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Latest Economic Data May 2015 Release
Table of Contents (Clickable links)
1. Industry Statistics ........................................................................................................ 3
Gas Boilers ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Hot Water Storage Cylinders ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Radiators ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Solar Thermal Panels ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Smart Meter Installations ............................................................................................................................................. 4
Charts – Gas Boilers ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Charts – Hot Water Storage Cylinders .......................................................................................................................... 7
Charts – Radiators ......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Charts – Solar Thermal Panels ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Charts – Smart Meter Installations ............................................................................................................................. 10
2. Macroeconomic Statistics ......................................................................................... 11
Housing ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Consumer Sector ......................................................................................................................................................... 12
Macroeconomic Indicators ......................................................................................................................................... 12
Energy Prices ............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Manufacturing Sector ................................................................................................................................................. 13
Charts – Housing ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Charts – Consumer Sector........................................................................................................................................... 16
Charts – Macroeconomic Indicators ........................................................................................................................... 19
Charts – Manufacturing Sector ................................................................................................................................... 21
3. Government Scheme Statistics ................................................................................. 23
Non-Domestic RHI Applications .................................................................................................................................. 23
Domestic RHI Applications .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Boiler Installations ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
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Green Deal Finance ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
Green Deal Assessments and Plans ............................................................................................................................ 24
Feed-in Tariff Installations .......................................................................................................................................... 25
Charts – Non-Domestic RHI Applications .................................................................................................................... 26
Charts – Domestic RHI Applications ............................................................................................................................ 27
Charts – Boiler Installations ........................................................................................................................................ 28
Charts – Green Deal Finance ....................................................................................................................................... 28
Charts – Green Deal Assessments and Plans .............................................................................................................. 30
Charts – Feed-in Tariff Installations ............................................................................................................................ 32
4. Regional Housing Statistics ...................................................................................... 33
Regional House Prices ................................................................................................................................................. 33
Regional Housing Starts and Completions .................................................................................................................. 33
5. Notes, Sources and Descriptions .............................................................................. 36
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1. Industry Statistics
Gas Boilers
Sale of gas boilers in April 2015 fell by 3.2% in comparison with April 2014.
Year-to-date sales are 7% lower than at this time last year, while sales on a moving annual basis are 5.9%
lower than last year.
Apr Year-to-date Moving Annual Total
2015 2014 %
change 2015 2014 %
change This Year
Last Year
% change
Combi 97,778 99,291 -1.5% 426,057 462,885 -8.0% 1,243,681 1,326,661 -6.3%
System 12,392 10,937 13.3% 49,738 44,169 12.6% 134,482 126,298 6.5%
Regular 14,615 18,631 -21.6% 76,523 86,775 -11.8% 243,724 270,168 -9.8%
Total 124,785 128,859 -3.2% 552,318 593,829 -7.0% 1,621,887 1,723,127 -5.9%
Hot Water Storage Cylinders
Hot water storage cylinder sales in April 2015 were 15.25% higher than sales in April 2014. A decrease in the
sales of cylinders for renewable systems was offset by strong growth in the market for conventional cylinders.
Year-to-date cylinder sales are nearly 5% ahead of their 2014 mark.
Sales on a moving annual basis are 1% lower than in the previous year.
Apr Year-to-date Moving Annual Total
2015 2014 %
change 2015 2014 %
change This Year
Last Year
% change
Conventional 39,674 33,913 16.99% 159,733 149,874 6.58% 455,003 446,621 1.88%
Renewable 2,377 2,575 -7.69% 9,667 11,552 -16.32% 30,955 34,458 -10.17%
Total 42,051 36,488 15.25% 169,400 161,426 4.94% 485,958 481,079 1.01%
Radiators
Sales of radiators in April 2015 rose by 14% in comparison with April 2014.
Despite the monthly increase, 2015 has seen a slower start to the year than 2014; year-to-date sales are
1.9% lower than at this time last year.
Moving annual sales are marginally higher than in April 2015.
