The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports the UK unemployment rate for January to March 2013 was 7.8% of the economically active population, up 0.1 percentage points from October to December . More…
UK business confidence improved in April, driven by steadily climbing optimism levels in the services sector, according to the latest Business Trends report by accountants and business advisers BDO LL. More…
The UK economy will continue to grow throughout this year, with GDP growth expected to pick up in 2014, according to the CBI’s latest economic forecast published today. More…
UK retail sales values were down 2.2% last month on a like-for-like basis from April 2012, when they had declined 3.3% on the preceding year, said the British Retail Consortium. More…
The UK services sector posted the fastest increase in activity for eight months, boosted by the sharpest growth in sales in nearly a year, according to the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) from rese. More…
