Financial markets: Economic indicators
The price of shares and commodities can help show the health of the economy. Find the latest data on the prices of shares, oil and gold.

This debate pack has been compiled ahead of the Opposition Day debate on The Effect of the Autumn Statement Measures on Women to be held on Thursday 10 December.
Effect of the Autumn Statement Measures on Women (123 KB , PDF)
The Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 was published on 25 November 2015. It set out departmental spending totals for each year from 2015/16 to 2019/20. It also made several other policy announcements including:
Attached to this page is the Library’s Summary of the Outcome of the Spending Review/Autumn Statement 2015, and the Library’s Briefing on Women and the Economy.
Also attached is some collected background material:
HM Treasury also produced an Impact on Equalities analysis of the Spending Review which includes some information on the expected impact by gender.
Effect of the Autumn Statement Measures on Women (123 KB , PDF)
The price of shares and commodities can help show the health of the economy. Find the latest data on the prices of shares, oil and gold.
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
Unemployment data tells us about the strength of the labour market. Find the latest data on UK unemployment levels and rates.