Financial Indicators: Data from FTSE100, as well as oil prices and gold prices.
Documents to download
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Economic Indicators, March 2014 (769 KB, PDF)
• Revised estimates suggest that GDP grew by 0.7% in Q4 2013. GDP is now 1.4% below its pre-recession peak in Q1 2008.
• Inflation grew by 1.9% in January, below the Bank of England’s target for the first time since November 2009.
• Employment grew by 193,000 and unemployment fell by 125,000 in the quarter to December 2013.
• The services industry grew for the 12th successive month in December 2013, the longest period of sustained monthly growth since the 14 months to September 2007.
Documents to download
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Economic Indicators, March 2014 (769 KB, PDF)
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Business and Consumer Confidence: Information on business and consumer confidence surveys, which is generally released ahead of official statistical data and can indicate changes to the economic outlook as well as turning points in the economic cycle.
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