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Economic updates

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    Economic update: How are the Prime Minister’s pledges for the economy going?

    Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

    As businesses and customers continue to worry about low growth and high prices, how close is the economy to meeting the Prime Minister’s pledges for 2023?

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    Economic update: Inflation not falling as fast as expected

    Friday, 26 May, 2023

    The overall inflation rate is slowly falling due to changes in energy prices, but underlying inflation is rising.

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    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economic updates
    • Finance
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    Economic update: UK economy not growing but not shrinking

    Thursday, 27 April, 2023

    Economic growth remains low and inflation remains high; however, economic inactivity has fallen, and business activity and sales have increased.

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    • Economic situation
    • Economic updates
    • Public spending
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    Why are young people leaving the labour market?

    Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

    Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses why young people may not be entering the workforce after leaving education.

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    • Economic situation
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    Why have older workers left the labour market?

    Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

    Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses why older workers may have left the workforce and whether they might return to work.

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    • Economic situation
    • Economic updates
    • Industry
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    How is health affecting economic inactivity?

    Tuesday, 14 March, 2023

    Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses how people leaving the workforce because of ill-health affects economic inactivity.

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    • Health
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    Economic update: GDP Growth stagnant but a slightly more optimistic outlook

    Tuesday, 28 February, 2023

    Inflation seems to have peaked and there have been positive economic developments ahead of the Spring Budget

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    • Economic policy
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    • Economic updates
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    Economic update: Inflation starts to fall but so does growth

    Wednesday, 21 December, 2022

    The UK economy is barely any larger now than it was just before the pandemic.

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    • Economic policy
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    • Finance
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    Economic update: Much for the new Chancellor to consider

    Friday, 23 September, 2022

    How could the Chancellor’s fiscal statement, or “mini-Budget”, affect rising inflation?

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    Economic update: New Prime Minister faces challenging economic outlook

    Wednesday, 31 August, 2022

    With inflation over 10% in July, interest rates are at their highest since 2009.

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    • Economic situation
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    • Government
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    Economic update: Records broken as prices rise

    Tuesday, 26 July, 2022

    The rise in inflation is outpacing almost all predictions and consumers are buying less.

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    • Economic situation
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    Economic update: Growth slows as inflation rises

    Wednesday, 29 June, 2022

    Consumer prices were 9.1% higher in May 2022 than a year before, with the inflation rate expected to peak in October.

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    • Economic situation
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    Economic update: Rise in interest rates as inflation hits 40-year high

    Thursday, 26 May, 2022

    Inflation reached a 40-year high in April, and real wages continue to fall for many workers.

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    • Work and incomes
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    Uncertainty in the UK’s economic forecasts

    Friday, 06 May, 2022

    How does the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts work, and what does this mean for spending policy in the next few years?

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    • Economic situation
    • Economic updates
    • Public spending
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    Economic update: Cost of living has wide-ranging impact

    Friday, 29 April, 2022

    Prices are rising faster than they have for thirty years. How will this affect the rest of the economy?

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    • Economic updates

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