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EU net migration drops to 10-year low as more leave than arrive from central and eastern Europe ahead of Brexit
28/02/2019
More than 145,000 EU citizens leave UK as non-EU net migration hits highest level since 2004.
Visits to the United Kingdom by overseas residents fell 4 percent in 2018 to 37.8 million and spending by tourists and other visitors was down by 7 percent at 22.7 billion pounds, official statistics showed on Monday.
VisitBritain confirms slowdown of visitors from EU due to Brexit uncertainty. / A Brexit pledge that Britain would “out-compete other major tourism destinations” has fallen flat, with inbound travellers’ spending falling sharply in 2018.
Car production slumped 24% as manufacturers shut down plants temporarily in anticipation of no-deal exit from EU that did not happen.
A "dramatic" fall in car production and an easing of stockpiling by manufacturers meant the economy shrank in April, official figures show.
STERLING took a hit today as currency traders digested the latest economic figures which suggest the chance of the UK falling into recession is rising.
The UK economy contracted 0.2% between April and June, its worst performance since 2012, the Office for National Statistics said.
A 0.2% contraction between April and June was weakest since fourth quarter of 2012.
The drop comes despite a boost to the economy in the first quarter of the year, thanks to Brexit stockpiling.
GDP shows negative growth for first time in nearly 7 years.
UK economy shrinks amid Brexit uncertainty
09/08/2019
The contraction was the first since 2012 and comes ahead of the UK's planned exit from the European Union. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid promised the "fundamentals of the British economy are strong."
'The weak pound and the uncertainty over Brexit are likely to be prime explanations' for decline, think-tank says.
Britain paid just £150m a week to Europe – lower than the £350m cited by pro-Brexit campaigners in 2016
01/10/2019
Analysis by the Office of National Statistics shed light on Britain’s contribution to the EU budget
Total retail sales fell 1.3 per cent last month from a year ago, marking the worst September since 1995 when the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG started collecting the data.
Economic growth shudders to a halt as manufacturing slides in last GDP update before the general election
10/12/2019
Last update before Thursday's election reveals flat growth in the UK's GDP for October and the last quarter
The UK economy saw no growth in the final three months of 2019, as manufacturing contracted for the third quarter in a row and the service sector slowed around the time of the election.
High cost of entry under immigration overhaul will put off applicants, says thinktank.
Hopes that political stability might lead to recovery dashed by Covid-19 crisis.
The figures were released by the Office for National Statistics.
Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. Now fears are rising that businesses could be slammed by a second body blow this year — the failure of trade talks with the European Union.
The United Kingdom will delay the introduction of border checks on imports from the European Union by as much as six months in a bid to avoid piling on the pain for British business and choking off vital food supplies.
The United Kingdom has passed the point of no return. It has less than six months to reach a new trade deal with the European Union or risk heaping more pressure on companies that are already laying off tens of thousands of workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The UK economy rediscovered a reverse gear in January as renewed coronavirus lockdowns knocked output while trade suffered a Brexit hit, according to official figures.