (SA) - excluding bonuses |
May - July 08 |
17 Sept 08 |
3.7 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
More |
Guide |
| Claimant count (Jobseeker's Allowance) (Thousands) |
Aug 08 |
17 Sept 08 |
904.9 |
80.3 |
56.3 |
More |
Guide |
| Vacancies (Thousands) |
June - Aug 08 |
17 Sept 08 |
613.2 |
-56.9 |
-53.2 |
More |
Guide |
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NATIONAL ACCOUNTS/
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY |
Period |
Release date |
|
Quarterly
change |
Change on
1 yr ago3 |
Links |
UK Gross Domestic Product
(chained volume measure £ billion) |
Q2 08 |
30 Sep 08 |
320.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
More |
Guide |
| Private Non-Financial Corporations Net Lending (£ billion) |
Q2 08 |
30 Sep 08 |
10.6 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Household Saving Ratio (%) |
Q2 08 |
30 Sep 08 |
0.4 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector current budget (£ billion) |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 08 |
-7.8 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector net debt as a % of GDP |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 08 |
43.3 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector net borrowing (£ billion) |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 08 |
10.4 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector net cash req't (£ billion) |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 08 |
5.1 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
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| BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND TRADE |
Period |
Release date |
|
|
|
Links |
| UK's trade balance (£ billion) |
July 08 |
10 Sept 08 |
-4.6 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
Balance of Payments current account - BoP
(£ billion) |
Q2 08 |
30 Sep 08 |
-£11.0 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
| of which: EU |
|
|
-£6.7 |
|
|
|
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| non-EU |
|
|
-£4.3 |
|
|
|
|
Goods export volumes -
excluding oil and erratics |
July 08 |
10 Sept 08 |
117.6 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
Goods import volumes -
excluding oil and erratics |
July 08 |
10 Sept 08 |
122.8 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
| |
| SHORT TERM INDICATORS |
Period |
Release date |
|
Change on
3 months1 |
Change on
1 yr ago2 |
Links |
| Retail Sales Volume Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) |
Aug 08 |
18 Sept 08 |
141.3 |
-0.8 |
2.5 |
More |
Guide |
| Index of Manufacturing (2003=100) |
July 08 |
9 Sept 08 |
103.3 |
-1.1 |
-1.3 |
More |
Guide |
| Index of Production (2003=100) |
July 08 |
9 Sept 08 |
99.3 |
-1.1 |
-1.7 |
More |
Guide |
| Whole economy productivity |
Q2 08 |
01 Oct 08 |
107.3 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
More |
Guide |
| Manufacturing productivity |
Q2 08 |
01 Oct 08 |
121.4 |
-0.5 |
0.8 |
More |
Guide |
| Index of Services (2003=100) |
July 2008 |
01 Oct 08 |
116.5 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
More |
Guide |
1. Three months on previous three months
2. Three months on corresponding period one year ago
3. Quarter on corresponding period one year ago
