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 is an archived Commons Library briefing on the background to the 2005 Budget, from 2005.
Background to the 2005 Budget (209KB PDF)
Background to the 2005 Budget. By Dominic Webb. SN/EP/3422.
Background to the 2005 Budget (209KB 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.
The UK exports and imports billions of pounds worth of goods and services. Find the latest data on UK trade and the current account.
GDP measures the size of the economy. Find the latest data on the industries and elements that make up the UK’s GDP.