Economy

Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.

In recent months the largely cordial relationship between the UK and China has deteriorated sharply. This has happened after over two decades when, regardless of the political complexion of successive UK governments, the trend was towards closer engagement and cooperation. This briefing looks at why and how this has happened.

Components of GDP: data on the components that make up GDP, including household consumption, government spending, investment, trade and output by sector.

Manufacturing: Data on manufacturing jobs, output and producer confidence.

Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.

Unemployment: International Comparisons: Data on harmonised unemployment rates for major international economies.

Exchange rates: Data on the value of the pound relative to other major international currencies.

This note sets out the background to the Government's policy on freeports.

This is a reading list of publications on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and future UK-EU relations from library, research services and committees of the UK and devolved parliaments and assemblies.

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.

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators

This Insight looks at the impact the pandemic continues to have on the economy, and discusses some signs of a possible recovery.

The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme is one of the Government's economic recovery measures to support businesses reopening following the COVID-19 lockdown. The Scheme aims to help protect jobs in the hospitality sector by encouraging consumers to eat out. Questions have been raised about whether the Scheme was introduced before it was clear whether consumer demand was a factor limiting business recovery.