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Figures highlight challenges for new Labour government of funding its economic agenda
Delay causes problems for policymakers making interest rate decisions with only limited details about state of UK workforce
Tay Tay keeps Britain on target, maybe
Office for National Statistics points to impact of immigration as births slip to two-decade low
Imgonnagetyoubackabovetarget
Vimes ‘boots’ revisited
CPI basket cases
Upward revision to 0.7% was driven by stronger household spending
ONS oh noes redux
Household cost inflation for those with home loans hits 5.5% in March
FT analysis shows fifth of workforce left last year as ONS seeks to overhaul production of core economic data
Volume drops 2.3% compared with forecast of 0.4% decline
Andrew Bailey also says next move in interest rates by central bank will be a cut
Rise of 5.7% in three months to March expected to reinforce divisions among rate-setters at the Bank of England
First-quarter GDP increase of 0.6% beats expectations in boost for Sunak
Gaps make it much harder to tell how fast inflationary pressures are receding
Capital loss
Economists had expected 0.3% expansion in March
Why shouldn’t schemes follow a worker when they change their employer?
Average earnings increased 5.6% in three months to February despite weaker jobs market
Survey underscores severe care backlog in health service ahead of UK general election
Figures offer little cheer to Rishi Sunak as his Conservative party trails heavily in opinion polls
But home ownership still out of reach for many because prices remain high
ONS figures defy expectations of contraction as growth in clothing purchases offsets lower food sales