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The UK economy has performed better than expected this year, but the outlook remains weak and vulnerable to shocks. UK GDP is expected to continue to grow at a modest pace of 0.5% this year and next, and only pick up to 1.0% in 2025, according to the latest KPMG Global Economic Outlook. Despite the…
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UK inflation fell to the lowest rate in two years last month, falling to 4.6% in the year to October from 6.7% in September. Economists have said the main reason inflation has fallen from its peak of 11.1 per cent in October 2022 is due to a reduction in the energy price cap, which limits…
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Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has shown that the economy failed to grow in Quarter 3 (Q2). While GDP was up 0.2% in September, growth for August was revised down to 0.1% from 0.2%. With GDP flatlining in Q3, it means the UK has avoided a recession in 2023, with this defined as…
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Consumer confidence in the UK rose to -21 in September, the best recorded since January 2022, according GfK’s latest Consumer Confidence Index. The index measuring changes in personal finances during the last year is up two points at -13; this is 15 points better than September 2022. The forecast for personal finances over the next…
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Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that prices rose less than expected in August. The annual rate of inflation fell to 6.7% last month, much lower than the rise from 6.8% in July to 7% economists had expected. Core inflation, excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco, stood at 6.2% in August, down…
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Latest GDP figures have shown that the economy grew 0.5% in June and 0.2% between April to June according to official data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS said the struggling manufacturing sector has experienced a modest rebound in the second quarter and that the economy benefitted from the effects of May’s…
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Latest GDP figures have shown that the economy grew 0.5% in June and 0.2% between April to June. The struggling manufacturing sector experienced a modest rebound in the second quarter and with the economy benefitted from the effects of May’s extra bank holiday. The Bank of England said last week that it expected annual growth…
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The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) said the country is on course to experience five years of lost economic growth. The reports says that the triple shocks of Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine had all contributed to the dire forecast. NIESR says that despite continuing to expect the UK to…
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The UK is facing a prolonged economic slump caused by higher interest rates, economists have warned. EY Item Club has cut its growth forecast for 2024 and 2025. The group said the economy is set to grow by 0.8% next year, less than half its previous prediction of 1.9%. GDP growth will rise to 1.7%…
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Just under half (45%) of small businesses say economic uncertainty is holding their business back, with the figure is up from 36% a year ago according to research by Novuna Business Finance With the percentage of small businesses predicting growth remaining static at around 33% for the third consecutive quarter. Overall, eight in ten small…
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Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics has shown that the economy fells 0.3% in March, but grew by 0.1% for the first three months of the year The services sector led the decline, falling by 0.5% whilst the production sector grew by 0.7%, the strongest read since May 2021. Construction was up 0.2%.…
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The UK economy is now expected to avoid both a technical recession and a calendar year contraction in 2023, according to the EY ITEM Club Spring Forecast. The economy is expected to record 0.2% growth this year, which is a significant upgrade from the -0.7% contraction predicted in January’s Winter Forecast. The improved outlook is…
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The UK Economy registered no growth in February, as a contraction in services and production offset strong growth in construction, according to latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data. Revised figures from the previous month pushed GDP up by 0.4 per cent in January after a 0.5 per cent decrease in December. TheONS estimated that…
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