UK Economic Data

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Economic Indicators

PRICES AND INFLATION Value Period Monthly Annual Release
Change Change Date
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) (2005=100) 114.9 Sep 10 0.0 3.1 12 Oct 10
Retail Prices Index (all items)
(Jan 1987=100)		 225.3 Sep 10 0.4 4.6 12 Oct 10
RPI excluding mortgage interest (RPIX)
(Jan 1987=100)		 224.4 Sep 10 0.4 4.6 12 Oct 10
Producer Prices Index - Output (2005=100) 119.9 Sep 10 0.3 4.4 8 Oct 10
Producer Prices Index - Input prices
(materials and fuel) (2005=100)		 145.1 Sep 10 0.7 9.5 8 Oct 10
LABOUR MARKET
LABOUR MARKET Value Period Change on Change on Release
3 months 1 year Date
Employment rate (%) 70.7 Jun-Aug 10 0.2 0.0 13 Oct 10
Unemployment rate (%) 7.7 Jun-Aug 10 -0.1 -0.1 13 Oct 10
AWE Headline rate 3 month average -
total pay (%)		 1.7 Jun-Aug 10 -1.0 1.0 13 Oct 10
AWE Headline rate 3 month average -
regular pay (%)		 2.0 Jun-Aug 10 0.4 0.4 13 Oct 10
Claimant count (Jobseeker's Allowance) (Thousands) 1,473.1 Sep 10 8.1 -144.1 13 Oct 10
Vacancies (Thousands) 459 Jul-Sep 10 -30 26 13 Oct 10
National Accounts Economic Activity
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Value Period Quarterly Change on Release
Change 1 year 3 Date
UK Gross Domestic Product
(chained volume measure £ billion)		 331.4 Q3 10 0.8 2.8 26 Oct 10
Private Non-Financial Corporations
Net Lending (£ billion)		 17.5 Q2 10 28 Sep 10
Household Saving Ratio (%) 3.2 Q2 10 28 Sep 10
Public Sector current budget (£ billion) excluding financial interventions -13.2 Sep 10 20 Oct 10
Public Sector net debt as a % of GDP 56.3 Aug 10 21 Sep 10
Public Sector net borrowing (£ billion) 3.8 Jul 10 19 Aug 10
Public Sector net cash req't (£ billion) 20.7 Sep 10 20 Oct 10
Public sector net borrowing (excluding financial interventions) 16.2 Sep 10 20 Oct 10
Public sector net debt as a % Of GDP (excluding financial interventions) 57.2 Sep 10 20 Oct 10
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND TRADE
BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND TRADE Value Period Change on Change on Release
3 months 1 year Date
UK's trade balance (£ billion) -4.6 Aug 10     12 Oct 10
Balance of Payments current account -
(£ billion)		 -£7.4 Q2 10     28 Sep 10
of which: EU -£9.3        
non-EU £2.0        
Goods export volumes -
excluding oil and erratics (2006=100)		 88.8 Aug 10     12 Oct 10
Goods import volumes -
excluding oil and erratics (2006=100)		 92.2 Aug 10     12 Oct 10
SHORT TERM INDICATORS
SHORT TERM INDICATORS Value Period Change on Change on Release
3 months 1 1 year 2 Date
Retail Sales (2006=100) (chained volume, seasonally adjusted) 107.9 Sep 10 1.0 0.9 21 Oct 10
Index of Manufacturing (2006=100) 91.2 Aug 10 0.7 5.0 7 Oct 10
Index of Production (2006=100) 89.4 Aug 10 0.0 2.5 7 Oct 10
Productivity - Whole economy (2005=100) 99.3 Q2 10 0.5 1.4 29 Sep 10
Productivity - Manufacturing (2005=100) 106.2 Q2 10 2.2 7.9 29 Sep 10
Index of Services (2006=100) 102.3 Aug 10 0.3 1.8 26 Oct 10

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2. Three months on corresponding period one year ago
3. Quarter on corresponding period one year ago

Last updated: 06/09/2010

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