
GDP up 0.7 per cent
UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2015

UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2015

London has outperformed the rest of the UK in economic and jobs growth since 2010

New IMF research shows that an increase in the income share of the poor boosts the whole economy

The UK trade deficit is in its eighteenth year

The recovery in living standards has been much slower than after the three previous recessions

Seven of the 10 fastest growing Local Enterprise Partnerships were in the south

Labour and Liberal Democrat spending plans would see the economy grow at a quicker rate than under the Conservatives

UK GDP grew by 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2014

Consumption-driven growth is a recovery built on sand.

UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2014, according to the latest quarterly national accounts from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).