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Fears for households as inflation rises
London :: United Kingdom | 8 days ago
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Diesel prices are also at a year-high of almost 110p a litre. Although CPI is still below the Bank of England's 2% target, today's figure is slightly above the 1.4% expected by the City. Other reasons behind the rise included a bigger than expected...
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Zero growth for UK retail sales
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility It was the second month in a row that sales have shown no monthly change. The figures cast doubt on talk of an economic recovery, with consumers remaining cautious about spending. It comes ahead of figures due on Friday that may show that the UK economy...
Tags: retail sales, Office for National Statistics, sales volumes
Condom 'rivals pill's popularity'
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility A quarter of the 1,093 women under 50 surveyed opted for condoms, which is identical to the proportion who plumped for the oral contraceptive pill. Experts said the Office for National Statistics figures were good news since condoms prevent sexually transmitted...
Public borrowing soars to new record
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Treasury expects borrowing to reach a record £175 billion for the year as a whole as the public finances buckle under the impact of recession. While September's borrowing is slightly lower than the £15.3 billion expected by the City, it is almost...
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UK unemployment goes up to 2.47m
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Unemployment rose by 88,000 to 2.47 million in the three months to August, while the jobless rate stayed at 7.9%. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit grew in September by 20,800 to 1.63 million, the Office for National Statistics said.
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Inflation falls to lowest in five years
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Inflation has dropped to its lowest rate in five years as falling energy prices continued to cut the cost of living. The Office for National Statistics reported that the consumer prices index fell to 1.1% in September on a year-on-year basis, down from...
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Market Report: Retail cheer sends Kingfisher to record high
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Signs of improving high-street sales boosted Kingfisher, the retail group which closed at its highest level since June 2007 last night. Investors piled in after John Lewis reported a 6.3 per cent hike in department store sales in the week to the 3 October,...
Tags: Office for National Statistics, output price, factories gate, John Lewis (U. S. politician), price rise, annual rate, Kingfisher
Shock fall in industrial output
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility It fell 2.5% compared with the previous month, the biggest such fall since January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Manufacturing output, which excludes energy production, fell 1.9%. The ONS said there was evidence that factories...
Sales of new cars increase 11.4%
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Sales of new cars in Britain increased by more than 11 per cent last month, providing fresh evidence of the motor industry's recovery from recession, new figures showed today. There were 367,929 new car registrations in September, 11.4 per cent more...
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UK growth falls less than thought
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Gross domestic product (GDP) has been revised to a fall of 0.6% compared with the last quarter, up from the previous estimate of 0.7%. The figures were revised upwards last month, from a 0.8% decline, according to the Office for National Statistics. Many...
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