Inflation
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Jul- 2012 -18 JulyIndustry News
Rain-hit retailers to thank for inflation fall
The price-cutting by retailers has caused the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) to fall to its lowest level for two and a half years. Government figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put CPI at 2.4 per cent, which is down from 2.8 per cent in May. The largest downward…
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18 JulyCurrent Affairs
Rain-hit retailers to thank for inflation fall
The price-cutting by retailers has caused the Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) to fall to its lowest level for two and a half years. Government figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put CPI at 2.4 per cent, which is down from 2.8 per cent in May. The largest downward…
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16 JulyCurrent Affairs
UK economy to see a return to growth
The Ernst & Young Item Club has said in its latest quarterly forecast that falling inflation and a pick-up in consumer spending will help the UK return to growth. The forecast expects the inflation rate to fall to 1.7 per cent by the end of the year but overall growth…
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16 JulyIndustry News
UK economy to see a return to growth
The Ernst & Young Item Club has said in its latest quarterly forecast that falling inflation and a pick-up in consumer spending will help the UK return to growth. The forecast expects the inflation rate to fall to 1.7 per cent by the end of the year but overall growth…
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9 JulyCurrent Affairs
UK business lending improves in May, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that business lending fell to 3.1 per cent in the year to May – a marginal improvement on the 3.5 per cent from the year to April. Lending growth in general was subdued in the UK, with net mortgage lending falling from…
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9 JulyIndustry News
UK business lending improves in May, says CBI
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that business lending fell to 3.1 per cent in the year to May – a marginal improvement on the 3.5 per cent from the year to April. Lending growth in general was subdued in the UK, with net mortgage lending falling from…
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6 JulyIndustry News
Jubilee lifts early-June footfall
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee provided an increase in footfall for non-food stores, according to the latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI). However the RTI, compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance, showed that there was no ‘bounce’ effect, as there had been following 2011’s royal wedding, with mid-June’s shop visitor figures regulating as…
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6 JulyRetailers
Jubilee lifts early-June footfall
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee provided an increase in footfall for non-food stores, according to the latest Retail Traffic Index (RTI). However the RTI, compiled by Ipsos Retail Performance, showed that there was no ‘bounce’ effect, as there had been following 2011’s royal wedding, with mid-June’s shop visitor figures regulating as…
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