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Previously on "UK is booming just 7 months before we leave the EU"
It's a bit like a closing down sale where the shop buzzes with life just before it shuts, basically manufacturers opening the throttle and running the machinery into the ground before they shut it all down.
Iiii will do not let the door hit your arse on the way out.
But don't touch the light switch though we'll manage fine without you.
Rising employment with no accompanying rise in productivity or wages = Companies not investing in plant and machinery and throwing bods into it while they wait for what Brexit brings
Growth of 0.4% between April and June = Add the 0.2% for the 1st quarter and if the second half of the year is similar to the first, projected growth for the year = 1.2%. Terrible.
But we know you're a bit dim, so don't expect you to do numbers or analysis.
It's a bit like a closing down sale where the shop buzzes with life just before it shuts, basically manufacturers opening the throttle and running the machinery into the ground before they shut it all down.
The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was 75.7%, higher than for a year earlier (74.9%) and the highest since comparable records began in 1971.
The unemployment rate (the number of unemployed people as a proportion of all employed and unemployed people) was 4.2%, down from 4.5% for a year earlier and the joint lowest since 1975.
The latest mortgage arrears and possessions update from UK Finance showed 76,740 homeowner mortgages were in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance - 8 per cent fewer than the same point last year.
Within the figures for the second quarter of this year, 23,190 mortgages were in arrears representing 10 per cent or more of the outstanding balance and there were 4,440 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more - both reductions on last year’s levels.
Possession levels also dropped, with 1,060 homeowner mortgaged properties and 520 buy-to-let mortgaged properties repossessed in the second quarter of this year - down 5 per cent and 24 per cent respectively on the same quarter in 2017.
UK economic growth rebounded in the second quarter as retail sales and construction benefited from a warm weather boost.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 per cent between April and June, compared to the first three months of the year.
The news is getting better and better as we approach Freedom Day.
Rising employment with no accompanying rise in productivity or wages = Companies not investing in plant and machinery and throwing bods into it while they wait for what Brexit brings
Growth of 0.4% between April and June = Add the 0.2% for the 1st quarter and if the second half of the year is similar to the first, projected growth for the year = 1.2%. Terrible.
But we know you're a bit dim, so don't expect you to do numbers or analysis.
UK is booming just 7 months before we leave the EU
Employment?
The number of people in employment in the UK is measured by the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and consists of people aged 16 and over who did one hour or more of paid work per week
Repossessions stable since 2015. Would be surprising if they had risen, given the historically low interest rates.
GDP growth of 0.4%? That compares favourably to Q1, how does it compare to the rest of the G7?
Otherwise, it all looks rosy! Makes me wonder why the north of England voted to leave, if we’re doing so well.....
The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was 75.7%, higher than for a year earlier (74.9%) and the highest since comparable records began in 1971.
The unemployment rate (the number of unemployed people as a proportion of all employed and unemployed people) was 4.2%, down from 4.5% for a year earlier and the joint lowest since 1975.
The latest mortgage arrears and possessions update from UK Finance showed 76,740 homeowner mortgages were in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance - 8 per cent fewer than the same point last year.
Within the figures for the second quarter of this year, 23,190 mortgages were in arrears representing 10 per cent or more of the outstanding balance and there were 4,440 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more - both reductions on last year’s levels.
Possession levels also dropped, with 1,060 homeowner mortgaged properties and 520 buy-to-let mortgaged properties repossessed in the second quarter of this year - down 5 per cent and 24 per cent respectively on the same quarter in 2017.
UK economic growth rebounded in the second quarter as retail sales and construction benefited from a warm weather boost.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 per cent between April and June, compared to the first three months of the year.
The news is getting better and better as we approach Freedom Day.
Just letting you know that remainers will be a shoulder to cry on when reality hits you after Freedom Day.
The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 years who were in work) was 75.7%, higher than for a year earlier (74.9%) and the highest since comparable records began in 1971.
The unemployment rate (the number of unemployed people as a proportion of all employed and unemployed people) was 4.2%, down from 4.5% for a year earlier and the joint lowest since 1975.
The latest mortgage arrears and possessions update from UK Finance showed 76,740 homeowner mortgages were in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance - 8 per cent fewer than the same point last year.
Within the figures for the second quarter of this year, 23,190 mortgages were in arrears representing 10 per cent or more of the outstanding balance and there were 4,440 buy-to-let mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more - both reductions on last year’s levels.
Possession levels also dropped, with 1,060 homeowner mortgaged properties and 520 buy-to-let mortgaged properties repossessed in the second quarter of this year - down 5 per cent and 24 per cent respectively on the same quarter in 2017.
UK economic growth rebounded in the second quarter as retail sales and construction benefited from a warm weather boost.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.4 per cent between April and June, compared to the first three months of the year.
The news is getting better and better as we approach Freedom Day.
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