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Economic updates

  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    Economic Update: Have interest rates peaked?

    Wednesday, 27 September, 2023

    The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 5.25%. Falling inflation and low economic growth might mean interest rates will not need to increase further.

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    • Economic situation
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    Economic update: June’s weather boosts growth but interest rates keep rising

    Wednesday, 30 August, 2023

    GDP grew this summer but high rates of core and services inflation are leading to higher interest rates.

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    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    Economic update: Inflation continues to fall as earnings growth rises

    Thursday, 27 July, 2023

    Concerns remain over the effects of earnings growth and a tight labour market on inflation. Government debt exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since 1961.

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    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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
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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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    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Public spending
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Industry
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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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    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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 situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    Economic update: Short recession looming and concern over US climate policies

    Monday, 30 January, 2023

    Businesses are cautiously optimistic about the year ahead despite sombre forecasts

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Industry
    • Public spending
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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?

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
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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.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • 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.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    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.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation

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