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Economic update: How are the Prime Minister’s pledges for the economy going?
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
The overall inflation rate is slowly falling due to changes in energy prices, but underlying inflation is rising.
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Economic update: UK economy not growing but not shrinking
Economic growth remains low and inflation remains high; however, economic inactivity has fallen, and business activity and sales have increased.
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Why are young people leaving the labour market?
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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Why have older workers left the labour market?
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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How is health affecting economic inactivity?
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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Economic update: GDP Growth stagnant but a slightly more optimistic outlook
Inflation seems to have peaked and there have been positive economic developments ahead of the Spring Budget
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Economic update: Inflation starts to fall but so does growth
The UK economy is barely any larger now than it was just before the pandemic.
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Economic update: Much for the new Chancellor to consider
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
With inflation over 10% in July, interest rates are at their highest since 2009.
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Economic update: Records broken as prices rise
The rise in inflation is outpacing almost all predictions and consumers are buying less.
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Economic update: Growth slows as inflation rises
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 update: Rise in interest rates as inflation hits 40-year high
Inflation reached a 40-year high in April, and real wages continue to fall for many workers.
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Uncertainty in the UK’s economic forecasts
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 update: Cost of living has wide-ranging impact
Prices are rising faster than they have for thirty years. How will this affect the rest of the economy?
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