Apr Year-to-date Moving Annual Total
2015 2014 %
change 2015 2014 %
change This Year
Last Year
% change
Radiators 517,629 453,752 14.08% 2,172,079 2,214,086 -1.90% 6,190,076 6,094,932 1.56%
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Solar Thermal Panels
Sales of solar thermal panels in April 2015 were 43% lower than in April 2014.
Sales for the year-to-date are 29% lower than at this point last year.
Apr Year-to-date Moving Annual Total
2015 2014 %
change 2015 2014 %
change This Year
Last Year
% change
Flat Plate
(m²) 1,509.4 2,422.9 -37.70% 5,716.0 10,111.8 -43.47% 20,194.9 27,373.4 -26.22%
Vacuum (m²) 188.3 567.2 -66.81% 1,080.5 2,170.0 -50.21% 4,780.5 7,696.0 -37.88%
Total (m²) 1,697.7 2,990.0 -43.22% 6,796.5 12,281.8 -44.66% 24,975.5 35,069.4 -28.78%
Smart Meter Installations
A total of 142,693 smart meters were installed in Quarter 4 of 2014.
Quarter 4’s figures bring the cumulative total of installed smart meters to 764,806. Of these, 452,860 are
electrical smart meters and 311,946 are gas meters.
Q4 Total to
date
2014 2013 %
change
Electric 82,081 55,603 47.62% 452,860
Gas 60,882 39,730 53.24% 311,946
Total 142,963 95,333 49.96% 764,806
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Charts – Gas Boilers
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Boiler Sales by Type
Combi System Regular
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Charts – Hot Water Storage Cylinders
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Conventional Renewable
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Charts – Radiators
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Prior to Q32012
Q3 2012 Q4 2012 Q1 2013 Q2 2013 Q3 2013 Q4 2013 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014
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2. Macroeconomic Statistics
Housing
Seasonally adjusted housing starts in England were estimated at 40,300 for Quarter 1 2015 – an
increase of 11% over Quarter 1 2014.
There were 34,040 (seasonally adjusted) house completions in England in Quarter 1 2015 – an
increase of 21% over Quarter 1 2014.
In April 2015, the price of the average UK house reached £193,048.
Price growth on annual basis was 5.2%, edging up from 5.1% in March.
In April 2015, there were a total of 97,020 property transactions – a decline of 5.6% in comparison
with April 2014.
Gross mortgage lending fell to £16 billion in April 2015, from £16.7 billion in April 2014.
Mortgage lending for the first third of 2015 is 4% lower than the equivalent period in 2014.
The UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index fell sharply to 54.2, from 57.8 in March.
Although business activity growth is at its lowest point for 22 months, the figure represents a solid overall pace of expansion. *A PMI value of more than 50 represents expansion of the sector, anything below 50 signifies a contraction.
Apr Year-to-date
2015 2014 % change 2015 2014 % change
Starts* ** 40,300 36,300 11.02% 40,300 36,300 11.02%
Completions* ** 34,040 28,090 21.18% 34,040 28,090 21.18%
House price index *** 384.7 365.8 5.16% -
Average House Price (£) *** £193,048 £183,577 5.16% -
Transactions 97,020 102,780 -5.60% 392,790 418,850 -6.22%
Gross mortgage lending £m £16,000 £16,704 -4.21% £60,522 £63,015 -3.96%
UK PMI (Construction) 54.2 60.8 - -
* Quarterly data
** Q1 2015 is most recent available data
*** House price index is seasonally adjusted
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Consumer Sector
UK consumer confidence remained unchanged at 4 in April, a significant rise from -3 in April 2014.
In April 2015, the value of retail sales grew by 1.8% annually (2.8% excluding fuel), while sales on a
monthly basis are 1.1% higher (0.9% excluding fuel) than in March 2015.
New car registrations continued to see annual growth in April 2015.
April’s figure of 185,778 registrations represented the 38th consecutive month of annual growth.
Inflation on an annual basis – as measured by the Consumer Price Index – fell to -0.1% in April.
As in previous months, suppressed food and fuel prices dragged down the overall level of inflation.
A fall in the price of travel services (air fares etc.) was the largest contributor to April’s negative
value.
Inflation – as measured by the Retail Price Index – stood at 0.9%.
