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Posts related to ‘Office of National Statistics’

U.K. Retail Sales Up

Posted: August 16, 2012 at 6:28 am

U.K. retail sales were up a bit more than might be expected in a nation that has been hit by a new recession. The Office of National Statistics reported: In ...
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U.K. Hit by Recession

Posted: July 25, 2012 at 6:03 am

The recession in the United Kingdom deepened in the second quarter. The Office of National Statistics reported: The chained volume measure of GDP decreased by 0.7 per cent in Q2 ...
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UK Production Stats Mislead

Posted: July 10, 2012 at 7:00 am

A report on UK production for May offered a misleading signal. Data from the Office of National Statistics showed that: Production rose by 1.0 per cent between April 2012 and ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (7/10/2012)

Posted: July 10, 2012 at 6:38 am

A report on UK production for May offered a misleading signal. Data from the Office of National Statistics showed that: Production rose by 1.0 per cent between April 2012 and ...
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What’s Important in the Financial World (6/12/2012)

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 6:23 am

Industrial production in the United Kingdom slowed in April, another sign that the economy there has fallen into recession. The Office of National Statistics reported: The seasonally adjusted Index of ...
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UK Production Falls

Posted: June 12, 2012 at 6:05 am

Industrial production in the UK fell in April which in another sign that the economy there has fallen into recension. The Office of National Statistics reported: The seasonally adjusted Index ...
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UK GDP Falters–Office of National Statistics

Posted: March 28, 2012 at 6:19 am

Britain's gross domestic product dropped more than previously forecast in the final quarter of last year. The Office of National Statistics reported the contraction was 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2011 ...
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Inflation Breaks Out in the UK

Posted: October 18, 2011 at 6:29 am

So, a recession can be married with a rapid rise in inflation after all. The UK economy, crippled by the effects of austerity and a global economic slowdown, had an annual inflation ...
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