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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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House prices fall for fifth month
House prices in England and Wales fell for a fifth month running in February, pushing the annual rate of inflation to its lowest since April 2006, a survey showed on Monday.
25 Feb 2008 |
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Sales volume up in January
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released new figures today showing an increase in sales volume of 0.6 per cent in the three months from November to January. The figure is slightly up from the 0.6 per cent rise recorded in the three months to December.
21 Feb 2008 |
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CBI says manufacturing strong in January
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the manufacturing sector is "enjoying the longest run of sustained demand for 12 years and is bucking the slowdown in other parts of the economy."
20 Feb 2008 |
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Inflation driven up by petrol and food
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) today released figures showing an increase in consumer prices index (CPI) annual inflation in January, largely a result of higher petrol prices.
12 Feb 2008 |
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Retail sales rebound in January
Retail sales rebounded in January after the worst December in three years, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting consumer spending may be slowing but is not about to collapse.
The British Retail Consortium said sales values last month were 2.6 percent higher, on a like-for-like basis, than in January last year. Total sales, which include new floorspace, were 4.9 percent higher. Both rates were the highest since September.
12 Feb 2008 |
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House prices unchanged in January
House prices in Britain held steady in the month of January, according to HBOS Plc's Halifax house price survey on Tuesday.
That took the annual three-month rate of house price inflation down to 4.5 percent and the average house price to 197,244 pounds.
05 Feb 2008 |
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Mortgage approvals up but lending slows
Mortgage lending rose in January by its weakest amount in four months but approvals for new home loans rose, suggesting the housing market is not suffering unduly after three interest rate increases since August.
01 Mar 2007 |
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Retail sales fall sharply
Retail sales volumes unexpectedly sank at their sharpest rate in four years in January despite the heaviest discounting in six months, official data showed on Thursday.
15 Feb 2007 |
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