Business Diary: Economic Indicators - April 2012
2nd
House prices rise 0.2% in March 2012.
Mortgage approvals drop to three year low of 48,986 in February 2012.
Business volumes grew in three months to March 2012.
3rd
UK online advertising spend jumps 14% to £4.8bn
Start Date: 3rd April 2012
25% decline in patent applications in last decade.
Start Date: 3rd April 2012
North England tenants spend 5% less of income on rent than average.
4th
House prices stable despite 2.2% rise in March 2012
Shop price inflations increases to 1.5% in March 2012
5th
Emerging markets offer good growth opportunities.
Start Date: 5th April 2012
UK manufacturing output falls by 1% in February 2012
UK job vacancies up by 9% in the first quarter of 2012
Start Date: 5th April 2012
10th
SME owners owe over £30,000 on average
Retail Statistics
Up 15% year on year in Q1 2012
Private sector growth leads to March 2012 employment rise in Scotland.
Start Date: 10th April 2012
Interest in the UK housing market edges up in March 2012
Four million homes in debt to their energy supplier. [registration required]
11th
US economy adds 120,000 jobs in March 2012
Start Date: 11th April 2012
372,835 new car registrations in March 2012.
Labour Statistics
UK job vacancies grow at fastest rate in eight months in March 2012
Start Date: 11th April 2012
Like-for-like UK retail sales values up 1.3% year on year in March 2012
12th
UK’s trade deficit widens to £3.4 billion in February 2012
70 million passengers use Heathrow airport in 12 months to April 2012
Start Date: 12th April 2012
London’s Gross Value Added comprises around 21% of the UK total
Start Date: 12th April 2012
13th
UK producer prices rise 0.6% in March 2012.
Business Activity - Risks
US trade deficit narrows to $46bn (£29bn) in February 2012
Unemployment rise to highest since January 2012 at 380,000.
Start Date: 13th April 2012
16th
Interest only mortgage holders risk old age debt
Start Date: 16th April 2012
Net profits of top 150 Yorkshire companies double to £2.25bn.
Mortgage lending rises by 4% to 36,600 in February 2012
Standard & Poor's reaffirms UK's AAA credit rating
17th
UK inflation rate rises to 3.5% in March 2012
US retail sales increase exceeds forecasts in March 2012 at 0.8%
Industry Indicators
Italy car sales down highest in EU at 26.7% in March 2012 year on year
Supermarkets account for 45.52% of total fuel sales in 2011
Empty high street shops increases as retailers move out of town
Share fraud enquiries increase 19% in 2011
18th
UK unemployment falls by 35,000 to 2.65m
Start Date: 18th April 2012
19th
UK car production rises by 0.3% in March 2012.
National minimum wage worth less than in 2004 in real terms.
Start Date: 19th April 2012
20th
Sectors likely to employ youngsters experiencing heavy job losses.
Start Date: 20th April 2012
Offshore oil and gas drilling up 22% in the UK.
Start Date: 20th April 2012
Average UK petrol price rises to 142.48p per litre.
Average private rents in England and Wales drop by 0.3% in March 2012.
UK retail sales increase 1.8% in March 2012.
Number of unemployed UK women reaches 1.12 million.
Start Date: 20th April 2012
23rd
Mortgage lending rises sharply in March at £13.4bn.
Lending growth for UK SMEs negative since late 2009.
Start Date: 23rd April 2012
24th
Government meets annual borrowing target of £126bn.
Crime generates an estimated $2.1 trillion in global annual proceeds.
Start Date: 24th April 2012
25th
US economic indicators up 0.3 percent in March 2012.
26th
Car insurance prices dropped by 1.1% to £1,132 at the end of March 2012.
Retail employment rises 0.4% year on year in Q1 2012.
Economic Statistics
Number of home loan approvals falls to 31,888 in March 2012.
Start Date: 26th April 2012
27th
UK IT insolvencies up 25% year on year in March 2012.
Sales of UK homes over £1m drop 5% in 2011
30th
US economic growth slows to annualised pace of 2.2% in Q1 2012
Start Date: 30th April 2012
UK sea trade rises 32% in a decade to £513bn.
State pension will cost £146,000 per household.
Economic Outlook
Further downturn forecasted for UK economy in 2012.
