| PRICES AND INFLATION |
 |
Period |
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Release date |
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Monthly
change |
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Annual change |
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Links |
Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
(base 2005 = 100)
(In UK published as HICP prior to 10/12/03) |
Mar 08 |
15 Apr 08 |
106.7 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
More |
Guide |
Retail Prices Index (all items)
(index Jan 1987 = 100) |
Mar 08 |
15 Apr 08 |
212.1 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
More |
Guide |
RPI excluding mortgage interest - RPIX
(base January 1987 = 100) |
Mar 08 |
15 Apr 08 |
205.3 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
More |
Guide |
| Producer Prices Index - PPI Output |
Apr 08 |
12 May 08 |
120.2 |
1.4 |
7.5 |
More |
Guide |
| Producer Prices Index - PPI Input prices (materials and fuel) |
Apr 08 |
12 May 08 |
150.9 |
2.6 |
23.3 |
More |
Guide |
| |
| LABOUR MARKET |
Period |
Release date |
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Change on
3 months1 |
Change on
1 yr ago2 |
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| Employment rate (%) |
Dec 07 - Feb 08 |
16 Apr 08 |
74.9 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
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Guide |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
Dec 07 - Feb 08 |
16 Apr 08 |
5.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
More |
Guide |
| AEI Headline rate 3 month average (SA) - including bonuses |
Dec 07 - Feb 08 |
16 Apr 08 |
3.7 |
-0.3 |
-0.8 |
More |
Guide |
| AEI Headline rate 3 month average (SA) - excluding bonuses |
Dec 07 - Feb 08 |
16 Apr 08 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
More |
Guide |
| Claimant count (Jobseeker's Allowance) (Thousands) |
Mar 08 |
16 Apr 08 |
794.3 |
-13.4 |
-110.6 |
More |
Guide |
| Vacancies (Thousands) |
Jan 08 - Mar 08 |
16 Apr 08 |
687.6 |
12.0 |
52.0 |
More |
Guide |
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NATIONAL ACCOUNTS/
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY |
Period |
Release date |
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Quarterly
change |
Change on
1 yr ago3 |
Links |
UK Gross Domestic Product
(chained volume measure £ billion) |
Q1 08 |
25 Apr 08 |
316.1 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
More |
Guide |
| Private Non-Financial Corporations Net Lending (£ billion) |
Q4/07 |
28 Mar 08 |
0.6 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Household Saving Ratio (%) |
Q4/07 |
28 Mar 08 |
3.3 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector current budget (£ billion) |
Mar 08 |
Apr 08 |
-3.6 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector net debt as a % of GDP |
Mar 08 |
Apr 08 |
36.7 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector net borrowing (£ billion) |
Mar 08 |
Apr 08 |
10.2 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| Public Sector net cash req't (£ billion) |
Mar 08 |
Apr 08 |
12.7 |
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|
More |
Guide |
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| BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND TRADE |
Period |
Release date |
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|
|
Links |
| UK's trade balance (£ billion) |
Mar 08 |
12 May 08 |
-4.0 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
Balance of Payments current account - BoP
(£ billion) |
Q4 07 |
28 Mar 07 |
-£8.5 |
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|
More |
Guide |
| of which: EU |
|
|
-£13.6 |
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|
|
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| non-EU |
|
|
£5.2 |
|
|
|
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Goods export volumes -
excluding oil and erratics |
Mar 08 |
12 May 08 |
113.5 |
|
|
More |
Guide |
Goods import volumes -
excluding oil and erratics |
Mar 08 |
12 May 08 |
123.6 |
|
|
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) |
Mar 08 |
24 Apr 08 |
140.5 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
More |
Guide |
| Index of Manufacturing (2003=100) |
Mar 08 |
07 May 08 |
103.2 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
More |
Guide |
| Index of Production (2003=100) |
Mar 08 |
07 May 08 |
99.2 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
More |
Guide |
| Whole economy productivity |
Q4 07 |
31 Mar 08 |
107.9 |
- |
1.7 |
More |
Guide |
| Manufacturing productivity |
Q4 07 |
31 Mar 08 |
119.1 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
More |
Guide |
| Index of Services (2003=100) |
Feb 08 |
25 Apr 08 |
116.7 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
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
