The rate of growth of output in the British economy appears to be slowing down in line with earlier expectations for 1988. The rate of growth of domestic demand remains strong. Manufacturing investment is forecast to rise to record levels during 1988 and there is little evidence that the growth in consumer demand is slackening. The slow-down in the rate of growth is therefore largely a reflection of decline in the external demand for exports and buoyant import growth. The progressive upward movement of sterling in recent months and the evidence of increasing inflationary pressure, has placed the Government in a significant policy dilemma. Recent events are a clear illustration that interest rate policy cannot be used both to target the exch...
There are now some clear indications that domestic demand is beginning to pick up. However, the perf...
The British economy is clearly now well into the down phase of the growth cycle. It is likely that G...
The pace of economic growth rose above the underlying growth rate in the first half of 1985 as a con...
The growth of the UK economy continues at a brisk rate. Manufacturing output is especially buoyant. ...
The rate of growth of output in the British economy appears to be slowing down in line with earlier ...
Recent developments in the UK economy suggest that the slowdown of growth in 1985 may only have been...
The improvements in output, employment and unemployment, appear to be continuing. The growth in cons...
Despite the concern shown by the financial markets following the publication of the DTI's provisiona...
Growth in the British economy continues at a high rate. To date there is little evidence that the co...
The growth of demand is almost certainly still too high in relation to supply for there to be much i...
The British economy continues to grow strongly at a rate in excess of other major industrial countri...
Earlier prognostications of a slow-down in the rate of growth of output in the British economy have ...
External events have had a considerable impact on the UK economy. In line with developments elsewher...
After another quarter it seems clear that the slowdown is continuing but probably at a slower rate t...
Evidence is mixed on whether growth in the economy is beginning to turn down. Nevertheless, the grow...
There are now some clear indications that domestic demand is beginning to pick up. However, the perf...
The British economy is clearly now well into the down phase of the growth cycle. It is likely that G...
The pace of economic growth rose above the underlying growth rate in the first half of 1985 as a con...
The growth of the UK economy continues at a brisk rate. Manufacturing output is especially buoyant. ...
The rate of growth of output in the British economy appears to be slowing down in line with earlier ...
Recent developments in the UK economy suggest that the slowdown of growth in 1985 may only have been...
The improvements in output, employment and unemployment, appear to be continuing. The growth in cons...
Despite the concern shown by the financial markets following the publication of the DTI's provisiona...
Growth in the British economy continues at a high rate. To date there is little evidence that the co...
The growth of demand is almost certainly still too high in relation to supply for there to be much i...
The British economy continues to grow strongly at a rate in excess of other major industrial countri...
Earlier prognostications of a slow-down in the rate of growth of output in the British economy have ...
External events have had a considerable impact on the UK economy. In line with developments elsewher...
After another quarter it seems clear that the slowdown is continuing but probably at a slower rate t...
Evidence is mixed on whether growth in the economy is beginning to turn down. Nevertheless, the grow...
There are now some clear indications that domestic demand is beginning to pick up. However, the perf...
The British economy is clearly now well into the down phase of the growth cycle. It is likely that G...
The pace of economic growth rose above the underlying growth rate in the first half of 1985 as a con...