UK Economics Chart Pack Strong demand boosts firms' pricing power The most important, and potentially most worrying, development over the last month has been the apparent strengthening of firms’ pricing power towards the start of the inflation pipeline. Core output... 2nd April 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Firm trend underlies monthly volatility. (Mar 07) 22nd March 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Higher interest rates starting to bite The data released over the last month have generally retained a strong tone. However, there have been a few indications that higher interest rates may be starting to bite. Retail sales fell by a... 27th February 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack January pay-back for end of year spending surge. (Feb 07) 15th February 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Strong growth and inflation data point to further rate rise The last month has seen a string of strong economic data releases, suggesting that January’s surprise interest rate rise does not mark the peak of the cycle. CPI inflation in December rose to within a... 31st January 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack A good Christmas for the high street. (Jan 07) 19th January 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Inflation hits a 10 year high The major development of the last month was the further rise in consumer price inflation to 2.7% in November, its highest rate since February 1996. Part of this reflected a rise in energy price... 3rd January 2007 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Surprisingly good start to the festive season (Dec 06) 14th December 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Crucial Q4 period off to a good start (Nov 06) 16th November 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Rise in core inflation puts seal on November rate hike 31st October 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Retail sales growth loses some momentum (Oct 06) 19th October 2006 · 1 min read
UK Economics Chart Pack Trend in retail sales robust despite July’s fall. (Aug 06) 17th August 2006 · 1 min read