A paper was published this week by the Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (based in UCL), investigating the impact different immigrant groups have on the UK Government’s budget.
Chart of the Week: Week 44, 2013: Household Disposable Income
The Office for National Statistics November Economic Review pointed out this week that although we have begun to experience decent economic growth again, there has been very little growth in real household disposable income since the beginning of 2009.
Chart of the Week: Week 43, 2013: European Debt-to-GDP Ratios
Now that the US debt crisis is over (until next time a deadline looms), we can turn our attention back to Europe.
Chart of the Week: Week 42, 2013: Holders of US Debt
As the deadline for the US Government to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling looms (it is, in theory at least, the 17th of October), we take a look at who holds most of the debt, and what that means in the face of a potential default.
October 2013
The light at the end of this particular tunnel is the hope that our political classes will get the message that less legislation, less pandering to vested interests and more concentration on balanced budgets might be politically popular. Always looking for this elusive light, one can only hope…..
Chart of the Week: Week 41, 2013: Profitability of UK Companies
There has been quite a contrast in profitability in the services and manufacturing sectors recently, with the services sector at a four year high, while the manufacturing sector is at a ten year low.