Apr
2015 2014 % change Apr-15 Mar-15 Monthly % change
Consumer confidence 4 -3 4 4
Retail sales value including fuel 109.8 107.9 1.76% 109.8 108.6 1.10%
Retail sales value excluding fuel 113 109.9 2.82% 113 112 0.89%
New car sales 185,778 176,820 5.07% 185,778 492,774 -62.30%
Inflation - CPI 128 128.1 -0.08% 128 127.6 0.31%
Inflation - RPI 258 255.7 0.90% 258 257.1 0.35%
Macroeconomic Indicators
GDP is estimated to have grown by 2.4% compared with Q1 2014. On a quarterly basis, GDP is
estimated to have increased by 0.3%.
Output in the services sector increased by 0.5% in Q1 2015. However, output in the other industrial
groupings fell – construction output fell by 1.6%, production by 0.1% and agriculture by 0.2%.
Unemployment fell to 5.5% in February 2015, a small fall from 5.6% in January.
The rate of economic inactivity remained at 22.1%.
UK national debt rose by 5.95% in the past 12 months, reaching £1.488 trillion at the end of April.
Net public debt as a percentage of GDP rose by 1.5 percentage points in the last 12 months,
reaching 80.4%.
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Apr
2015 2014 % change
Real GDP (CVM, £m)* £430,962 £420,946 2.38%
Real GDP per capita (CVM, £)* £6,639 £6,489 2.31%
Unemployment rate (%) ** 5.5 6.6 -16.67%
Economically inactive rate (%) ** 22.1 22.1 0.00%
Net debt (£bn) £1,488 £1,404 5.95%
Net Public debt (% of GDP) 80.4 78.9 1.90%
* Quarterly data, Q1 2015 is most recent available data.
**February 2015 is most recent available data
Energy Prices
Domestic gas prices rose by 1.7% in real terms between Q4 2014 and Q3 2014.
Domestic electricity prices rose by 2.4% in this period.
2014
Q4 2014 Q4 2013 % change Q4 Q3 Quarterly growth
Gas* 128.1 126.0 1.67% 128.1 128 0.08%
Electricity* 119.2 116.4 2.41% 119.2 118.9 0.25%
Manufacturing Sector
“Factory gate inflation” (Producer Price Index Output) fell to -1.74% in the year to April.
Annual input price inflation remains strongly negative at -11.7%.
UK Manufacturing PMI fell to 51.9 in April, from a revised 54.0 in March.
The Eurozone manufacturing sector continued to expand for the 22nd consecutive month.
Eurozone PMI came in at 52.0 in April 2015, a decrease of 1.4 points compared with April 2014.
Apr
2015 2014 % change Apr-15 Mar-15 Monthly % change
Inflation - PPI (Output) 107 108.9 -1.74% 107 106.9 0.09%
Inflation - PPI (Input) 99.2 112.3 -11.67% 99.2 98.8 0.40%
UK PMI (Manufacturing) 51.9 57.3 - 51.9 54 -3.89%
Eurozone PMI (Manufacturing) 52 53.4 - 52 52.2 -0.38%
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Charts – Housing
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Charts – Consumer Sector
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Retail Sales Value - Year on Year Change
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Charts – Manufacturing Sector
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3. Government Scheme Statistics
Non-Domestic RHI Applications
The Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a Government environmental programme that
provides financial incentives to increase the uptake of renewable heat for non-domestic purposes.
Following a tariff reduction in April, the number of non-domestic RHI applications fell by 94%
compared with March.
As of 30th April 2015, a total of 13,111 applications had been made to join the scheme.
Apr-15 Mar-15 % change Total-to-date
Non-Domestic RHI Applications 87 1,354 -93.57% 13,111
Domestic RHI Applications
The Domestic RHI is a Government environmental programme that promotes the use of renewable heat for
domestic purposes.
Aggregate monthly Domestic RHI applications fell in April 2015. 3,601 applications (for both new
and legacy installations) were made in April, compared with 8,539 in March.
In total, 40,308 applications have been made under the domestic RHI scheme.
