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 note looks at some of the suggested reasons why productivity in the UK has not recovered to its previous levels – the so called ‘productivity puzzle’
The productivity puzzle (124 KB , PDF)
When a country enters recession and output contracts we expect to see productivity fall, but that it will rise as the economy recovers.
At the onset of the economic crisis in 2008, productivity in the UK fell. However, it has remained weak and relatively unchanged since then.
This note looks at some of the suggested reasons why productivity in the UK has not recovered to its previous levels – the so called ‘productivity puzzle’
The productivity puzzle (124 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.
Unemployment data tells us about the strength of the labour market. Find the latest data on unemployment in several major world economies.
GDP measures the size of the economy. Find the latest GDP data for the UK and updated forecasts for GDP growth.