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The Government has declared that success in emerging markets, particularly China, is central to the aim of reviving and rebalancing the UK economy. In a measure of the importance attached to relations with China, the Autumn Statement has been delayed by a day this week to accommodate the Prime Minister’s 120-strong trade delegation there.
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. This weeks articles are 'Who’s looking for work? Differences between ILO unemployment and the claimant count' and 'Interesting times: inflation and monetary policy responses'
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This note sets out the background to the 2013 Autumn Statement which will take place on Thursday 5 December. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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One of the features of George Osborne’s Budgets and Autumn Statements has been a downgrading over time of forecasts for the economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). For example, both the 2010 and 2011 Budgets forecast GDP growth of 2.9% in 2013. By the March 2013 Budget, this forecast had been cut to
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This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics
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The effects of the sluggish growth in the 1990s ("the lost decade") are still being felt today in Japan's economy. A new government has embarked on a radical plan to revitalise the fortunes of the world’s third largest economy. These policies have become known as Abenomics, after the new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. This month’s articles: "UK recovery: how strong and how long?" and "Scotland’s currency choices"
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This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. This months articles: 'Getting real about earnings' and 'Safe as houses? The UK housing market since 2007.'
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This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
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This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
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This note provides background information ahead of the 2013 Spending Review, which will be announced on the 26 June 2013.
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