Apr-15 Mar-15 Monthly %
change
Total-to-date (New and legacy installations)
ASHP 2,235 4445 -49.72% 17,680
GSHP 583 917 -36.42% 5,981
Biomass 181 2128 -91.49% 9,428
Solar Thermal 602 1049 -42.61% 7,219
Total 3,601 8,539 -57.83% 40,308
Boiler Installations
Compared with March, April saw a 12% rise in the number of boilers installed through Green Deal
Finance.
The number of boilers installed through the ECO* scheme rose by 15%.
*Measures installed through ECO are reported at a lag of one month compared to other figures, due to the
increased reporting and verification time.
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Monthly % change
Total-to-date
GD Finance 467 417 11.99% 3,794
ECO 6,355 5,538 14.75% 301,631
GDHIF Boiler 84 88 -4.55% 2,787
GDHIF FGHR 30 46 -34.78% 2,525
Total 6,936 6,089 13.91% 310,737
Green Deal Finance
Up to the end of April 2015, 13,043 measures have been installed using Green Deal Finance, with
1,248 installations in April.
Boilers and photovoltaics (included within the Micro-generation figure) accounted for nearly two-
thirds of new installations in April.
Apr-15 Mar-15
Monthly % change
Total-to-date
Boilers 467 417 11.99% 3,794
Cavity Wall Insulation 14 21 -33.33%
355
Loft Insulation 43 39 10.26% 1,020
Micro-generation 431 317 35.96% 3,778
Other Heating 87 113 -23.01% 1,069
Other Insulation 25 39 -35.90% 958
Solid Wall Insulation 177 161 9.94% 2,042
Window Glazing 4 2 100.00% 27
Total 1,248 1,109 12.53% 13,043
Green Deal Assessments and Plans
The cumulative number of Green Deal Assessments reached 545,804 in April 2015.
The 16,439 GD Assessments in April represented a decrease of 40% in comparison with March.
At the end of April 2015, there were a total of 13,355 Green Deal plans in the system, an increase of
10.6% over March.
Of these plans, 22% are in their first stage (“New Plans” – quote accepted), 19% are in the second
stage (“Pending Plans – Plan signed) and the remaining 59% are in the final stage (“Live Plans” –
all measures installed).
Apr-15 Mar-15 Monthly %
change Total-to-date
GD Assessments 16,439 27,453 -40.12% 545,804
New GD Plans 3,001 2,970 1.04%
Pending GD Plans 2,537 2,297 10.45%
Live GD Plans 7,817 6,809 14.80%
Total GD Plans 13,355 12,076 10.59%
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Feed-in Tariff Installations
The number of Feed-in Tariff commissioned installations reached 693,302 in April 2015.
There were a total of 10,791 new installations in April. All except two of these were solar PV
installations.
Of the cumulative installed capacity, 84% is accounted for by PV installations and 11% by wind.
Apr-15 Mar-15 Monthly %
change Total-to-date
Cumulative Installed capacity (MW)
PV 10,789 16,564 -34.86% 685,007 3,031
Hydro 0 1 -100.00% 644 70
Wind 0 65 -100.00% 6,839 398
AD 0 0 - 167 105
Micro CHP 2 1 100.00% 645 1
Total 10,791 16,631 -35.12% 693,302 3,606
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Charts – Domestic RHI Applications
Domestic RHI Installations by Type - Cumulative
ASHP GSHP Biomass Solar Thermal
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Charts – Boiler Installations
Monthly Boiler Installations by Scheme
GD Finance ECO GDHIF Boiler GDHIF FGHR
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Charts – Green Deal Finance
Green Deal Finance Measures Installed by Type (Monthly)
Boilers Cavity Wall Insulation Loft Insulation Micro-generation Other Heating Other Insulation Solid Wall Insulation Window Glazing
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Charts – Green Deal Assessments and Plans
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4. Regional Housing Statistics
Regional House Prices
House price growth in London and surrounding areas continued to outpace growth in other areas of
the country.
London saw annual house price growth of 13%, while prices in the Outer Metropolitan and Outer
South-East areas grew by 12% and 8% respectively.
House prices in Wales fell in comparison with Q1 2014, while price growth in Yorkshire and
Scotland fell to 1%.
