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Inflation rises for the first time this year
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation rose by 2.2% in the year to July, off...
Wage growth cools again as employment rises
Annual growth in total earnings, including bonuses, came in at 4.5% in the three months to...
‘Truly dire’ as economic inactivity rate spirals while wage growth continues to cool
The economic inactivity rate stands at a near record high of 9.4 million people, while une...
Inflation finally hits 2% target after three years
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation finally eased back to the 2% sweet sp...
‘Concern’ as wage growth remains robust while unemployment rises
The unemployment rate has risen again while wage growth remains resilient. This combinati...
Inflation cools as speculation mounts over next base rate cut
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation slowed to 3.2% in the year to March 2...
Unemployment leaps as wage growth continues to slow
The unemployment rate increased in the three months to February 2024, while growth in regu...
UK dipped into recession ‘but recovery underway’
The UK did enter a mild, technical recession in the final three months of 2023, but the ec...
Cheaper food and energy help inflation ease to 3.4 per cent
The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation slowed to 3.4 per cent in the year to...
‘Short and shallow’ UK recession over as GDP rose in January
The UK economy returned to growth in January and has “probably already exited recessionâ...