Economic Indicators

Public finances deteriorate sharply 4:48pm BST

The budget deficit swells to its largest in at least 60 years, and analysts say the government coffers look set to deteriorate further as the economy slows. Full Article

Economy set to shrink 1 pct next year

Retail survey fails to lift economic gloom Tuesday, 28 Oct 2008

LONDON (Reuters) - Retail sales showed some resilience in October but continued house price falls and the threat of more shockwaves from the financial crisis gave little reason for cheer.

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Mortgage lending falls sharply in September

Home sales hit lowest in 30 years

Recession to last more than a year

Unemployment posts biggest rise since 1991

Inflation falls at record pace to 4.5 pct

House sales at 30-year low

John Lewis weekly store sales down 14 percent Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008

LONDON (Reuters) - John Lewis Partnership, the employee-owned group seen as a barometer of retail spending, said on Tuesday sales at its department stores plunged 14 percent year on year in the week to November 15. Full Article

UK's John Lewis weekly sales down 14 percent -paper Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - British retailer John Lewis Partnership's [JLP.UL] department store sales fell 14 percent year-on-year in the week to Nov. 15, The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. Full Article