Q1
2015 2014 % change
Average House Price* (£)
North £125,299 £119,702 4.68%
Yorkshire & Humberside £141,647 £139,775 1.34%
North West £144,145 £141,276 2.03%
East Midlands £158,575 £149,714 5.92%
West Midlands £161,989 £154,690 4.72%
East Anglia £193,772 £179,718 7.82%
Outer South-East £235,747 £217,534 8.37%
Outer Metropolitan £306,931 £273,998 12.02%
London £408,780 £362,699 12.71%
South West £209,585 £198,325 5.68%
Wales £139,171 £139,911 -0.53%
Scotland £140,180 £138,386 1.30%
Northern Ireland £121,052 £114,495 5.73%
Regional Housing Starts and Completions
In Q1 2015, the number of housing starts grew in 19 of the 39 regions.
The Black Country (61%), Enterprise M3 (Hampshire and Surrey – 68%) displayed the highest
growth since Q1 2015.
In the 19 regions where the number of starts fell, the effect was most pronounced in York and North
Yorkshire (-60%) and Leeds City Region (-57%).
The number of quarterly housing completions grew annually in 31 of the 39 regions listed.
Growth was strongest in Oxfordshire (90%) and Buckinghamshire Thames Valley (210%).
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Q1
2015 2014 % change
Quarterly House Starts
Black Country 710 440 61.36%
Buckinghamshire Thames Valley 350 380 -7.89%
Cheshire and Warrington 480 730 -34.25%
Coast to Capital 2,000 2,460 -18.70%
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 460 840 -45.24%
Coventry and Warwickshire 680 630 7.94%
Cumbria 310 370 -16.22%
Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 960 960 0.00%
Dorset 480 430 11.63%
Enterprise M3 1,600 950 68.42%
Gloucestershire 460 710 -35.21%
Greater Birmingham and Solihull 740 730 1.37%
Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough 1,160 1,050 10.48%
Lincolnshire 560 710 -21.13%
Greater Manchester 1,110 810 37.04%
Heart of the South West 1,680 1,420 18.31%
Hertfordshire 510 420 21.43%
Humber 340 450 -24.44%
Lancashire 750 830 -9.64%
Leeds City Region 1,630 3,800 -57.11%
Leicester and Leicestershire 820 900 -8.89%
Liverpool City Region 520 650 -20.00%
Pan London 9,510 6,220 52.89%
New Anglia 1,100 820 34.15%
North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnerships 1,060 1,330 -20.30%
Northamptonshire 970 700 38.57%
Oxfordshire 920 640 43.75%
Sheffield City Region 910 1,040 -12.50%
Solent 1,240 990 25.25%
South East 3,160 2,340 35.04%
South East Midlands 2,370 1,830 29.51%
Stoke and Staffordshire 570 580 -1.72%
Swindon and Wiltshire 570 750 -24.00%
Tees Valley 530 540 -1.85%
Thames Valley Berkshire 530 440 20.45%
The Marches Enterprise Partnership 570 520 9.62%
West of England 750 740 1.35%
Worcestershire 520 530 -1.89%
York and North Yorkshire 630 1,560 -59.62%
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Q1
2015 2014 % change
Quarterly House Completions
Black Country 560 630 -11.11%
Buckinghamshire Thames Valley 620 200 210.00%
Cheshire and Warrington 770 440 75.00%
Coast to Capital 1,620 990 63.64%
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 610 310 96.77%
Coventry and Warwickshire 500 410 21.95%
Cumbria 350 190 84.21%
Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire 810 670 20.90%
Dorset 450 240 87.50%
Enterprise M3 1,210 740 63.51%
Gloucestershire 500 410 21.95%
Greater Birmingham and Solihull 660 490 34.69%
Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough 1,070 1,030 3.88%
Lincolnshire 620 530 16.98%
Greater Manchester 1,010 730 38.36%
Heart of the South West 1,860 970 91.75%
Hertfordshire 340 750 -54.67%
Humber 280 330 -15.15%
Lancashire 910 710 28.17%
Leeds City Region 1,270 1,510 -15.89%
Leicester and Leicestershire 1,020 580 75.86%
Liverpool City Region 510 510 0.00%
Pan London 5,400 5,400 0.00%
New Anglia 890 830 7.23%
North Eastern Local Enterprise Partnerships 1,380 810 70.37%
Northamptonshire 580 560 3.57%
Oxfordshire 590 310 90.32%
Sheffield City Region 870 890 -2.25%
Solent 1,640 950 72.63%
South East 2,020 1,780 13.48%
South East Midlands 1,700 1,240 37.10%
Stoke and Staffordshire 420 430 -2.33%
Swindon and Wiltshire 680 580 17.24%
Tees Valley 530 430 23.26%
Thames Valley Berkshire 560 400 40.00%
The Marches Enterprise Partnership 620 340 82.35%
West of England 1,040 770 35.06%
Worcestershire 500 430 16.28%
York and North Yorkshire 430 320 34.38%
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5. Notes, Sources and Descriptions
INDUSTRY
Description Source
TOTAL DOMESTIC GAS BOILER SALES
Combi Number of combi boilers sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
System Number of system boilers sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
Regular Number of regular boilers sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
Total Total number of boilers (all types) sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
HOT WATER STORAGE CYLINDERS
Conventional Number of conventional hot water storage cylinders sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
