London's Economy Today - Issue 21 - May 2004

The overview

• economic overview
• rising interest rates
• oil prices rise to the highest level since 1990

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand output in goods and services in April
• the PMI of business activity recorded 57.2 in April 2004
• London’s annual house price inflation was 5.2% from 2003 Q1 to 2004 Q1

World City, World Knowledge:

The economic contribution of London’s higher education sector

• key findings
• higher education in London
• the UK-wide impact

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