Figures provided by the Office of National Statistics.
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| PRICES AND INFLATION |  |
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| Consumer Prices Index (CPI) (base 2005 = 100) (In UK published as HICP prior to 10/12/03) |
Mar 08 | 15 Apr 08 | 106.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ||||||
| Retail Prices Index (all items) (index Jan 1987 = 100) |
Mar 08 | 15 Apr 08 | 212.1 | 0.3 | 3.8 | ||||||
| RPI excluding mortgage interest - RPIX (base January 1987 = 100) |
Mar 08 | 15 Apr 08 | 205.3 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||||||
| Producer Prices Index - PPI Output | Mar 08 | 14 Apr 08 | 118.2 | 0.9 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Producer Prices Index - PPI Input prices (materials and fuel) | Mar 08 | 14 Apr 08 | 147.7 | 2.9 | 20.6 | ||||||
| LABOUR MARKET | Period | Release date | Change on 3 months1 | Change on 1 yr ago2 | |||||||
| Employment rate (%) | Dec 07 - Feb 08 | 16 Apr 08 | 74.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | ||||||
| Unemployment rate (%) | Dec 07 - Feb 08 | 16 Apr 08 | 5.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | ||||||
| AEI Headline rate 3 month average (SA) - including bonuses | Dec 07 - Feb 08 | 16 Apr 08 | 3.7 | -0.3 | -0.8 | ||||||
| AEI Headline rate 3 month average (SA) - excluding bonuses | Dec 07 - Feb 08 | 16 Apr 08 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Claimant count (Jobseeker's Allowance) (Thousands) | Mar 08 | 16 Apr 08 | 794.3 | -13.4 | -110.6 | ||||||
| Vacancies (Thousands) | Jan 08 - Mar 08 | 16 Apr 08 | 687.6 | 12.0 | 52.0 | ||||||
| NATIONAL ACCOUNTS / ECONOMIC ACTIVITY | Period | Release date | Quarterly change |
Change on 1 yr ago3 | |||||||
| UK Gross Domestic Product (chained volume measure £ billion) | Q1 08 | 25 Apr 08 | 316.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | ||||||
| Private Non-Financial Corporations Net Lending (£ billion) | Q4/07 | 28 Mar 08 | 0.6 | ||||||||
| Household Saving Ratio (%) | Q4/07 | 28 Mar 08 | 3.3 | ||||||||
| Public Sector current budget (£ billion) | Mar 08 | Apr 08 | -3.6 | ||||||||
| Public Sector net debt as a % of GDP | Mar 08 | Apr 08 | 36.7 | ||||||||
| Public Sector net borrowing (£ billion) | Mar 08 | Apr 08 | 10.2 | ||||||||
| Public Sector net cash req't (£ billion) | Mar 08 | Apr 08 | 12.7 | ||||||||
| BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND TRADE | Period | Release date | |||||||||
| UK's trade balance (£ billion) | Feb 08 | 10 Apr 08 | -4.4 | ||||||||
| Balance of Payments current account - BoP (£ billion) | Q4 07 | 28 Mar 07 | -£8.5 | ||||||||
| of which: EU | -£13.6 | ||||||||||
| non-EU | £5.2 | ||||||||||
| Goods export volumes - excluding oil and erratics | Feb 08 | 10 Apr 08 | 117.5 | ||||||||
| Goods import volumes - excluding oil and erratics | Feb 08 | 10 Apr 08 | 126.1 | ||||||||
| SHORT TERM INDICATORS | Period | Release date | Change on 3 months1 | Change on 1 yr ago2 | |||||||
| Retail Sales Volume Seasonally Adjusted (2000=100) | Mar 08 | 24 Apr 08 | 140.5 | 2.0 | 5.6 | ||||||
| Index of Manufacturing (2003=100) | Feb 08 | 09 Apr 08 | 103.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Index of Production (2003=100) | Feb 08 | 09 Apr 08 | 99.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Whole economy productivity | Q4 07 | 31 Mar 08 | 107.9 | - | 1.7 | ||||||
| Manufacturing productivity | Q4 07 | 31 Mar 08 | 119.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Index of Services (2003=100) | Feb 08 | 25 Apr 08 | 116.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | ||||||
| 1. Three months on previous three months 2. Three months on corresponding period one year ago 3. Quarter on corresponding period one year ago |
| Last updated: 28/04/08 |
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