Economy
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Economy UK Retail Sales Volumes Up 1.1% Over Three Months to July 2026, ONS Says
Official ONS figures show retail sales volumes across Great Britain rose by 1.1 per cent in the three months to July 2026 compared with the…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Public Sector Liabilities Hit £2.66 Trillion, Up £127 Billion Year-on-Year
ONS provisional figures show public sector net financial liabilities reached 83.7 per cent of GDP at the end of July 2026, rising £127.2…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Government Borrowing Hits £1.8 Billion in July 2026, Up 69 Per Cent on Last Year
ONS figures show public sector net borrowing rose by £0.7 billion compared with July 2025, coming in £2.3 billion above the Office for…
21 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Chief Economist Comments on UK Public Sector Finances Figures
Grant Fitzner has summarised the latest monthly public sector finances data, pointing to borrowing that remains historically high in cash…
21 August 2026 -
Economy UK Manufacturers’ Price Expectations Double in August, CBI Figures Show
The balance measuring expected selling price inflation jumped from +11 in July to +22 in August, the CBI reported on 20 August 2026, with…
21 August 2026 -
Economy Fewer UK Businesses Report Rising Input Costs in July 2026
ONS data shows 27 per cent of trading businesses saw higher prices for goods and services bought in July 2026, down 3 percentage points…
21 August 2026 -
Economy OBR Opens Up Its Inflation Modelling as CPI Forecast Falls Towards 2 Per Cent Target
The Office for Budget Responsibility has published new detail on how it builds its consumer price inflation forecasts, with its March 2026…
21 August 2026 -
Economy ONS Updates GDP Methods With New Data Sources and Rental Measures
The Office for National Statistics has revised its estimates of UK economic growth after bringing in new service sector survey data and…
20 August 2026 -
Economy OBR Updates How It Models Government-Owned Lenders in UK Fiscal Forecasts
The Office for Budget Responsibility has revised the way it accounts for six government-owned financial institutions, finding they reduce…
20 August 2026 -
Economy UK Consumer Activity Mixed in July 2026, ONS Figures Show
The Office for National Statistics reported that retail footfall rose and Direct Debit failure rates increased in July 2026 compared with…
20 August 2026 -
Economy FCA warns investors they could lose every penny in unregulated loan notes and mini-bonds
The Financial Conduct Authority says consumers who invest in loan notes or mini-bonds issued by unregulated companies have no protection if…
20 August 2026 -
Economy One in five UK businesses saw turnover fall in July, ONS figures show
The Office for National Statistics reports that 22 per cent of trading businesses recorded a drop in turnover last month, compared with 15…
20 August 2026