Business Diary: Economic Indicators - November 2011
1st
Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index for October reveals that UK manufacturing output fell to 47.4 down from 50.8
Reed's Job Index has increased in October to 129, up from 121 in September
8th
The latest British Retail Consortium/KPMG UK Retail Sales Monitor reveals that October sales figures were 0.6% down on those for the same time in 2010.
11th
The Office for National Statistics latest figures reveal that producer price inflation in the UK fell to 5.7% last month from 6.3% in September.
14th
The latest CIPD Labour Market Outlook reveals that UK employers plan to scale back hiring plans due to global economic uncertainty.
15th
The Office for National Statistics Consumer Price Index has fallen to 5.0 per cent in October 2011, down from 5.2 per cent in September.
16th
The Office for National Statistics has released a survey which shows that UK unemployment rose by 129,000 in the three months to September to 2.62 million.
Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions' Business Health Index has found that UK businesses are in better overall health now than earlier this year with the index reaching 0.46 in October, up from 0.35 in April.
17th
UK retail sales volume increased by 0.6% in October compared to September.
29th
Property Indexes
House prices have risen for the third consecutive month with an increase of 0.4%. [pdf]
Start Date: 29th November 2011
