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20 Aug 21
Government borrowing in the financial year to date is around 25% lower than previously forecast, as the Covid-19 recovery continues, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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21 Jul 21
A rise in inflation saw the government’s debt interest costs more than double to £8.7bn in June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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13 May 21
The UK economy shrank by 1.5% in the first three months of this year, although GDP started to recover as Covid-19 restrictions were eased, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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13 Apr 21
The coronavirus pandemic led to a 7.8% GDP contraction the year to February, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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12 Mar 21
The UK’s GDP shrank by 2.9% in January, as Covid-19 restrictions and European Union import disruptions reduced economic activity, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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12 Feb 21
UK GDP fell by 9.9% in 2020, the largest yearly drop in more than 300 years, following the impact of Covid-19.
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15 Jan 21
The UK’s economy shrank by 2.6% in November, as a result of the second English lockdown, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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10 Dec 20
UK GDP growth slowed to 0.4% in October prior to introduction of a second national lockdown, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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9 Oct 20
The UK’s GDP growth slowed to 2.1% in August as the UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19 continues, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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1 Oct 20
The UK’s GDP dropped by a record 19.8% during the second quarter of this year, according to revised figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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17 Sep 20
UK CPI inflation dropped to 0.2% in August – the lowest rate since December 2015 – according to the Office for National Statistics.
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11 Sep 20
The UK economy continued its recovery in July as GDP rose by 6.6% month-on-month, the third consecutive month of growth following April’s record GDP fall of 20%, according to the Office for National...
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24 Jul 20
Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that it could downgrade the UK’s credit rating if it fails to provide a credible debt reduction strategy following Covid-19.
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14 May 20
UK GDP contracted by 2% in the first quarter of this year, the biggest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
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10 Dec 19
UK GDP failed to grow in the three months to October because of falls in the manufacturing and construction industries, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics.
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22 Nov 19
UK borrowing has risen to a five-year high as political leaders have laid out large spending plans, official figures have shown.
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31 Oct 19
Earnings have grown faster in Scotland than in the rest of the UK over the past year, raising hopes that the Scottish economy could be boosted by higher than anticipated income tax revenues.
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24 Oct 19
Borrowing leapt by more than a fifth in the first six months of the financial year compared with the same period in 2018, official figures have shown.
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14 Aug 19
Unemployment in Scotland has risen by 0.4 percentage points, although it remains below the rate in the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
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21 Dec 16
Public sector borrowing in the first eight months of the financial year is £7.7bn lower than in the same period of 2015-16, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National...
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21 Sep 16
Public sector borrowing for August decreased by £0.9bn to £10.5bn compared with the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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19 Aug 16
The UK public sector received more in taxes and other income than it spent to record a surplus of £1bn in July, according to official figures released today.
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17 Aug 16
The unemployment rate in the UK in the second quarter of 2016 was the lowest in more than a decade, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics released today.
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21 Jul 16
The UK employment rate has climbed to 74.4%, the highest since records began in 1971.
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22 Jun 16
Public sector borrowing has increased in the first two months of 2016-17, despite large reductions in grants from Whitehall to local authorities, according to figures from the Office for National...
20 Aug 21Government borrowing in the financial year to date is around 25% lower than previously forecast, as the Covid-19 recovery continues, according to the Office for National Statistics.
21 Jul 21A rise in inflation saw the government’s debt interest costs more than double to £8.7bn in June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
13 May 21The UK economy shrank by 1.5% in the first three months of this year, although GDP started to recover as Covid-19 restrictions were eased, according to the Office for National Statistics.
13 Apr 21The coronavirus pandemic led to a 7.8% GDP contraction the year to February, according to the Office for National Statistics.
12 Mar 21The UK’s GDP shrank by 2.9% in January, as Covid-19 restrictions and European Union import disruptions reduced economic activity, according to the Office for National Statistics.
17 Sep 20UK CPI inflation dropped to 0.2% in August – the lowest rate since December 2015 – according to the Office for National Statistics.
24 Jul 20Ratings agency Moody’s has warned that it could downgrade the UK’s credit rating if it fails to provide a credible debt reduction strategy following Covid-19.
31 Oct 19Earnings have grown faster in Scotland than in the rest of the UK over the past year, raising hopes that the Scottish economy could be boosted by higher than anticipated income tax revenues.
14 Aug 19Unemployment in Scotland has risen by 0.4 percentage points, although it remains below the rate in the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
21 Dec 16Public sector borrowing in the first eight months of the financial year is £7.7bn lower than in the same period of 2015-16, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National...
17 Aug 16The unemployment rate in the UK in the second quarter of 2016 was the lowest in more than a decade, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics released today.
22 Jun 16Public sector borrowing has increased in the first two months of 2016-17, despite large reductions in grants from Whitehall to local authorities, according to figures from the Office for National...
