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Service sector lifts revival hopes

06.05.09
Hopes that the worst of the recession may have passed were fuelled after the service sector enjoyed a better-than-expected month in April... more

Builders enjoy small fillip but still depressed

05.05.09
Beleaguered builders enjoyed their best period for seven months in April - but remained deep in recession... more

Glimmer of hope for construction upturn

03.02.09
Economy: Construction firms in Britain suffered another dismal month in January — but it was not as bad as December as builders hoped for better times ahead... more

Pressure on for big rate cut as slump gets worse

05.11.08
Bank of England urged to slash interest rates as the UK economy sinks deeper into recession... more

Gloom deepens in factories as financial crisis hits home

01.10.08
Economics: Britain's manufacturing sector plunged deeper into recession as factories were swamped by the worst conditions since the early 1990s... more

CIPS/Markit UK Construction PMI

02.09.08
CIPS/Markit UK Construction PMI - the full report... more

Sterling in slide after Darling’s tale of woe

01.09.08
Sterling hit a record low against the euro today with the pound sliding to €1.229 — its lowest since the single European currency was launched... more

Construction slump fuels recession fear

04.08.08
Housing is "sick man of industry" as construction activity figures fell to the worst in 11 years... more

'Tumbling demand and rising costs'

01.08.08
Manufacturers are being hit by a "dangerous combination" as Britain teeters on the brink of recession... more

Services sector woe fuels fears of UK recession

03.07.08
The British economy lurched ever closer to recession, after the key services sector buckled under the pressure of rising costs and falling demand... more

Woe for UK factories fires fears of recession

01.07.08
Britain is on the verge of a stagflationary recession with prices galloping out of control and demand drying up... more

Builders are rocked by worst-ever slowdown

03.06.08
Construction firms suffered their worst month on record in May as they were hit by the housing market downturn.... more

Growth halted as factory costs soar

02.06.08
British manufacturers suffered their worst month for nearly three years in May as costs soared and growth ground to a halt... more

'0.9% drop' as Halifax fuels house price gloom

02.05.08
Mortgage lender said prices are lower than they were a year ago for the first time in more than 12 years... more


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