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3.53.7

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-2.3

1.3

3.94.0

3.5

World GDP

The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

% change year on year

The trend rate of growth is 2.7%

Data from World Bank, OECD and IMF

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World GDP

The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

% change year on yearData from World Bank, OECD and IMF

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

World 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.5

Euro 1.5 -0.6 -0.3 0.9 1.4

USA 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.8 3.0

China 9.3 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.5

Japan -0.7 1.9 2.0 2.2 2.4

Brazil 2.7 0.9 3.2 3.5 4.0

Russia 4.3 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.8

India 6.9 5.1 5.5 6.5 7.0

Turkey 8.5 2.9 4.0 4.5 5.0

Indonesia 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.6

Mexico 3.9 4.0 3.4 3.6 3.6

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-12.6

2.3

6.6

8.97.3

World Trade

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% change year on year

The trend rate of growth is 5.5%Trade Multiplier 2.0

Data from World Bank and Netherlands World Trade Data

2012 2013 2014 2015

OBR 3.0 4.4 5.9

Estimate 2.5 5.5 6.5 6.7

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UK GDP

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% change year on year

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UK GDP Q1

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UK GDP Q1 Components of growth

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% change year on year

Manufac

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Production

Constructio

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Distributio

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Hotels & Le

isure

Transport

Business

Servi

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and Finance

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Total Ser

vices

GDPGDP ex

oil

and gas

105 156 68

140 106 291 233 1000 980770

Government

and other

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US GDP Q1

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China GDP Q1

quarter on quarter

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7.7%!

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The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

% change year on year

Europe GDP

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The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

Europe Unemployment

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The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

Europe Unemployment

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UK GDP (O) Index

Trend Rate

2.9%

Trend Rate 1.0%

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% change year on year

UK GDP

LTR 2.4%Output Gap

10.4%

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US GDP Index

Trend Rate 2.4%

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% change year on year

US GDP

Output Gap9%

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US GDP Index

Trend Rate 2.4%

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US Debt

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ReceiptsANBV

ExpenditureANLP

UK Debt

UK deficit not shrinking quite so fast

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UK Inflation CPI

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% change year on year

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Inflation CPI

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AllServices

Goods

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UK Inflation CPI - goods and services

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UK Inflation RPI

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% change year on year

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UK Inflation Manufacturing Prices (O)

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% change year on year

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2.92.82.52.4

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UK Inflation Manufacturing Prices (I)

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% change year on year

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$0

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Weekly Series

$ I II III IV

2010 76.35 78.37 77.49 87.28

2011 104.79 116.57 113.57 109.16

2012 118.83 107.57 110.51 109.76

2013 112.11 105.00 115.00 118.00

Oil Price Brent Crude $ Qtr Data

Forecasts

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Oil Price Watch ......

Data Set

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Oil Prices - Brent Crude $

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UK Earnings

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% change year on year

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UK Real Earnings (CPI basis)

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% change year on year

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1,586.71,532.3

1,497.11,529.1

906.0863.3

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UK Unemployment - claimant count

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000s

1,525

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2,381.0

2,544.02,655.02,687.0

2,547.02,479.0

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UK Unemployment - LFS basis 000

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000s

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UK Unemployment - LFS basis %

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UK Unemployment - U V ratio

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U : V Ratio Inverted

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AprilClaimant Count : Vacancies Ratio

Recession Recovery

Recovery

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Interest Rates - UK Base rate

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Interest Rates - UK Base rate

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Interest Rates - Ten Year Gilt Rates

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158,923

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Government Borrowing PSNBR £

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£000excludes pension fund and gilt transfers

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Government Borrowing PSNBR % GDP

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% GDP

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2,000.0

2005/6 2007/8 2009/10 2011/12 2013/14 2015/16

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1,286.01,189.0

1,103.71,001.5

828.7

624.0527.2497.8461.7

Government Borrowing £million

The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

2005/6 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

35.1 35.8 36.4 44.5 57.1 66.6 71.8 75.4 81.1 82.2

% of GDP

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Manufacturing %

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% change year on year

-2.4% Q1

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Construction %

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% change year on year

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Public New Pvt New Pvt Repairs All Work

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Service Sector %

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% change year on year

GDP(O) Q1

Distribution Transport Business Non Govt Govt

2009 -4.3 -6.1 -3.7 -4.3 2.7

2010 1.4 1.4 0.8 1.1 0.6

2011 0.9 0.9 1.8 1.4 1.0

2012 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.0 2.0

Hotels Leisure Storage,Comms Financial

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Retail Sales

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% change year on year

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Million Units

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Million Units

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UK Car Exports

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Million Units

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Million Units

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UK Car Net Trade Balance

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Million Units

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Retail Sales - online

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% of total retail sales

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Trade in Goods Deficit £ billions

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£ billions chain linked series

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Trade in Services Surplus £ billions

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£ billions chain linked series

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Trade in Goods and Services £ billions

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£ billions chain linked series

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House Prices - UK

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% change on prior year

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Mortgage Activity - UK

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£ Billions

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Nationwide House Price Index

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Mortgage Activity - UK

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Mortgage Activity - UK

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Mortgage Activity - UK

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Exchange Rates

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Exchange Rates

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Sterling Euro

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Exchange Rates

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Sterling Dollar

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2.25

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Exchange RatesSterling is expected to hold against the dollar and appreciate slightly against the Euro as interest rate spreads narrow and Euroland worries persist

Further dollar weakness against the Renminbi is expected.

The UK Economy in Black and White JKA

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

£ : $ 2.00 1.85 1.57 1.55 1.61 1.58 1.56 1.56 1.56

£ : € 1.46 1.26 1.12 1.17 1.15 1.23 1.26 1.28 1.28

£: ¥ 235.6 191.3 146.9 136.1 128.6 126.5 112.3 107.6 103.1

$: € 1.37 1.47 1.40 1.32 1.39 1.28 1.25 1.22 1.22

¥:$ 117.8 103.4 93.6 87.8 79.9 79.8 72.0 69.0 66.1

Yuan:$ 7.61 6.95 6.83 6.77 6.47 6.47 6.25 6.00 5.75

¥:Yuan 15.48 14.88 13.70 12.96 12.35 11.59 11.52 11.50 11.49

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Dow Jones

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FTSE

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Stock Market Equity Risk Premium

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50.0

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Stock Market Dividend Payments UK

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£ billions

e e f f f

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Gold Price US $ per oz

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Policy Priorities

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Exports

Banking Regions

Infrastructure

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IMF Visit May 2013

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The UK Economy 2005 - 2015 Forecasts

John Ashcro f t i s Ch ie f Execut ive o f pro.manchester, a director of Marketing Manchester and a visiting professor at MMU Business School specialising in Macro Economics and Corporate Strategy.

Educated at the London School of Economics and London Business School with a PhD in macro economics from MMU.

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GDPInflation CPIEarnings - whole economyUnemployment - claimant countUnemployment - LFS basisBase Rates Ten Year GiltsOil Price - Brent crudePSNBR £PSNBR %ManufacturingRetail SalesOn line salesTrade in GoodsTrade in ServicesOverall BalanceHouse PricesExchange Rates

Exogenous Assumptions : Growth in China - USA recovery - no Euro collapse

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