Household Debt: Key Economic Indicators
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
Economic Indicators, April 2012 (753 KB , PDF)
Revised national accounts data show GDP contracted by 0.3% in Q4 2011, compared with the previous quarter (revised down from -0.2%). For the year as a whole, the economy expanded by 0.7% in 2011, down from 2.1% in 2010. Real household disposable incomes fell for the second year in succession in 2011; the 1.2% decline was the largest annual decline since 1977. Leading indicators for early 2012 are more positive, with the services sector growing in January and the purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector at a 10-month high.
Economic Indicators, April 2012 (753 KB , PDF)
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
Data and latest developments on interest rates and quantitative easing policy from the UK (Bank of England), Eurozone (European Central Bank) and the US (Federal Reserve).
Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.