London's Economy Today - Issue 22 - June 2004

The overview

• interest rates rise again as economy gathers pace
• London’s accountants feel confident
• OPEC increase output quotas and oil prices fall back slightly

Economic indicators

• London firms continued to expand output in goods and services in May
• the PMI of business activity recorded 57.0 in May 2004
• New figures show an increase in UK house price infl ation in Q1 2004 to 18.5%

Looking ahead: Gender, construction and retail

• London’s lost potential – are women workers worse off?
• building up London – Construction in the capital
• bread, milk, eggs and the economy – Understanding retail

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