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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, September 2014
This paper features analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
How would a supermarket tax work in England and Wales?
A number of councils and campaigners would like to see the introduction of a ‘supermarket levy’, also dubbed the ‘Tesco tax’ by the media. The tax would allow an additional levy to be imposed on large retailers by local councils. How does the tax work and would it be possible?
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency August 2014
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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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, August 2014
New estimates published in July suggest that GDP grew by 0.8% in Q2 2014 and that GDP has surpassed to its pre-recession peak. The employment rate rose to 73.1%, whilst inflation rose slightly to 1.9%.
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Research Briefing
GDP: a brief guide
The first estimate of GDP growth for the second quarter of 2014 will be released tomorrow morning and will generate plenty of news coverage, analysis and comment. To provide a little context, we explain what GDP is and how it is measured.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, July 2014
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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Research Briefing
Public sector employment and expenditure by region
Public spending and public sector employment by region.
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Research Briefing
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 16 July 2014.
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Research Briefing
In the red: households with more debt than money
In 2010–12, half of households (50%) in Great Britain had some kind of financial debt – for example formal borrowing (but not mortgages), overdrafts and arrears on household bills. About half of these households – a quarter (25%) overall – had debts worth more than their financial assets. Financial assets can include money held in
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, July 2014
This paper features analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Sex, drugs and non-profit institutions serving households: how ONS are revising GDP figures
GDP growth in 2009, the final year of the recession, was not as bad as previously measured, new estimates released today show. A new way of measuring GDP is being introduced this year in the UK and this release provides revised growth figures for 1998-2009. Over the period 1998-2009, average annual GDP growth is unrevised at
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