Renewable Number of renewable hot water storage cylinders sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
Total Total number of conventional hot water storage cylinders (all types) sold in preceding month, within the domestic market.
Member companies
RADIATORS Total Total number of radiators sold in preceding month. Member companies
SOLAR THERMAL PANELS (M2) Flat Plate Solar Thermal Panels (Flat Plate) sold in preceding month, expressed in square metres.
Member companies
Vacuum Solar Thermal Panels (Vacuum) sold in preceding month, expressed in square metres.
Member companies
Total Solar Thermal Panels (All) sold in preceding month, expressed in square metres.
Member companies
INSTALLED SMART METERS Electric Number of electricity smart meters installed in previous quarter. www.gov.uk - Smart meters statistics
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Gas Number of gas smart meters installed in previous quarter. www.gov.uk - Smart meters statistics
Total Total number smart meters installed in previous quarter. www.gov.uk - Smart meters statistics
MACROECONOMIC
Description Source
HOUSING Starts A dwelling is counted as started on the date work begins on the laying of the foundation.
www.gov.uk - House building statistics
Completions A dwelling is regarded as complete when it becomes ready for occupation or when a completion certificate is issued.
www.gov.uk - House building statistics
House price index Average house price. Expressed as an index number for ease of comparison with prior values.
Nationwide Building Society - House Price Index
Average House Price (£)
Average UK house price, unadjusted for inflation. Nationwide Building Society - House Price Index
Transactions Estimate of the number of residential and non-residential property transactions in the UK and its constituent countries.
www.gov.uk - Monthly Property Transactions
Gross mortgage lending (£m)
All new lending done in a given period, including remortgaging and new loans for house purchase.
Council of Mortgage Lenders – Statistics
UK PMI (Construction)
A survey of businesses in the construction industry. A value above 50 denotes growth.
Markit/CIPS
CONSUMERS Consumer confidence
Measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy in the next 12 months. The GfK Consumer Confidence is derived from a survey of 2,000 consumers who are asked to rate the relative level of past and future economic conditions including personal financial situation, climate for major purchases, overall economic situation and savings level.
GfK - Consumer Confidence
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Retail sales value including fuel
An aggregated measure of the sales of retail goods over a stated time period, including fuel sales.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Retail sales value excluding fuel
An aggregated measure of the sales of retail goods over a stated time period, excluding fuel sales.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
New car sales Number of new car registrations in the preceding month. Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Inflation - CPI The retail price index (RPI) and the consumer price index (CPI) are both measures of the price of goods and services in the UK.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Inflation - RPI The retail price index (RPI) and the consumer price index (CPI) are both measures of the price of goods and services in the UK. The retail price index, or the RPI, shows the changes in the cost of living. It reflects the movement of prices in a range of goods and services used regularly, such as food, heating, housing, household goods, bus fares and petrol.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS Real GDP (CVM) Gross Domestic Product at chained volume measure. Monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders. The effects of inflation are accounted for using a chained volume measure.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Real GDP per capita (CVM)
Real GDP (CVM) divided by the number of people in the country. Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Unemployment rate (%)
The unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Economically inactive rate (%)
People who are not in work, but who do not satisfy the criteria for ILO unemployment (wanting a job, seeking in the last four weeks and available to start in the next two), expressed as a percentage of the 16 and over population.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Net Debt (£bn) Net government debt excluding financial intervention. Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Net Debt (% of GDP) Net government debt excluding financial intervention, expressed as a percentage of GDP.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
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Net Private Debt (% of GDP)
Total household and nonfinancial corporation debt, expressed as a percentage of GDP.
