While the total level of employment in the UK continues to break records, real average wages are still declining steadily.
Chart of the Week: Week 28, 2014: UK Wage Differences
At the end of last week, the ONS released a report on how wages have changed over time, particularly for three cohorts born in 1954, 1964 and 1974.
Chart of the Week: Week 28, 2014: UK Wage Differences
At the end of last week, the ONS released a report on how wages have changed over time, particularly for three cohorts born in 1954, 1964 and 1974.
July 2014
The Middle East continues to polarise along sectarian lines with Isis’s announcement of the establishment of a caliphate – or new Islamic State. The leadership of this organisation appears to be highly sophisticated and a lot…
Chart of the Week: Week 27, 2014: UK Trade Balance
Trade deficit statistics have been even more volatile than usual recently, but the UK’s trade balance looks like it has been improving slowly.
Chart of the Week: Week 26, 2014: UK Government Revenue
The UK public sector finances for the financial year 2013-14 were released at the end of last week, so we have updated our previous graph on sources of government revenue over the past ten years.