(IHS Markit) UK Construction PMI was 54.6 in October, an increase from an eight-month low of 52.6 in September. Construction activity was curtailed by supply constraints and input inflation, although…
(IHS Markit) Business activity in the UK increased in October, with the PMI jumping to 59.1 from 55.4 in September. The recovery pace was the strongest since July. New order…
(IHS Markit) UK posted a manufacturing PMI of 57.8 in October, a slight improvement from 57.1 in September and the first expansion in five months. New orders expanded but were…
(CBI) UK retail hit average levels for the first time in 2021 in October, with stock adequacy levels approaching series low since 1985. Retail sales are now projected to rise…
(IHS Markit) The UK Composite Output Index rose to a three-month high of 56.8 in October from 54.9 in September, as the UK economy regained steady growth in most sectors. …
(ONS) The UK annual inflation growth eased to 3.1% in September from 3.2% in August. Including owner occupier’s housing growth, CPI eased to 2.9% from 3% in the prior month.…
(ONS) UK gross domestic product increased by 0.4% in August, more than a surge of 0.1% the previous month. The GDP is now 0.8% below the levels before the coronavirus…
(ONS) UK employment rate stood at 75.3% in the June to August quarter, up 0.5% from the previous quarter. The employment rate is now only 1.3% below the pre-pandemic quarter.…
(IHS Markit) NatWest UK nations and regions posted increases in business activity in September despite a record output price inflation. Wales posted the fastest increase in business activity, with the…
(Halifax) House prices in the UK increased by 1.7% or £4,400 to £267,587 in September from August, the strongest pace since February 2007. On a year over year basis, housing…
(IHS Markit) The UK Construction sector output expanded the slowest in eight months as subcontractors’ charges rose the sharpest in 23 years due to supply and demand imbalance. Construction business…
(IHS Markit) UK Services Business Activity Index was 55.4 in September, a slight recovery from a six-month low of 55.0 in August. Despite the recoveries in the UK service sector,…