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UK retail sales jumped by 3.3% in August compared with the same time last year

UK August retail sales beat forecasts

Business / 20 Sep

UK GDP in the three months to July was 0.6% higher than in the previous three-month period, the ONS

UK sees faster growth after warm weather & World Cup

Business / 10 Sep

The European Central Bank will announces its rates decision on Thursday

A decade after Lehman, Europe still on economic crutch

Business / 10 Sep

UK retail sales for the second quarter as a whole were 2.1% higher than the first three months of the year

UK retail sales growth strongest since 2004 in Q2

Business / 19 Jul

UK's annual consumer price inflation was steady at 2.4% in June, the Office for National Statistics said

Tame UK inflation knocks BoE rate hike expectations

Business / 18 Jul

UK economy boosted by the royal wedding and warm weather in May

UK economy picks up a little speed in May

Business / 10 Jul

Bank of England chief Mark Carney is confident the UK economy's weak start to the year mostly reflected bad weather

Bank of England chief boosts expectations of rate rise

Business / 05 Jul

The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index inched up to 54.4 from a downwardly revised 54.3 in May

UK manufacturing growth steadies in June but mood dips

Business / 02 Jul

The UK economy grew 0.2% on a quarterly basis in the first three months of 2018, an unexpected upward revision from an initial estimate of 0.1%

UK first quarter GDP growth revised up to 0.2%

Business / 29 Jun

No economists polled by Reuters had expected the Bank of England to raise rates today

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates steady

Business / 21 Jun

UK manufacturing output dropped by 1.4% month-on-month in April after a 0.1% decline in March

UK factory output shows biggest monthly fall in 5 years

Business / 11 Jun

The UK economy grew just 0.1% between January and March

Weak household spending a drag on UK economy in Q1

Business / 25 May

UK consumers returned to the shops after a snowy start to 2018 that weighed on the overall economy

UK consumers return to shopping after snowy start

Business / 24 May

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5%

Bank of England to wait out data as it eyes next rise

Business / 10 May

The UK economy grew by 0.1% during the first quarter of 2018

UK economy sees slowest growth in over five years

Business / 27 Apr

Annual UK consumer price inflation fell to 2.5% in March from 2.7% in February

UK inflation cools to one year low in March

Business / 18 Apr

UK manufacturing output fell 0.2% month-on-month in February after stagnating in January

UK factory output falls for first time in almost a year

Business / 11 Apr

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5%

Business / 22 Mar

UK sales grew by 0.8% last month following a drop of 0.2% in January, new figures show today

UK retail sales rebound in February

Business / 22 Mar

The Bank of England believes inflation's upward march has run its course and will start to unwind in 2018

UK inflation falls to seven month low in February

Business / 20 Mar

Philip Hammond said the UK's Office for Budget Responsibility now expects state borrowing to be £45.2 billion this year

Hammond buoyed by positive forecasts on growth

Business / 13 Mar

UK GDP growth slowed to a quarterly rate of 0.4% from a previous estimate of 0.5%, reducing 2017 growth to 1.7%

UK economy lags behind G7 as 2017 growth rate cut

Business / 22 Feb

The UK's Household Finance Index, a gauge of financial well-being, fell to a 7-month low of 42.2 from 42.9

UK households turn gloomier on finances - survey

Business / 19 Feb

UK industrial output fell by 1.3% month-on-month in December, the biggest drop since September 2012

Oil pipeline shutdown hits UK industry in December

Business / 09 Feb

Mark Carney has said that areas of the UK economy were not firing at rates that were consistent with world economic growth of 4%

Bank of England chief eyes headwinds for UK economy

Business / 31 Jan

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