This week we’ve received two big bits of economic news: CPI inflation fell to just 0.3% in January, while earnings growth remained roughly steady at 1.7% in the three months to December.
Chart of the Week: Week 2, 2015: UK Inflation
It was announced yesterday that overall inflation in the UK in December last year fell to just 0.5% – the joint lowest level on record (the other time it was this low was in May 2000).
Chart of the Week: Week 51, 2014: Clash of the Titans
Our annual Clash of the Titans economic forecasting competition is taking place tomorrow night (the 18th December), so we’ve taken a look back at last year’s predictions and how they compared to what actually happened.
Chart of the Week: Week 34, 2014: The Eurozone Recovery
Following on from our graph recording the impressive US recovery a fortnight ago, this week we have taken a look at the much more limited recovery in the euro zone.
Chart of the Week: Week 24, 2014: 2013 House Price Forecasts
This time last year, the Economic Research Council invited four property experts to share their forecasts for house prices in the coming year.
Chart of the Week: Week 13, 2014: Wages vs. Prices
Inflation figures for February were released this week, showing a further fall in the CPI measure to 1.7%.