Business Diary: Economic Indicators - December 2011
1st
Falls to 46.4 in November.
Falls to 47.6 in November.
2nd
Grows to 52.2 in November.
5th
Shrank to 47 in November.
6th
Retail Sales Monitor grows by 0.7% in November.
House prices fall by 0.9 percent in November.
7th
Index of Production falls by 1.7 per cent in October.
UK shop price inflation falls to 2% in November
8th
Working hours down 4.7% since 1992.
UK investment abroad falls to £23.4bn in 2010.
9th
Trade deficit falls to £7.6bn.
Home sales of manufactured products rises 5.4%.
13th
ONS statistics for November 2011.
New buyer inquiries increase for November.
14th
UK unemployment increases to 2.64m
Retailers suffer a 1.3% drop in sales in November 2012.
Online advertising spend rises to £4.1bn
15th
UK tourist visits rise 2% over last year
Composite PMI rises to 47.9 for December
UK retail sales fell 0.4% in November
16th
UK car production up 8.5% on last year
19th
24% fall in project starts in the 3 months to November
Start Date: 19th December 2011
20th
The value of Britain's UK workers has dropped to £17.2 trillion.
UK retail sales rose at their fastest level in seven months.
Start Date: 20th December 2011
21st
UK is at its lowest level in three years.
Start Date: 21st December 2011
Borrowing levels for November were lower than previous year.
Start Date: 21st December 2011
The number of empty homes in England rose by 1.8% in 2011.
Start Date: 21st December 2011
22nd
The UK's economy grew by 0.6% between July and September.
Start Date: 22nd December 2011
Over 50% of Manchester office staff will work over the Christmas period.
Start Date: 22nd December 2011
27th
First time buyers down 7% in 2011
480,000 new businesses created over the past year
29th
8% of UK businesses applied for a bank loan during the third quarter of 2011
30th
41 UK travel agents entered bankruptcy during 2011
Property Indexes
UK house prices increase by 1% in 2011. [pdf]
Consumer spending will grow by 1.2% in 2012
Retail Statistics
UK retailers generated 314% more revenue from online search advertising on Christmas Eve.
