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11/8/10 European city-regions
A jobless recovery is expected for UK cities
Recent indicators have shown output to be on the rise across the UK; however job figures are not yet increasing with the same vigour, and this is expected to continue in the medium term. (Read more...)
28/7/10 UK Regions
Slow growth to 2015 will be accompanied by a widening of the North-South Divide
Over the period 2010-15 UK Gross Value Added (GVA) is expected to rise by an average of 2% per annum, with growth peaking at 2¼% in 2011 but falling back to 2% pa or less over 2012-15. The performance of the UK nations and regions over this period will vary and the North-South Divide is forecast to widen on several measures. Over 2010-15 GVA is expected to grow faster in London, the South East and East of England (at 2¼% - 2½% pa), while growth in all other regions is expected to lag behind the UK average.
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21/07/10 UK Economy
Slow growth to 2015 raises the risk that unemployment will pick up again and remain high
GVA is expected to show a modest recovery in 2010 and to accelerate in 2011 thanks to rebounds in manufacturing, transport & communications and financial & business services. Slow growth to 2015 raises the risk that unemployment will pick up again and remain high. (Read more...)
24/05/10 UK Energy and the Environment
Renewable energy targets may not be met
Our latest projections suggest that:
- the knock-on effects of the 2008-09 recession and the modest economic upturn expected over the short term, point to a further decline in the UK's carbon emissions in 2010
- the UK is expected to come close to meeting its carbon budgets for the first two periods (2008-12 and 2013-2017), but not the third (2018-22), unless the incoming coalition Government introduces firm policies to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency in the key sectors of the economy not covered by the trading arrangements of the EU ETS
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