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Data for August highlighted that weaker household spending and increasing interest rates contributed towards a decline in demand for services and goods during the month.
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The latest inflation data from the ONS has shown that the CPI measured 6.8% in the 12 months to July 2023, the lowest rate since early 2022.
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Last Friday, newly released data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed a better-than-expected uplift in UK economic growth.
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Last Thursday, the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee voted to increase Bank Rate to 5.25%, a 14th consecutive rise.
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Interest rates in the UK will need to stay higher for longer than previously forecast to tackle inflation, the IIMF warned last week.
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Official figures released last week by the ONS showed that UK gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 0.1% in May.
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a package of reforms designed to boost pensions and increase investment in British businesses.
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Economic Review June 2023
Inflation persistence forces rates higher