Topic: Uk Office Of National Statistics

UK economy grinds to virtual halt

Britain's economy slowed to a trickle in the second quarter and the country's last recession was much deeper than thought, official data showed on Wednesday, piling pressure on the government.British gross domestic product (GDP) -- the value of all services and goods ...

Stocks slip at open ahead of growth data

The benchmark FTSE 100 index dipped 0.29 percent to 5,735.41 points.Later this morning, at 9.30am, the Office for National Statistics will publish its first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) data for the three months to the end of September.Market expectations are ...

British jobs market shows 'encouraging' signs

Britain's jobs market shows encouraging signs of improvement, official data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a strengthening economic recovery, according to analysts.The unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in the three months to the end of May, compared with 7.9 percent ...

Jobs market shows 'encouraging' signs

Britain's jobs market shows encouraging signs of improvement, official data showed on Wednesday, boosting hopes of a strengthening economic recovery, according to analysts.The unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent in the three months to the end of May, compared with 7.9 percent ...

Economic recovery seen struggling amid budget cuts

Britain pushed away from recession with 0.3-percent growth in the first quarter, but is climbing out of a deeper hole than thought and faces a struggle against budget cuts, new data suggests.Official figures on Monday stood by previous estimates that the economy ...
UK confirms Q1 economic growth was 0.3 pct, recession trough deeper than earlier estimatesBritain's recession was deeper than estimated previously, official statisticians said Monday, as they confirmed that the economy grew by only 0.3 percent in the first three months of the ...

Manufacturing in biggest rise for eight years

Manufacturing output soared in March at the fastest pace for almost eight years as the country recovered from recession faster than expected, official data showed on Tuesday.Output in March jumped rose 2.3 percent from February in the biggest rise since July 2002, ...

Economy grows by 0.2% in first quarter

The economy expanded by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2010, decelerating from growth of 0.4 percent in the previous three months, official data showed on Friday."Gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2010," the Office ...

Jobless total soars to highest point since 1994

Britain's jobless total has hit the highest level since late 1994, but the number of people claiming benefits fell by more than expected in March, official data showed on Wednesday.With a general election looming on May 6, economists argued that the mixed ...
Britain escaped from a record recession in better shape than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2009, revised data showed Tuesday, but analysts agreed that the outlook remained weak.Gross domestic product -- the value of all the goods and services produced ...
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