Economics, as it happens

30 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

The UK underlying current-account deficit, excluding precious metals, narrowed to £11.3 billion in Q2 2026, equal to 1.4% of GDP, from £14.3 billion in Q1.

30 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

UK real GDP grew by 0.5% in Quarter 2 2026, revised up from the first estimate of 0.4%, after growth of 0.6% in Quarter 1.

22 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

UK public sector borrowing was £18.3 billion in August 2026, while net debt was equivalent to 93.8% of GDP.

17 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

The Bank of England kept Bank Rate at 3.75%, setting the latest stance of UK monetary policy.

16 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

UK CPI inflation was 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, while consumer prices rose 0.5% over the month.

16 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

UK producer input prices rose 6.1% over the year to August 2026, while factory-gate output prices rose 3.7%.

15 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

The UK unemployment rate was 4.9% in May to July 2026, while the employment rate was 75.1%.

11 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

UK goods imports rose 2.4% and goods exports rose 2.8% in July 2026; the total trade deficit was £9.0 billion in the three months to July 2026.

11 Sept 2026 · United Kingdom

UK monthly real GDP grew by 0.4% in July 2026, while output grew by 0.4% across the latest three-month period.

26 Aug 2026 · United Kingdom

VAT on household electricity will fall to 0% from 1 October 2026; the government estimates an average household saving of about £45 a year, a 2026-27 cost of around £850 million and a direct 0.10 percentage-point reduction in CPI inflation.

21 Aug 2026 · United Kingdom

UK public sector net borrowing was £1.8 billion in July 2026, while public sector net debt stood at £2,984.9 billion, or 94.1% of GDP, at the end of the month.

21 Aug 2026 · United Kingdom

Great Britain retail sales volumes fell 0.5% in July 2026, but were 1.1% higher in the three months to July than in the previous three months.