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Inflation staying high thanks to soaring factory gate prices

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:09:47 GMT

The price being charged by factories for their goods shot up last month as manufacturers faced soaring costs of raw materials and energy, official figures show

Jobless people claiming benefit rises to 1.64m in blow to Labour

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:50:54 GMT

Number of people claiming unemployment benefit has hit its highest level since Labour came to power in 1997

Bank urged not to raise interest rates despite surge in inflation to 3.5 per cent

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:44:57 GMT

Bank of England urged to leave interest rates at an all-time low despite a sudden surge in inflation

Builders still in recession as worst part of economy

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:07:03 GMT

The construction industry remains mired in recession after housebuilders suffered a slowdown in demand after New Year

Britons use credit cards and overdrafts for Christmas spending

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:46:48 GMT

British consumers freed themselves from austerity in December, ramping up credit card debt and overdrafts to make the most of Christmas

Sharp rise in factory prices stokes inflation fears

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:48:46 GMT

Factory gate prices shot up by more than expected in December at the highest rate for nearly a year as economists fret about inflation

Rush to swap cars before scrappage scheme ends

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:05:32 GMT

Sales of new cars rose for the sixth successive month in December as consumers rushed to buy before the end of the Government�s �2,000 car scrappage scheme and the cheap VAT rate

Savers losing out as inflation outstrips bank interest rates

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:35:47 GMT

Only nine savings accounts of 780 on the market are paying out interest rates higher than the level of inflation, after official figures published showed that prices rose by 1.9% in November

Manufacturers struggle as oil price rises sharply

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:36:07 GMT

Manufacturers fighting for profits in the recession were dealt a fresh blow by a sharp rise in costs

Builders still feeling the pain

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:27:59 GMT

Latest construction activity figures reveal the market contracted for the second month in succession and last month it fell at a faster rate than in September

How the sectors have been affected

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:31:55 GMT

This year it appears that retailers will be right in predicting Christmas will be tough. Top retail bosses including Topshop owner Sir Philip Green have been saying for months that talk that the recession was over looked premature.

Recovery hopes grow as manufacturers up prices

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:22:54 GMT

Prices are again rising at the factory gate, sparking hopes of renewed economic recovery but also raising the spectre of inflation and tighter profit margins for business

Jobless figures reach 15-year high

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:54:05 GMT

Inflation on the retreat as manufacturers cut prices

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:59:33 GMT

There were fresh signs inflation is falling when prices at the factory gate were shown to be dropping at the fastest pace for 12 years

Pound rises to year high as inflation refuses to budge

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:32:04 GMT

Inflation is falling at a slower rate than anticipated, prompting fears that interest rates might start rising sooner rather than later

Surprise rise in UK industrial output

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:26:59 GMT

The UK�s industrial output unexpectedly rose in April, the first month-on-month increase since February 2008, figures published today show

Rise in mortgage deals brings hope that homes market has bottomed out

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:35:34 GMT

The housing market was given a glimmer of hope with a small rise in the number of home loans

UK manufacturing down in February for 12th month

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:47:00 GMT

Manufacturing output in Britain declined in February for the 12th consecutive month, although at the slowest rate in half a year, the government said

Earnings shock points to new action by Bank

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:58:31 GMT

Average earnings are rising at the slowest rate for 18 years, part of an economic picture that more than one analyst dubbed "truly awful"

Mortgage lending plunges 60%

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:35:17 GMT

Mortgages: Mortgage lending dived by more than 60% during January to just one 10th of its level 12 months ago, figures showed

House prices fall again but signs point to buyer return

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:20:04 GMT

Property: The slump in house prices accelerated this month, dashing hopes that the decline was coming to an end

Bosses gloomy in CBI survey

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:53:01 GMT

Economy: Manufacturers are at their most depressed since 1980 according to the latest survey from the CBI

Bank urged to cut rates as service sector suffers

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:32:37 GMT

The Bank of England was asked to slash interest rates after a key part of the economy sank deeper into recession

Property prices hit by record fall

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:27:37 GMT

Fresh evidence of the turmoil in the housing market emerged as new figures showed prices down by eight per cent and repossessions soaring

Output falls for the sixth month in row

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:41:01 GMT

British manufacturing has plunged into its worst crisis for nearly 30 years as the economy heads into recession

Woe for UK factories fires fears of recession

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:49:53 GMT

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

Savers pile it up, card debt leaps

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:35 GMT

A tale of two personal finance consumers emerged today as those who can afford to save banked their cash at the fastest rate in six years while those who cannot are heaping more and more on their credit cards

City greets Bank help but warns on housing

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:34:02 GMT

The City welcomes the BoE's �50bn funding package - but warns there is no magic cure for the housing market

Deficit dents Darling plan as borrowing overshoots

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:54:42 GMT

The public finances are heading for the rocks, according to City economists

House price bombshell

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:06:26 GMT

A slump in house prices five times worse than expected has rocked the property market