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.
Business and Consumer Confidence: Key Economic Indicators (58 KB , PDF)
Confidence surveys, with information generally released ahead of official statistical data, can indicate changes to the economic outlook as well as turning points in the economic cycle.
The ONS conducts a voluntary survey of businesses to look at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the two weeks ending 21 October 2021, 85.1% of respondents had high or moderate confidence their business would survive the next three months.
The CBI carries out monthly and quarterly Industrial Trends surveys.
In October 2021, more manufacturers thought that output would rise over the next three months than thought it would fall. The difference was +33% of manufacturers, slightly down from +25% in September.
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index (carried out on behalf of the European Commission) measures a range of consumer attitudes, including forward expectations of the general economic situation and households’ financial positions, and views on making major household purchases.
The index was -17 in October 2021, down five points from from -13 in September to its lowest level since February.
Business and Consumer Confidence: Key Economic Indicators (58 KB , PDF)
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Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.
Inflation: Data on both the CPI and RPI inflation indices.