Bank for International Settlements
ENERGY PRICE INDICES Gas Gas price, expressed as an index number. www.gov.uk - Domestic energy price statistics
Electricity Electricity price, expressed as an index number. www.gov.uk - Domestic energy price statistics
MANUFACTURING SECTOR Inflation - PPI (Output)
The PPI provides an estimate of the price of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers. The output price index is a measure of the price of goods and services sold as output by domestic producers.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
Inflation - PPI (Input) The PPI provides an estimate of the price of goods bought and sold by UK manufacturers. The input price index measures the price of materials and fuels bought by UK manufacturers for processing.
Office of National Statistics - Key Economic Time Series
UK PMI (Manufacturing)
A survey of businesses in the manufacturing sector (UK). A value above 50 denotes growth.
Markit
Eurozone PMI (Manufacturing)
A survey of businesses in the manufacturing sector (Eurozone). A value above 50 denotes growth.
Markit
GOVERNMENT
Description Source
NON-DOMESTIC RHI APPLICATIONS
Total Number of non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive applications.
www.gov.uk - RHI Monthly deployment data
DOMESTIC RHI APPLICATIONS ASHP Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive applications - Air source heat pump
www.gov.uk - RHI Monthly deployment data
GSHP Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive applications - Ground source heat pump
www.gov.uk - RHI Monthly deployment data
Biomass Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive applications - Biomass www.gov.uk - RHI Monthly deployment data
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Solar Thermal Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive applications - Solar thermal www.gov.uk - RHI Monthly deployment data
BOILER INSTALLATIONS GD Finance Boiler installations using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
ECO Boiler installations using Energy Companies Obligation. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
GDHIF Boiler Boiler installations through Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (Boiler).
www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
GDHIF FGHR Boiler installations through Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (Flue Gas Heat Recovery).
www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
GD Cashback Boiler installations using Green Deal Cashback voucher. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
MEASURES INSTALLED USING GDF
Boilers Boilers installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Cavity Wall Insulation Cavity Wall Insulation installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Loft Insulation Loft insulation installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Micro-generation Micro-generation measures installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Other Heating Other heating measures installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Other Insulation Other insulation measures installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Solid Wall Insulation Solid wall insulation installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Window Glazing Window glazing installed using Green Deal Finance. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
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GD ASSESSMENTS Total Number of Green Deal assessments. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
GD PLANS New Plans A Green Deal plan is considered "new" after a customer has obtained a quote from a Green Deal Provider and confirmed they wish to proceed.
www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Pending Plans A Green Deal plan is considered "pending" when a plan has been signed by the customer, progress is being made to install Green Deal Plan measures and the Plan is being finalised so that charging can start.
www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Live Plans A Green Deal plan is considered "live" after the measures have been installed in the property, the information required to disclose the Plan to future bill payers has been attached to the Plan and the energy supplier has all the information required to bill Green Deal Charges.
www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
Total Plans Total of new, pending and live Green Deal plans. www.gov.uk - Green Deal and ECO Statistics
REGIONAL HOUSING DATA
Description Source
AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE All Regions Average house price, segmented by regions. Nationwide Building Society - House Price Index
HOUSE STARTS All Regions A dwelling is counted as started on the date work begins on the laying of the foundation, segmented by regions.
www.gov.uk - House building statistics
HOUSE COMPLETIONS All Regions A dwelling is regarded as complete when it becomes ready for occupation or when a completion certificate is issued, segmented by regions.
www.gov.uk - House building statistics
Author: Graeme Reeves (graeme@eua.org.uk)